Frank Schotzig 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).
Abstract: A cartridge, comprising a cartridge case (3), a projectile (4), a propellant charge igniter (8) extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of cartridge (1) and arranged inside the cartridge case (3), and an electrically programmable projectile fuse arranged in the projectile (4) and connected via at least one electrical line (110) to an electrode on the cartridge base (2). The cartridge case (3) comprises at least two case sections (5, 6) with at least one separation location in the region between the front end (7) of the propellant charge igniter (8) and the projectile tail (9) for the installation of a section of the electrical line (110) between the cartridge base (2) and the projectile fuse using two rotating connector assemblies, one of which turns more easily than the other.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 24, 2003
Date of Patent:
April 27, 2004
Assignee:
Rheinmetall W & M GmbH
Inventors:
Torsten Niemeyer, Thomas Heitmann, Rupert Reinstadler, Michael Vagedes, Frank Schötzig, Rainer Himmert
Abstract: A cartridge, comprising a cartridge case (3), a projectile (4), a propellant charge igniter (8) extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of cartridge (1) and arranged inside the cartridge case (3), and an electrically programmable projectile fuse arranged in the projectile (4) and connected via at least one electrical line (110) to an electrode on the cartridge base (2). The cartridge case (3) comprises at least two case sections (5, 6) with at least one separation location in the region between the front end (7) of the propellant charge igniter (8) and the projectile tail (9) for the installation of a section of the electrical line (110) between the cartridge base (2) and the projectile fuse using two rotating connector assemblies, one of which turns more easily than the other.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 24, 2003
Publication date:
January 8, 2004
Applicant:
Rheinmetall W & M GmbH
Inventors:
Torsten Niemeyer, Thomas Heitmann, Rupert Reinstadler, Michael Vagedes, Frank Schotzig, Rainer Himmert