EP 1348103 A1 20031001 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF POWDER-BASED FIREARM AMMUNITION PROJECTILE EMPLOYING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE
Title (en)
METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF POWDER-BASED FIREARM AMMUNITION PROJECTILE EMPLOYING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON FEUERWAFFENMUNITIONSGESCHOSS AUF PULVERBASIS UNTER VERWENDUNG VON ELEKTROSTATISCHER LADUNG
Title (fr)
PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DE PROJECTILES A BASE DE POUDRE POUR ARMES A FEU, UTILISANT LA CHARGE ELECTROSTATIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0150139 W 20011231
- US 25956601 P 20010103
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO02054008A1] A first metal powder having a density greater than the density of lead is mixed with a second metal powder having a density not greater than the density of lead and a matrix micronized polymeric powder which is itself a poor electrical conductor but susceptible to accumulation of an electrostatic charge thereon during handling and/or transportation thereof. The mixing of these metal powders and the micronized polymeric powder is performed under conditions which maintain, promote or enhance the electrostatic environment within a mixing vessel with the result that the metal and non-metal powders become substantially uniformly distributed throughout the mixture, and retain their uniform distribution after removal from the mixing vessel, and carry forward such uniform distribution into and throughout subsequent conversion of the mixture into ammunition projectiles without the heavy and light metal powder particulates separating, according to their respective densities, into semi-layers or strata.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F42B 12/74 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F42B 12/745 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 02054008A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 02054008 A1 20020711; CA 2433638 A1 20020711; CA 2433638 C 20091006; EP 1348103 A1 20031001
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0150139 W 20011231; CA 2433638 A 20011231; EP 01990262 A 20011231