Patents by Inventor Paul V. Riffin

Paul V. Riffin 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).

  • High fragmentation munition
    Patent number: 4089267
    Abstract: A high fragmentation munition such as an artillery shell, bomb, hand gren, and the like, wherein a casing containing a high explosive is positioned within and spaced from the inner wall of an outer casing whereby, upon detonation, the high explosive accelerates the inner casing across the space to the outer casing to make a mechanical impact therewith to thereby produce a high fragmentation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: John F. Mescall, Paul V. Riffin