ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,729, issued on Nov. 11.
"Low-observable projectile" was invented by Gregory Saltz (Georgetown, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radar-absorbing material projectile system including a projectile with an outer layer of radar-absorbing material (RAM). A carrier or armature is disposed around the projectile, protecting the layer of RAM during the firing sequence. In some embodiments the carrier is a discarding carrier which falls away after firing, rendering the projectile low-observable with regard to radar detection due to the layer of RAM."
The patent was filed on Sept. 15, 2024, under Application No. 18/885,705.
*For further ...