May 19, 2026
A hybrid pad system positioned between a missile and a launch tube is provided herein. The hybrid pad system includes an outer sheet and an inner sheet spaced from the outer sheet. A web region can be positioned between the outer sheet and the inner sheet. A restoration region can be positioned between the outer sheet and the inner sheet and tangentially offset from the web region. A support can be operably coupled with the inner sheet.
May 19, 2026
Disclosed is a method for providing a dart game image, which is performed by a dart game device for participating in a play session assigning a play time constraint to two or more devices according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method for providing a dart game image may include: receiving play related data of another device which participates in the play session in which the dart game device participates; determining a display region in which an object related to the another device is displayed based on the received play related data, wherein the display region is a region at least partially adjacent to an outline of a dart target unit of the dart game device; and displaying the object in the determined display region.
May 12, 2026
An inflatable down hole bag for insertion into a blast hole, comprising: a sealed inflatable body; a first substance within the sealed inflatable body; a plurality of tablets separated from the first substance within the sealed inflatable body; and a release for allowing the first substance to contact the tablets; wherein the tablets comprise a second substance, and wherein contact between the first substance and the second substance causes an inflation fluid producing reaction within the sealed inflatable body, thereby inflating the inflatable body, wherein the tablets are configured to fragment after contact with the first substance.
May 5, 2026
A ballistic material is made from spunlace nonwoven fibers mechanically entangled into a woven ballistic fabric. The spunlace nonwoven may comprise low denier fibers providing for a highly dense ballistic product.
Apr 14, 2026
Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and systems for applying a coating and/or a plating to a surface, including metal surfaces on tubulars or gun barrels. In at least one embodiment, a device includes a rod and an applicator that is rotatable around the rod. The applicator includes a base on which are fixedly attached one or more arms. At one end of the arms is attached one or more applicator pads, which contain the coating and/or plating to be attached to a surface. In a further embodiment, a novel ablative coating includes an electroplated nanostructured porous metal layer combined with embedded nanoparticles. The porous metal layer may include zinc (Zn) and nickel (Ni), and/or alloys thereof. The embedded nanoparticles may include titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) and hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN), which are anti-corrosion, friction-reducing, and/or thermally insulating.
Mar 3, 2026
Ballistic resistant composite materials having high positive buoyancy in water are provided. More particularly, provided are foam-free, buoyant composite materials fabricated using dry processing techniques. The materials comprise fibrous plies that are partially coated with a particulate binder that is thermopressed to transform a portion of the binder into raised, discontinuous patches bonded to fiber/tape surfaces, while another portion of the particulate binder remains on the fibers/tapes as unmelted particles. The presence of the unmelted binder particles maintains empty spaces within the composite materials which increases the positive buoyancy of the composites in water.
Feb 10, 2026
A gas generator includes a housing, an ignition device attached to one end side of the housing, a combustion chamber, a diffuser portion formed on the other end side and including a closed end, an open end, and a side wall positioned between the closed end and the open end, a plurality of gas discharge ports formed in the diffuser portion and including a first gas discharge port having a short distance from the combustion chamber and a second gas discharge port having a long distance from the combustion chamber, and a total opening area of the first gas discharge port and a total opening area of the second gas discharge port are different from each other, and a filter accommodated in the accommodating space, the filter extending from a side of the open end toward a side of the closed end in the diffuser portion.
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Jul 8, 2025
The current disclosure is directed to an impact resistant material made from a novel melanin composite. It has been found that using these composites allows for the production of effective ballistic protection and blast containment materials.
