Patents by Inventor Esa Koivula

Esa Koivula 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).

  • ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SHELL INTO BREECH-LOADING WEAPON BARREL
    Publication number: 20100294159
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for supporting a shell (1) into a barrel (2) of a breech-loading weapon, the arrangement comprising a rim-flanged support element (6) attachable to a shell tail (4). The arrangement is characterized in that the arrangement comprises a propelling charge element (12) comprising a propelling charge (14) and a primer (13), the element having a threading (15a) suited for the shell tail allowing the support element (6) to be fastened to the shell tail by threading the propelling charge element (6) into the tail of the shell (1) through the support element (6). The invention further relates to a method of supporting a shell into a barrel of a breech-loading weapon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Pekka Niemi, Esa Koivula