Patents by Inventor Francois Ambrosi

Francois Ambrosi 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: 5257936
    Abstract: Completely inert training grenade intended to be fired by a rifle and a propellant cartridge, comprising a metal tube (1) equipped with a rear stabilizing tail unit (2) and with a front solid part (3) which closes off the tube. This front part (3) carries a hollow nose (4) containing a marking substance (5), this nose (4) being fastened removably by engagement to the front solid part (3) of the tube. The nose (4) is sufficiently resistant to withstand the shot, but is destructible on impact. The solid front part (3) of the tube is produced in one piece with the tube, the diameter of this part being substantially equal to or slightly larger than that of the rest of the tube. The nose (4) engaged on this solid front part has an inner annular shoulder (11) bearing on the front surface (3a) of the solid part (3) of the tube, and the front end of the nose (4) is flat. The nose (4) is shaped so that its wall can break in the event of its impact on the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Luchaire Defense S.A.
    Inventors: Francois Ambrosi, Pierre Laurent, Thierry Dupre
  • Patent number: 4793259
    Abstract: A rifle grenade comprises, at one end, a tube designed to be fitted to the barrel of a gun and, at the other end, a fuse and a head enclosing an explosive charge, the said tube comprising, upstream of the fuse, a bullet-trap and a booster-charge of propellant powder protected from external influences by a sealed wall.The said sealed wall is integral with a tubular element of the said tube and comprises an axial cavity defining a reduction in the thickness of the wall sufficient to ensure that the bullet shot by the gun shall pierce the wall without tearing it.The purpose is to increase the operational safety of rifle grenade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: Luchaire S.A.
    Inventors: Francois Ambrosi, Jean-Pascal Guardiola, Michel Schilling