Patents Assigned to Ruag Ammotec
  • Patent number: 12000682
    Abstract: An expanding bullet having a one-piece structure has a cylindrical section and a section that is essentially shaped as a truncated cone, with the bullet tip being situated at the end of the latter section, which end faces away from the cylindrical section, and at least one planned breaking point being formed in this section, wherein the section shaped as a truncated cone is divided into segments and has a channel that has a mouth in the region of the bullet tip, wherein the channel has a bell-shaped widened region, which has its greatest diameter in the region of the transition from the cylindrical section to the section shaped as a truncated cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: SHU Schuermann Hilleke Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, RUAG Ammotec GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Peter Blecher, Manfred Geier, Florian Spanner
  • Publication number: 20240151504
    Abstract: In a bullet cartridge (1) comprising a bullet case (3) defining a caliber diameter (D), a projectile (4) inserted into the neck portion (31) of the bullet case (3), and at least one annular layer (51, 52) of a sealing medium (5) formed from a sealing medium (5) between the bullet case (3) and the projectile (4), it is provided that the annular layer (51, 52) is applied by means of microdosing and/or comprises not more than 1 mg of sealing medium (5) per mm of caliber diameter (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: RUAG Ammotec AG
    Inventors: Markus Bucher, Michael Muster, Franck Jauzion-Graverolle
  • Patent number: 11953300
    Abstract: Metallic solid projectile for practice cartridges, in particular for use on preferably police shooting ranges, wherein the solid projectile comprises a front-side ogival portion and a cylinder portion for holding the solid projectile in a cartridge case and defines a projectile length in the axial direction, wherein the ogival portion has an ogival wall and a rotationally symmetrical ogival cavity circumferentially bounded by the ogival wall, wherein it is provided that a fully cylindrical stem portion of the solid projectile extends in the axial direction over less than 45% of the projectile length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: RUAG Ammotec GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Spanner, Heinz Riess, Marcus Stier
  • Publication number: 20240060757
    Abstract: A projectile for ammunition includes a projectile interior. A rare earth metal or a compound thereof may be provided within the projectile interior. The compound of the rare earth metal may be an oxide thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: RUAG Ammotec AG
    Inventor: Peter Spatz
  • Patent number: 11906275
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bullet, in particular precision bullet, comprising a bullet core with a bow-side section, a tail-side section with a bullet base and a guide band located therebetween, and a bullet jacket completely surrounding the bullet core, wherein in the region of the bullet core tail axially offset from the guide band and/or in the region of a tail-side end face of the bullet core base and/or in the region of the bullet core bow axially offset from the guide band a profiling is placed, in accordance with the bullet jacket, adapts complementary in shape in in such a way that an anti-rotation structure is formed between the bullet jacket and the bullet core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: RUAG Ammotec AG
    Inventors: Michael Muster, Markus Bucher, Donald Meyer
  • Patent number: 11879709
    Abstract: Intermediate for the production of a projectile in particular a deformable bullet, consisting of a ductile blank, which is cold-formed into the intermediate by means of pressing, a cylindrical solid base end section and a press end section with a central press recess incorporated by means of pressing and a wall limiting the press recess to form an ogival shaped tip, wherein the wall is formed with at least two slots extending in the axial direction of the intermediate, which separate at least two prongs in the circumferential direction of the intermediate, wherein the at least two slots extend by more than 10% of an axial total longitudinal extension of the intermediate from the wall end towards the base end section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Florian Spanner, Marcus Stier, Michael Koerber
  • Publication number: 20230384065
    Abstract: A cartridge case for centerfire ammunition may include a rotationally shaped casing sleeve for receiving a projectile as well as propellant charge powder, and a separate rotationally shaped bottom piece which is attached to the casing sleeve and has a closed ignition surface to be faced towards a firing pin for ignition of the centerfire ammunition. The closed ignition surface delimits, on the firing pin side, a receiving chamber for an ignition charge. The casing sleeve may have or support an anvil extending in the direction of the ignition surface into the receiving chamber. The ammunition may have a caliber in the range from, for example, 4.6 to 12.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: RUAG Ammotec AG
