Patents by Inventor Friedhelm Gunthner

Friedhelm Gunthner 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).

  • Hollow charge subsidiary projectile including a projectile body and a fuze spacer at the front
    Patent number: 4770100
    Abstract: The projectile body of a hollow charge subsidiary projectile is configured of a helical wire which forms a closed wall in that mutually adjacent wire turns are connected together in common contracting regions. A given number of wire turns at the front of the projectile body beginning in the vicinity of the base of the hollow charge insert remain unconnected so that a spring-like detonator spacer results which is delimited at the front by the last wire turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Rheinmetall GmbH
    Inventors: Friedhelm Gunthner, Ernst-Wilhelm Altenau