Patents by Inventor Eric Prummenbaum

Eric Prummenbaum 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).

  • Patent number: 11976897
    Abstract: A projectile lift for vertically moving ammunition elements between two storage levels of a magazine comprising a receiving tray for receiving an ammunition body and a retaining device for retaining the ammunition body, wherein the retaining device can vertically lift the ammunition elements away from the receiving tray. The disclosure also relates to a magazine including a projectile lift and a method for vertically moving ammunition elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jens Grünewald, Eric Prummenbaum
  • Patent number: 11821706
    Abstract: A magazine for storing ammunition bodies having a plurality of adjacently arranged storage spaces, wherein a retaining apparatus for retaining an ammunition body is allocated of each of the storage spaces and wherein a convey device is provided for conveying an ammunition body from a retaining apparatus to an adjacent retaining apparatus. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method for storing ammunition bodies in a magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jens Grünewald, Eric Prummenbaum
  • Publication number: 20230349652
    Abstract: A projectile lift for vertically moving ammunition elements between two storage levels of a magazine comprising a receiving tray for receiving an ammunition body and a retaining device for retaining the ammunition body, wherein the retaining device can vertically lift the ammunition elements away from the receiving tray. The disclosure also relates to a magazine including a projectile lift and a method for vertically moving ammunition elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jens GRÜNEWALD, Eric PRUMMENBAUM
  • Patent number: 11781826
    Abstract: A holding device for munition bodies, having two holding shells which are movable relative to one another and which form a holding region in which a munition body can be held, wherein the holding shells are rotatable about a common axis of rotation, wherein the axis of rotation of the holding shells runs through the holding region. Moreover, the disclosure relates to a magazine having a holding device, to a projectile lift having a holding device, and to a method for holding munition bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jens Grünewald, Eric Prummenbaum
  • Publication number: 20230074465
    Abstract: A holding device for munition bodies, having two holding shells which are movable relative to one another and which form a holding region in which a munition body can be held, wherein the holding shells are rotatable about a common axis of rotation, wherein the axis of rotation of the holding shells runs through the holding region. Moreover, the disclosure relates to a magazine having a holding device, to a projectile lift having a holding device, and to a method for holding munition bodies A separate sheet setting forth the replacement Abstract is provided herewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jens GRÜNEWALD, Eric PRUMMENBAUM
  • Publication number: 20230065927
    Abstract: A magazine for storing ammunition bodies having a plurality of adjacently arranged storage spaces, wherein a retaining apparatus for retaining an ammunition body is allocated of each of the storage spaces and wherein a convey device is provided for conveying an ammunition body from a retaining apparatus to an adjacent retaining apparatus. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method for storing ammunition bodies in a magazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jens GRÜNEWALD, Eric PRUMMENBAUM
  • Patent number: 9404717
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle, especially a military vehicle, comprising a front section (2) and a rear section (3) and a safety cell (4) arranged between the front section (2) and the rear section (3) and receiving the vehicle crew, the front section (2) and the rear section (3) being connected to each other in the region below the safety cell (4) by means of a protective element (5) which protects the safety cell (4) from the impact of blasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Pfennig, Eric Prummenbaum, Oliver Meding
  • Publication number: 20140216238
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle, especially a military vehicle, comprising a front section (2) and a rear section (3) and a safety cell (4) arranged between the front section (2) and the rear section (3) and receiving the vehicle crew, the front section (2) and the rear section (3) being connected to each other in the region below the safety cell (4) by means of a protective element (5) which protects the safety cell (4) from the impact of blasts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Pfennig, Eric Prummenbaum, Oliver Meding