Patents by Inventor Lars Dierks

Lars Dierks 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: 10989505
    Abstract: A fragment-free propulsion of a cartridge-type ammunition, including a propellant casing and a high-pressure chamber, wherein the high-pressure chamber accommodates a propellant powder and, in the bottom region, a primer, having at least one overflow bore. To avoid fragments, a membrane, which separates the high-pressure chamber and a low-pressure chamber from one another and which does not tear to connect the high-pressure chamber to the low-pressure chamber when pressure is built up but instead is bent, is embedded in the high-pressure chamber. For this purpose, the high-pressure chamber additionally has a cap, the membrane, and a body. The membrane is embedded in the body and is secured by the cap. In addition, the membrane covers a gap that is formed by an outer diameter of the cap and an inner diameter of the body, and into which the membrane is bent when pressure is built up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
    Inventors: Hendrik Redeker, Stephan Dehrmann, Lars Dierks
  • Patent number: 9697239
    Abstract: Provided are a token-based database system and method of interfacing with the token-based database system. In accordance therewith, a token database is accessed in a memory. The token database includes a core model, which includes one or more core model tokens that provide default functionality. An extended model is generated in the token database. The extended model includes one or more non-core extended model tokens, which conform to the core model and reference the core model tokens. Thereafter, one or more non-core instance tokens are generated in the token database. The instance tokens conform to the extended model and reference the extended model tokens, wherein each of the instance tokens is configured to have zero or more connections connecting other instance tokens, and wherein the token database comprises a plurality of tokens that includes the core model tokens, the extended model tokens, and the instance tokens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Inventor: Lars Dierk Buchholz
  • Patent number: 9513094
    Abstract: An ammunition is proposed with an explosive-free missile that releases, upon dismantling at the target a fuel or fuel mixture as flammable air-fuel mixture, being caused to spontaneously react by at least one, by impact dismantling triggered, explosive-free, spark-generating ignition mechanism. The thus produced optical and thermal target signature can be detected with the naked eye, as well as with rifle scopes or other optical target detection systems, as well as with night-vision and thermal imaging devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Dierks, Christopher Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20140305328
    Abstract: An ammunition is proposed with an explosive-free missile that releases, upon dismantling at the target a fuel or fuel mixture as flammable air-fuel mixture, being caused to spontaneously react by at least one, by impact dismantling triggered, explosive-free, spark-generating ignition mechanism. The thus produced optical and thermal target signature can be detected with the naked eye, as well as with rifle scopes or other optical target detection systems, as well as with night-vision and thermal imaging devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Dierks, Christopher Zimmermann