Patents by Inventor Gerhard Heussler

Gerhard Heussler 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).

  • Safety and arming unit for a fuse
    Patent number: 8381650
    Abstract: A safety and arming unit for a fuse includes a firing chain having first and second firing devices defining an intermediate space therebetween and a barrier blocking the intermediate space in a safe position. The firing chain is brought into an armed position by a releasing movement vacating the intermediate space. First and second mutually independent securing devices lock the barrier in the safe position and execute an unlocking action based on two mutually independent physical arming parameters. A compact and very reliable safety and arming unit can be achieved in this way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Junghans Microtec GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Glatthaar, Reiner Hennig, Gerhard Heussler, Karl Kautzsch, Frank Martin Kienzler, Alexander Zinell
  • Projectile with a penetration capability
    Patent number: 7685941
    Abstract: A penetration-capable projectile has a casing and a fuze with a fuze housing lower part. An interface area between the casing of the projectile and the fuze housing lower part is formed with a shape and/or strength modification which prevents the fuze housing lower part from being pushed into the casing on impact with a target that is to be penetrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignees: Junghans Microtec GmbH, Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Martin Kienzler, Alexander Zinell, Karl Kautzsch, Gerhard Heussler, Klaus Bär
  • MINIATURIZED PRIMING CHAIN
    Publication number: 20090255431
    Abstract: A modular miniaturized priming chain has a detonator and a priming booster assembly. The priming booster assembly includes a first priming booster and a second priming booster which can be modularly combined together depending on the respective power requirement at an output of the priming chain, or only the first priming booster is combined with the detonator, which is a miniature detonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicants: JUNGHANS MICROTEC GMBH, DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Karl Glatthaar, Gerhard Heussler, Karl Kautzsch, Frank Martin Kienzler, Alexander Zinell, Bernd Eigenmann, Karl Rudolf
  • Safety and Arming Unit for a Fuse
    Publication number: 20090126593
    Abstract: A safety and arming unit for a fuse includes a firing chain having first and second firing devices defining an intermediate space therebetween and a barrier blocking the intermediate space in a safe position. The firing chain is brought into an armed position by a releasing movement vacating the intermediate space. First and second mutually independent securing devices lock the barrier in the safe position and execute an unlocking action based on two mutually independent physical arming parameters. A compact and very reliable safety and arming unit can be achieved in this way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: JUNGHANS MICROTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Karl Glatthaar, Reiner Hennig, Gerhard Heussler, Karl Kautzsch, Frank Martin Kienzler, Alexander Zinell
  • Projectile with a Penetration Capability
    Publication number: 20080245257
    Abstract: A penetration-capable projectile has a casing and a fuze with a fuze housing lower part. An interface area between the casing of the projectile and the fuze housing lower part is formed with a shape and/or strength modification which prevents the fuze housing lower part from being pushed into the casing on impact with a target that is to be penetrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicants: JUNGHANS MICROTEC GMBH, DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Frank Martin Kienzler, Alexander Zinell, Karl Kautzsch, Gerhard Heussler, Klaus Bar