Patents Assigned to JOHN COCKERILL DEFENSE SA
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Patent number: 12000675Abstract: A system for controlling turret functions of a land-based combat vehicle includes: a plurality of image detection sensors for recording sequences of images having an at least partial view of a 360° environment of the land-based combat vehicle; at least one virtual, augmented or mixed reality headset for wear by an operator, the headset presenting the at least partial view of the environment of the land-based combat vehicle on a display, the headset including a direction sensor for tracking an orientation of the headset imparted during a movement of a head of the operator and eye tracking means for tracking eye movements of the operator; a control unit including at least one computing unit for receiving as input and processing: images supplied by the plurality of image detection sensors; headset position and orientation data supplied by the direction sensor; eye position data supplied by the eye tracking means.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: JOHN COCKERILL DEFENSE SAInventors: Guillaume Verheylewegen, Bernard Clermont
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Patent number: 11940236Abstract: An armored land vehicle includes: a roof delimited by an opening containing a recess; a retractable weapon system to be deployed automatically between a first retracted position located inside the vehicle in the recess of the roof and a second deployed and operational position located outside the vehicle; an automatic mechanism to ensure, during use, a movement of the weapon system between the first and second positions; and an armored cap secured to the weapon system to cover the recess by forming a junction between an outer contour of the cap and a periphery of the opening of the roof with a perfect fit and in an extension of the roof surface, when the weapon system is in the first position. The weapon system includes at least one weapon with a caliber of up to 40 mm. The opening containing the recess is fitted or related to weapon system dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: JOHN COCKERILL DEFENSE SAInventors: Philippe Bolen, Fabian Corona
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Patent number: 11867490Abstract: A machine for attaching ammunitions intended to form a chain or strip with links of ammunitions or cartridges, including an ogive, a cartridge casing, and a cup that are essentially cylindrical, attached by links articulated to one another, each link having a first part attached to a second part, the first and second parts being offset relative to one another, the second part including a central loop or handle relative to a height of the link, defining an approximately semi-cylindrical opening, sized to be adjusted on the cartridge casing of a cartridge of given caliber, the first part including two central loops or handles but located, heightwise, respectively on either side of the central loop, the machine including: a first guideway for successively introducing the links detached from one another and guiding the links under an effect of gravity; a second guideway for successively introducing and guiding the cartridges.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: JOHN COCKERILL DEFENSE SAInventors: Innokenty Gritskevitch, Anthony Colomine, Nicolas Leonnard
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Patent number: 11686556Abstract: A system for performing a collaborative and smart mission assigned over a determined area includes: a plurality of land bases that communicate with one another by communication, analysis, and/or examination means; at least one satellite drone associated with each base of the plurality of land bases, each satellite drone of the at least one satellite drone performing the assigned mission or part of the assigned mission, such that different drones of the at least one satellite drone form a flotilla whose members communicate with each other and directly or indirectly with the plurality of land bases by communication, analysis, and/or examination means respectively assigned to relations of the different drones with each other and of the plurality of land bases with the different drones. The mission is assigned by the plurality of land bases to the flotilla of drones in one or several determined zones.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: JOHN COCKERILL DEFENSE SAInventor: Bernard Clermont
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Patent number: 11609055Abstract: A device for automatically discharging ammunition links obtained from a weapon configured to fire at a certain rate. The device includes a housing. The housing provides an inlet opening located in an upper position of the position for bulk insertion by gravity of the ammunition links obtained from the weapon after firing and an outlet opening for discharging the ammunition links toward an outside of the device at a given speed. The outlet opening is arranged laterally or offset relative to a vertical of the inlet opening. The device further includes a proximal ramp of the inlet opening connected to a proximal horizontal planar path of the outlet opening, two channeling rollers with parallel axes and inverse rotation relative to one another located at the proximal ramp, and two propulsion and guiding rollers located on either side of the proximal horizontal planar path.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: JOHN COCKERILL DEFENSE SAInventors: Anthony Colomine, Innokenty Gritskevitch