Patents by Inventor Willhelm Becker

Willhelm Becker 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: 5481981
    Abstract: A sabot for a subcaliber projectile, preferably an arrow projectile, having an essentially cylindrical guide gage (8) of a lightweight material and a tail-side drive element (14) detachably connected thereto for tail-side support of the projectile body (1). The guide cage (8) has a radially inwardly-extending support wall (12) for supporting a projectile body (1) disposed therein in its forward to central region, and the drive element is a propelling disk (14) that is received by a circumferential or annular groove (13) in the tail region of the guide cage (8), which is segmented in the axial direction of the projectile body (1). As a result, a further reduction in weight can be accomplished with simpler fragmenting of the sabot that practically does not impair the projectile at all.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Rheinmetall GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Sippel, Thomas Heitmann, Willhelm Becker, Klaus Unterstein, Jurgen Leeker, Walter Simon