Suppression
Patents tagged Suppression
Jan 27, 2026
A suppression kit of a countermeasure system and methods of use thereof. The suppression kit includes a breaching expendable that is adapted to be stored inside of a magazine of the countermeasure system. The suppression kit also includes a cover that operably engages with the breaching expendable. The cover is configured to one of suppress electromagnetic signals from penetrating into a dispenser of the countermeasure system, prevent optical or visual view of contents within the countermeasure system, and suppress environmental impacts from entering into the countermeasure system. 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.
May 13, 2025
The disclosure relates to an explosion suppression system and associated methods, which may include a cannon comprising a barrel and a propellant tank, a suppressant cartridge configured to be inserted into the barrel, and a triggering mechanism positioned between the barrel and propellant tank. The suppressant cartridge may be configured to operatively engage with a propellant source. One or more explosion sensors, which may be of different types, may be included in a system, and an explosion suppression device may be configured to activate when one or more of the sensors indicate an explosion. The disclosure further relates to a lock-out mechanism for an explosion suppression system, with the lock-out mechanism including a mechanical and/or electrical component. In one embodiment, an actuator may be positioned between a suppressant agent volume and a propellant agent volume of an explosion suppression system.
