Patents by Inventor Julien Jimenez

Julien Jimenez 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).

  • Mechanically controlled torque transmission mechanism and weapon including such a mechanism
    Patent number: 5535661
    Abstract: A mechanism for transmitting torque between a drive shaft and an output shaft including a mechanical control element which causes an angular phase offset between the shafts. The mechanism includes a coupling element joining the shafts together. The coupling element includes a member capable of angular travel relative to a first of the shafts which, when mechanically controlled, provides the angular phase offset and control of the travel causing mutual drive of the shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Giat Industries
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Lescure, Julien Jimenez
  • Automatic gun with a swinging chamber for firing telescoped cylindrical rounds
    Patent number: 5353678
    Abstract: An automatic gun for firing telescoped cylindrical ammunition, the gun comprising a sleeve for supporting a barrel, a breech, and a rear box which are all rigidly connected together by beams, the gun including a chamber disposed between the breech and the barrel and mounted to swing by pivoting about an eccentric shaft, and further including means carried by the breech and the rear box to feed ammunition to the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Giat Industries
    Inventors: Marc Rochelle, Jean-Francois Lescure, Julien Jimenez