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Equal length detonating cords for warhead detonation

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1956-10-16
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Granted: 1965-02-23
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Expires: 1976-10-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harold S Morton
  • 👤 Zanville M Raffel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 07:28
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42C; F42C19/00; F42C19/08; F42C19/0838; F42C19/0846; F42B; F42B3/00; F42B3/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 153 words
A DETONATING CORD INITIATION SYSTEM FOR DETONATING AN EXPLOSIVE ANNULUS, COMPRISING, A SINGLE POINT OF INITIATION; A DENDRITIC NETWORK OF ARMORED DETONATING CORD, SAID NETWORK HAVING A FIRST PLURALITY OF EQUAL LENGTHS OF ARMORED DETONATING CORD EMANATING FROM SAID POINT OF INTITIATION, A SECOND PLURALITY OF EQUAL LENGTHS OF ARMORED DETONATING CORD, SAID SECOND PLURALITY BEING DIVISIBLE INTO GROUPS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF EQUAL LENGTH CORDS CONSTITUTING SAID FIRST PLURALITY AND HAVING EACH LENGTH WITHIN EACH GROUP DEPENDING FROM A COMMON JUNCTION AT THE END OF EACH LENGTH INCLUDED IN SAID FIRST PLURALITY, AND SUCCESSIVE PLURALITIES OF EQUAL LENGTHS OF ARMORED DETONATING CORD, EACH OF SAID SUCCESSIVE PLURALITIES BEING DIVISIBLE INTO GROUPS EACH OF WHICH DEPENDS FROM THE END OF A CORD INCLUDED IN THE PRECEDING PLURALITY, THE ENDS OF EACH CORD IN THE FINAL PLURALITY BEING POSITIONED AT POINTS EQUALLY SPACED AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID ANNULUS; AND MEANS

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-02-23 1968-08-24 1969-02-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-02-23 1972-08-24 1973-02-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-02-23 1976-08-24 1977-02-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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