Patents by Inventor Kyle Bridgeman

Kyle Bridgeman 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).

  • Enhanced performance ammunition
    Patent number: 11680781
    Abstract: This invention relates to a combination of a gun having a rifled barrel and a round of enhanced performance ammunition, and to a projectile for use in the combination. The invention is especially, but not exclusively related to a projectile with a nominal calibre, for use in a rifled barrel, the projectile comprising: an elongate metal core, a ceramic tip with a Vickers Hardness greater than said metal core, said ceramic tip abutted with one end of the elongate metal core, wherein a deformable jacket or deposited coating, surrounds the elongate metal core and ceramic tip, such that said jacket or coating defines the nominal calibre of said projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Simon France Parker, Kyle Bridgeman
  • ENHANCED PERFORMANCE AMMUNITION
    Publication number: 20220178666
    Abstract: This invention relates to a combination of a gun having a rifled barrel and a round of enhanced performance ammunition, and to a projectile for use in the combination. The invention is especially, but not exclusively related to a projectile with a nominal calibre, for use in a rifled barrel, the projectile comprising: an elongate metal core, a ceramic tip with a Vickers Hardness greater than said metal core, said ceramic tip abutted with one end of the elongate metal core, wherein a deformable jacket or deposited coating, surrounds the elongate metal core and ceramic tip, such that said jacket or coating defines the nominal calibre of said projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Simon France Parker, Kyle Bridgeman