Appeal No. 2004-2121
Application No. 08/160,835
Kellner discloses a tandem charge warhead to be used against
fortified or armored targets which, in particular, can be used to
damage runways, roadway pavements, bunker walls, or the like
(col. 1, lines 7-16). Kellner's warhead includes a hollow charge
(2) provided in the front and a follow-up projectile (3)
constructed as an explosive projectile or a solid projectile
(col. 2, lines 54-57). The objective in Kellner is to provide a
time sequence for the ignition of the forward hollow charge (2)
and the propellant charge (5) of the follow-up projectile so that
it is guaranteed that the desired target direction of the follow-
up projectile with respect to the bored/broken hole in the target
wall formed by detonation of the hollow charge is maintained. To
that end, the patentee mandates that the propellant charge of the
follow-up projectile be ignited first and that the forward hollow
charge be initiated only after the follow-up projectile has been
put in motion.
Appellants argue that both Davis and Kellner are related to
relatively small caliber projectiles used for armor piercing and
ground penetration, and that these patents do not address
penetrator bombs of the type dealt with by appellants, wherein a
"general purpose bomb," like that defined on page 3 of
66
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007