Patents by Inventor Francois-Xavier Renard

Francois-Xavier Renard 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).

  • Firing brakes for cannons or mortars
    Patent number: 8056464
    Abstract: The invention relates to firing brake assembly for weapons of the type incorporating an actual firing brake and means to modulate the function of said firing brake wherein the modulating means are in the form of a chamber equipped with a piston delimiting an upstream chamber and a downstream chamber, the upstream chamber communicating with the gun barrel by means of an upstream circuit ensuring that part of the combustion gases are taken up and a downstream chamber filled with a fluid and communicating with the firing brake by means of a downstream circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Nexter Systems
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Cazalieres, Francois-Xavier Renard
  • Firing brakes for cannons or mortars
    Publication number: 20100288118
    Abstract: The invention relates to firing brake assembly for weapons of the type incorporating an actual firing brake and means to modulate the function of said firing brake wherein the modulating means are in the form of a chamber equipped with a piston delimiting an upstream chamber and a downstream chamber, the upstream chamber communicating with the gun barrel by means of an upstream circuit ensuring that part of the combustion gases are taken up and a downstream chamber filled with a fluid and communicating with the firing brake by means of a downstream circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: NEXTER SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Cazalieres, Francois-Xavier Renard