Sticky polymer lethal agent tracer

• US 7,207,274 B1
• Filed: 07/20/2005
• Issued: 04/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Inventors: Kramer, Leslie D., Plew, Tara Y.
• Primary Examiner(s): Carone; Michael J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Klein; Gabriel J.
• Application Number:
  US11/186,199
• Time in Patent Office: 643 Days
• Field of Search: 102/501, 102/502, 102/513
• US Class Current: 102/501
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 11/134 Chemical systems, e.g. with detection by vapour analysis
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/365 Projectiles transmitting information to a remote location using optical or electronic means F42B12/385 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F42D 5/04 Rendering explosive charges harmless, e.g. destroying ammunition F42B39/14 and F42B39/20 take precedence ; extracting primers, dismantling ammunition F42B33/04, F42B33/06 ; chemical deactivating of explosives C06B21/0091; Rendering detonation of explosive charges harmless
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/0057 Warfare agents or explosives
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/0073 Control unit therefor

Abstract

A monitoring device and method comprising providing a projectile comprising a sticky medium, one or more sensors embedded therein, and a data transmitter receiving input from said one or more sensors, and firing the projectile at a target to which the medium will attach.

Claims

1. A monitoring device comprising a projectile comprising a sticky polymeric medium comprising a two-part dielectric gel polymer, one or more MEMS sensors embedded therein, a data transmitter receiving input from said one or more sensors, and a housing for said sticky polymeric medium, said housing comprising polyethylene terephthalate polyester.

2. The monitoring device of claim 1 wherein said housing conforms to a shape of a gun barrel of a gun configured to deliver said projectile.

3. A monitoring method comprising the steps of providing a projectile comprising a sticky polymeric medium comprising a two-part dielectric gel polymer, one or more MEMS sensors embedded therein, a data transmitter receiving input from said one or more sensors, and a housing for said sticky polymeric medium, said housing comprising polyethylene terephthalate polyester, and firing the projectile at a target to which the medium will attach.

4. The monitoring method of claim 3 wherein the housing conforms to a shape of a gun barrel of a gun configured to fire the projectile.