Firearms and Ammunition Patent Grants

US12516901 - Accessories for pistol-to-rifle conversion kit

A pistol-to-rifle conversion kit includes a rifle body that includes a lower receiver, which includes a grip mounting portion, which is rearwardly adjacent to a trigger guard, which is rearwardly adjacent to a magazine well receiving portion, an auxiliary trigger sliding mounted in the rifle body and including an elongate member and a forward trigger interface member, which extends from a forward portion of the elongate member and which is configured to interface with a trigger of a pistol mounted in the rifle body, and a trigger member which extends from the elongate member for directly contacting a shooter's finger, and one or more of the following in any combination thereof: an ambidextrous rifle body quick-lock fastener, an ambidextrous magazine release button, an ambidextrous safety selector, and an assault-rifle-style charging handle.

US12516902 - Load balanced firearm barrel extension

A barrel extension configured to reduce the likelihood of premature bolt failure in automatic and/or semi-automatic style weapons. The barrel extension includes one or more cutouts within a body of the barrel extension. The cutouts are configured to reduce rigidity of the barrel extension proximal to the location of the cutout. As the rigidity around the extractor is lowered, the force on the bolt lugs is more evenly distributed. In one example, the cutouts are in the form of a single oval cutout positioned adjacent an extractor of the bolt.

US12516903 - Bipod

Interface connection adapter arrangement ( 300 ) for a bipod ( 1 ) for a rifle ( 2 ), wherein said arrangement further comprises a first part ( 310 ) and a second part ( 320 ), being trans-latable in relation to each other, the arrangement comprising a rifle fastener ( 331 ), in turn comprising cooperating fastener means both on said first part and on said second part; said rifle fastener being arranged to be activated for fastening the arrangement to the rifle by translating said first part in relation to said second part into a gripping position; and wherein the arrangement is arranged to be connected to two leg parts. The invention is characterised in that the arrangement further comprises a spring means ( 350 ), arranged to press the first part and the second part together; and a freedom of movement adjustment means ( 360 ), arranged to adjustably limit a freedom of translational movement of said first part in relation to said second part away from each other. The invention also relates to a method.

US12516904 - Archery bow with wide ratio limb

In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a frame, a first limb assembly supporting a first rotatable member and a second limb assembly supporting a second rotatable member. The first rotatable member comprises a cam. A bowstring extends between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member. A power cable is in communication with the cam. The first limb assembly has a width and a length, wherein the width is at least 26% of the length. In some embodiments, the width is at least 28% of the length.

US12516905 - Pneumatic launcher barrel housing system

The present invention is a system and method pertaining to a Pneumatic Launcher Barrel Housing designed for enhanced noise suppression during projectile launching, maintaining shot accuracy and consistency, and allowing for greater customization and configurability. The system comprises an external layer, removable and replaceable internal layer(s), and air gap(s) between layers. The external layer facilitates attachment to existing projectile guns and provides a framework for securing internal layer(s), creating an air gap. The internal layer guides the paintball, utilizing expanding gases from the projectile gun to accelerate it through a stabilized path. This aids in dissipating residual air pressure and ensuring consistent shot trajectories.

US12516906 - Target dot sight having target illumination sensor

A target dot sight includes a target illumination sensor that senses the amount of illumination at a target, rather than merely sensing the ambient sight of the entire operating environment. Then, based on the sensed target illumination, the target dot sight may automatically compensate for the brightness of the target.

US12516907 - Methods and apparatus for pointing logic in aircraft

Methods and apparatus for pointing logic in aircraft are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus to aim an aiming device carried by an aircraft includes at least one memory, machine readable instructions, and processor circuitry. The processor is to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to determine a position of a target, determine an orientation of the aircraft, determine aiming points based on the orientation and a movement range of the aiming device, and determine a movement of at least one of the aircraft or the aiming device based on the aiming points and the position to orient the aiming device toward the target.

