Patents by Inventor Heinz Riess

Heinz Riess 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).

  • Publication number: 20220357139
    Abstract: Metallic solid projectile for practice cartridges, in particular for use on preferably police shooting ranges, wherein the solid projectile comprises a front-side ogival portion and a cylinder portion for holding the solid projectile in a cartridge case and defines a projectile length in the axial direction, wherein the ogival portion has an ogival wall and a rotationally symmetrical ogival cavity circumferentially bounded by the ogival wall, wherein it is provided that a fully cylindrical stem portion of the solid projectile extends in the axial direction over less than 45% of the projectile length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Florian SPANNER, Heinz RIESS, Marcus STIER
  • Patent number: 11428516
    Abstract: Metallic solid projectile for practice cartridges, in particular for use on preferably police shooting ranges, wherein the solid projectile comprises a front-side ogival portion and a cylinder portion for holding the solid projectile in a cartridge case and defines a projectile length in the axial direction, wherein the ogival portion has an ogival wall and a rotationally symmetrical ogival cavity circumferentially bounded by the ogival wall, wherein it is provided that a fully cylindrical stem portion of the solid projectile extends in the axial direction over less than 45% of the projectile length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Florian Spanner, Heinz Riess, Marcus Stier
  • Publication number: 20220187049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a deformation and/or partial fragmentation projectile comprising a jacket and a two-part core arranged within the jacket and having a projectile front-sided core part and a projectile rear-sided core part, the core being attached to the jacket such that the projectile rear-sided core part is more strongly attached to the jacket than the projectile front-sided core part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Marcus STIER, Gerhard MEHL, Heinz RIESS
  • Patent number: 11199386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Pb-free deforming/partially fragmenting projectile with a projectile body. In order to improve the killing effect of the projectile, the projectile has a fragmenting core according to the invention. The projectile body is equipped with a bore which is arranged on the longitudinal axis, extends from the tip of the projectile body, and extends into the interior, and the projectile body tip, which faces away from the projectile base has a bevel which extends from the outer circumference of the projectile body to the bore and runs at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis. The fragmenting core has a cylindrical part and a head part. The cylindrical part is arranged in the bore, and the head part protrudes out of the bore and has a support surface which is adapted to the bevel in the projectile body and together with the support surface rests on the bevel of the projectile body. The head part has a rounded tip which forms the tip of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC AG
    Inventor: Heinz Riess
  • Patent number: 10393487
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lead-free partial fragmentation bullet comprising a bullet jacket, a rear core compressed therein, and a nose core compressed in the ogive region, wherein the tip core sits on the rear core. In order that the rear core does not separate from the contacting bullet jacket upon striking a target body and to thereby guarantee a sure exit wound out of the target body, a predetermined breaking point is proposed which is arranged between the rear core and the nose core. The rear core has a molded recess on the end thereof facing the nose core, the end of the nose core facing the tail core fills in said recess, and the bullet jacket has a peripheral break away edge on the outer circumference in the region of the predetermined breaking point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH
    Inventor: Heinz Riess
  • Publication number: 20190186881
    Abstract: Metallic solid projectile for practice cartridges, in particular for use on preferably police shooting ranges, wherein the solid projectile comprises a front-side ogival portion and a cylinder portion for holding the solid projectile in a cartridge case and defines a projectile length in the axial direction, wherein the ogival portion has an ogival wall and a rotationally symmetrical ogival cavity circumferentially bounded by the ogival wall, wherein it is provided that a fully cylindrical stem portion of the solid projectile extends in the axial direction over less than 45% of the projectile length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Florian SPANNER, Heinz RIESS, Marcus STIER
  • Patent number: 10168131
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a core (1) for a projectile (2). So that the dividing behavior of the projectile can be set in a simple manner, wherein the core is lead-free, it is proposed that one or more wires or wire sections composed of a lead-free material are compressed to form a cavity-free core (1), wherein the wires or wire sections have one or more geometrical shapes (3) in the interior or on the outside diameter and/or predetermined braking points (4) obtained during the compression are provided in the core (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH
