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US 12,560,417 B2Granted
Ballistic test barrels and related systems and methods
AssigneeCorvid Technologies LLC
InventorCaleb Yow
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Abstract
A ballistic test barrel system includes a fixture, a chamber in the fixture, a barrel extending from the chamber, and an observation window in or on the chamber.
Claims20
A ballistic test barrel system comprising:
- a fixture;
- a chamber in the fixture;
- a barrel extending from the chamber;
- and
- an observation window in or on the chamber,
- wherein the observation window comprises crystalline aluminum oxide.
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A method for observation of interior ballistics phenomena, the method comprising:
- providing a ballistic test barrel system comprising:
- a fixture;
- a chamber in the fixture;
- a barrel extending from the chamber;
- and
- an observation window in or on the chamber, wherein the observation window comprises crystalline aluminum oxide;
- inserting a cartridge comprising a transparent housing into the chamber;
- firing the ballistic test barrel system including igniting propellant in the cartridge;
- and
- capturing an image or video of the propellant and/or a projectile held in the cartridge through the observation window.
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A ballistic test barrel system comprising:
- a fixture comprising a base and a clamp connected to the base;
- a chamber in the fixture;
- a barrel that is releasably connectable to the chamber;
- and
- an observation window in or on the chamber,
- wherein the clamp comprises a viewing port that is aligned with the observation window.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.