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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7624670 | Military vehicle comprising a swinging arm A military vehicle having an armed turret and a swinging arm to move this armed turret. The vehicle is equipped with a gripping mechanism apt to attach the armed turret to one end of the swinging arm. This gripping mechanism has one male part connected to the end of... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7513187 | Gun mount A gun mount which includes a cradle for holding at least two weapons, a carriage for holding the cradle such that the cradle may pivot left and right, and depress and elevate, at least two ammunition trays able to supply ammunition to the at least two weapons, a pin... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7213890 | Wheel hub assemblies with anti-rotate feature for use with zero-radius-turning vehicle The present invention provides a hub assembly and a hub fastener anti-rotate apparatus for securing a wheel of vehicle (e.g., a zero-radius-turning lawn mower) to a vehicle drive axle. The anti-rotate apparatus may assist in preventing or substantially limiting loos... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188560 | Fastening device for a gun barrel A fastening device for a gun barrel with respect to the turret of a carrier vehicle of the type incorporating a cheek integral with an oscillating mass carrying the gun barrel and an articulated part fastened to said turret, wherein said articulated part is fastened... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168357 | Security monitoring and enforcement system A security monitoring and enforcement system is provided for monitoring and enforcing control in a secure environment, such as an aircraft. The system includes a security monitoring and enforcement unit (SMEU) having a visual surveillance system and an audio surveil... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7047863 | Remote aiming system with video display The present invention provides a powered aiming platform for pointing devices such as firearms, illumination devices, or sensing instruments, remotely controlled by a hand-controller device, with video feedback of the aiming position and audio feedback of the exact ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6789455 | Sponson tow plate-mounted helicopter armament apparatus and associated methods External armament apparatus, including a machine gun, an associated ammunition box for supplying belted ammunition to the gun, a flare dispenser, a missile launcher or other external stores apparatus, and a forward looking infrared sensor (FLIR), is exteriorly suppo... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6748844 | Artillery firing system A recoil buffering apparatus for use with an artillery gun of the type comprising a breech assembly (15) connected to a barrel (12), the breech assembly (15) having a firing mechanism for firing a projectile through an open end of the barrel ( | 06/15/2004 |
| 6708597 | Weapon aiming An aiming system for a trajectory weapon such as a ground launcher, machine gun, mortar, or the like. The aiming system is attached to a conventional mount for the involved weapon. Also disclosed is a method of sighting in a weapon which employs the aiming system. | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708596 | Artillery firing system A recoil buffering apparatus for use with an artillery gun of the type comprising a breech assembly (15) connected to a barrel (12), the breech assembly (15) having a firing mechanism for firing a projectile through an open end of the barrel ( | 03/23/2004 |
| 6460447 | Weapon aiming An aiming system for a trajectory weapon such as a ground launcher, machine gun, mortar, or the like. The aiming system is attached to a conventional mount for the involved weapon. Also disclosed is a method of sighting in a weapon which employs the aimin... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6453792 | Gun trunnion angular-sensing mechanism A gun trunnion angular-sensing mechanism (30) is operable with a gun (20) mounted for elevational rotation on a gun trunnion (22). The angular-sensing mechanism (30) includes an angular-position readout device (32) having an input shaft (34), and a pinned... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6308610 | Liquid cannon having trunnion assembly A trunnion assembly for mounting a launching device including a barrel for launching a liquid or a solid including at least one horizontal locating assembly to allow limited horizontal movement of the launching device; and at least one vertical locating a... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6286411 | Apparatus for operatively supporting a machine gun A machine gun and associated armament apparatus, including an ammunition box for supplying belted ammunition to the gun, are exteriorly supported on a landing gear sponsor tow plate of a helicopter, adjacent a cabin area gunner's window, using a specially... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6178866 | Field howitzers Improvements in or relating to field howitzers A light weight field howitzer includes a barrel which is supported by a cradle constructed from hollow members and which is pivotally mounted about a trunnion bearing secured to a chassis. The trunnion bearin... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6009791 | Armored vehicle with a retractable weapon platform system An armored vehicle having a stable, fast, relatively inexpensive retrofittable gun or weapon system including a retractable mounting platform which, in a lowered position, fits a weapon within the interior of the vehicle and, in a raised position, the gun... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5864085 | Aiming system for a mounted fire arm An aiming system for a fire arm (3) mounted on an armored vehicle in which the gun can travel in elevation and in azimuth following two perpendicular directions, characterized in that the elevation bearing axis (Y'-O-Y) is located in a substantially horiz... