US Patent Issued to OMNITEK PARTNERS on Jan. 13 for "Shear-pin based inertia igniters with preset no-fire protection for munitions and the like" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,457, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.).

"Shear-pin based inertia igniters with preset no-fire protection for munitions and the like" was invented by Jahangir S. Rastegar (Stony Brook, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inertial igniter including: a base having a first projection; a striker mass rotatably connected to the base, the base having a second projection aligned with the first projection such that the first and second projections impact when rotated; a member having a first portion engaging with a second portion of the striker mass to restrict rotation of the striker mass unless th...