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US 8,857,342 · App. 11/813,611 · Granted Oct 14, 2014

NANO-enhanced kinetic energy particles

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Patent No.
US 8,857,342
App. No.
11/813,611
Granted
Oct 14, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The current invention relates to the fields of ballistic and kinetic energy (KE) weapons. Specifically a novel apparatus and use of nanomaterials has been developed to make significant improvements over existing weapons. By incorporating nano-scale particles as a filler material for kinetic energy weapons several advancements are realized.

Claims (6)

1. A projectile comprising:

a metal oxide;

a metal body having an interior cavity for containing said metal oxide operable to react with said metal body upon an impact of said projectile with a target; and

a stabilization flair connected to said metal body.

2. The projectile of claim 1 , wherein said metal body is made of aluminum.

3. The projectile of claim 1 , wherein said metal oxide is iron oxide.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2010
From: WILSON, DENNIS E.; SCHRODER, KURT A.; WILLAUER, DARRIN L.
To: NCC NANO, LLC
Reel/Frame 023944/0390 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2010
From: BLESS, STEPHAN; RUSSELL, RODNEY T.
To: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Reel/Frame 023907/0171 →