Patents by Inventor Andy MUELLER

Andy MUELLER 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).

  • Ammunition feed for feeding a belted ammunition
    Patent number: 10571208
    Abstract: An ammunition feed device of a belted ammunition in a weapon system for delivery before a closure or before a closure head, wherein the ammunition must be drawn from the ammunition belt by a cartridge hook and delivered to the closure. To prevent a misfire, etc., the cartridge hook is integrated in the weapon system separately from the closure. The cartridge hook is carried or placed by the closure, when the closure has covered a distance to the rear or must still cover a distance forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Schneider, Andy Mueller, Markus Schweizer
  • Cocking device for a firing pin and weapon comprising said cocking device
    Patent number: 10488135
    Abstract: A cocking device for a firing pin spring of a firing pin of a weapon, the firing pin being integrated into a breech. This firing pin spring is cocked during the pre-run of the control slide, by means of a cocking slide on the weapon, said cocking slide having a cocking curve, in which a pin of a cocking rocker is engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
    Inventors: Andy Mueller, Hubert Schneider, Markus Schweizer
  • Cocking device for a firing pin and weapon comprising said cocking device
    Patent number: 10401109
    Abstract: A cocking device for a firing pin spring of a firing pin of a weapon, the firing pin being integrated into a breech. This firing pin spring is cocked during the pre-run of the control slide, by means of a cocking slide on the weapon, said cocking slide having a cocking curve, in which a pin of a cocking rocker is engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh
    Inventors: Andy Mueller, Hubert Schneider, Markus Schweizer
  • COCKING DEVICE FOR A FIRING PIN AND WEAPON COMPRISING SAID COCKING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190093972
    Abstract: A cocking device for a firing pin spring of a firing pin of a weapon, the firing pin being integrated into a breech. This firing pin spring is cocked during the pre-run of the control slide, by means of a cocking slide on the weapon, said cocking slide having a cocking curve, in which a pin of a cocking rocker is engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION GMBH
    Inventors: Andy MUELLER, Hubert SCHNEIDER, Markus SCHWEIZER
  • AMMUNITION FEED FOR FEEDING A BELTED AMMUNITION
    Publication number: 20180299216
    Abstract: An ammunition feed device of a belted ammunition in a weapon system for delivery before a closure or before a closure head, wherein the ammunition must be drawn from the ammunition belt by a cartridge hook and delivered to the closure. To prevent a misfire, etc., the cartridge hook is integrated in the weapon system separately from the closure. The cartridge hook is carried or placed by the closure, when the closure has covered a distance to the rear or must still cover a distance forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION GMBH
    Inventors: Hubert SCHNEIDER, Andy MUELLER, Markus SCHWEIZER
  • COCKING DEVICE FOR A FIRING PIN AND WEAPON COMPRISING SAID COCKING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180292158
    Abstract: A cocking device for a firing pin spring of a firing pin of a weapon, the firing pin being integrated into a breech. This firing pin spring is cocked during the pre-run of the control slide, by means of a cocking slide on the weapon, said cocking slide having a cocking curve, in which a pin of a cocking rocker is engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION GMBH
    Inventors: Andy MUELLER, Hubert SCHNEIDER, Markus SCHWEIZER