Granted Patent B1

US 12,534,200 · App. 19/022,636 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Inventors: Jeffrey A Gensler (Austin, TX); Steven L. Dyer (Tyngsborough, MA)

Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.

B64D1/06B64D7/00F41H11/02F42B12/70

Abstract

Claims (66)

1 . A suppression kit for a countermeasure system, the suppression kit comprising:

a breaching expendable adapted to be stored inside of a magazine of the countermeasure system; and

a cover operably engaged with the breaching expendable;

wherein the cover is configured to suppress is configured to suppress one or more of electromagnetic signals, visual views, and environmental signals from penetrating into a dispenser of the countermeasure system; and

wherein the breaching expendable is configured to eject the cover from the dispenser prior to ejection of at least one countermeasure expendable of a set of countermeasure expendables.

2 . The suppression kit of claim 1 , wherein the breaching expendable comprises:

a first end housed inside of the magazine; and

a second end longitudinally opposite to the first end and operably engaged with the cover, wherein the second end is housed inside of the magazine;

wherein the cover directly abuts the magazine and the dispenser.

3 . The suppression kit of claim 1 , wherein the breaching expendable comprises:

a first end housed inside of magazine; and

a second end longitudinally opposite to the first end and operably engaged with the cover, wherein the second end is housed outside of the magazine;

wherein the cover directly abuts the dispenser and the magazine is recessed inside of the dispenser.

4 . The suppression kit of claim 1 , wherein the suppression kit further comprises:

a retaining mechanism operably engaging the cover and the breaching expendable with one another.

5 . The suppression kit of claim 1 , wherein the suppression kit further comprises:

a receiver operably engaged with the breaching expendable; and

a connector operably engaging the cover and the breaching expendable with one another.

6 . The suppression kit of claim 5 , wherein the suppression kit further comprises:

an opening defined in the cover; and

a mating component of the receiver aligned with the cover.

7 . The suppression kit of claim 5 , wherein the connector threadably engages with the receiver.

8 . The suppression kit of claim 1 , wherein the cover is covered with an electromagnetic absorbing material or comprises an electromagnetic absorbing material.

9 . The suppression kit of claim 1 , wherein the suppression kit further comprises:

an exterior surface of the cover adapted to be in communication with an exterior environment;

an interior surface of the cover opposite to the exterior surface and is free from being in communication with the exterior environment; and

a connector extending from the interior surface and engaging the cover and the breaching expendable with one another;

wherein the connector is concealed from the exterior environment.

10 . The suppression kit of claim 1 , wherein the cover is configured to be flush with a wall of a platform when installed.

11 . A suppression kit for a countermeasure system, the suppression kit comprising:

a plurality of breaching expendables adapted to be stored inside of a magazine of the countermeasure system; and

a cover operably engaged with each breaching expendable of the plurality of breaching expendables;

wherein the cover is configured to suppress is configured to suppress one or more of electromagnetic signals, visual views, and environmental signals from penetrating into a dispenser of the countermeasure system; and

wherein each breaching expendable is configured to eject the cover from the dispenser prior to ejection of at least one countermeasure expendable of a set of countermeasure expendables.

12 . The suppression kit of claim 11 , wherein each breaching expendable of the plurality of breaching expendables comprises:

a first end housed inside of the magazine; and

a second end longitudinally opposite to the first end and operably engaged with the cover, wherein the second end is housed inside of the magazine;

wherein the cover directly abuts the magazine and the dispenser.

13 . The suppression kit of claim 11 , wherein each breaching expendable of the plurality of breaching expendables comprises:

a first end housed inside of magazine; and

a second end longitudinally opposite to the first end and operably engaged with the cover, wherein the second end is housed outside of the magazine;

wherein the cover directly abuts the dispenser and the magazine is recessed inside of the dispenser.

14 . The suppression kit of claim 11 , wherein the suppression kit further comprises:

a retaining mechanism operably engaging the cover and the plurality of breaching expendables with one another.

15 . The suppression kit of claim 13 , wherein the suppression kit further comprises:

a receiver operably engaged with each breaching expendable of the plurality of breaching expendables; and

a connector operably engaging the cover and a respective breaching expendable with one another.

16 . The suppression kit of claim 11 , wherein the cover is covered with an electromagnetic absorbing material or comprises an electromagnetic absorbing material.

17 . A method of protecting a countermeasure system from environmental signals and materials, comprising:

providing a suppression kit to a dispenser of the countermeasure system and to a magazine of the countermeasure system, the suppression kit comprising:

a breaching expendable adapted to be stored inside of the magazine of the countermeasure system; and

a cover operably engaged with the breaching expendable, wherein the breaching expendable is configured to eject the cover from the dispenser prior to ejection of at least one countermeasure expendable of a set of countermeasure expendables; and

protecting the at least one countermeasure expendable, by the cover, from environmental signals and materials.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

positioning a first end of the breaching expendable inside of the magazine;

positioning a second end of the breaching expendable inside of the magazine;

wherein the second end is longitudinally opposite to the first end; and

engaging the second end of the breaching expendable to the cover.

19 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

positioning a first end of the breaching expendable inside of the magazine;

positioning a second end of the breaching expendable outside of the magazine;

wherein the second end is longitudinally opposite to the first end; and

engaging the second end of the breaching expendable to the cover;

wherein the cover directly abuts the dispenser and the magazine is recessed inside of the dispenser.

20 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

engaging the cover and the breaching expendable with one another by a retaining mechanism.

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