Patents by Inventor Claude Cabanel

Claude Cabanel 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).

  • Missile such as hand grenade, notably for antitank fighting
    Patent number: 4444116
    Abstract: This hand grenade comprises a timer for preserving the user's safety when throwing the missile by breaking the pyrotechnic train of the fuse a stabilizing system utilizing the concurrent effects of a weighted ogive and a spread-out empennage adapted when released and operative to brake the missile by aerodynamic effect, thus improving the efficiency of the missile when striking with a low incidence a horizontal surface such as the roof of an armored vehicle. The fins of the empennage are released when removing a safety pin, thus causing the missile to be stabilized in a substantially vertical axial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1984
    Assignee: Luchaire S.A.
    Inventors: Luc Mitard, Claude Cabanel