US12516908 - Sighting systems, components, and methods

Sight systems comprise a sight receiver and a base attachable to and detachable from a sight receiver. A base carries a sighting component, such as an iron sight or optic sight. A sighting component may be attachably and detachably mounted to a base, or a sighting component may be made integrally with a base. A base may carry plural sighting components. Sight systems may include plural interchangeable sight receivers, bases, and/or sighting components. In some embodiments, interfitting structures at least partially restrain or retain a base and a sight receiver in longitudinal and lateral alignment, with such structures being longitudinally oriented. In some embodiments, interfitting structures at least partially restrain or retain a base and a sighting component in longitudinal alignment and lateral alignment, with such structures being longitudinally oriented. Some embodiments provide a fastener operable with a compatible and/or complementary surface, together used to urge interfitting parts together tightly.

US12516909 - Sighting systems, components, and methods

Sight systems comprise a sight receiver and a base attachable to and detachable from a sight receiver. A base carries a sighting component, such as an iron sight or optic sight. A sighting component may be attachably and detachably mounted to a base, or a sighting component may be made integrally with a base. A base may carry plural sighting components. Sight systems may include plural interchangeable sight receivers, bases, and/or sighting components. In some embodiments, a sight system may comprise a base deployed with an elastomeric or otherwise resilient mounting pad. In some embodiments, an elastomeric or otherwise resilient mounting pad may be proud of a front or rear face of the base, or a side face of the base, or both. In some embodiments, the pad may be proud of a bottom surface of the base.

US12516910 - Firearm sight mounting plate assembly

A firearm sight mounting plate assembly for a firearm is provided. The firearm sight mounting plate assembly includes a mounting plate. The mounting plate having a first area supporting an iron sight, and the mounting plate having a second area supporting an optic. The first area is different from the second area.

US12516911 - Combined armor plate

A combined armor plate is claimed. The combined armor plate is formed by soft and hard armor plates, the hard armor plate is arranged in a front part, the soft plate is arranged in a rear part. It comprises one or several hard armor plates having a total area smaller than a total area of the soft armor plate. The hard armor plates and the soft armor plate are interconnected such that they form firm and uniform structure in each formed hard ballistic part on each connection area between the soft armor plate and the hard armor plates. Soft ballistic parts have lower firmness and lower thickness of a ballistic material than the combined armor plate in locations of the hard ballistic parts. Technical effect: increasing effective ballistic protection area and resistance of the hard armor plate and the soft armor plate to penetration and blunt trauma effect.

US12516912 - Lightweight, ballistic and blast-resistant multi-phase composite armor material based on high-toughness heterogeneous interfacial layer and method for preparing the same

A lightweight, ballistic and blast-resistant multi-phase composite armor material based on a high-toughness heterogeneous interfacial layer, including a crack-arresting layer, a bullet-breaking layer, an energy-absorbing layer, and a support layer. The crack-arresting layer, the bullet-breaking layer, the energy-absorbing layer, and the support layer are stacked in sequence from a bullet-accepting side to the inside. Adjacent two layers are bonded with an adhesive film layer. The crack-arresting layer and the support layer are both made of a carbon fiber composite. The bullet-breaking layer is made of ceramic. The energy-absorbing layer is made of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber composite. The adhesive film layer is made of a high-toughness heterogeneous interfacial adhesive.

US12516913 - Shield system

In various embodiments, a ballistic shield system may comprise a shield, a ballistic cover, and a fastening system. The shield may have a first curved profile and a first ballistic rating. The ballistic cover may have a second curved profile and a second ballistic rating. The fastening system may be configured to attach the ballistic cover to the shield. Moreover, the second curved profile may match the first curved profile.

US12516914 - Net-launching system

An assembly for use as a net-launching projectile is disclosed. The assembly comprises a housing storing a net in a packed configuration and configured such that a rotation of the assembly causes the net to be ejected from the housing, thereby unpacking the net into an expanded configuration. The assembly also comprises a plurality of circumferentially disposed protrusions or ridges for engaging with corresponding rifling in a barrel to induce the rotation of the assembly when launched. Also disclosed is a net-launching system and a method of capturing an aerial target.

