Appeal No. 2004-2121
Application No. 08/160,835
explosive charge (6), arranged to be detonated after the hollow
charge, is an integral part of a shell or general purpose bomb
meant to pass through an aperture formed in the target by the
hollow charge. Held discusses many of the same problems
mentioned by appellants on pages 1a and 2 of their specification.
Looking to Figure 1 of Held, it is also apparent that the caliber
of the penetrator warhead or hollow charge (5) is at least 90% of
the caliber of the general purpose bomb/shell (6). The objective
in Held is to provide a bomb that creates lasting damage to
targets, such a runways and road surfaces, as the spike of the
hollow charge penetrates concrete slabs, while the general
purpose bomb or shell (6), passing through the aperture formed by
the hollow charge, penetrates to deform the concrete slabs with
the high pressure of the explosive charge, dislocating the
concrete slabs from the foundation in the process.
Although Held does not mention the specific size of the
general purpose bomb/shell (6) therein, the examiner should
determine if the purpose specifically set forth in Held of
deforming the large concrete slabs making up a runway or road
surface and dislocating the concrete slabs from their foundation
with the high pressure of the explosive charge (page 1, col. 1,
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