Patents by Inventor William R. Heincker

William R. Heincker 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: 4085678
    Abstract: An air dropped penetrator or projectile for a gun, (herein referred to as the munition), adapted for use in fracturing and penetrating a hard concrete target or a similar highly resistant target. In the most basic and generic form, the munition includes: a forward kinetic energy penetrator section, an aft follow-through ungula-shaped penetrator section, and a frangible intermediate section in the form of a tube which releasably interconnects the forward section and the aft section, thereby forming an integrated munition. Upon impact of the munition on the target, the frangible intermediate section breaks, thereby separating from the forward and aft sections, and also separating the forward and aft sections. The forward section fractures the concrete target and penetrates it; and, the aft section follows-through the fractured and penetrated target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: William R. Heincker