    Inventors: Peter Biedermann, Peter Spatz
  • Publication number: 20230366661
    Abstract: A cartridge case for ammunition may include a rotationally shaped case jacket for receiving a projectile and an annular base piece for receiving a primer and the case jacket. An annular wall of the base piece on the side of the case jacket is conically shaped at least in sections with respect to its axis of rotation. A retaining section of the case jacket on the side of the base piece is adapted in shape thereto so that the retaining section engages at least in sections behind the annular wall for fastening the case jacket and the base piece to one another. A distancing of the base piece and case jacket from each other may be prevented in the direction of the axis of rotation. The conical annular wall and the retaining section may be formed by plastic deformation of the base piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: RUAG Ammotec AG
    Inventors: Peter Biedermann, Peter Spatz
  • Patent number: 11725917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a projectile having a caliber of less than 13 mm, comprising a bullet jacket defining a cavity and a position transmitter arranged in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH
    Inventor: Martin Klaumünzer
  • Patent number: 11721504
    Abstract: The pyrotechnical disconnection unit for impairing, preferably interrupting, an electrical charge coupling between a chargeable electrical energy cell, particularly comprising an electrical energy storage and an energy converter, and an electrical energy supply, such as a charging device, provides an electrically conductive connection section, such as an electrically conductive cable, an electrically conductive path or such, via which electrical charging energy is supplied from the energy supply of the electrical energy cell, a housing, in which the connection section is arranged, and a pyrotechnical means accommodated inside the housing being designed and/or being controllable in such a way that it unfolds its pyrotechnical effect when reaching a predefined operational state, wherein the pyrotechnical means is attributed to the connection section in such a way that the pyrotechnical effect of the pyrotechnical means at least limits, preferably suspends, the electrical conductivity of the connection section i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver Sax, Ulrich Bley, Andreas Winter
  • Publication number: 20230117939
    Abstract: An expanding bullet having a one-piece structure has a cylindrical section and a section that is essentially shaped as a truncated cone, with the bullet tip being situated at the end of the latter section, which end faces away from the cylindrical section, and at least one planned breaking point being formed in this section, wherein the section shaped as a truncated cone is divided into segments and has a channel that has a mouth in the region of the bullet tip, wherein the channel has a bell-shaped widened region, which has its greatest diameter in the region of the transition from the cylindrical section to the section shaped as a truncated cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicants: SHU Schuermann Hilleke Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, RUAG Ammotec GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Peter BLECHER, Manfred GEIER, Florian SPANNER
  • Patent number: 11561074
    Abstract: Intermediate for the production of a projectile in particular a deformable bullet, consisting of a ductile blank, which is cold-formed into the intermediate by means of pressing, a cylindrical solid base end section and a press end section with a central press recess incorporated by means of pressing and a wall limiting the press recess to form an ogival shaped tip, wherein the wall is formed with at least two slots extending in the axial direction of the intermediate, which separate at least two prongs in the circumferential direction of the intermediate, wherein the at least two slots extend by more than 10% of an axial total longitudinal extension of the intermediate from the wall end towards the base end section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Florian Spanner, Marcus Stier, Michael Koerber
  • Publication number: 20220357138
    Abstract: An expanding bullet having a one-piece structure has a cylindrical section and a section that is essentially shaped as a truncated cone, with the bullet tip being situated at the end of the latter section, which end faces away from the cylindrical section, and at least one planned breaking point being formed in this section, wherein the section shaped as a truncated cone is divided into segments and has a channel that has a mouth in the region of the bullet tip, wherein the channel has a bell-shaped widened region, which has its greatest diameter in the region of the transition from the cylindrical section to the section shaped as a truncated cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicants: SHU Schuermann Hilleke Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, RUAG Ammotec GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Peter BLECHER, Manfred GEIER, Florian SPANNER
  • Patent number: 11428516
