Patents by Inventor Thomas Kneisel

Thomas Kneisel 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).

  • Artillery-shell rammer
    Patent number: 6467389
    Abstract: An artillery-shell rammer with a carriage provided with a shell accommodation trough. The trough is aligned with the weapon's chamber behind the barrel and has a shell positioner at the rear. The carriage travels back and forth on a rail along a track paralleling the axis of the barrel and is coupled to a drive mechanism that accelerates it toward the barrel. Means of braking the carriage are provided at a prescribed distance back of the barrel. The drive mechanism is provided with at least one linear motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rüdiger Baus, Thomas Kneisel, Karl Lieberum