Title:
HYBRID PROPELLANT ELECTROMAGNETIC GUN SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/147927
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A hybrid gun device composed of two barrels (1,10) that accept energy from combustion of standard propellant (6), one barrel (10) being operative to produce a high intensity electric current to add accelerating energy to a projectile (7) in the second barrel (1) and at least one coil (8) stage to convert energy between electrical and kinetic to cause the projectile (7) to be launched at hypervelocity.
Inventors:
GRACE FRED IRVIN (US)
YILBONG KIM (US)
ENIG ERIC N (US)
BENTZ DANIEL (US)
BARNARD MICHAEL J (US)
YILBONG KIM (US)
ENIG ERIC N (US)
BENTZ DANIEL (US)
BARNARD MICHAEL J (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2014/071488
Publication Date:
November 19, 2015
Filing Date:
December 19, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ENIG ASSOCIATES INC (US)
International Classes:
F41A1/02; F41B6/00
Foreign References:
| US2870675A | 1959-01-27 | |||
| US4966884A | 1990-10-30 | |||
| ITMI912994A1 | 1993-05-11 | |||
| US4996903A | 1991-03-05 | |||
| US0920709A | 1909-05-04 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FINKELSTEIN, Jay, M. et al. (PLLC1625 K Street, N.W., Suite 110, Washington District of Columbia, US)
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