Patents by Inventor Rolf Oechslin

Rolf Oechslin 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: 6672218
    Abstract: A self-propelling projectile allowing restricted local target effects comprises a penetrator core, a charge for at least partially fragmenting the core at a target, and autonomous ignition device for the charge. The penetrator core has a stepped tip with a forward exterior dart angle and a larger following acute angle and a dart shank that tapers towards a rear end of the core. A coaxial cavity is located within at least a rear portion of the core carries an active substance is next to an explosive charge for opening the cavity at the target. The active substance can either be of lethal or non-lethal characteristics. The projectile can be configured to be usable with conventional launchers and auxiliary equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Ruag Munition
    Inventors: Rolf Oechslin, Jürg Meister
  • Publication number: 20030205160
    Abstract: A self-propelling projectile allowing restricted local target effects comprises a penetrator core, a charge for at least partially fragmenting the core at a target, and autonomous ignition device for the charge. The penetrator core has a stepped tip with a forward exterior dart angle and a larger following acute angle and a dart shank that tapers towards a rear end of the core. A coaxial cavity is located within at least a rear portion of the core carries an active substance is next to an explosive charge for opening the cavity at the target. The active substance can either be of lethal or non-lethal characteristics. The projectile can be configured to be usable with conventional launchers and auxiliary equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Rolf Oechslin, Jurg Meister
  • Patent number: 5929369
    Abstract: An assembly for generating an optical marking of the flight path of an air/space vehicle propelled by a power unit is associated with the power unit, and mixes the marking output of the generator with either the exhaust of the power unit or air streaming past the vehicle. The generator may generate smoke or steam. In the case of a smoke generator, the assembly may include an annular chamber surrounding a central passageway through which the power unit exhaust passes. The exhaust ignites a smoke-generating charge in the annular chamber, the smoke generated passing through bores in the annular chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Vertreten Durch die SM Schweizerische Munitionsunternehmung der Gruppe Rustung
    Inventors: Josef Bissig, Rolf Oechslin, Walter Rauber