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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5054367 | Ammunition positioner, especially for a combat vehicle An ammunition positioner for upright ammunition shells has an arm mounted on a base, capable of being extended parallel to the plane that the shell stands on. The positioner has a pincher-like pickup with two jaws that pivots parallel to that plane. The p... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4348939 | Mechanical-optoelectronic angle comparator for determination of the angular position of a weapon mounted by a combat vehicle relative to the line of sight A mechanical optoelectric angle comparator for determining the angular position relative to the line of sight of a weapon mounted on a combat vehicle having a sighting device including an objective mirror which pivots on a first axis that is parallel to t... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4125055 | Control switch for ammunition selection for weapons A control switch for the input of a signal into a fire direction computer to select the ammunition for weapons from which a plurality of types of ammunition can be selectively fired. The control switch includes a plurality of switches each corresponding t... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4096783 | Mounting for ammunition containers on rapid-fire gun mounts A mounting for an ammunition container for mounted rapid-fire weapons comprising a yoke disposed on a bracket which yoke is pivotable about a horizontal axis disposed at about the level of the upper edge of the ammunition container to be contained therein... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4088058 | System for the temporary sealing of the interior of armored vehicles, especially tanks, against the penetration of liquid or gaseous substances A system for the temporary sealing of the interior of an armored vehicle, especially tanks, against the penetration of liquid or gaseous substances is disclosed. The system is characterized by a tubular seal connected to a central operating system dispose... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4046080 | Motorized swiveling streetcar trucks A motorizable swivel truck for rail vehicles, especially streetcars, having a truck frame on which a cradle frame lying transversely of the direction of travel is supported by at least one coil spring, and the car body rests upon the cradle frame through ... | 09/06/1977 |
| 3988992 | High speed railway truck A truck for a high speed rail vehicle which has a friction bearing between the car body and the truck frame so as to restrain movement of the frame about its vertical axis until the friction between the friction bearing and the truck frame has been overco... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3941061 | Pneumatic railway car suspension A rail vehicle, especially a passenger train car for high-speed trains provided with air springs associated with each swivel truck in symmetry with the longitudinal central plane, their distance from center to center being so much smaller than the track g... | 03/02/1976 |
