Patents Assigned to Oerlikon Cantraves Pyrotec AG
  • Universal KE projectile, in particular for medium caliber munitions
    Patent number: 7503261
    Abstract: It is proposed to combine the cascade effect of frangible pellets with sub-projectiles made of ductile heavy metal, that is, to produce a munition in which the advantages of for example frangible pellets of a central penetrator are combined with the advantages of the ductile heavy metal in an external penetrator\whereby an improved performance on various targets is achieved along with deeper impact speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Oerlikon Cantraves Pyrotec AG
    Inventor: Jakob Burri