Multifunctional composite projectiles and methods of manufacturing the same
AssigneeSmart Nanos, LLC
InventorsRobert Folaron, Howard D. Kent, Jennifer Folaron
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to composite projectiles and the manufacture thereof for a wide range of purposes and applications through variation of the composite makeup of such composite projectiles. Embodiments of the invention include composite projectiles configured for manufacture using melt-flow manufacturing methods use-cases and composite projectiles having specialized performance for more effective use in specific use-cases.
Claims22
A composite projectile having a mixture comprising (by weight):
- greater than 0% and less than 10% of a polymer;
- 85-95% metallic particles, the metallic particles having a maximum dimension of 250 microns;
- and
- greater than 0% and up to 5% of carbon particles having a maximum dimension of 50 microns,
- wherein the mixture is homogeneously incorporated and processed in a melt-flow manufacturing process.
A composite projectile having a mixture (by weight) comprising:
- greater than 0% and less than 10% of the polymer;
- 25-90% of the metallic particles, the metallic particles having a maximum dimension of 250 microns;
- 5-65% of an energetic particle;
- and
- greater than 0% and up to 5% of the carbon particles having a maximum dimension of 50 microns,
- wherein the mixture is homogeneously incorporated and processed in a melt-flow manufacturing process.
A composite projectile having a mixture (by weight) comprising:
- greater than 0% and less than 10% of the polymer;
- greater than 0% and up to 5% of the carbon particles, the carbon particles having a maximum dimension of 50 microns;
- and
- 85-95% of the metallic particles,
- wherein the metallic particles comprise copper,
- and wherein the mixture is homogeneously incorporated and processed in a melt-flow manufacturing process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.