Patents by Inventor Lena Sarholm

Lena Sarholm 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: 5343809
    Abstract: The invention relates to a weapon whose main object is to attack targets, such as armoured tanks, from above unexpectedly. The weapon includes an active part (1), a propulsion unit, such as a launching device (2), an anchorage attachment (4) which is intended to be firmly anchored in relation to the terrain, and a line (3) whose first end (5) is attached to the active part (1) and whose second end (6) is pivotally attached to the anchorage attachment (4). When used, the active part (1) is launched vertically upwards, with the line (3) held taut, whereafter the active part is guided by the line through the air in a circular arcuate path or trajectory (8) to a target (7), with the centre of the arcuate trajectory in the anchorage attachment (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Forsvarets Forskningsanstalt
    Inventors: Lennart Wennberg, Lena Sarholm, Egon Svensson, Jan Erikson, Ralf Holmlin