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Hypervelocity gun
Assignee: MBAssociates Corp
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Filing: 1962-10-22
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Granted: 1965-06-01
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Expires: 1982-10-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur T Biehl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-03 07:07
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41F; F41F1/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A HYPERVELOCITY GUN COMPRISING A HOUSING WHICH IS A SPHERICAL SECTOR, A BARREL DISPOSED AT THE APEX OF SAID SECTOR, A HIGH EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL DISPOSED ADJACENT THE BASE AT A RADIUS FROM THE AXPES OF SAID SECTOR, A PROJECTILE DISPOSED IN SAID BARREL, A FLUID MATERIAL DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID PROJECTILE AND SAID EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL, AND A MEANS TO IGNITE SAID EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL WHEREBY SAID EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL GENERATES A SPHERICAL SHOCK WAVE WHICH PROPAGATES IN SAID FLUID MATERIAL HEATING AND COMPRESSING SAID FLUID, AND WHICH ADIABATICALLY COMPRESSES SAID FLUID PROPELLING SAID PROJECTILE AT HYPERVELOCITIES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A HYPERVELOCITY GUN COMPRISING A HOUSING WHICH IS A SPHERICAL SECTOR, A BARREL DISPOSED AT THE APEX OF SAID SECTOR, A HIGH EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL DISPOSED ADJACENT THE BASE AT A RADIUS FROM THE AXPES OF SAID SECTOR, A PROJECTILE DISPOSED IN SAID BARREL, A FLUID MATERIAL DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID PROJECTILE AND SAID EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL, AND A MEANS TO IGNITE SAID EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL WHEREBY SAID EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL GENERATES A SPHERICAL SHOCK WAVE WHICH PROPAGATES IN SAID FLUID MATERIAL HEATING AND COMPRESSING SAID FLUID, AND WHICH ADIABATICALLY COMPRESSES SAID FLUID PROPELLING SAID PROJECTILE AT HYPERVELOCITIES.
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