Patents by Inventor John F. Kostka

John F. Kostka 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: 9689648
    Abstract: A large caliber, frangible, training projectile imitates, for training purposes, the corresponding tactical projectile. To enable fragmentation of the training projectile at impact, some embodiments of the frangible projectile are partially or entirely made of a material with a lower yield strength than the material used in the counterpart tactical projectile. Some embodiments of the frangible projectile may include portions that are sectioned, welded, or provided with stress risers. Some embodiments of the frangible projectile may include high density particles suspended in a weaker medium. The fragmentation methods may be applied to the overall mass of the projectile, or to a portion of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: John F. Kostka, Luis M. Lavrador
  • Patent number: 9593921
    Abstract: A large caliber, frangible, training projectile imitates, for training purposes, the corresponding tactical projectile. To enable fragmentation of the training projectile at impact, some embodiments of the frangible projectile are partially or entirely made of a material with a lower yield strength than the material used in the counterpart tactical projectile. Some embodiments of the frangible projectile may include portions that are sectioned, welded, or provided with stress risers. Some embodiments of the frangible projectile may include high density particles suspended in a weaker medium. The fragmentation methods may be applied to the overall mass of the projectile, or to a portion of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: John F. Kostka, Luis M. Lavrador
  • Patent number: 9546852
    Abstract: A large caliber, frangible, training projectile imitates, for training purposes, the corresponding tactical projectile. To enable fragmentation of the training projectile at impact, some embodiments of the frangible projectile are partially or entirely made of a material with a lower yield strength than the material used in the counterpart tactical projectile. Some embodiments of the frangible projectile may include portions that are sectioned, welded, or provided with stress risers. Some embodiments of the frangible projectile may include high density particles suspended in a weaker medium. The fragmentation methods may be applied to the overall mass of the projectile, or to a portion of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: John F. Kostka, Luis M. Lavrador
  • Patent number: 9212876
    Abstract: A large caliber, frangible, training projectile imitates, for training purposes, the corresponding tactical projectile. To enable fragmentation of the training projectile at impact, some embodiments of the frangible projectile are partially or entirely made of a material with a lower yield strength than the material used in the counterpart tactical projectile. Some embodiments of the frangible projectile may include portions that are sectioned, welded, or provided with stress risers. Some embodiments of the frangible projectile may include high density particles suspended in a weaker medium. The fragmentation methods may be applied to the overall mass of the projectile, or to a portion of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: John F. Kostka, Luis M. Lavrador
  • Patent number: 9157708
    Abstract: An EMF hardened igniter for electrically fired ammunition includes a central electrode, a dielectric that surrounds the central electrode, and a conductive body that surrounds the dielectric. A hot wire is fixed to an output end of the central electrode and to the conductive body. An ignition mixture is in contact with the hot wire. A cup surrounds and contains the ignition mixture. The cup is sealed to the conductive body. An outer surface of the central electrode is mechanically locked with an inner surface of the dielectric. An outer surface of the dielectric is mechanically locked with an inner surface of the conductive body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: John F. Kostka, Jason D. Mishock