Patents by Inventor Bruno Gromek

Bruno Gromek 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).

  • Non-lethal ammunition with incapacitating effect
    Patent number: 6250226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-lethal ammunition comprising a projectile (100) including: a body (110) which houses a container (130) adapted to generate a pressurized gas, and a nosecone (140) associated with a striker (154) adapted to enable an active agent to be dispersed on impact, wherein the body (110) is placed in a case (50, 60) and the container (130) or the striker is disposed on a slide (120) guided to slide in the body (110); means (117, 118, 119) are provided to prevent movement of the slide (120) before the body (110) leaves the case (50, 60) to prevent movement towards each other of the striker (154) and the container (130), and the body (110) of the projectile (100) comprises a plurality of orifices (170) disposed around its axis to enable the active agent to be dispersed omnidirectionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Etienne Lacroix Tous Artifices S.A.
    Inventors: Geneviève Leichter, Michel Castarede, Bruno Gromek