Air-powered electro-mechanical fuze for submunition grenades

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7849798
APP PUB NO 20100282106A1
SERIAL NO

11942970

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A fuze for a submunition comprises a fuze housing with a stabilizer ribbon for aerodynamic orientation, a fuze slider released by tension on the stabilizer ribbon, an air-powered electric generator extended into the airstream by the fuze slider and powered in flight by high-speed airflow, a MEMS safety and arming device, a fuze circuit board including an explosive fireset, and an electrically initiated firetrain. The fuze is fixed to and communicates explosively with the end of a grenade warhead.

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U S GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMYRDAR-GCL/BLDG 3 U S ARMY RDECOM-ARDEC PICATINNY ARSENAL DOVER NJ 07806-5000

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gelak, Mark R Columbia, US 6 39
Hoang, Thinh Q Beltsville, US 7 64
Robinson, Charles H Potomac, US 16 390
Wood, Robert H Laurel, US 23 281

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