US12516915 - Threat countermeasure system and threat countermeasure method

Provided are a threat-countering system and a threat-countering method for efficiently countering incoming threats by using laser irradiation. The threat-countering system comprises a countering device, a deterrent device, and a decision device. The countering device detects incoming threats and counters the threats by using laser irradiation. The deterrent device is installed to prevent threats from approaching a protected object through a deterrent region in which the power of the laser irradiation is assumed to be lower than a predetermined threshold. The decision device decides the position of the upper end of the deterrent device on the basis of the upper end of the deterrent region.

US12516916 - Gas generator

A gas generator includes an ignition device including an igniter, an igniter holding portion, and a fixing portion made of resin and a case having a bottomed tubular shape and being configured to accommodate a gas generating agent which combusts by actuation of the ignition device, the case made of resin and including a side wall portion with a base end side being connected to the fixing portion, and a closing end portion configured to close a tip end side. The closing end portion includes a fragile part configured to open by a combustion product generated by the gas generating agent, a periphery of the fragile part is greater in thickness than the fragile part, and an annular inclination portion is formed inside the case from a predetermined position of the side wall portion to the fragile part.

US12516917 - Expandable bullet

The invention discloses an expandable bullet having a set of deformable petals each including a main and set of two small petals, with the petals formed by a pattern of slits across a hollow core of the bullet tip.

US12516918 - Nosepiece for suppressing a water-entry cavity

A nosepiece is provided with a recess or cup shape with internal dimensions that provides cavity suppression of a body entering an air and water interface. The nosepiece includes a circular portion with a diameter connectable to a nose of the body. The circular portion has a cylindrical first section and a cylindrical second section with the recess as the formed cup in the first section at a depth where the diameter and depth are selected based on a Weber number for the body such that a cavity is suppressed as the nosepiece and the body enter the air and water interface.

US12516919 - Bullet cartridge, method for manufacturing a bullet cartridge and plant for manufacturing bullet cartridges

A bullet cartridge ( 1 ) may include a bullet case ( 3 ) defining a caliber diameter (D), a projectile ( 4 ) inserted into the neck portion ( 31 ) of the bullet case ( 3 ), and at least one annular layer ( 51, 52 ) of a sealing medium ( 5 ) formed from a sealing medium ( 5 ) between the bullet case ( 3 ) and the projectile ( 4 ). The bullet case ( 3 ) may be provided with the annular layer ( 51, 52 ) using a microdosing device (microdoser) ( 7 ). The annular layer may include not more than 1 mg of sealing medium ( 5 ) per mm of caliber diameter (D).

US12517341 - Sealed reflecting sight with low profile carrier assembly

An optic assembly may include: an environmentally isolated cavity defined by at least a front lens and a housing; a light source located inside the environmentally isolated cavity, the light source to project a reticle on the front lens; and a carrier assembly located inside the environmentally isolated cavity, wherein the light source is mounted on a carrier of the carrier assembly, and the carrier assembly includes: at least one boss fixably located with respect to a bottom interior surface of the environmentally isolated cavity; and a carrier lift slidingly movable along the at least one boss to raise or lower the light source relative to the front lens; wherein the carrier is slidably movable relative to the carrier lift to laterally adjust a position of the light source relative to the front lens. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

US12518419 - Method, software product, device and system for determining a direction at a position

A method for determining a direction at a position is provided. The method involves obtaining an orthorectified photo of a region of Earth's surface comprising the position, and a coordinate system for the orthorectified photo; identifying the position in the orthorectified photo; identifying a reference object in the orthorectified photo; determining a reference direction between the position and the identified reference object; capturing at least one digital photo at the position with a calibrated digital camera, wherein at least one of the at least one captured digital photo depicts the reference object; and determining the direction based on the at least one captured digital photo and the determined reference direction, wherein the determined direction is based on at least one pixel coordinate corresponding to the depicted reference object in the at least one captured digital photo depicting the reference object.

