Lightweight blast shield

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:867758

Mixon, Larry C ^[1]; Snyder, George W ^[2]; Hill, Scott D ^[3]; Johnson, Gregory L ^[4]; Wlodarski, J Frank ^[2]; von Spakovsky, Alexis P ^[2]; Emerson, John D ^[5]; Cole, James M ^[2]; Tipton, John P ^[2]

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1. Madison, AL
2. Huntsville, AL
3. Toney, AL
4. Decatur, AL
5. Arab, AL

A tandem warhead missile arrangement that has a composite material housing structure with a first warhead mounted at one end and a second warhead mounted near another end of the composite structure with a dome shaped composite material blast shield mounted between the warheads to protect the second warhead from the blast of the first warhead.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by Secretary of Army (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 5003883
• OSTI ID: 867758
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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