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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2014
Applicants:
Steven Gilbert, Ledgewood, NJ (US);
Ahmed Hassan, Summit, NJ (US);
Yin Chen, West Milford, NJ (US);
Anthony Vella, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Steven Gilbert, Ledgewood, NJ (US);
Ahmed Hassan, Summit, NJ (US);
Yin Chen, West Milford, NJ (US);
Anthony Vella, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/02 (2006.01); F42B 12/74 (2006.01); F42B 14/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/02 (2013.01); F42B 12/74 (2013.01); F42B 14/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A low collateral damage, kinetic energy penetrator has multiple segments that are mechanically locked together by centrifugal force generated by penetrator spin. When the penetrator spin decreases below a minimum value, the segments separate and fall to the ground with non-lethal kinetic energy.