Patents by Inventor Torsten Niemeyer

Torsten Niemeyer 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: 4776278
    Abstract: An explosive charge including a body and an insert disposed within the body and having given regions which are uniformly distributed around the center of the insert which differ from their respective immediately adjacent regions for forming, upon explosive conversion of the charge, a rod-shaped projectile which has a tail end with shaped portions for providing aerodynamic stabilization of the trajectory of the projectile. The insert is fastened to the body in an essentially band-shaped contact zone disposed between the insert and the body so that there exists between the insert and the body a strong force transfer capability at the given regions and a weaker to negligible force transfer capability between the given regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Assignee: Rheinmetall GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Scholles, Jurgen Bocker, Torsten Niemeyer