Patents by Inventor Matthew Woelfersheim

Matthew Woelfersheim 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).

  • Wedge-type breechblock bidirectional make-break assembly
    Patent number: 8371206
    Abstract: A gun with a wedge-type breechblock containing a single make-break junction assembly, located between the stationary mass of the cradle and the breechblock. The make-break junction assembly having a first set of contacts located along the bottom of the ramp structure affixed to the cradle and a second set of contacts housed in a shoe affixed to the bottom of the breechblock, at a location corresponding to the first set of contacts. Such that, when the breechblock is in-battery and the gun loaded, this shoe will be aligned with and adjacent to the first set of contacts, so that the make-break circuit will be completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Jeffrey Albrecht, Matthew Woelfersheim, Michael Palage, James Papandrea, Mohamed Badawi