Projectile Construction, Launcher, and Launcher Accessory
AssigneeNL Enterprises, LLC
InventorsChristopher PEDICINI, Joshua PEDICINI
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Abstract
A projectile and launcher include coil of wire and a control board, an energy storage means and a timing circuit for delaying separation of the projectile. The launcher permits adjustment the launch velocity of the barrel for achieving a particular level of charge of the projectile as it is inductively charged by a magnetic field. The control board may include sensors such as barometric, proximity, acoustic, infrared and the like. The initiation of the payload release can be as a result of inputs from such sensors in addition to low voltage or particular energy programming which may occur prior to launch. The launcher may also include a range finding means that can detect a distance to target.
Claims20
A projectile launcher and programmable projectile,
- said launcher comprising a range-finding means, a means for communicating information to said projectile, and a means for transmitting energy to said projectile,
- said information comprising at least one of distance and elevation to a target from said range-finding means,
- said information being communicable from said launcher to said projectile at an energy level which is less than the threshold energy,
- said energy being transmitted from said launcher to said projectile at a level that exceeds the threshold energy during launch of the projectile and
- said projectile comprising a housing, a payload for deployment, an initiator, an energy storage means, and a control circuit,
- wherein said control circuit of said projectile uses at least a portion of the information communicated below the threshold energy to determine when said projectile initiates payload deployment.
A projectile launcher and projectile,
- said launcher comprising a tether,
- said projectile comprising a housing, a payload, an initiator, and an activating compound,
- said tether operably coupled to said initiator of said projectile,
- said launcher capable of launching said projectile and capable of clamping said tether, wherein, upon launch, said launcher unspools said tether and wherein, said launcher thereafter clamps said tether, and
- wherein, clamping of said tether causes activation of said initiator, which initiator activates said activating compound to deploy said payload.
A projectile launcher and programmable projectile,
- said launcher comprising a means for communicating information to said projectile, and a means for transmitting energy to said projectile,
- said information being communicable from said launcher to said projectile without exceeding a threshold energy,
- said energy being transmittable from said launcher to said projectile at launch,
- said projectile comprising a housing, payload, an initiator, an energy storage means, a control circuit, and an altitude sensor,
- wherein said energy transmitted to said projectile at launch is stored in said projectile energy storage means, and
- wherein, said projectile initiates deployment of said payload at an altitude.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.