Patents by Inventor Brian James Van De Wal

Brian James Van De Wal has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Controlled plastic venting for low-recoil gun systems
    Patent number: 8322264
    Abstract: A pressure release mechanism for a sonic rarefaction wave-type low-recoil gun system employing controlled plastic venting that exhibits adiabatic shear banding to effect a delayed pressure release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Brian James Van De Wal