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USD1108574 - Folding front sight for a firearm

US12507777 - Selectively sealable evacuable storage bag and method of making and using the same

A selectively sealable evacuable storage bag comprises a first side comprising a flexible waterproof bag material having a first peripheral shape, a thickness, a first inner surface and a first outer surface; an opposed second side of the bag material comprising a mirror image of the first side in corresponding engagement with the first side; a waterproof weld joining the first side to the second side and defining an opening and a storage chamber extending between them, the opening configured to receive an article; a valve disposed on the first side or the second side, the valve disposed in a conduit attached to respective side and extending from a conduit opening to an outlet opening; and a selectively openable and closable seal disposed proximate the opening and providing a watertight, dust tight, and airtight seal in a closed condition, wherein in the closed condition the storage chamber is evacuable.

US12507782 - Personal defense tool

A personal defense tool has a secondary function as a hair styling tool. The personal defense tool includes a handle portion for grasping by a user's hand or fingers, and a plurality of prongs extending from the handle portion. The prongs are configured to puncture a skin surface of an attacker while also being configured to comb or be retained within a user's hair.

US12509244 - Air vehicle assembly initialization and ejection

An air vehicle assembly initialization and ejection system includes a canister configured to contain an air vehicle assembly, where the air vehicle assembly includes an onboard electronic system and at least one squib for ejecting the air vehicle assembly from the canister. The system further includes a magazine having a canister position configured to contain the canister. The system further includes a first signal path providing electrical communication of a first control signal between the canister position and the canister, the first control signal for causing the onboard electronic system to power up, and a second signal path providing electrical communication of a second control signal between the canister position and the canister, the second control signal for causing the at least one squib to detonate.

US12509641 - Method for eliminating or reducing detection of articles using a surface treatment

A method for reducing, eliminating or masking detection of an object such as an article, human or animal from IR, RF, X-ray, UV or EMI by using a composition having as ingredients silver water, zeolite, activated carbon and ozone and optionally sodium bicarbonate and copper. The method can use the composition as a concentrate or diluted with water for various applications, such as a powder, spray, wipes, liquid, and dunking use. It can be used as an additive in soaps, detergents, hand sanitizers, paints, coatings, and applied to any article that is coated with it such as buildings, equipment, persons, military uses and more. When applied to a person or animal, the heat signature of the person or animal is blocked from detection.

US12509970 - Detonator assembly for a perforating gun assembly

In general, in one aspect, embodiments relate to a detonator assembly that includes a detonator housing that includes a detonating cord receptacle and a detonator receptacle, a detonator seated within the detonator receptacle, a detonating cord seated within the detonating cord receptacle side-by-side the detonator, and a grounding clip that extends lengthwise along a substantial portion of the detonator housing, where the grounding clip extends beyond an axial end of the detonator housing.

US12510130 - Shock and thermal protection for smart munitions

An isolation assembly for use with a munition includes a housing extending along a central axis and defining a cavity. A shuttle is at least partially within the cavity with an air gap between the shuttle and the housing, where the shuttle is configured to contain one or more electronic components. An isolation assembly in the gap between the shuttle and the housing includes an elastomeric isolator and one or more seals. The isolation assembly retains the shuttle in the cavity with six degrees of freedom.

US12510314 - Breech block and rifle with such a breech block

A breech block with a bolt carrier, on which a bolt head and a locking device are arranged with two diametrically opposed locking elements pivotable from a release position to a locking position via a control element, for holding the bolt head in a locking position. The locking elements are mounted pivotably around a common transverse axis via journals and the control element contains front and rear support areas that abut against the locking elements for controlled forced movement of the locking elements into both the locking position and the release position.

