Patents by Inventor Rolf Rittel

Rolf Rittel 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).

  • Liner for a warhead with protruding central portion
    Patent number: 4979443
    Abstract: An improved liner for a warhead having a shaped explosive charge for the production of a projectile by explosive reshaping of the liner includes a liner body having a central region which has a radius of curvature which is smaller than that of a surrounding liner portion. The central region of the liner is indented relative to the surrounding liner portion along a central axis of the liner body toward the side of the liner adjacent the shaped explosive charge. Upon explosive reshaping of the liner, a projectile having an ogival shape is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Rheinmetall GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Rittel, Torsten Niemeyer, Peter Tripptrap, Jurgen Bocker