Patents by Inventor Pascal Laurend

Pascal Laurend 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).

  • Projectile with an explosive load triggered by a target-sighting device
    Patent number: 5841059
    Abstract: The invention concerns projectiles having an explosive load generating splinter and/or a core and of which the operation is triggered by a fuse. This projectile is characterized in that the load comprises at least one direction of action and in that the fuse comprises at least one detector detecting laser radiation reflected by a target, said detector comprising a direction of detection which is close to one of the directions of action of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Luchaire Defense S.A.
    Inventors: Pascal Laurend, Jean-Noel Bilbaut
  • Shell whose base serves as the parachute can of a submunition
    Patent number: 5299503
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shell, the base of which acts as the parachute can of a sub-munition. The shell contains sub-munitions stacked one behind the other and is closed at the rear by a base. The submunitions are each equipped with a parachute and a can containing the folded parachute, the separation of each sub-munition from its can permitting the deployment of the parachute. The can of the sub-munition situated at the rear of the shell is constituted by the base of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: Thomson-Brandt Armements
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Frehaut, Pascal Laurend