US12510315 - Firearm

The invention relates to a firearm comprising: a housing ( 1 ) having a receptacle ( 2 ) for several cartridges or for a magazine with cartridges; a barrel unit ( 3 ) which is located in the housing ( 1 ) and has a barrel ( 4 ) and a cartridge chamber ( 6 ); a breechblock ( 8 ), which can be moved relative to the housing ( 1 ) and is biased in the firing direction by means of a return spring ( 7 ), for conveying cartridges into the cartridge chamber ( 6 ) or cartridge cases to an ejection port; and a gas braking device which is located in the housing ( 1 ) and comprises a cylinder ( 9 ) which is positioned parallel to the barrel ( 4 ) and which is connected to the interior of the barrel ( 4 ) via a gas extraction opening ( 10 ); and a piston ( 11 ) which can be moved inside the cylinder ( 9 ) and which is coupled to the breechblock ( 8 ). The breechblock ( 8 ) is located in a breechblock carrier unit ( 12 ) which is located completely inside the housing ( 1 ) over the entire movement path while a shot is being fired and during a reloading operation, the breechblock carrier unit ( 12 ) comprising the breechblock ( 8 ) itself, two connecting sections ( 13 ) guided parallel to the barrel ( 8 ) in the housing ( 1 ), and a coupling section ( 14 ) to be coupled with the piston ( 11 ) of the gas braking device.

US12510316 - Box magazine fed firearm receiver with pinch tabs

A box magazine fed firearm includes pinch tabs in the receiver of the firearm. In one embodiment, the pinch tabs are opposing pieces of spring steel extending upwardly and inwardly from opposing lateral sides of the receiver. In one embodiment, the pinch tabs are sections of flat spring steel bent into an arcuate shape and secured to the receiver by screws. In one embodiment, tension screws are used to adjust an inward bias of each of the pinch tabs.

US12510317 - Firearm semiautomatic trigger mechanism

A trigger mechanism having a hammer, a trigger member, movable ejector lever, and locking member. The trigger member being forced to the set position by the hammer during rearward pivoting. A locking member is adapted to move between a first position at which the locking member mechanically blocks the trigger member from moving to the released position and a second position at which the locking member does not mechanically block the trigger member allowing the trigger member to be moved to the released position. The locking member is spring biased toward the first position and moved against the spring bias to the second position by contact from the movable ejector lever during forward movement of the bolt carrier as the bolt carrier reaches a substantially in-battery position.

US12510318 - Firearm trigger

Disclosed is a linear trigger mechanism for a firearm. In certain examples, the trigger mechanism includes a trigger housing configured to couple with a fire control unit of the firearm, and a trigger slideably coupled with the trigger housing and movable along a linear path. The linear trigger mechanism also includes a trigger bar having a first end coupled with the trigger and a second end coupled with a sear activation module, where the sear activation module is moveable with respect to the fire control unit along a longitudinal path with the trigger bar, and where the sear activation module is moveable laterally with respect to the trigger bar.

US12510319 - Recoil shot detection in an extended reality system

An apparatus for detecting a firing of a weapon coupled to an extended reality computing system includes a shot detect sensor coupled to a hammer of a weapon and configured to generate a first signal based at least in part on a position of the hammer. A signal comparator is configured to obtain the first signal and a second signal corresponding to a setpoint and to generate a shot detect signal that corresponds to a firing of the weapon. A timer circuit is configured to generate an extended signal based at least in part on the shot detect signal that has a duration greater than the shot detect signal. A shot detect circuit is configured to indicate to an extended reality tracker device that the weapon has been fired based at least in part on the extended signal.

US12510320 - Dual use magazine identification wire with power routing

A communications interconnect between the countermeasure controller of a countermeasure system and the dispenser containing the countermeasure payloads therein. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a power connection between the countermeasure controller and the countermeasure dispenser to deliver power to the countermeasure payloads, including smart payloads, utilizing existing vehicle wiring harnesses and wiring kits.

US12510321 - Gas port geometry

A firearm or firearm retrofit assembly may include a compensation assembly to receive gas expelled from a muzzle of a barrel or an egress in a length of the barrel. The compensation assembly may include one or more gas flow-directing sections to tune the flow of gas through the compensation assembly, which may reduce recoil. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

US12510322 - Weapon system

A weapon system with a weapon, and an aiming device with two spaced-apart elevation axes for aiming the weapon in elevation. The aiming device has a trunnion bearing associated with one elevation axis and a loose bearing associated with the other elevation axis for mounting a weapon mount receiving the weapon.

