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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8065948 | Device to close the gun slit or opening A protection device to close the gun slit (or opening) of a mount, such gun slit delimited by two lateral flanges and two end flanges and in which pivots or moves a mobile organ carrying a mobile wall positioned between the exterior and interior of the mount, device... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7293885 | Microscope with laser light source and protective device for preventing eye damage The invention is directed to a microscope in which laser light is used to irradiate a sample to be examined and which is outfitted with a protective device for preventing eye damage due to laser light. It is the object of the invention to provide a protective device... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7225718 | Military vehicle window cover A window cover for a military vehicle which includes both upper and lower armored plates angled away from an underlying vehicle window, an upper reflector overlying the underside of the upper armored plate, and a lower reflector, penetrable by projectiles, positione... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7080587 | Armor module An armor module comprising a rigid casing having a front face, a top face and a bottom face, and a plurality of multi-layer planner cassettes fixedly mounted within the casing. Each cassette has a top base plate and a bottom base plate, sandwiching between them at l... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7036286 | Exterior window coverings The present invention is an exterior window covering or exterior shutter that is comprised of layers of materials to form a sandwich. The sandwich material has a layer of polycarbonate material. An embodiment of the sandwich material is comprised completely of synth... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6978717 | Infrared camera deployed by grenade launcher A projectile in a cartridge designed to be launched from a grenade launcher. The projectile is adapted to be secured to the housing of the cartridge. The projectile includes a camera contained in the projectile body and connected thereto by a cord, and a transmitter... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6886447 | Hatch assembly A hatch assembly and method for using the same that allows for enhanced ease of ingress and egress through a portal of a military vehicle. The hatch is advanced and cleared away from the portal through use of a hatch operating mechanism that employs an extendable cy... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6425311 | Pry-proof gun port The invention is a pry-proof gun port for shielding a gun whenever the gun port is in a closed position and for permitting the gun to be discharged through the gun port whenever the gun port is in an open position. The gun port includes a frame mountable ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 5808228 | Protection device for a door gap in an armored special vehicle A protective device for a door gap between a door and a door frame in the body of an armored, specially protected vehicle. The device prevents projectile splinters from penetrating the interior of the vehicle, and is intended to reduce the door aperture a... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5780761 | Multi-tiered ballistic air handling grille A ballistic grille structure is combined in a stacked array with a similar grille structure to yield ballistic performance capability greater than the ballistic performance capability of the original grille structure. The grille structures may be of the t... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5756921 | Weapon system gun port EMI-EMP seal This invention relates to an EMI and EMP shield configured to arrest electromagnetic contamination of sensitive electrical and microprocessor equipment. Particularly, the present invention enables a positive dynamic seal for moving parts and joints by mea... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5487323 | Removable bullet resistant apparatus for vehicles Removable bullet resistant apparatus for windshields and rear windows of a vehicle includes a transparent panel which is disposed against structural elements of a vehicle and a layered mat is secured to the bottom portion of the transparent panel and disp... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5452641 | Transparent armor piercing protection system An improved transparent armor piercing protection system that acts as a vision window in an armor system. The transparent armor piercing protection system comprises angled louvers with mirror surfaces in an aperture in armor. A sheet of transparent materi... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5447091 | Dynamic rotating ballistic shield A dynamic rotating ballistic shield for protecting an enclosed viewing dee. A rotating inner armor sleeve around the device includes a sleeve opening. When the sleeve aligned with a cap opening of an outer armor cap which concentrically surrounds the rot... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5375505 | Dynamic rotating ballistic shield A dynamic rotating ballistic shield for protecting an enclosed viewing dee. A rotating inner armor sleeve around the device includes a sleeve opening. When the sleeve aligned with a cap opening of an outer armor cap which concentrically surrounds the rot... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5315915 | Periscope at the hatchway of a combat vehicle A periscope at the hatchway of a combat vehicle. The hatchway is closed by a hatch that comprises two components. One component is above the other at least when the hatchway is closed. The upper component is positioned over the upper edge of the hatchway ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5307725 | Law enforcement high risk vehicle windshield protective device A high risk vehicle windshield protective device is provided for a windshield of an automobile and consists of a bullet resistant panel pivotally mounted to the underside of the roof of the automobile adjacent the windshield. A bullet proof glass panel sl... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5220127 | Hatch assembly for an armored vehicle A command hatch assembly for an armored vehicle, the assembly including base apparatus mounted onto an upper portion of the vehicle and having inner and outer portions, the inner portion defining a hatch opening; a hatch cover associated with the hatch op... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5187317 | Fire control system having laser telemetry adaptable for a mantlet sight This invention concerns a fire control system which is adaptable on a mantlet sight of a combat vehicle, and, in particular, is of the type that comprises a stabilized mirror 10, a rangefinder laser 13 and an electronic control unit. The fire control syst... