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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7406908 | Method of making a one-piece loop for ammunition cartridge A one-piece metal cartridge loop has no welds and no overlapping parts. The cartridge loop includes a plurality of locking tabs for positioning a cartridge therein. One end of the cartridge loop includes a coupling interface and another end of the cartridge loop inc... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406907 | Coupling for connecting ammunition cartridge loops An apparatus comprising a cartridge loop, the cartridge loop having a coupling interface with an opening defined in part by a pair of substantially parallel lines separated by a distance; and a coupling comprising first and second ends and a link that connects the f... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7383760 | Bandoliered flechettes and method for manufacturing bandoliered flechettes A method of making flechettes employing the use of a progressive die which forms (a) wire that results in the flechette, and (b) strip material that results in a carrier for the finished flechettes. The carrier, which is a bandolier apparatus, is used for progressin... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7363845 | Concealable speed loader for firearms and method for loading a firearm A concealable speed loader for firearms includes a flexible, one-piece body having a flat open condition, a closed annular condition, two ends and a given width. The body has grasping chambers for receiving cartridges with a length substantially greater than the giv... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360334 | Fishing garment system A fishing net system comprises a handle having a top and a bottom. A loop extends from the bottom of the handle, and a mesh is attached to the loop. A connector system is operably coupled to the fishing net at a location spaced apart from the top of the handle. The ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7322503 | Setting tool with magazine with fastening elements and propellant holder for the setting tool A setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes a setting mechanism located in the tool housing (21) and including a drive piston (7) for driving a fastening element (6) in the constructional component (1 | 01/29/2008 |
| 7086574 | Explosion-operated power tool An explosion-operated power tool including a housing (1) having a cylindrical cavity (5) and a piston chamber (2) for receiving a drive piston (3) and communicating with the cavity (5), a breech bottom (8) located opposite t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7004057 | Ammunition feeder Ammunition feeder with a handle portion and a head portion. The handle portion is integrally attached to the head portion. The handle portion is a flat elongate shape having raised portions to help the user maintain his grip on the handle. The head portion is shaped... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6983679 | Propellant magazine for a propellant-operated setting tool and a propellant-operated setting tool A propellant magazine for a propellant-operated setting tool and including a pocket foil (1, 11, 21) having a plurality of recessed, spaced from each other, pockets (2, 12, 22, 42) for receiving each a propellant (3, 13, 23), a cover foil (5,... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6974030 | Magazine for screws A screw magazine includes a form-stiff framework (1) having a front side (4) and a back side (5) between which a plurality of mutually spaced-apart bores (10) extend, each one of which is delimited by an endless limiting wall (11) ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6880738 | Propellant charge magazine for a setting tool The present invention relates to a propellant charge magazine for setting tools and a setting tool for driving fasteners into a substrate. The propellant charge magazine of the invention comprises a housing (24) with an internal housing space for receiving a ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6712255 | Setting tool A propellant charge-operating setting tool for driving fastening elements and including a housing (11), a setting mechanism (12) located in the housing (11) and actuated in response to ignition of a propellant charge (24) for driving in a... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6526891 | Cartridge for setting devices A cartridge for setting devices if formed of a pot-shaped plastics material cartridge housing (2), which has a surface (8) contacting the inner contour (12) of a cartridge chamber of the setting device. A sealing cover (3) closes off the housing (2) at it... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6474212 | Cartridge magazine A cartridge magazine for explosive powder charge-operated setting tools including a charge-receiving member (2, 12, 22) having a plurality of spaced from each other, charge-receiving chambers (3, 13, 23) for receiving propellant charges (6, 16, 26), respe... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6439099 | Explosive charges braided into a line charge assembly A line explosive charge attaching system connects individual explosive charges in line with a yarn structure having yarns interlocked in a braided structure to cover and position several individual explosive charges together.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6276253 | Cartridge clip A cartridge clip including a carrier member (1) and a plurality of propellant-containing cartridges arranged in the carrier member (1) with the carrier member (1) having at its first free end a taper (11) a width (B) of which decreases in a direction tran... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6269729 | Shaft for a driven magazine Disclosed herein is an apparatus for separating consecutive cartridge-receiving cells of a driven magazine for an aircraft-mounted machine gun or cannon. The apparatus includes an elongated, substantially cylindrical shaft constructed of a fiber-reinforce... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6182573 | Grenade attachment system Provided are systems for attaching one or more explosive device(s) to a flexible linear support, related methods and devices, and methods of using the charge assemblies thus produced.... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6065385 | Bucket carrier for molded solid propellant storage magazine A linked bucket carrier for safely transporting molded, solid-propellant charges between a transport conveyor and respective storage magazines is described. The propellant charge carrier includes an elongated body having an arc-shaped cross section that d... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5811717 | Powder-actuated tool cartridge clip with position indicator mark A powder-actuated tool cartridge clip comprising a generally elongate body member having major and minor dimensions, a plurality of explosive charge retaining receptacles arranged in series and an indexing member both disposed along the major dimension of... