| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7581496 |
Exploding foil initiator chip with non-planar switching capabilities |
September 1, 2009 |
| An initiator that includes a substrate, an exploding foil initiator and a first switch. The exploding foil initiator coupled to the substrate and includes a bridge and a first bridge contact. The first switch has a first contact and a first insulator. The first contact is coupled to the |
| 7552680 |
Full function initiator with integrated planar switch |
June 30, 2009 |
| A device having an initiator and an integrated planar switch. The initiator has a base, an initiating element that is coupled to the base, a first element pad, which is electrically coupled to a first side of the initiating element, and a second element pad, which is electrically cou |
| 7430963 |
Energetic material initiation device utilizing exploding foil initiated ignition system with sec |
October 7, 2008 |
| An igniter assembly with a housing, an initiator, an input charge, a first barrier, a second barrier, and an output charge. The input charge is formed of a secondary explosive and disposed adjacent the initiator. The first barrier cooperates with the housing to form a chamber into which |
| 7055434 |
Electrical initiation system |
June 6, 2006 |
| A method of using electrically initiated primer systems that rely on vaporizing a thin metallic film which is either coated on a non-conductive insulator component or is a malleable thin film or strip secured to the inner surface of a primer cup assembly to ignite an environmentally |
| 6923122 |
Energetic material initiation device utilizing exploding foil initiated ignition system with sec |
August 2, 2005 |
| A device and method that employs a detonation event as an energy source for producing a pyrotechnic output. The device includes an initiation charge that is selectively detonated by an exploding foil initiator. Byproducts from the detonation event are attenuated by a barrier that is disp |
| 6910420 |
Electrical initiation system |
June 28, 2005 |
| An apparatus and method of using electrically initiated primer systems that rely on vaporizing a thin metallic film which is either coated on a non-conductive insulator component or is a malleable thin film or strip secured to the inner surface of a primer cup assembly to ignite an e |
| 6851370 |
Integrated planar switch for a munition |
February 8, 2005 |
| A detonator for initiating a detonation event in an explosive charge. The detonator comprises an exploding foil initiator and a switch. The exploding foil initiator includes a detonator bridge with a bridge member and a bridge contact that are electrically coupled to one another. The |
| 6778906 |
Apparatus and method for ensuring retention of situational awareness by employing an active netw |
August 17, 2004 |
| A preferred embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention relates to an apparatus for Active Network Guidance and Emergency Logic (ANGEL). ANGEL is a computer based program designed to function preferably in the mission computer on a vehicle, preferably an aircraft The program |
| 4541341 |
Self-checking arming and firing controller |
September 17, 1985 |
| A munition fuze electronic arming and firing controller includes a micropessor and logic network which verify controller operation and provide an enabling signal necessary to arm the fuze. A signal of predetermined duration is twice produced by the microprocessor and is utilized wit |
| 4489656 |
Penetrating ordnance safe and arming mechanism |
December 25, 1984 |
| A test operable electro-mechanical safe and arming mechanism for hardened rget penetrating, and other, ordnance, not relying on stored energy, incorporating two mechanical interlocks and providing an electro-mechanical elapsed time reference and mechanical logic to check external con |
| 4478147 |
Tri-rotor safe and arm device |
October 23, 1984 |
| A safety arming device driven by a reversible motor including a detonator sitioned in a casing for initiating explosive logic through the reception of signals from an electric circuit. A driver wheel is rotated by the reversible motor which matingly engages a driven wheel. The driven whe |
| 4478127 |
Bomb saddle interface module |
October 23, 1984 |
| The invention relates to an electrical mechanical interfacing device for e and arm fuze systems of different stores such that a variable electrical and mechanical connecting capability is provided for different aircraft requirements. |
| 4375192 |
Programmable fuze |
March 1, 1983 |
| A programmable fuze for initiating weapon warhead detonation. The deacceltion of the weapon warhead is measured by an accelerometer. The output of the accelerometer is integrated to obtain velocity and subsequently digitized and stored in a microcomputer or microprocessor. A zero-sl |
| 4322998 |
Integral store suspension and communication device |
April 6, 1982 |
| An Integral Store Suspension and Communication Device (ISSCD) that transf power and data to and from a store, senses store separations, and provides mechanical suspension of a store. |
