Patents by Inventor David Alan Carpenter

David Alan Carpenter 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
    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