Inventor
BETTS ROBERT E
34 patents
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US ARMY
33 patentsUS4892037AJan 9, 1990
Self consumable initiator
US ARMY59 citations96
US4896609AJan 30, 1990
Planar shock wave generator and enhancer device
US ARMY42 citations88
US4488490ADec 18, 1984
Percussion initiated spotting charge
US ARMY25 citations82
US4380958AApr 26, 1983
Electrostatic safe electric match
US ARMY19 citations82
US4014262AMar 29, 1977
Blast simulator
US ARMY28 citations82
US6597559B2Jul 22, 2003
Lightning rocket
US ARMY7 citations74
US4391196AJul 5, 1983
Add-on igniter for pyrogen type igniter
US ARMY12 citations74
US4356720ANov 2, 1982
Burst-pressure test fixture for pressure vessels dynamic rocket motors
US ARMY13 citations74
US4337702AJul 6, 1982
Electroexplosive and percussion safe and arm device
US ARMY8 citations74
US4208967AJun 24, 1980
Squib design
US ARMY12 citations74
US4092189AMay 30, 1978
High rate propellant
US ARMY20 citations74
US4068591AJan 17, 1978
Ignition system used in testing solid propellant compositions for smokelessness
US ARMY15 citations74
US4952254AAug 28, 1990
High impulse, non-detonable propellant
US ARMY15 citations73
US4630539ADec 23, 1986
Device for flash suppression of a rocket motor
US ARMY10 citations73
US5179246AJan 12, 1993
Laser actuated thru-bulkhead initiator for detonable explosive material, pyrotechnic material and remotely located pyrotechnic or propellant material
US ARMY15 citations72
US5144893ASep 8, 1992
Safe ordnance initiation system
US ARMY20 citations72
US5099761AMar 31, 1992
Laser actuated thru-bulkhead initiator
US ARMY16 citations72
US4672881AJun 16, 1987
Recoilless rocket launcher
US ARMY18 citations72
USH314HAug 4, 1987
Safety container for transporting small quantities of explosives
US ARMY5 citations63
US4672897AJun 16, 1987
Impactor cap
US ARMY5 citations63
US4649702AMar 17, 1987
Injectable fluid flash suppressor
US ARMY4 citations62
US4642983AFeb 17, 1987
Chemical releasing flash suppressor
US ARMY5 citations62
US4462483AJul 31, 1984
Solid propellant sound generator for coagulation of aerosols
US ARMY4 citations62
US5708229AJan 13, 1998
Gun launch rocket propellant support filler
US ARMY4 citations61
US5155438AOct 13, 1992
Spark map for a resistive material using magnetic field detection
US ARMY2 citations60
US4033121AJul 5, 1977
Noise controllable nozzle closure
US ARMY5 citations60
US4023356AMay 17, 1977
Noise controllable nozzle closure
US ARMY2 citations60
US3968646AJul 13, 1976
Noise controllable nozzle closure
US ARMY5 citations60
US4542695ASep 24, 1985
Contoured configured detonating cord and detonator
US ARMY2 citations57
US4549486AOct 29, 1985
Smoke canister
US ARMY3 citations54
US4432202AFeb 21, 1984
Flow-through pyrotechnic delay
US ARMY3 citations54
US6062141AMay 16, 2000
Omni-directional detonator
US ARMY1 citations52
US4036013AJul 19, 1977
Noise controllable nozzle closure
US ARMY0 citations50