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5703318 | Artillery gun mount A gun mount system is described which is capable of firing long range protiles under rapid firing conditions with gun tube and recoil system replaceability under field conditions.... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5614690 | Equilibrating device for a gun An equilibrating device for a gun having an oscillating mass mounted on a movable top carriage includes a gas chamber, a laying mechanism and an equilibration rod. The gas chamber contains a gas under pressure. The laying mechanism is connected to a gun a... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5353680 | Machine gun apparatus Machine gun apparatus for mounting in association with a support element, such as a portion of a hatch assembly of an armored vehicle, wherein the support element has upper and lower sides which respectively correspond to the exterior and the interior of ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5105715 | Tank turret with increased recoil mass A tank turret including an armored turret housing having a front side provided with solid front armor, and a pivotally mounted gun including a cradle shield, cradle, recoil device and rearward breech block housing being arranged in the turret housing. The... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5095803 | Armored turret having an auxiliary weapon An armored turret for a light-armored vehicle is disclosed having an auxiliary weapon mounted on the side of the turret by a hollow support arm. A control mechanism for operating the gun extends from the interior of the turret through the hollow arm and i... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5062347 | Trunnion assembly The trunnion assembly according to the present invention has a pivot pin with a longitudinal axis defining the pivot axis of a weapon carrier with respect to a support member. A pair of pivot pins are located on either side of the weapon carrier with thei... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5048392 | Elevating bearing for a large-caliber weapon accommodated in the turret of a tank An elevating bearing for a large-caliber weapon accommodated in the turret of a tank, with a slant-ring bearing around the tube. The tube is mounted in a bearing ring that rotates around the axis of the tube and is itself mounted on another bearing ring a... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4809585 | Equilibrator assembly for a gun system A gun equilibrator is shown including a driven shaft connected to the gun which compresses coned-disc springs as movement of the shaft lowers the elevated gun. The shaft is driven by a rotating drive nut that has acme threads engaging similar threads on t... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4669357 | Weapon system with barreled weapon in an armored vehicle A weapon system incorporating a barreled weapon, which is supported in a rotatable turret dome of an armored vehicle so as to be pivotable about trunnions in the direction of elevation, which can be loaded with projectiles from the armored vehicle, and wh... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4638714 | Cannon with longitudinally shiftable barrel A cannon barrel assembly has a barrel member centered on and extending along a barrel axis, a barrel tube member generally coaxially surrounding the barrel and having a pair of axially opposite tube muzzle and breech ends, and respective muzzle and breech... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4601230 | Weapon system A weapon system including a main gun using link fed ammunition and a co-axially mounted machine gun mounted in a turret rotatably positionable in an armored vehicle. The spent links for the main gun and the spent machine gun links and brass are ejected th... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4599933 | Breech/receiver assembly for automatic cannon A breech/receiver assembly for automatic cannon incorporates a rotating chamber and a recoil and counterrecoil buffer integrated within the breech. The breech, including the buffer means, recoils with the barrel and because the mass of the buffer is added... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4531447 | Barrel mount for cannon A cannon has a barrel extending along a barrel axis and having in turn a cradle provided with a pair of trunnions centered on and defining a trunnion axis substantially perpendicular to the barrel axis. The gun carriage has a pair of cheeks spaced apart a... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4524671 | Antifriction bearing for longitudinal displacement guidance of a gun barrel A rolling bearing arrangement for guidance of a gun barrel during longitudinal displacement comprising a gun barrel having at least three circumferential axis-parallel strips projecting radially outward, each strip having two bearing surfaces parallel to ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4440061 | Gun traverse apparatus A gun traverse apparatus in which the trunnions are mounted in eccentrics which are simultaneously rotated in opposite directions to swing the gun horizontally in limited traverse relative to the carrier on which the gun is mounted. In one embodiment, the... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4395935 | Wear plate for trunnion blocks An improved receiver assembly adapted for use in a weapon that fires cartridges fed into the same from an ammunition belt having metal links. The assembly includes a trunnion block having a surface and two oppositely disposed sides. The surface is delimit... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4338852 | Bump stop for trunnion-mounted weapon A bump stop for a trunnion-mounted weapon that includes a torsion bar shock bsorber carried by the receiver portion of the weapon for absorbing shock loads as the weapon nears the limits of its upward and downward motion. The bump stop is advantageously ch... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4325284 | Trunnion bearing in armored housing A gun barrel mount for a battletank in which the gun barrel and its cradle roller may be horizontally inserted into a relatively small aperture in the armor of the battletank turret and maintained in that position with a few threaded fasteners, the entire... | 04/20/1982 |