    Inventor: Heinz Riess
  • Patent number: 9989339
    Abstract: The invention relates to fragmenting projectiles. In order that all projectiles of a*waffe*Bug projectile type have the same point of impact, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH
    Inventor: Heinz Riess
  • Publication number: 20170261294
    Abstract: The invention relates to fragmenting projectiles. In order that all projectiles of a*waffe*Bug projectile type have the same point of impact, i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Heinz RIESS
  • Publication number: 20170248395
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lead-free partial fragmentation bullet comprising a bullet jacket, a rear core compressed therein, and a nose core compressed in the ogive region, wherein the tip core sits on the rear core. In order that the rear core does not separate from the contacting bullet jacket upon striking a target body and to thereby guarantee a sure exit wound out of the target body, a predetermined breaking point is proposed which is arranged between the rear core and the nose core. The rear core has a molded recess on the end thereof facing the nose core, the end of the nose core facing the tail core fills in said recess, and the bullet jacket has a peripheral break away edge on the outer circumference in the region of the predetermined breaking point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Heinz RIESS
  • Publication number: 20170248396
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Pb-free deforming/partially fragmenting projectile with a projectile body. In order to improve the killing effect of the projectile, the projectile has a fragmenting core according to the invention. The projectile body is equipped with a bore which is arranged on the longitudinal axis, extends from the tip of the projectile body, and extends into the interior, and the projectile body tip, which faces away from the projectile base has a bevel which extends from the outer circumference of the projectile body to the bore and runs at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis. The fragmenting core has a cylindrical part and a head part. The cylindrical part is arranged in the bore, and the head part protrudes out of the bore and has a support surface which is adapted to the bevel in the projectile body and together with the support surface rests on the bevel of the projectile body. The head part has a rounded tip which forms the tip of the projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Heinz RIESS
  • Patent number: 9500455
    Abstract: The invention relates to a projectile having a projectile base (1), an adjoining cylindrical rear region (2), and a front region (3), which is implemented as an ogive, and the projectile having one or two projectile cores (4, 5) and a projectile jacket (6). In order that when the projectile strikes a game carcass, the projectile core and the projectile jacket begin to deform simultaneously up to twice or three times the projectile diameter, it is proposed that the projectile core (4) be soldered in the cylindrical rear region (2) to the projectile jacket (6) over its entire axial length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: RUAG AMMOTEC GMBH
    Inventor: Heinz Riess
  • Publication number: 20150292845
    Abstract: The invention relates to a projectile having a projectile base (1), an adjoining cylindrical rear region (2), and a front region (3), which is implemented as an ogive, and the projectile having one or two projectile cores (4, 5) and a projectile jacket (6). In order that when the projectile strikes a game carcass, the projectile core and the projectile jacket begin to deform simultaneously up to twice or three times the projectile diameter, it is proposed that the projectile core (4) be soldered in the cylindrical rear region (2) to the projectile jacket (6) over its entire axial length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Heinz Riess
  • Patent number: 8578856
    Abstract: The decomposition of a projectile in a target body, particularly a hunting projectile in wild animals after penetration therein, determines the energy output of the projectile and thereby the effect of the shot. For projectiles with double cores, the properties of the ingredients used in the cores decisively affect the decomposition and particularly the deformation behavior of the cores. According to the invention, a partial decomposition projectile comprising two cores is provided with one solid core (3) made of a material suited to said projectile and the other core (4;22) is divided up into two areas (4a,4b;22a;22b), whereby one area (4a;22a) is made of ball-shaped elements made of a metal material granulate (5;23) and the second area (4b;22b) is made of a metal or ceramic powder and the ball-shaped elements or granulates (5;23) are pressed to become free of shrink holes, in order to improve decomposition behavior control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ruag Ammotec GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Riess, Erich Muskat
