Patents by Inventor Michel Castarede

Michel Castarede 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: 6250226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-lethal ammunition comprising a projectile (100) including: a body (110) which houses a container (130) adapted to generate a pressurized gas, and a nosecone (140) associated with a striker (154) adapted to enable an active agent to be dispersed on impact, wherein the body (110) is placed in a case (50, 60) and the container (130) or the striker is disposed on a slide (120) guided to slide in the body (110); means (117, 118, 119) are provided to prevent movement of the slide (120) before the body (110) leaves the case (50, 60) to prevent movement towards each other of the striker (154) and the container (130), and the body (110) of the projectile (100) comprises a plurality of orifices (170) disposed around its axis to enable the active agent to be dispersed omnidirectionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Etienne Lacroix Tous Artifices S.A.
    Inventors: Geneviève Leichter, Michel Castarede, Bruno Gromek
  • Patent number: 5852253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a personal firearm system characterized by the fact that it comprises at least two launch barrels (300, 500) and damper means (400) associated with at least a main barrel (300) and adapted to limit the recoil force generated thereby on firing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Etienne Lacroix Tous Artificess.A.
    Inventors: Jean Baricos, Guy Valembois, Michel Castarede
  • Patent number: 4895061
    Abstract: A shoulder-borne weapon for use as a rocket launcher is disclosed. To enable its use in an enclosed space with any complication or excess weight, and without imposing any appreciable recoil effect on the gunner, for all that, at least one weapon tube is guided in limited longitudinal, sliding motion with respect to a barrel comprising shoulder rest means, grip means and firing control means, and means are provided to exert force elastically on the weapon tube, frontwards with respect to a pre-determined firing direction, so as to dampen the recoil motion of the weapon tube with respect to the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Assignee: Etienne Lacroix Tous Artifices S.A.
    Inventors: Jean Baricos, Denis Dilhan, Michel Castarede