Patents by Inventor Jacky Groux

Jacky Groux has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Low vulnerability component of explosive ammunition and process for initiating a charge of low-sensitivity composite explosive
    Patent number: 5187319
    Abstract: Low-vulnerability component of explosive ammunition and process for initiating a charge of low-sensitivity composite explosive. The subject of the present invention is a low-vulnerability component of explosive ammunition consisting of a preferably metallic enclosure 1 containing a charge 2 of low-sensitivity composite explosive E and, as initiating relay, a plane wave generator 3 consisting, on the one hand, of a cylindroconical cap 7 made of composite explosive A, the large base surface having a diameter d greater than the critical diameter of the explosive E, the cavity 8 of this cap 7 being filled with a composite explosive B and, on the other hand, of a reinforcer made of composite explosive C, of thickness e greater than 0.1 d, the detonation pressure of the explosive C being higher than that of the explosive E.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Societe Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs
    Inventors: Bruno Nouguez, Yves Bigot, Jacky Groux, Jean-Claude Derrien