Patents by Inventor Patrick Berneau

Patrick Berneau 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).

  • Igniting device for a propellant charge
    Patent number: 6708621
    Abstract: An ignition device for a propellant charge contained in a cylindrical case of a munition, said device comprising at least one linear energetic element and means to ignite said element, and characterised in that the ignition means comprise a tubular part, placed at a bottom cap part of the case and delimiting a chamber that communicates with a pyrotechnic igniting component, said tubular part comprising an axial hole intended to allow the passage and entry into the chamber of the linear igniting element or elements arranged substantially along the case axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Giat Industries
    Inventors: Nicole Forichon-Chaumet, Patrick Berneau, Laurent Desgland