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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7743965 | Process to deposit a protective coating on the inner wall of a tube, and notably a gun barrel produced according to this process A method for setting a protective coating on the inner wall of a tube includes providing a cylindrical sleeve, then setting on the outer surface of the sleeve a layer of a thermo fusible material, then machining the sleeve to provide it with an external diameter cor... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7540240 | Protection device for military or civilian vehicles against magnetic detection mines A protection device for land vehicles against mines, wherein it incorporates a metallic plate positioned under the vehicle so as to normalize the magnetic field generated by the vehicle and/or by its elements and at least one loop positioned under the metallic plate... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7520705 | Method for grooving the bore of a tube and grooving tool-holder A process to produce alternately concave and convex grooves that are evenly spaced inside a tube, wherein the process includes the steps of at least one simultaneous broaching stage for all the grooves of the tube using at least one roughing tool and/or at least one... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7503262 | Sealing band for projectile, sub-caliber projectile and ammunition equipped with such a band Sealing band for a projectile, the band being characterized in that it comprises a front sub-band containing at least two sectors, the sub-band having at least a conical profile in a tight fit with the matching profile of a groove of the projectile, the cone tip bei... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7500636 | Processes and devices to guide and/or steer a projectile A terminal guidance and/or steering process for a projectile towards a target, process in which the orientation of a velocity vector {right arrow over (Vp)} is determined then a guidance law is applied and finally a steering algorithm enabling the projectile to be r... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7490553 | Pyrotechnic safety device of reduced dimensions The invention relates to a firing safety device for a pyrotechnic device which incorporates a barrier blocking a transmission channel connecting an igniter and a pyrotechnic charge wherein the barrier comprises at least two elements able to move with respect to one ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7444937 | Pyrotechnic safety device with micro-machined barrier The invention relates to a firing safety device for a pyrotechnic device, such device incorporating at least one barrier to block a transmission channel connecting an igniter and a pyrotechnic charge, wherein the barrier is made in the form of at least one micro-mac... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7434514 | Ignition device for explosive charge or pyrotechnic composition The invention relates to an ignition device for an explosive charge or pyrotechnic composition. This device comprises at least two ignition means connected to a power source. It is characterized in that it comprises a single insulating support carrying the ignition ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7418897 | Weapon system that can be carried by a truck A weapon system incorporating a cannon mounted in a cradle and intended to be carried on a vehicle wherein the cradle is integral with a plate able to be positioned on the ground by the vehicle using a maneuvering arm, the cannon being able to fire from the plate po... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7357063 | Weapon system able to equip a light vehicle and process to implement such a weapon system The invention relates to a weapon system incorporating a cannon mounted on a cradle integral with a vehicle, characterized in that the cradle is integral with a base fastened at the rear part of the vehicle, base on which at least two arms are hinged each carrying a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353755 | Deconfinement device for the casing of a piece of ammunition A deconfinement device for the casing of a piece of ammunition enclosing an explosive load able to be ignited by a priming fuse, device including at least one vent enabling the explosive load to communicate with the free air, device where the vent opens into a chamb... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7308981 | Container for ammunition A container for ammunition of the type comprising a case inside which an inner casing receiving the ammunition is able to slide between two axial positions, one in which it blocks the ammunition and the other in which it unblocks the ammunition, the inner casing inc... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296505 | Muzzle brakes for weapons A muzzle brake for a gun having a substantially cylindrical body intended to be positioned in the extension of a gun barrel. The body has two stages of propellant gas reception vanes and is perforated by vents directing propellant gas towards the vanes. The brake ha... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7286213 | Processes and devices enabling the entry of a target into a zone to be detected A process to detect the entry of a target into a zone, such process wherein it has the following stages: an illuminating beam is projected in the direction of the target by at least one source, the beam reflected o... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7258056 | Device to recuperate the energy produced during the recoiling of a weapon A device to recuperate the energy produced during the recoiling of a weapon provided with a hydraulic fluid power circuit, wherein said device comprises an energy recuperating cylinder activated by the recoil of said weapon, a double-acting cylinder comprising two c... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237468 | Projectile firing device The invention relates to a projectile firing device used on a platform and comprising at least two tubes integral with a base. This device is characterized in that the base is mounted able to swivel on a turret around a first, substantially horizontal axis, s... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7197984 | Sub-caliber projectile, penetrator and sabot enabling such a projectile A sub-caliber projectile incorporating a penetrator and a sabot formed of several segments, the penetrator and sabot incorporating profiles that cooperate with one another so as to ensure the axial drive of the penetrator by the sabot when the projectile is being fi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175131 | Deployment and drive device for projectile control surfaces A deployment and orientation device for projectile control surfaces, the deployment being carried out by means of springs between a loading position in which the control surfaces are folded inside the projectile and held against the action of the spring means using ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174591 | System for bridge-laying A system to lay a bridge between two banks, wherein said system firstly comprises a bridge carrying vehicle constituted by a remote-controlled self-propelled platform incorporating means to deploy and retract said bridge, said platform being unmanned and armor-free,... