Patents by Inventor Helmut Janda

Helmut Janda 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).

  • Patent number: 4966064
    Abstract: An armoured car or vehicle with front wheel drive has a vehicle hull and a turret with gun, as well as a front revolving magazine located on the bottom of the turret platform in the vicinity of the gun for large caliber ammunition inserted in upright form. In order to be able to carry maximum ammunition stocks within the vehicle and ensure a mechanized, automatic ammunition flow, on the bottom of the vehicle hull behind the front revolving magazine is provided a rear revolving magazine largely filling the rear vehicle space and receiving the ammunition in standing form and between the two revolving magazines is provided a transfer mechanism occupying an empty position on the front revolving magazine from the rear revolving magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Kuka Wehrtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Gert Kaustrater, Josef Jorg, Helmut Janda
  • Patent number: 4487104
    Abstract: A container is open on both sides and is used for the pickup and feed of a cartridge having a bottom flange. The container is a component of a magazine revolving behind a cannon across the bore axis thereof on an endless-track disposed in the turret of a tank, or especially of an armored car. In the container, the cartridge lies in the grip of at least two pincers, which are in interconnection with the container in jacket perforations thereof and which can be tightened by means of a cam interacting with a sliding sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1984
    Assignee: Firma Keller & Knappich Wehrtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: August Schiele, Helmut Janda