ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,097, issued on Nov. 3.
"Optical command airburst ammunition fuze system" was invented by John Isaac Boland (Baltimore).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of airburst fuze configuration by which airburst capability may be retrofitted to existing weapons systems or munitions or configured for new ones. The system consists of a nose or mid-body fuze package for a host projectile, incorporating a rear-looking optical sensor system, which will periscope outwards to establish a rearwards line of sight. The fuze package is to be used with a separate and retained detonation control system which performs fire control calculations and trans...