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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Texas Research International, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Doyle Tunnie Motes, III, Austin, TX (US);
Alexander Edward Zielinski, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Research International, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41F 1/00 (2006.01); F42B 6/00 (2006.01); F42B 14/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 6/006 (2013.01); F42B 14/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A projectile cartridge for a hybrid capillary variable velocity electric launcher comprising a launcher and breech/barrel assembly as well as a projectile and a pulsed power supply for supplying adjustable amounts of electric energy to permit variable projectile velocity. The projectile cartridge also includes at least an anode and cathode section, a fuse wire, a capillary liner, and the projectile, which may include both a slug and a sabot jacket. A hybridization medium is included with restraining mechanisms.