Patents by Inventor Frederik Gert Johannes Breytenbach

Frederik Gert Johannes Breytenbach 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: 7506571
    Abstract: This invention relates to a breech assembly of a gun adapted to fire caseless charges, ignited and enhanced with electrothermal chemical (ETC) charges. The gun utilizes charges as propellant and a plasma generator cartridge (PGC) for generating plasma when an electrical current is applied thereto. The breech assembly comprises a breech ring, a tilting block assembly, with a spindle installed and a sliding block for supporting or locking the tilting block assembly in a sealed position. The tilting block assembly is movable between a PGC firing orientation and a PGC loading/removal orientation. The breech assembly further includes a crank means, which includes a guide means for rotating the tilting block assembly from the PGC firing orientation to the PGC loading/removal orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Denel (PTY) Ltd.
    Inventors: Frederik Gert Johannes Breytenbach, Ernst Johann Heinrich Müller