Patents by Inventor Wayne Michael Oettinger

Wayne Michael Oettinger 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).

  • Method of machining V-notch grooves for controlled fragmentation of warheads
    Patent number: 10197367
    Abstract: An improved method of machines grooves forming Pearson notches in a pattern on hollow shell casings for munitions for at least one of increased functionality and/or performance. Rather than running a broach through a hollow casing, a CNC lathe with a multi-axis tool with cutting implement can precisely locate and form grooves along either an interior or an exterior surface of a hollow shell casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Precision Machining Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Michael Oettinger