Patents by Inventor Ernst-Christian Koch

Ernst-Christian Koch 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: 7802519
    Abstract: A method for production of an infrared area emitter which can be used for defense against guided missiles with infrared homing heads, for example for ships. According to the invention, an aerosol cloud which is emissive in the infrared range is produced by the reaction of a first primary aerosol composed of an aqueous solution of an electron acceptor with a second primary aerosol composed of an aqueous solution of an electron donor in order to produce the infrared area emitter. The use of primary aerosols such as these leads to emission at 3-5 and 8-14 ?m, and does not produce any visual signature either.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Patent number: 7678209
    Abstract: An energy-producing material which comprises a chemically uniform polymer material whose monomer units contain an electron donor and an electron acceptor, wherein the stoichiometric ratio of electron donor to electron acceptor is ?1, is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20100036086
    Abstract: An energy-producing material which comprises a chemically uniform polymer material whose monomer units contain an electron donor and an electron acceptor, wherein the stoichiometric ratio of electron donor to electron acceptor is ?1, is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Patent number: 7641748
    Abstract: A highly energy-producing compound which can be used, for example, as an explosive, propellant, oxidant and the like, and which includes an alkyne unit in which at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a trinitromethyl-C(NO2)3 group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20090299106
    Abstract: A highly energy-producing compound which can be used, for example, as an explosive, propellant, oxidant and the like, and which includes an alkyne unit in which at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a trinitromethyl —C(NO2)3 group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20090184266
    Abstract: A method for production of an infrared area emitter which can be used for defense against guided missiles with infrared homing heads, for example for ships. According to the invention, an aerosol cloud which is emissive in the infrared range is produced by the reaction of a first primary aerosol composed of an aqueous solution of an electron acceptor with a second primary aerosol composed of an aqueous solution of an electron donor in order to produce the infrared area emitter. The use of primary aerosols such as these leads to emission at 3-5 and 8-14 ?m, and does not produce any visual signature either.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Patent number: 7556702
    Abstract: A pyrotechnic charge for producing IR radiation is proposed, in which a deuterated compound is contained as fuel and/or as oxidizing agent or as fuel, as oxidizing agent and/or as binder. The use of such a pyrotechnic charge leads to a greater selective radiant emission in the ?-band and at the same time to a reduced selective radiant emission in the ?-band, so that the signature of a decoy is adapted to that of an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20080178757
    Abstract: A pyrotechnic charge for production of IR radiation, which is characterized in that a brominated compound is included as a fuel and/or as an oxidant and/or as a binder. A pyrotechnic charge such as this can be used, for example, to produce an IR decoy with ?-band spectral matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO., KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Patent number: 7404867
    Abstract: An infrared decoy flare composition for generating infrared radiation, including a fuel, an oxidizing agent and a binder, wherein the decoy flare composition contains no metals or metal-containing compounds and no halogens or halogen-containing compounds. Such an infrared decoy flare composition can be particularly advantageously used in aerial infrared decoy flares for civil aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20080006167
    Abstract: A high-explosive blast effect charge of high performance composed of red phosphorous, an explosive and a binding agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO., KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20070251617
    Abstract: An infrared decoy flare composition for generating infrared radiation, including a fuel, an oxidizing agent and a binder, wherein the decoy flare composition contains no metals or metal-containing compounds and no halogens or halogen-containing compounds. Such an infrared decoy flare composition can be particularly advantageously used in aerial infrared decoy flares for civil aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20060162828
    Abstract: A pyrotechnic charge and a process for preparation thereof, whereby the pyrotechnic charge can be used as an impulse element requiring little space. The pyrotechnic charge has at least one nanostructured, porous fuel body; a protective layer on the surface of the at least one fuel body; and a fluorine-eliminating substance as an oxidizing agent, which is provided in the cavities or porosities of the at least one fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20060060103
    Abstract: Disclosed is a smoke projectile comprising a pyrotechnic active charge which emits in the infrared range and is impenetrable in the visible range. The aim of the invention is to create a smoke projectile which has a simple design while resulting in the line of sight quickly fading in the infrared and visible radiation range on impact at a wide solid angle. The active charge (2) forms a hollow cylinder-shaped stack which comprises several layers (5) of hollow cylinder segments (6) and is disposed within a burnable outer coating (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: Diehl Munitionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ernst-Christian Koch, Josef Schneider, Thorsten Kothe
  • Publication number: 20060054011
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are proposed for production of an infrared area emitter which can be used for defence against guided missiles with infrared homing heads, for example for ships. According to the invention, an aerosol cloud which is emissive in the infrared range is produced by the reaction of a first primary aerosol composed of an aqueous solution of an electron acceptor with a second primary aerosol composed of an aqueous solution of an electron donor in order to produce the infrared area emitter. The use of primary aerosols such as these leads to emission at 3-5 and 8-14 ?m, and does not produce any visual signature either.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20060011277
    Abstract: A pyrotechnic charge for producing IR radiation, in which a deuterated compound is contained as fuel and/or as oxidizing agent or as fuel, as oxidizing agent and/or as binder. The use of such a pyrotechnic charge leads to a greater selective radiant emission in the ?-band (wavelength range) and at the same time to a reduced selective radiant emission in the ?-band wavelength range), so that the signature of a decoy is adapted to that of an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20050252590
    Abstract: A pyrotechnic composition which contains black phosphorus as fuel and which can be advantageously used in particular as a pyrotechnic smoke composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20050067070
    Abstract: Described is a high-energy pyrotechnic composition which as a fluorine-supplying oxidation agent contains fluorinated spherical, carbocyclic cage molecules for example of the general formula (CRF)n with RF?CmF2m+1, wherein n is a natural number and m is a natural number including 0, or polymers with such fluorinated cage molecules as monomers, and which as a fuel contains a halophilic metal combining with fluorine in an exothermic reaction or such a metal alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Patent number: 6802259
    Abstract: A device for firing energetic materials (14) such as pyrotechnics or explosives, including a firing composition (12) for the energetic materials (14) and an UV-radiation source (16) for irradiating the firing composition (12), wherein the UV-radiation source (6) possesses a piezo-luminescence element (18) in order to provide a current-less and electromagnetically interference-secure firing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Diehl Munitionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20030226465
    Abstract: A device for firing energetic materials (14) such as pyrotechnics or explosives, including a firing composition (12) for the energetic materials (14) and an UV-radiation source (16) for irradiating the firing composition (12), wherein the UV-radiation source (16) possesses a piezo-luminescence element (18) in order to provide a current-less and electromagnetically interference-secure firing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: Diehl Munitionssysteme GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch
  • Patent number: 6635130
    Abstract: A pyrotechnic active material for producing IR-radiation is proposed. An active material according to the invention contains fuel (preferably magnesium) which combines with fluorine in a strongly exergonic reaction (for example Li, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zr, Hf, B, Al and alloys thereof) and poly-(carbon monofluoride) ((—CFx—)n) (x=0.6-1.2) as an oxidation agent. Compositions according to the invention further contain VITON® as a polymeric binding agent and graphite for reduction of the electrostatic sensitivity. A process for producing those compositions is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Diehl Munitionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ernst-Christian Koch