Patents by Inventor Thomas Q. Ciccone

Thomas Q. Ciccone 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).

  • Combination percussion-electric primer
    Patent number: 4386567
    Abstract: A combination percussion-electric primer operable in a percussion mode or an electric mode, which includes the elements of a primer cup, in which an electrically-conducting contact button is disposed at one end thereof, and a booster charge supporting cup is disposed within the other end of the primer cup. A space between the contact button and supporting cup is adapted to receive a supply of priming composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Thomas Q. Ciccone, Thomas A. Doris, Jr.
  • Incendiary tracer projectile
    Patent number: 3983818
    Abstract: Incendiary or flame projectile for use with conventional igniter-tracer sems and capable of being propelled over distances up to about 600 yards to ignite hard-to-ignite combustible materials such as wood or canvas, the projectile being operable and efficient at atmospheric pressures and containing a flame-producing composition similar to gas generator propellants of double-base or ammonium perchlorate formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Thomas Q. Ciccone, Thomas McNally, William E. Perkins