Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Le Pezennec

Jean-Pierre Le Pezennec 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: 6155174
    Abstract: The invention relates to the technical field of exercise munitions and more particularly to the color marker compositions for such munitions.The marker composition according to the invention comprises at least one container (12) holding a marker composition (14) and a dispersive explosive charge (16). It is characterized in that the container (12) is substantially cylindrical, the dispersive explosive charge (16) being situated at the level of the container axis and in that the marker composition comprises at least one pigment in the form a solid, coloring powder dispersed in water, the powder being combined with a water-soluble binder and with a rheological component which is also water-soluble and which is intended to agglomerate the pigments and to increase the composition's viscosity, the composition further including an antifreeze agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Giat Industries
    Inventors: Ghislain Hervieu, Jean-Pierre Le Pezennec, Henri Thepin
  • Patent number: 5454324
    Abstract: A munition has at least two smoke pots disposed in a casing and ejected outside the casing by an ejection composition. Each pot has an axial channel, and the axial channels are aligned so as to constitute an ignition channel of the smoke pots, ignition being ensured by the ejection composition. The munition has a temporary axial link between the two smoke pots when they are ejected and on their trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Giat Industries
    Inventors: Daniel A. Larmignat, Jean-Pierre Le Pezennec