US12510323 - Systems and methods for customizing a firearm surface

Systems and methods for modifying the surface of a firearm, and more particularly, to systems and methods for customizing the surface of firearms, such as handguns, to include decorative and protective coatings and other enhanced decorative features.

US12510324 - Projectile launcher

A projectile launcher comprises a motor driven flywheel having a rotational axis and a roughened circumferential edge surface, and a flywheel housing having a passageway therethrough. The passageway comprises an entry opening at a first end that is configured to receive at least one disc projectile, and a release opening at a second end.

US12510325 - Hands-free bow holder

A hands-free bow holder has a collapsible bow holder carriage designed to open to hold an archery bow. The bow holder has a vertically disposed plate member designed to be attached to a belt member. A foldable, substantially u-shaped carriage member is pivotally coupled to the plate member and is designed to hold the bow at a lower cam of the bow when the carriage member is in an open state, substantially perpendicular to the plate member. The carriage member is folded substantially parallelly to the plate member when closed. Included is a vertically disposed v-block member wherein a concave portion of the v-block member is outwardly facing to retain the cam of the bow. The v-block member is further designed to restrain side-to-side movement of the bow. A release catch is designed to releasably retain a string member of the bow wherein the bow will be retained hands-free.

US12510326 - Toy launcher adjustable inline barrel projectiles alignment methods and apparatus

Launcher apparatus and methods for a toy projectile blaster with an adjustable inline barrel projectile loading functionality with a multi-shot projectile alignment extension mechanism switching selector allowing for barrel to slide including a barrel seal to align received projectiles for launching through a blaster barrel, and a channel into the alignment mechanism for a compressed air source. A pre-firing area and actuator at the housing are linked with the compressed air source for causing compressed air to expel through the channel into the alignment mechanism and outwardly launch the received projectile rounds.

US12510327 - Equipment rail attachment

The invention discloses a hand guard connecting structure of a firearm, which has the advantages of simple structure, convenience in processing, quickness in disassembly and assembly, firmness in connection, reliability in positioning and good part assembly consistency. The utility model provides a hand protector section of thick bamboo connection structure of firearms, includes hand protector section of thick bamboo, lower case body, the polygon is personally submitted to hand protector section of thick bamboo transversal, is equipped with the rectangular channel on each face of hand protector section of thick bamboo respectively, still includes the connecting plate, the connecting plate is located the hand protector section of thick bamboo, and the lower surface of connecting plate is equipped with the boss, and the rectangular channel on boss and the hand protector section of thick bamboo bottom surface corresponds, and each boss joint is fixed in the rectangular channel that corresponds, is equipped with normal direction last screw hole on each boss respectively, it is equipped with down the screw hole to correspond on the case body down, and lower case body passes through screw, screw hole fixed connection with each boss, forms the fixed connection of hand protector section of thick bamboo, lower case body.

US12510328 - Modified long gun mounting device

A mounting device attachable on a backpack or the like is described that allows a backpack wearer to remove a long gun from the backpack and reattach it without removing the backpack, without assistance from a second person, and without complex mechanical devices. The mounting device includes a generally rigid, length adjustable base member with a generally rigid lower member pivotally attached to a first end, wherein the lower member includes a horizontal surface for receiving a long gun butt and a means for securing the butt to it. A grasping mechanism is attached to a second end of the base member and receives and secures a long gun barrel or barrel and forend with the use of a gun sling or leash. A coupling means is also included that allows the mounting device to be attached to a multiplicity of backpack types.

US12510329 - Rotor housing for minigun

An assembly for quickly attaching and detaching the guide bar to and from the rotor housing of a minigun is provided. The assembly comprises a guide bar and a rotor housing. The guide bar includes a front end having a pinhole extending through the front end and a rear end having a locking cam. The rotor housing includes a recessed channel configured to receive the locking cam and a spring-loaded lock pin assembly configured to secure the front end of the guide bar. The guide bar is secured to the rotor housing when the locking cam is inserted into the recessed channel and the spring-loaded lock pin assembly secures the front end of the guide bar. The assembly allows the guide bar to quickly be attached and detached from the rotor housing without the need for tools. The rotor housing may be designed without a yoke to reduce weight.

