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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Nostromo, Llc, Alexandria, VA (US);
Inventors:
Nicolas Horacio Bruno, Cordoba, AR;
Kevin Michael Sullivan, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Assignee:
NOSTROMO HOLDINGS, LLC, Alexandria, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 39/20 (2006.01); F42C 15/34 (2006.01); F42B 15/36 (2006.01); F42B 39/14 (2006.01); F42C 15/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42C 15/34 (2013.01); F42B 15/36 (2013.01); F42B 39/14 (2013.01); F42B 39/20 (2013.01); F42C 15/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-step separator for a fuze is configured to be mated to an explosive device in a military munition, either at a production facility during manufacture of the munition or during use in the field. The fuze includes a detonator with a booster or spit-back element for initiating an energetic sequence resulting in a high-order detonation of the explosive device. The multi-step separator includes: