Patents by Inventor Francois Delbos

Francois Delbos 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: 5458044
    Abstract: A system for storing and feeding propellant charges that are intended to be inserted into the chamber of the barrel of a medium- or large-caliber weapon of an armored vehicle such as a tank for example, contains a storage part including a magazine divided into m tiers each divided into n rows, each containing p individual charges of the modular type, and a feed part having a transfer device. The transfer device includes an elevator located opposite one face or front face of the magazine to receive individual charges and to transport them to a first tier of the elevator, a first device to insert individual charges into the elevator from each tier of the magazine, and a second device to remove individual charges from the first tier of the elevator and to transport a given number of the charges to a loading carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Giat Industries
    Inventor: Francois Delbos