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5594192 | Active ammunition magazine with improved chain conveyor A compact ammunition magazine of high storage density contains an endless ammunition conveyor running in a serpentine path. The conveyor includes a succession of units consisting of a pair of rigidly connected tubes that receive ammunition rounds in snug-... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5546845 | Cartridge belt In a self-loading grenade thrower, the components or cartridges (1, 1') of which are enclosed in each instance by an annular belt member (7), each belt member (7) is provided with bulges (15, 17) lying opposite one another, which are traversed in each cas... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5492065 | Plastic cartridge for a firing device, particularly a bolt gun A plastics cartridge has a cartridge body provided with a flange which has a plastic casing body, open on one side, is for accommodating a propellent charge and an ignition charge for igniting the propellant charge and has a plastics cover for closing the... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5456154 | Compact bustle magazine A magazine for storing ammunition rounds includes a plurality of tubular ammunition canisters and a plurality of link assemblies with each link assembly supporting three ammunition rounds in a nested arrangement with longitudinal axes of each of the three... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5355766 | Device for igniting a propellant charge, a cartridge for the charge and a magazine for holding cartridges, especially for stud setting or driving tools A magazine for cartridges ignitable by adiabatic compression is especially useful for stud driving or setting tools. The magazine has a plurality of cartridges made of synthetic resin and a magazine belt made of synthetic resin for connecting the pluralit... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5353679 | Circulating ammunition magazine A circulating magazine including a housing (1) in which mutually articulated parallel ammunition containers (5;5') are disposed so as to accommodate ammunition (6,6') in an endless, two-layer transporting belt (4) driven by a drive (13;13'). To realize a ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5295320 | Magazine for rapid shot firearm and firearm The invention described herein relates to a magazine for a rapid shot firearm, and the firearm in which such magazine is used. The magazine contains a number of segments, which may be pivotally joined together, as appropriate, housed within a casing. The ... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5279201 | Plastic cartridge and plastic cartridge-belt magazine A cartridge is made up of a synthetic resin case member and a synthetic resin lid. The case member contains a first receiving chamber for receiving an igniter charge and a second receiving chamber for the accommodation of a propellant charge. A synthetic ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5259290 | Ammunition container An ammunition container (1) for large caliber ammunition (2) includes two shells (5, 6) that are arranged parallel to the ammunition, with one shell (5) being fixed and the other shell (6) being movable. A rotatable control lever (7, 7') is mounted at lea... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5175388 | Ammunition bucket carriers for magazine conveyors To reliably hold rounds of ammunition on a magazine conveyor, each of a series of ammunition round carriers has a semi-cylindrical bucket providing an axially elongated slot along which are arrayed integral, roller tipped resilient fingers defining a slot... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5170006 | Propellant magazine for field artillery piece A propellant magazine includes a conveyor for mechanizing the handling of propellant charge units into and out of magazine storage. The charge units are contained in open ended tubular packs which are loaded onto the conveyor at a resupplying loading stat... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5151556 | Propellant magazine for field artillery piece A propellant magazine includes a conveyor for mechanizing the handling of propellant charge units into and out of magazine storage. The charge units are contained in open ended tubular packs which are loaded onto the conveyor at a resupply loading station... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5144097 | Carrier clip apparatus for linear linkless ammunition systems Carrier clip apparatus for use in linear linkless ammunition systems, including a cradle attached to a chain along with a plurality of legs, protruding from one side of the cradles, for guiding an ammunition round as the chain is moved in the linear linkl... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5097742 | Magazine conveyor with ammunition vertical motion restraint An ammunition conveyor is equipped to accommodate projectiles and propellant in alternating carrier positions. Conveyor cross members or rungs carry retainers to engage the projectile and propellant canister bodies and provide lateral restraint preserving... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5076138 | Apparatus for infeeding cartridges to an elevatable firing weapon When cartridges are delivered from a stationary cartridge magazine to an elevatable firing weapon, it is customary to use a deflection or guidance unit, by which the cartridges can be reliably delivered to the elevatable firing weapon in every position of... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5036746 | Belt-shaped loading strip A loading strip (1) for supplying individual explosive powder charges in a setting tool is formed of an elongated belt-shaped member (2). The member has openings (2a) therethrough with a hollow receptacle (3) projecting outwardly at each opening from one ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4976185 | Ammunition feed The invention provides an ammunition feed for an automatic weapon in a helicopter gun turret which is capable of flexing in two planes to accommodate movement of the weapon and rapidly and reliably delivering loosely held rounds. The feed comprises a stra... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4941393 | Loading apparatus for ammunition An ammunition transport system employing a container wherein an endless wire rope ladder chain is mounted to move in serpentine fashion, the ladder chain including transport tubes disposed as the ladder "steps," which serve to move ammunition through the ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4885976 | Magazine chain for ammunition A magazine chain for receiving rounds of ammunition in a parallel series includes end-to-end arranged link plates articulated to one another and forming a first and a second endless link plates series extending parallel spaced to one another; side-by-side... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4841837 | Cradle or bucket chain for infeeding cartridges to an automatic firing weapon A cradle or bucket chain of an ammunition conveyor system serves to deliver cartridges from an ammunition magazine through a cartridge infeed channel to an automatic firing weapon. The cradle chain is able to easily move through a markedly curved cartridg... | 06/27/1989 |