US12510330 - Apparatus and method for calculating aiming point information

The present invention relates to target acquisition and related devices, and more particularly to telescopic gunsights and associated equipment used to achieve shooting accuracy at, for example, close ranges, medium ranges and extreme ranges at stationary and moving targets.

US12510331 - Sighting control method based on human detection, product, device and medium

The application provides a sighting control method based on human detection, a product, a device and a medium. The sighting control method based on human detection includes: acquiring a current scene image in a current field of view of a sighting device; determining whether there is a human target currently being aimed according to a target recognition result of the current scene image and the position of an aiming mark in the current scene image; detecting whether a shooting action occurs if it is determined that there is a target human currently being aimed at; and controlling the sighting device to self-destroy if a shooting action occurs.

US12510332 - High-visibility ballistic safety vest

The system comprises a vest. The vest comprises one or more exterior pockets and multiple interior pockets configured to house a ballistic panel and at least one sensor. The front and back of the vest contain at least one interior pocket. The system comprises at least one ballistic panel configured to be housed in the interior pocket of the vest. The ballistic panel is removable from the interior pocket and constructed from a ballistic-resistant material. The system comprises a ballistic detection system. The ballistic detection system comprises at least one sensor capable of detecting a ballistic energy level and energy waveform. The sensor is mounted to the ballistic panel. The system comprises a notification system that generates a notification to an emergency service when at least one sensor detects a ballistic event. The system comprises a power supply configured to supply power to the ballistic detection system.

US12510333 - Single wire hit detection apparatus

In an approach to single wire hit detection, an apparatus comprises: a plurality of hit detection patches, each of the plurality of hit detection patches comprising an associated single coiled wire, and each of the plurality of hit detection patches being disposed overlapping at least one other hit detection patch of the plurality of hit detection patches; and a controller coupled to the associated single coiled wire of each hit detection patch of the plurality of hit detection patches, the controller configured to determine a location of one or more of the plurality of hit detection patches impacted by a projectile.

US12510334 - Specially-shaped-charges for focusing fluid jets

Provided herein are shaped-charges having curved walls to provide better controllable and improved liquid jet parameters. The shaped-charge comprises a container having a plurality of curved walls for containing a liquid. One or more explosive charges are immersed in the liquid and a detonator channel positioned through the container wall to controllably detonate the one or more explosive charges and from a wedge-shaped liquid jet. Multipoint initiation is achieved using a number of initiation points; a location of one or more initiation contact points with the geometrically-shaped explosive charges; and/or an initiation timing of each of the initiation contact points, including simultaneous initiation or a sequence of initiations. Also provided are related methods of forming liquid jets and attendant applications, including target disruption.

US12510335 - Gas generator

A gas generator includes, an ignition device including an igniter, an igniter holding portion having a tubular shape and being configured to hold the igniter in a state of surrounding the igniter, and a fixing portion made of resin and being configured to fix the igniter to the igniter holding portion, a case having a bottomed tubular shape and being configured to accommodate a gas generating agent which combusts by actuation of the ignition device, the case being made of resin and including a side wall portion with a base end side being connected to the fixing portion, and a closing end portion configured to close a tip end side, and a reinforcing member covering at least the closing end portion, the reinforcing member partially including an opening portion, and having a greater breaking strength than a breaking strength of the case.

US12510336 - Squib enabled hold up battery switch

A countermeasure includes a cartridge case. There is an impulse cartridge (IC) cup on the cartridge case. There is a deployable payload within the cartridge case, where the deployable payload is adapted to be deployed and expelled from the cartridge case. A battery is on the deployable payload, wherein the battery is enabled to power a component on the deployable payload in response to an impulse cartridge being connected with the IC cup and the battery is disabled in response to the impulse cartridge being disconnected from the IC cup.

