Ordnance – Automatic – Plural gun – barrel or bore
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-01
2005-03-01
Johnson, Stephen M. (Department: 3641)
Ordnance
Automatic
Plural gun, barrel or bore
C089S001410, C102S438000, C102S370000, C102S520000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06860187
ABSTRACT:
A method of target specific fire fighting including the steps of providing a barrel assembly, suitably in a pod, which is capable of firing a plurality of projectiles. Each projectile having containment for matter or objects to be delivered to a target fire; loading the containments with matter or objects comprising fire retardants, dousing or extinguishing means; providing control means for aiming and controlling the rate of fire of projectiles and/or quantity of the projectiles fired; and firing the projectiles in a controlled manner from a remote location toward the fire so as to douse or extinguish the fire. The barrel assemblies of the projectile launching apparatus are of the type having a plurality projectiles arranged in-line within a barrel and associated with discrete selectively ignitable propellant charges for propelling the projectiles sequentially through the muzzle of the barrel.
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Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner L.L.P.
Johnson Stephen M.
Metal Storm Limited
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