Patents by Inventor Brandon S. Recchia

Brandon S. Recchia 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).

  • Ballistic sealing, component retention, and projectile launch control for an ammunition cartridge assembly
    Patent number: 9267772
    Abstract: An ammunition cartridge assembly including a case and a projectile positioned along a longitudinal axis towards the front end of the case. An endcap coupled to the front end of the case is adapted to retain the projectile entirely within the case. A primer is positioned along the longitudinal axis towards the base end of the case. A primer support is coupled to the base end of the case and is adapted to support the primer within the case. A groove is located on the interior surface of the primer support into which the primer expands under pressure during firing. Under firing pressure, the primer is deformed to create a retaining ring that locks the primer to the primer support after the pressure is released. The cartridge assembly includes at least one obturating lip seal to seal at least one of the endcap or the primer support to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: AAI Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Carpenter, William H. Engel, IV, Brandon S. Recchia, Paul A. Shipley
  • BALLISTIC SEALING, COMPONENT RETENTION, AND PROJECTILE LAUNCH CONTROL FOR AN AMMUNITION CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160003585
    Abstract: An ammunition cartridge assembly including a case and a projectile positioned along a longitudinal axis towards the front end of the case. An endcap coupled to the front end of the case is adapted to retain the projectile entirely within the case. A primer is positioned along the longitudinal axis towards the base end of the case. A primer support is coupled to the base end of the case and is adapted to support the primer within the case. A groove is located on the interior surface of the primer support into which the primer expands under pressure during firing. Under firing pressure, the primer is deformed to create a retaining ring that locks the primer to the primer support after the pressure is released. The cartridge assembly includes at least one obturating lip seal to seal at least one of the endcap or the primer support to the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: David A. Carpenter, William H. Engel, IV, Brandon S. Recchia, Paul A. Shipley
  • Ballistic sealing, component retention, and projectile launch control for an ammunition cartridge assembly
    Patent number: 8807039
    Abstract: A telescoped ammunition cartridge assembly including a case having a front end and a base end positioned along a longitudinal axis. A projectile is positioned along the longitudinal axis towards the front end of the case. An endcap is coupled to the front end of the case and is adapted to retain the projectile entirely within the case. A primer is positioned along the longitudinal axis towards the base end of the case. A primer support is coupled to the base end of the case and is adapted to support the primer within the case. The cartridge assembly includes at least one obturating lip seal to seal at least one of the endcap or the primer support to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: AAI Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Carpenter, William Henry Engel, IV, Brandon S. Recchia, Paul Andrew Shipley
  • BALLISTIC SEALING, COMPONENT RETENTION, AND PROJECTILE LAUNCH CONTROL FOR AN AMMUNITION CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140000471
    Abstract: A telescoped ammunition cartridge assembly including a case having a front end and a base end positioned along a longitudinal axis. A projectile is positioned along the longitudinal axis towards the front end of the case. An endcap is coupled to the front end of the case and is adapted to retain the projectile entirely within the case. A primer is positioned along the longitudinal axis towards the base end of the case. A primer support is coupled to the base end of the case and is adapted to support the primer within the case. The cartridge assembly includes at least one obturating lip seal to seal at least one of the endcap or the primer support to the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: AAI Corporation
    Inventors: David Alan Carpenter, William Henry Engel, IV, Brandon S. Recchia, Paul Andrew Shipley