Patents by Inventor Walter Hurlimann

Walter Hurlimann 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).

  • Projectile fuze for a spinning projectile containing a detonator cap and an electromagnetic firing or ignition current generator
    Patent number: 3994228
    Abstract: A projectile fuze for a spinning projectile containing a detonator cap and an electromagnetic ignition current generator which possesses as a first component of the generator a permanent magnet and as a second component of the generator an armature coil, wherein one generator component is fixedly mounted and the other generator component is rotatably mounted, the armature coil being connected through the agency of electrical elements with the detonator cap. The rotatable generator component is formed by the armature coil which together with the electrical elements and the detonator cap is arranged in a rotatably mounted cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon-Buhrle AG
    Inventor: Walter Hurlimann