Patents by Inventor Vesa Tapio Toivonen

Vesa Tapio Toivonen 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).

  • Arrangement for supporting mortar shell into barrel
    Patent number: 6257148
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for supporting a mortar shell into the barrel of a mortar weapon by using a separate support piece fixed to the tail of the mortar shell. In the arrangement the support piece is attached to the tail of the mortar shell with a mechanical joint provided by a separate connecting element (7), the connecting element being manufactured of such material and constructed in such a way that it fractures when the charge of the mortar shell is fired, allowing the mortar shell (1) to detach from the support piece (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Patria Vammas Oy
    Inventors: Vesa Tapio Toivonen, Kari Matti Reunamäki, Martti Juleani Lehtimäki