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5128803 | Combat vehicle with a hatchway in its armored roof and including a system of periscopes A combat vehicle, especially a military tank, has a hatchway in its armored roof and periscopes in the immediate vicinity of the hatchway. Each periscope has an ocular inside the vehicle and an objective outside it. A channel that accommodates the optical... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5115712 | Military tank A miliary tank with a turret accommodating a heavy weapon that can be elevated and that has a barrel mounted in a cradle and extending out through a shield, wherein the optical axis of a sight mounted stationary on the weapon extends through the cradle, p... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5060554 | Optical sighting system for a gun mounted on mobile platform A sighting system for arming a gun mounted on a self-propelled platform. The system comprising a periscope with a collimator having a source of monochromatic light and a swivelling mirror, and in association therewith an auxiliary sighting system so devis... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4979702 | Apparatus for opening and closing a sealed slot A cover assembly for sealing a slotted opening about a shaft which moves across the opening; and in particular for sealing an opening in the fuselage of an aircraft which accommodates a movable flap support tube. The closure assembly includes a pair of ma... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4978206 | Periscopic sight with support means for elevation adjustment mounted within support means for azimuthal adjustment A periscopic sight comprising a base having a mounting aperture defining a first axis, first support apparatus mounted in association with the mounting aperture for rotation therein about the first axis, second support apparatus mounted in association wit... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4970938 | Mechanical servosystem for optical aiming device A mechanical servosystem for connecting the pivoting weapon support to an tical aiming device such that the optical sighting axis remain in alignment with the elevation of the weapon is described. A motion input mechanism is connected to the pivoting weap... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4936189 | Turret travel protection stop The present disclosure relates to an armored vehicle having a chassis for comotion and an aromored turret mounted on the chassis. The turret has a lower limit travel stop associated with the shroud surrounding the main gun of the turret to prevent the tur... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4934246 | Wide angled trapezoidal periscope A wide angle trapezoidal periscope is disclosed having an upper trapezoidal housing and a smaller lower trapezoidal housing secured to said upper housing having optics sealed therein which include parallel upper and lower windows and parallel upper and lo... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4771673 | Gun port assembly with pivotably closure A gun port assembly includes: (a) an armored closure, (b) structure forming a main port, (c) and a rocker arm pivotably carried by such structure to carry the closure into closing and opening relation to the port in response to pivoting of the arm, (d) and ove... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771672 | Easily openable gun port assembly A gun port assembly includes: (a) a slidable closure, (b) structure forming a port and carrying the closure for sliding movement into and out of closing relation with the port, (c) a latching shoulder on the structure, (d) a latching lever pivotably carried by the ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4772942 | Display system having wide field of view A display system which can be used inside a vehicle such as a military tank to monitor at least part of the surrounding panorama. The display system has a display generator and an optical system for viewing the display. Electronic means are provided to pr... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4678224 | Prevention of particulate accumulations on observation windows in military vehicles In a military vehicle having small observation windows susceptible to being coated with airborne mud particles when the vehicle is operating off-the-road under adverse climate conditions, it is proposed to provide air pressure mechanisms on the vehicle ne... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4646616 | Hatch cover for a combat vehicle An armored hatch cover for a combat vehicle which covers the hatch opening in the vehicle turret is pivotally mounted between an open position which provides essentially circumferential direct observation from the hatch and a closed position in which the ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4643477 | Demountable windshield armor for vehicles In an armored vehicle, a plate of transparent armor is mounted just behind the windshield, by mounting means which enable the armor to be slid into position for ease of mounting, and to be moved away from the windshield for cleaning.... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4635529 | Seal assembly This invention provides an enclosure for a naval gun turret having static seals around the access covers and dynamic seals around the gun barrel slot closure, which seals capture and drain off to a sump any leakage within the interfaces or joints of the m... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4587880 | Hatch for a combat vehicle, especially an armored vehicle A combat vehicle, especially an armored vehicle, with a rotating turret on a hull and with an entry-and-exit hatch that can be closed with a cover and that is mounted in the roof of the hull. The parts of the roof of the hull in the vicinity of the hatch ... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4583444 | Armored vehicle with rotatable swing-away turret A turret is mounted on an armored vehicle in rotating and pivotal fashion to allow the turret to be pivoted eccentrically from its operative position laterally out of the way without disturbing rotational engagement to expose an access hatch on the vehicl... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4574525 | Device for operating a swiveling body element A device for operating a swiveling or mobile body element intended particularly to seal an access opening to a control or observation post by a cover that can be moved angularly around a pivot pin fastened to the body by means of an operating and locking ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4434702 | Telescoping periscope A periscope for a military land vehicle to provide observation capability er hills or other obstacles. The periscope includes two telescopic tubes movable at different rates to position a sight head assembly at different elevated positions; a relatively l... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4368226 | Glass units A glass unit includes inner and outer glass panels, a central plastic panel separated from the opposing surfaces of the inner and outer glass panels, the central panel having an outer periphery, a U-shaped channel extending around said outer periphery and... | 01/11/1983 |
