Patents by Inventor Gabriel TESTA

Gabriel TESTA 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).

  • Shaped charge warhead and a method for producing said warhead
    Patent number: 12235088
    Abstract: Described is a shaped charge warhead comprising an axially symmetric fragmentation casing designed to define a containment space and having in a base portion a casting hole for the explosive, a detonator housed in the casting hole and a conical liner of the shaped charge positioned inside the containment space. The casing and the conical or hemispherical liner, with a variable thickness, if necessary, are made in a single piece. The casing extends along a respective axis of extension in such a way as to also define a standoff of the charged warhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TECHDYN ENGINEERING SOCIETA' A RESPONSABILITA' LIMITATA—AZIENDA SPIN-OFF ACCADEMICO DELL'UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI CASSINO
    Inventors: Nicola Bonora, Gianluca Iannitti, Andrew Ruggiero, Gabriel Testa
  • SHAPED CHARGE WARHEAD AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID WARHEAD
    Publication number: 20240200921
    Abstract: Described is a shaped charge warhead comprising an axially symmetric fragmentation casing designed to define a containment space and having in a base portion a casting hole for the explosive, a detonator housed in the casting hole and a conical liner of the shaped charge positioned inside the containment space. The casing and the conical or hemispherical liner, with a variable thickness, if necessary, are made in a single piece. The casing extends along a respective axis of extension in such a way as to also define a standoff of the charged warhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Nicola BONORA, Gianluca IANNITTI, Andrew RUGGIERO, Gabriel TESTA