Patents by Inventor Michael Köpf

Michael Köpf 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).

  • Weapon, in particular range-controlled compressed air weapon
    Patent number: 8281776
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a weapon that provides a range control (2), by means of which it is possible to set firing velocity, and thus impact velocity, of the ammunition or active bodies (10) to a distance to be discharged in such a way that, in particular, the non-lethal ammunition (10) continues to have a non-lethal effect. To this end, a type of pneumatic weapon (1) is described that, with the use of a shot pressure control, e.g. by means of a proportional pressure regulator (3), and/or additionally in combination with breech technology and valve technology, has a continuously variable range control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Körver, Sven Guth, Michael Niemann, Michael Köpf
  • Weapon, in particular range-controlled compressed air weapon
    Publication number: 20110073093
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a weapon that provides a range control (2), by means of which it is possible to set firing velocity, and thus impact velocity, of the ammunition or active bodies (10) to a distance to be discharged in such a way that, in particular, the non-lethal ammunition (10) continues to have a non-lethal effect. To this end, a type of pneumatic weapon (1) is described that, with the use of a shot pressure control, e.g. by means of a proportional pressure regulator (3), and/or additionally in combination with breech technology and valve technology, has a continuously variable range control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION GMBH
    Inventors: Rolf KÖRVER, Sven GUTH, Michael NIEMANN, Michael KÖPF