US12510337 - Actively-cooled heat shield system and vehicle including the same

An actively-cooled heat shield system includes a heat shield, a tank, a pump, a heat exchanger, and a turbine. The heat shield defines a windward side of a vehicle. The tank stores a coolant. The pump receives the coolant from the tank and outputs a pressurized coolant. The heat exchanger is integrally connected with the heat shield. The heat exchanger receives the pressurized coolant from the pump, transfers heat from the heat shield to the pressurized coolant to generate a heated fluid, and outputs the heated fluid. The turbine includes an inlet, a shaft, and an outlet. The inlet receives the heated fluid output from the heat exchanger. The shaft is coupled to the pump and includes turbine blades. The shaft rotates and powers the pump when the heated fluid received from the heat exchanger acts on the turbine blades. The outlet outputs the heated fluid.

US12510338 - Bullet feeder

The object of the invention is a bullet feeder for use in ammunition reloading devices. The bullet feeder of the invention comprises a static support ( 1 ), a rotary ring ( 2 ) provided with pockets ( 3 ) for receiving bullets ( 4 ), a container ( 5 ) for bullets ( 4 ), a sorting bridge ( 6 ), a guide ( 7 ) for conveying the correctly oriented bullets ( 4 ) to a die ( 40 ) for inserting bullets ( 4 ) into a cartridge case and a drive ( 8 ) of the rotary ring ( 2 ). The feeder of the invention, with its appropriately shaped pockets ( 3 ) and sorting bridge ( 6 ), exploits the shape of the bullet ( 4 ) to position it correctly in the position of insertion. Due to the specific shape and positioning of the sorting bridge ( 6 ), the bullet feeder of the invention can be easily adapted to different calibres and different shapes of bullets.

US12510339 - Grenade pouch adapter

A grenade pouch adapter for receiving a grenade is provided. The grenade pouch adapter includes a curved body having a planar surface, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The inner surface extends perpendicularly from a first edge of the planar surface and defines an inner contour of the curved body. The outer surface extends perpendicularly from a second edge of the planar surface. A spoon slot is located at a first end of the curved body. The spoon of the grenade is received into the spoon slot through a spoon aperture formed on the planar surface of the curved body. The spoon slot is configured to hold the spoon of the grenade in a single orientation such that a safety pin ring of the grenade is positioned facing towards wearer's body.

US12510340 - Inertial igniters for low-g and long-duration firing acceleration munitions and the like

An inertial mechanism including a member rotatable about an axis between activatable and activated positions, in the activatable position a first center of mass of the member is offset from the axis in a direction perpendicular to a direction of acceleration, the member having a surface; and another member rotatable about an axis between rest and activated positions, the rest position being where the second member cannot be moved into its activated position from an acceleration event, the other member also having a surface, the surfaces engage with each other when the member moves to its activated position to move the other member from its rest position to its activatable position, which is also where a center of mass of the other member is offset from its axis in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the acceleration.

US12510341 - Blast confirmation

A communication module which is linked to a detonator which is initiated in response to a fire command signal, and wherein the communication module includes a transmitter which transmits a wireless signal which is dependent upon initiation of the detonator and which contains or conveys an identifier which uniquely identifies the detonator.

US12510342 - Systems for delivering explosives and methods related thereto

Systems for delivering explosives with variable densities are disclosed herein. Methods of delivering explosives with variable densities and methods of varying the energy of explosives in a blasthole are disclosed herein.

US12510745 - Toolless knob assembly for optical device

Various embodiments described herein may include a rotatable assembly including a rotatable knob, the rotatable assembly further including: a collet or other body having capturing member(s) to at least partially surround or flank a spindle; and a grippable device usable to move the collet relative to the spindle to disengage the capturing member(s) from the spindle; wherein the knob and the spindle rotate together as a unit when the capturing member(s) are engaged to the spindle, and wherein the knob rotates relative to the spindle when the capturing member(s) are disengaged from the spindle. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.