    Abstract: Metallic solid projectile for practice cartridges, in particular for use on preferably police shooting ranges, wherein the solid projectile comprises a front-side ogival portion and a cylinder portion for holding the solid projectile in a cartridge case and defines a projectile length in the axial direction, wherein the ogival portion has an ogival wall and a rotationally symmetrical ogival cavity circumferentially bounded by the ogival wall, wherein it is provided that a fully cylindrical stem portion of the solid projectile extends in the axial direction over less than 45% of the projectile length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Florian Spanner, Heinz Riess, Marcus Stier
  • Patent number: 11402186
    Abstract: An expanding bullet having a one-piece structure has a cylindrical section and a section that is essentially shaped as a truncated cone, with the bullet tip being situated at the end of the latter section, which end faces away from the cylindrical section, and at least one planned breaking point being formed in this section, wherein the section shaped as a truncated cone is divided into segments and has a channel that has a mouth in the region of the bullet tip, wherein the channel has a bell-shaped widened region, which has its greatest diameter in the region of the transition from the cylindrical section to the section shaped as a truncated cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: SHU Schuermann Hilleke Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, RUAG Ammotec GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Peter Blecher, Manfred Geier, Florian Spanner
  • Patent number: 11199386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Pb-free deforming/partially fragmenting projectile with a projectile body. In order to improve the killing effect of the projectile, the projectile has a fragmenting core according to the invention. The projectile body is equipped with a bore which is arranged on the longitudinal axis, extends from the tip of the projectile body, and extends into the interior, and the projectile body tip, which faces away from the projectile base has a bevel which extends from the outer circumference of the projectile body to the bore and runs at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis. The fragmenting core has a cylindrical part and a head part. The cylindrical part is arranged in the bore, and the head part protrudes out of the bore and has a support surface which is adapted to the bevel in the projectile body and together with the support surface rests on the bevel of the projectile body. The head part has a rounded tip which forms the tip of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC AG
    Inventor: Heinz Riess
  • Patent number: 11156441
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a projectile for ammunition, in particular rimfire ammunition, comprising a preferably ogive-shaped nose section and a projectile tail which has an annular recess at an end face, an annular edge circumferentially surrounding the annular recess and radially outwardly delimiting the recess in the circumferential direction, and a projection arranged in the annular recess and extending in the longitudinal direction of the projectile, wherein the annular edge, the projection and optionally the nose section are manufactured in one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Gerhard Mehl
  • Publication number: 20210278181
    Abstract: An expanding bullet having a one-piece structure has a cylindrical section and a section that is essentially shaped as a truncated cone, with the bullet tip being situated at the end of the latter section, which end faces away from the cylindrical section, and at least one planned breaking point being formed in this section, wherein the section shaped as a truncated cone is divided into segments and has a channel that has a mouth in the region of the bullet tip, wherein the channel has a bell-shaped widened region, which has its greatest diameter in the region of the transition from the cylindrical section to the section shaped as a truncated cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicants: SHU Schuermann Hilleke Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, RUAG Ammotec GmbH
    Inventor: Joerg Peter BLECHER
  • Patent number: 10976143
    Abstract: For the transport and handling of ammunition, the safety level is determined according to the amount of explosive used. Thereby, regulatory constraints are set for example for air transports, which barely suffice for a trial of projectiles. By a specific guidance of shockwaves resulting on impact on a target multilateral, high compressions are evolving inside the acting body (5?), which are initiating the same reliably without additional means or support agents. The subject of the invention aims at great savings of explosive without losses in the effect and significantly increases the safety during transport and handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: RUAG Ammotec AG
    Inventor: Michael Muster
  • Patent number: 10968147
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pyrotechnic agent containing at least one azotetrazolate as a component thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Bley, Rainer Hagel, Julia Havlik, Aleksej Hoschenko, Peter Simon Lechner