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Missile with mid-flight oxidizer charging
US9109864B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9109864-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213666965-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Publication date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
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New missile systems are provided, implementing reduced pre-deployment weight, higher impact and greater deployment flexibility, among other advantages. In some embodiments, mid-flight oxygen filtration from atmospheric air, followed by concentration, compression and/or storage in ideal oxidizer deployment locations, leads to enriched, greatly increased oxidizer load and/or far greater missile weight just prior to impact. Among additional benefits, missiles implementing the system may be far less volatile, and therefore safer, prior to deployment and the concentration of oxidizer may be more concentrated than with ambient oxygen, overcoming the limitations of current fuel/air and other thermobaric explosives.
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I claim: 1. A system for loading a missile after launch, comprising a storage unit volume and a filtering and compressing device configured to load, concentrate and compress gas or other material from the atmosphere surrounding the missile in flight into said storage unit volume, wherein said storage unit volume is configured to store at least some of said gas or other material for deployment at a target. 2. The system for loading a missile after launch of clai…
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- What does patent US9109864B2 cover?
- New missile systems are provided, implementing reduced pre-deployment weight, higher impact and greater deployment flexibility, among other advantages. In some embodiments, mid-flight oxygen filtration from atmospheric air, followed by concentration, compression and/or storage in ideal oxidizer deployment locations, leads to enriched, greatly increased oxidizer load and/or far greater missile w…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Beckman Christopher V
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F42B15/01. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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