Patents by Inventor August Ritter

August Ritter 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).

  • FIRING DEVICE FOR AN INITIATOR
    Publication number: 20120186478
    Abstract: An initiator firing device has a firing member adapted to generate heat for allowing the initiation of an energetic material arranged in the initiator. The device also has an electrical switch mounted in series with the firing member, the switch changing from an open condition to a closed condition by application at its terminals of a voltage higher than a predetermined cut-in voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: INSTITUT FRANCO-ALLEMAND DE RECHERCHES DE SAINT-LOUIS
    Inventors: August Ritter, Thomas Arnold, Henry Moulard