  • Patent number: 8141494
    Abstract: The decomposition of a projectile in a target body, particularly a hunting projectile in wild animals after penetration therein, determines the energy output of the projectile and thereby the effect of the shot. For projectiles with double cores, the properties of the ingredients used in the cores decisively affect the decomposition and particularly the deformation behavior of the cores. According to the invention, a partial decomposition projectile comprising two cores is provided with one solid core (3) made of a material suited to said projectile and the second core (4) is made of a powder (5) consisting of metal or ceramic ingredients, said powder being pressed to become free of shrink holes, in order to improve decomposition behavior control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: RUAG Ammotec GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Riess, Erich Muskat
  • Patent number: 8074574
    Abstract: A penetrator can substantially affect the fragmentation properties of a projectile. As a rule, the penetrator is enclosed by an envelope which combines the projectile core and penetrator in one unit. On hitting the target, a fragmentation of the projectile envelope must first occur which needs energy, influencing the further fragmentation of the projectile and the exit from the target. The invention thus relates to a hard-core projectile (1), with the penetrator (3) provided in a cylindrical drilling (4), in the projectile core (2), running centrally on the projectile axis (5), the length of the penetrator (3) extending over the middle (8) of the projectile, the core (2) enclosing the penetrator (3) in the ogival region (6) to the open tip (16) and the cylindrical part (7) of the core (2), serving as guide in operation, is enclosed by an envelope (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Ruag Ammotec GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Riess, Erich Muskat
  • Patent number: 7735422
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ball cartridge (1) for a shotgun with an intermediate means (2) which can be built into a cartridge (20). The bullet (1) has a cylindrical free area (10) on the lower side thereof and the intermediate means (2) is embodied as a piston (21) on the end thereof facing the bullet (1) and the diameter thereof is adapted to the free area (10). In order to provide a solid link between the bullet (1) and the intermediate means (2), the bullet (1) is placed on the piston (21) or vice-versa and is pushed into the free area (10) and wedged during the piston (21) shot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Ruag Ammotec GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Riess, Erich Muskat
  • Patent number: 7661368
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to gas-tightly join a jacket to a core of a hard core jacketed bullet comprising an illuminant composition in the area of the hole of the bore in the core to accommodate the illuminant composition. Said aim is achieved by pressing the material (15) of the bottom (11) of the jacket (4), which is displaced when the hole (10) is formed, against the wall of the hole by means of a reshaping process in the area of the hole (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: RUAG Ammotec GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Riess, Erich Muskat
  • Publication number: 20090293754
    Abstract: The decomposition of a projectile in a target body, particularly a hunting projectile in wild animals after penetration therein, determines the energy output of the projectile and thereby the effect of the shot. For projectiles with double cores, the properties of the ingredients used in the cores decisively affect the decomposition and particularly the deformation behaviour of the cores. According to the invention, a partial decomposition projectile comprising two cores is provided with one solid core (3) made of a material suited to said projectile and the other core (4;22) is divided up into two areas (4a,4b;22a;22b), whereby one area (4a;22a) is made of ball-shaped elements made of a metal material granulate (5;23) and the second area (4b;22b) is made of a metal or ceramic powder and the ball-shaped elements or granulates (5;23) are pressed to become free of shrink holes, in order to improve decomposition behaviour control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Heinz Riess, Erich Muskat
  • Publication number: 20090293755
    Abstract: The decomposition of a projectile in a target body, particularly a hunting projectile in wild animals after penetration therein, determines the energy output of the projectile and thereby the effect of the shot. For projectiles with double cores, the properties of the ingredients used in the cores decisively affect the decomposition and particularly the deformation behavior of the cores. According to the invention, a partial decomposition projectile comprising two cores is provided with one solid core (3) made of a material suited to said projectile and the second core (4) is made of a powder (5) consisting of metal or ceramic ingredients, said powder being pressed to become free of shrink holes, in order to improve decomposition behavior control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Heinz Riess, Erich Muskat