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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2016
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Jared D. Moretti, Randolph, NJ (US);
Jesse J. Sabatini, Bel Air, MD (US);
Gary Chen, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B 33/00 (2006.01); C06B 33/06 (2006.01); D03D 23/00 (2006.01); D03D 43/00 (2006.01); F42B 12/44 (2006.01); F42B 12/04 (2006.01); F42B 12/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/44 (2013.01); F42B 12/04 (2013.01); F42B 12/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved armor piercing and pyrotechnic projectile for use in .50″ military caliber rounds. Such projectiles contain a core, jacket, a base and a hollow nose housing pyrotechnic mixtures composed of sodium periodate and magnalium. The improved projectiles exhibit increased luminosity, and are non-toxic, safer, and environmentally benign compared to current state-of-the-art projectiles.