Patents by Inventor Andre J. Gabriels

Andre J. Gabriels 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).

  • Telescopic projectile
    Patent number: 4448129
    Abstract: The invention relates to a projectile having a head extended by a tubular tail and containing an explosive charge as well as a firing chain for the latter. The tail is made of two telescopic tubular parts, one of which is integral with the head and together with the head carries a first part of the firing chain, the other carrying the remaining part of the firing chain, and guiding means that are distributed over the two parts in order to assign them a determined angular position depending on their relative axial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Fabrique Nationale Herstal
    Inventor: Andre J. Gabriels
  • Rifle-grenade with bullet pass-through device
    Patent number: 4394836
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a rifle-grenade, of the type comprising a head prolonged by a tubular shank, the aforesaid head being traversed by an axial bore running into the bore of the aforesaid tubular shank, characterized in that a plug is forced into one of the aforesaid bores, this plug being made from a material the hardness of which ranges from approximately 30 Shore A to approximately 70 Shore D.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Assignee: Fabrique Nationale Herstal, en abrege F.N., Societe Anonyme
    Inventors: Rene M. Chavee, Andre J. Gabriels
  • Grenade-firing device
    Patent number: 3934513
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a device for firing a grenade or similar projectile using a weapon such as a gun, of the type which comprises a tubular case affixed to the rear of the grenade, a bullet trap being inserted into the said tube, said trap consisting of a steel mass, sub-calibrated to correspond to the said tube and having, near each of its ends, one or more centering edges resting on the inner wall of the said tube, or on a corresponding portion of the body of the grenade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Assignee: Fabrique Nationale Herstal S.A.
    Inventor: Andre J. Gabriels