Patent SG-11201807653X-A (SG)
Title: Method of creating a fragmentation pattern on a warhead
Inventor: MANZ PAUL C
IPC: F42B12/24
Filed: 2017-03-29
Abstract: WO 17 / 168 146 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/168146 Al 5 October 2017 (05.10.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: F42B 12/24 (2006.01) F42B 33/00 (2006.01) F42B 12/32 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/GB2017/050878 (22) International Filing Date: 29 March 2017 (29.03.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/314,506 29 March 2016 (29.03.2016) US 15/281,250 30 September 2016 (30.09.2016) US (71) Applicant: U.S. GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY [US/US]; U.S. Army RDECOM-ARDEC, RDAR-GCL/Bldg.3, Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, New Jersey 07806-5000 (US). (71) Applicant (for ZA only): LUCAS, Brian [GB/GB]; 135 Westhall Road, Warlingham Surrey CR6 9HJ (GB). (72) Inventors: MANZ, Paul C.; 200 Allamuchy Road, An- dover, New Jersey 07821 (US). MAGNOTTI, Phillip J.; 852 Tice Place, Westfield, New Jersey 07090 (US). NGUYEN, Ductri H.; 50 Fieldcrest Road, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (US). (74) Agent: LUCAS & CO; 135 Westhall Road, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9HJ (GB). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) (54) Title: METHOD OF CREATING A FRAGMENTATION PATTERN ON A WARHEAD (57) : A method of creating a fragmentation pattern on a warhead comprising ablating material from the interior surface of the warhead according to a pre-defined fragmentation pattern. The pre-defined fragmentation pattern may be effected electronically or with a mask. The ablation may be effected by applying an etchant to the warhead interior surface material. 111111111111110111011111111111010111110 III 011111111H 010111111111111111111110111111