Patents by Inventor Raymond Rion

Raymond Rion 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).

  • Pyrotechnic initiation delay means
    Patent number: 6578489
    Abstract: A pyrotechnic initiation delay device intended in particular to cooperate with a device for firing a pyrotechnic charge of the fuze type, particularly for a hand grenade, having a delay composition located inside a delay column, the latter having a lower end and an upper end, a percussion primer being able to cooperate with the upper part of the delay column, and a striker piston held firmly under the lower end of the delay column and able to move axially in the direction of the element to be struck under the action of an explosive charge cooperating with the lower end of the delay column. The delay column communicates with the explosive charge through a cavity containing plugging means allowing or preventing movement of the striker piston under the effect of the explosive charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignees: Bureau de la Propriete Intellectuelle de la Delegation Generale pour l'Armement, Jason Engineering S. A.
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Boyer, Andre Gilson, Raymond Rion
  • Pyrotechnic initiation delay means
    Publication number: 20020046673
    Abstract: A pyrotechnic initiation delay device intended in particular to cooperate with a device for firing a pyrotechnic charge of the fuze type, particularly for a hand grenade, having a delay composition located inside a delay column, the latter having a lower end and an upper end, a percussion primer being able to cooperate with the upper part of the delay column, and a striker piston held firmly under the lower end of the delay column and able to move axially in the direction of the element to be struck under the action of an explosive charge cooperating with the lower end of the delay column. The delay column communicates with the explosive charge through a cavity containing plugging means allowing or preventing movement of the striker piston under the effect of the explosive charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: BUREAU DE LA PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELLE DE LA DELEGATION GENERALE POUR L'ARMEMENT
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Boyer, Andre Gilson, Raymond Rion