Patents by Inventor Winfried Rossmann

Winfried Rossmann 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).

  • Anti-tank shell
    Patent number: 4671181
    Abstract: An armor-piercing projectile has a steel jacket threadedly or otherwise positively connected with a core which has a forwardly projecting point and leaves a space to the rear of the jacket receiving an incendiary charge and a winged tail unit mechanically connected with that charge. Upon penetration of an armor plate, the tail unit is torn from the jacket and extracts the incendiary charge which then ignites and destroys the surrounding armor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1987
    Assignee: Rheinmetall GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Romer, Jurgen Winkelmann, Winfried Rossmann
  • Segmented sabot
    Patent number: 4608927
    Abstract: A sabot consists of a plurality of segments which define an air pocket for detaching the segments from a fin-stabilized subcaliber penetrator projectile. The air pocket is defined by a rear support region of the sabot. A front support region of the sabot includes a plurality of webs between each adjacent pair of which an air-through-streaming passage is defined. At least the web portion of each segment is made of synthetic material and such web portion has a curved part defining a fracture zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Inventors: Rudolf Romer, Juergen Boecker, Klaus W. Klein, Klaus Gersbach, Jurgen Winkelmann, Winfried Rossmann