Patents by Inventor Thomas MACHER

Thomas MACHER 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: 11639834
    Abstract: A buttstock of a small arm includes a front connection area for a positive connection to a receiver. In order to permit increased cartridge capacity, a trigger unit with a trigger latch and a transfer element extending forward for connection of the trigger latch to a trigger mechanism arranged in the receiver is positioned on the buttstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Blaser Group GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Wiedemann, Paul Seidl, Martin Vetter, Henry Walter, Jürgen Rothärmel, Robin Marx, Thomas Macher
  • Publication number: 20220196357
    Abstract: A buttstock of a small arm includes a front connection area for a positive connection to a receiver. In order to permit increased cartridge capacity, a trigger unit with a trigger latch and a transfer element extending forward for connection of the trigger latch to a trigger mechanism arranged in the receiver is positioned on the buttstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Blaser Group GmbH
    Inventors: Peter WIEDEMANN, Paul SEIDL, Martin VETTER, Henry WALTER, Jürgen ROTHÄRMEL, Robin MARX, Thomas MACHER
  • Publication number: 20220026181
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to enable, in a simple manner, the protection of moving or stationary objects from laser-guided threats, in particular from laser-guided threats approaching the object from above. This aim is achieved, according to the invention, in that active masses of a corresponding number of decoys are ignited in a specifiable height range to the windward side of the object to be protected such that the decoy cloud(s) forming in this height range is/are moved by the wind force acting thereon over the object to be protected and subsequently conceal said object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas MACHER, Lukas GRUNDNER
  • Patent number: 10670376
    Abstract: A method and a device for providing a dummy target via decoy chaffs for protecting a vehicle and/or an object from radar-guided missiles. After identification of the radar-guided missile and calculation of a decoy chaff pattern, the decoy chaff pattern is presented in the form of polar coordinates in accordance with the firing of shots, a “cut-off” distance for the determination of a defence radius is then found in these polar coordinates. A minimum distance between the disassembly or detonation points within the defence radius is set. The dummy target is then optimized on the basis of the “cut-off” distance and the minimum distance between the disassembly or detonation points. As a result of this calculation, the only decoy chaffs that are deloyed are those that meet the conditions, i.e. that have a minimum distance between the disassembly or detonation points within the defence radius in the optimized dummy target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
    Inventors: Lukas Grundner, Thomas Macher
  • Publication number: 20180023928
    Abstract: A method and a device for providing a dummy target via decoy chaffs for protecting a vehicle and/or an object from radar-guided missiles. After identification of the radar-guided missile and calculation of a decoy chaff pattern, the decoy chaff pattern is presented in the form of polar coordinates in accordance with the firing of shots, a “cut-off” distance for the determination of a defence radius is then found in these polar coordinates. A minimum distance between the disassembly or detonation points within the defence radius is set. The dummy target is then optimized on the basis of the “cut-off” distance and the minimum distance between the disassembly or detonation points. As a result of this calculation, the only decoy chaffs that are deloyed are those that meet the conditions, i.e. that have a minimum distance between the disassembly or detonation points within the defence radius in the optimized dummy target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION GMBH
    Inventors: Lukas GRUNDNER, Thomas MACHER