Patents by Inventor Bruno Ossola

Bruno Ossola 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).

  • Patent number: 10125057
    Abstract: For production of a propellant charge powder, especially for medium and large calibers, in a process in which the solid is incorporated together with a liquid in a mixing and drying process into the channels of a granular green material and compacted therein to form a plug, the solid, under otherwise identical process conditions, is set within a setting range of >0-0.5% by weight based on the weight of the granular green material. For more significant lowering of the maximum pressure within an upper temperature range and for more significant raising of the maximum pressure within a lower temperature range of the application temperature range, an increased amount of solid is used. The solid is a substance whose melting point is at least 10° C., especially 20° C., above a maximum use temperature of the propellant charge powder and which is inert toward the granular green material. Since the plug consists virtually exclusively of inert material, a high ballistic stability is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: NITROCHEMIE ASCHAU GMBH
    Inventors: Beat Vogelsanger, Bruno Ossola, Alexander Huber, Christian Wagner, Oliver Hampel
  • Publication number: 20140326370
    Abstract: For production of a propellant charge powder, especially for medium and large calibers, in a process in which the solid is incorporated together with a liquid in a mixing and drying process into the channels of a granular green material and compacted therein to form a plug, the solid, under otherwise identical process conditions, is set within a setting range of >0-0.5% by weight based on the weight of the granular green material. For more significant lowering of the maximum pressure within an upper temperature range and for more significant raising of the maximum pressure within a lower temperature range of the application temperature range, an increased amount of solid is used. The solid is a substance whose melting point is at least 10° C., especially 20° C., above a maximum use temperature of the propellant charge powder and which is inert toward the granular green material. Since the plug consists virtually exclusively of inert material, a high ballistic stability is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: NITROCHEMIE ASCHAU GMBH
    Inventors: Beat Vogelsanger, Bruno Ossola, Alexander Huber, Christian Wagner, Oliver Hampel
  • Publication number: 20090208647
    Abstract: The method for producing a propellant powder (TLP) with a layered grain structure starts with a green powder, which is impregnated in a watery emulsion with an energetic plasticizer and a polymeric deterrent. Propellant powders (TLP) can be produced in industrial quantities by avoiding the dangerous direct introduction of a blasting oil. The propellant powders (TLP) produced in this way have similar characteristics and a similar structure as the known propellant powders (TLP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Nitrochemie Wimmis AG
    Inventors: Kurt Ryf, Beat Vogelsanger, Ulrich Schaedeli, Bruno Ossola
  • Patent number: 7473330
    Abstract: The method for producing a propellant powder (TLP) with a layered grain structure starts with a green powder, which is impregnated in a watery emulsion with an energetic plasticizer and a polymeric deterrent. Propellant powders (TLP) can be produced in industrial quantities by avoiding the dangerous direct introduction of a blasting oil. The propellant powders (TLP) produced in this way have similar characteristics and a similar structure as the known propellant powders (TLP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Nitrochemie Wimmis AG
    Inventors: Kurt Ryf, Beat Vogelsanger, Ulrich Schaedeli, Bruno Ossola
  • Publication number: 20060266451
    Abstract: The proposed propellant powder exhibits a temperature-independent burning behavior and high ballistic stability. The production process starts with a perforated bulk powder grain, which is processed inside a mixing apparatus with a solid material, a plug-stabilizing moderator or deterrent (if necessary also a radical initiator) and a low-viscous liquid. With a minimum amount of solid material, moderator or deterrent and liquid and because of the continuous mixing, the form function is influenced in such a way that the gas-formation rate is practically independent of the propellant powder temperature. As a result, the muzzle energy at the normal temperature and, above all, at a low deployment temperature can be increased markedly as compared to that of a standard propellant powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicants: Nitrochemie Wimmis AG, Nitrochemie Aschau GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Fahrni, Beat Vogelsanger, Alfred Steinmann, Bruno Ossola, Ulrike Jeck-Prosch, Alexander Huber, Kurt Ryf
  • Patent number: 7051658
    Abstract: The proposed propellant powder exhibits a temperature-independent burning behavior and high ballistic stability. The production process starts with a perforated bulk powder grain, which is processed inside a mixing apparatus with a solid material, a plug-stabilizing moderator or deterrent (if necessary also a radical initiator) and a low-viscous liquid. With a minimum amount of solid material, moderator or deterrent and liquid and because of the continuous mixing, the form function is influenced in such a way that the gas-formation rate is practically independent of the propellant powder temperature. As a result, the muzzle energy at the normal temperature and, above all, at a low deployment temperature can be increased markedly as compared to that of a standard propellant powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignees: Nitrochemie Wimmis AG, Nitrochemie Aschau GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Fahrni, Beat Vogelsanger, Alfred Steinmann, Bruno Ossola, Ulrike Jeck-Prosch, Alexander Huber, Kurt Ryf
  • Publication number: 20020134269
    Abstract: The proposed propellant powder exhibits a temperature-independent burning behavior and high ballistic stability. The production process starts with a perforated bulk powder grain, which is processed inside a mixing apparatus with a solid material, a plug-stabilizing moderator or deterrent (if necessary also a radical initiator) and a low-viscous liquid. With a minimum amount of solid material, moderator or deterrent and liquid and because of the continuous mixing, the form function is influenced in such a way that the gas-formation rate is practically independent of the propellant powder temperature. As a result, the muzzle energy at the normal temperature and, above all, at a low deployment temperature can be increased markedly as compared to that of a standard propellant powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Markus Fahrni, Beat Vogelsanger, Alfred Steinmann, Bruno Ossola, Ulrike Jeck-Prosch, Alexander Huber, Kurt Ryf
  • Publication number: 20020043316
    Abstract: The method for producing a propellant powder (TLP) with a layered grain structure starts with a green powder, which is impregnated in a watery emulsion with an energetic plasticizer and a polymeric deterrent. Propellant powders (TLP) can be produced in industrial quantities by avoiding the dangerous direct introduction of a blasting oil. The propellant powders (TLP) produced in this way have similar characteristics and a similar structure as the known propellant powders (TLP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Kurt Ryf, Beat Vogelsanger, Ulrich Schaedeli, Bruno Ossola