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150218 | Target defense system comprising a projectile launcher device The invention relates to a defense system for a target against an attacking projectile of the type incorporating a launcher for defensive projectiles and control means for the device after the attacking projectile has been detected, wherein the launcher device compr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147079 | Device to prevent the formation of solid matter due to projections on an air outlet The invention relates to a device to prevent the formation of solid matter due to projections on an air outlet, for example that of an armored vehicle, located near to such projections. It comprises a shutter 1 incorporating at least two vibrating fins... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140300 | Device to separate propellant charge modules A device to separate propellant charge modules for field weapons, each module incorporating a top and bottom, the top of one of the modules being engaged in the bottom of an adjacent module, the device incorporating a reception device for all the modules having a de... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7086319 | Device to provide an electrical connection between a recoiling mass of a weapon and a fixed cradle A device providing an electrical connection between the recoiling mass of a weapon and a fixed cradle. The device incorporates at least one connector formed of a plug and socket, one of which is integral with the cradle and the other with the recoiling mass, the ele... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7047733 | Compact electro-hydraulic generator to motorize cupola The present invention divulges a particularly compact electro-hydraulic generating set and its application in combination with a compact actuator to pilot the traverse movement of a close cupola head assembly or of one or several offset cupola head assemblies. | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025165 | Device to reduce the visible and infrared signature of a military vehicle A device to reduce the visible and infrared signature of a military combat vehicle by diluting the engine's exhaust and cooling gases. The device includes a caisson receiving both sources of heat flow to ensure a single outlet for both the exhaust gases and the cool... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021189 | Turret for a military vehicle A turret for a military vehicle, mobile in traverse with respect to said vehicle and supporting an oscillating mass notably comprising a cannon oriented in elevation, wherein said oscillating mass is mounted in said turret using a linking interface ensuring the air-... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6941851 | System for elevation and directional angle aiming of a weapon An elevation and traverse laying system for a weapon comprising a first traverse positioning element to position the weapon in traverse along a large angular range with respect to a first axis of rotation in traverse, having a first positioning element in elevation ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935218 | Weapon aiming system The invention relates to an elevation laying system for a weapon mounted on a vehicle. It comprises first positioning means for the weapon along a wide elevation range with respect to a first axis of rotation offset with respect to the center of gravity of th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6886448 | System for directional angle aiming of a weapon A traverse laying system for a weapon integral with a frame articulated in traverse with respect to a support providing a large traverse range around a first axis of rotation. The system includes positioning device for the weapon integral with the frame in order to ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6848367 | Priming device for the explosive charge of a sub-munition The present invention relates to priming device for the explosive charge of a sub-munition scattered by a carrier, of the type incorporating a firing pin onto which a deployable drag ribbon has been attached, a primer able to be driven by a motor organ and a detonat... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6769345 | Container for propellant charge modules The invention relates to a container for propellant charge modules to be loaded into a weapon using conveyance means. It comprises protection means insulating said modules from the conveyance means, constituted by a rigid tubular body, a sheath intended to re... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6723191 | Slow combustion pyrotechnic composition The invention relates to a slow combustion composition for long duration pyrotechnic delays. It comprises an oxidant of the perchlorate type according to a percentage in mass of between 75 to 91%, a reductant selected from among the aromatics according to a percenta... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6718883 | Device for neutralizing a payload A neutralization device for a payload carried by a vector, such as a rocket. This device incorporates at least one explosively-formed charge, where such charge is made integral with the vector by a positioning device ensuring the orientation of its direction of acti... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6681679 | Wall protecting device The invention relates to a wall (2)-protection device (1), notably for a vehicle wall, against attack by a projectile. This device comprises at least one explosive charge (3) able to project at least one metallic block (7) in the direction of the projectile. T... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6665920 | Track-laying assistance device A track-laying assistance device to hold, at ground-level, a raised end of an opened track having pre-angled connectors, wherein the track-laying assistance device comprises a first element fastened to the part of the track held to the ground and a second... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6626286 | Container for large-calibre ammunition A container including a body incorporating at least one cell able to receive an ammunition element, the body also having two side faces as well as a lower face and an upper face having matching shapes forming a Positioning device allowing one container to... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6615736 | Priming device for an explosive charge and shaped charge incorporating such a priming device The invention relates to safety priming device for an explosive charge, notably a shaped charge, comprising a pyrotechnic igniter and at least one igniting relay placed between the igniter and an explosive load. This priming device is characterized in that the... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6592283 | Device for the embrittlement of a motor vehicle pedal pivot pin The invention concerns a device for the embrittlement of a motor vehicle pedal pivot pin, characterized in that the pin comprises at least a starting point of fracture and reinforcing means arranged at the starting point of fracture for increasing the pin... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6520062 | Systems and methods for generating acoustic and seismic signals A system and method for generating acoustic and seismic signals to clear mines equipped with acoustic and/or seismic sensors includes at least one drum driven rotationally by a drive to which drum at least one weight is attached by a fastening device posi... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6347568 | Guide system for the recoiling mass of a gun A guide system for the recoiling mass of a gun relative to its cradle, the recoiling mass being equipped with a carrier that slides relative to sliders attached to two lateral slides. The carrier is provided with a rail incorporating a groove in which a s... | 02/19/2002 |
