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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161863 | Recoil-actuated gun scavenger A recoil-actuated gun scavenger for a gun having a bore, a breech, a recoiling mass, and a non-recoiling mass. The scavenger may include a pneumatic cylinder and a piston translatable therein. A rod may be fixed to the piston. The cylinder and rod may be fixed to re... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8082836 | Mitigating recoil in a ballistic robot Recoil mitigating devices and methods for use with projectile firing systems such as a disrupter mounted to a robotic arm. A pair of parallel spring provides dampening of axial recoil movement of the disrupter relative to the robotic arm. Forward ends of the springs... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8061259 | 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 bearing lies on the barrel axis and is positioned beyond the lim... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056464 | Firing brakes for cannons or mortars The invention relates to firing brake assembly for weapons of the type incorporating an actual firing brake and means to modulate the function of said firing brake wherein the modulating means are in the form of a chamber equipped with a piston delimiting an upstrea... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7878105 | Mitigating recoil in a ballistic robot Recoil mitigating devices and methods for use with projectile firing systems such as a disrupter mounted to a robotic arm. A pair of parallel spring provides dampening of axial recoil movement of the disrupter relative to the robotic arm. Forward ends of the springs... | 02/01/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7159505 | Hydraulic breech mechanism for firearms A hydraulic breech mechanism uses a sealed reservoir of fluid to rigidly support the bolt 6 against barrel 2 resisting pressure generated by discharging a cartridge in chamber 3. Recoil forces cause the high pressure cylinder 7 and barrel... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140290 | Mortar deployment and storage system A system for stowing and deploying a mortar from a transport vehicle employs a hoist mechanism, a support frame, a pair of guide arms and a barrel-support strut attached to a transport vehicle. The support frame is adapted to be temporarily engaged with the mortar b... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131367 | Hydraulic bolt buffer for firearm A hydraulic bolt buffer assembly for an automatic firearm, the firearm including a receiver having a longitudinal chamber, a bolt and carrier assembly mounted in the chamber for reciprocating movement between a recoil position and a battery position, a spring for ur... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6938534 | Locking assembly for firearm simulators A bolt locking assembly for a weapon simulator, the weapon simulator having a bolt affixed to a firearm housing providing recoil to the user. The bolt is connected to a piston housed in a piston chamber inside the housing. A gas supply provides a compressed gas or f... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6912945 | 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 ( | 07/05/2005 |
| 6782791 | Semiautomatic or automatic gun The gun may have a receiver element with a barrel extending forwardly from the receiver element with the barrel having a chamber end and a discharge end. A handle element may be attached to the receiver element and a trigger assembly may be integrated with the handl... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6694856 | Magnetorheological damper and energy dissipation method Disclosed is a high-speed, high-force impulse load damper susceptible to adaptive control including a cylinder, a piston defining in the cylinder a volume, a coil, fixed relative to the cylinder, configured to generate a magnetic field, and a fluid channe... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6622610 | Gas retarded blowback operating system for pistols and other short barreled weapons The closure of a blowback operated weapon is augmented by a gas cylinder and piston. The piston is self centering.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6408731 | Liquid disrupter with reduced recoil The disrupter (16) includes an elongated hollow barrel (18) having a cylindrical inner chamber (20), a closed rear (26) end and an opened front end (22), the latter closed with a front frangible seal (38). A channel member (46) partly surrounds an interme... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6227098 | Recoil attenuator A recoil-attenuating system for a gun having a barrel and breech assembly slidably mounted on a supporting carriage, the system using combustion gases at an early stage in the firing action to drive a piston in a cylinder which in turn is connected to a f... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6227097 | Device to regulate the counter-recoil rate artillery cannon according to the temperature The technical scope of the invention is that of devices to regulate the counter-recoil rate of an artillery cannon according to the temperature. The regulation device according to the invention comprises a buffer co-operating with a ring, so as to ensure the g... | 05/08/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6116136 | Actuated recoil absorbing mounting system for use with an underwater gun An actuated recoil absorbing mounting system is used to reduce recoil velties and to absorb the recoil energy from an underwater projectile launcher, such as a high discharge energy underwater gun. The recoil absorbing mounting system includes a projecti... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6024007 | Field howitzers A light weight field howitzer includes a barrel (101) which is supported by a cradle constructed from hollow members (119,119A) and which is pivotally mounted about a trunnion bearing (113) secured to a chassis (117). The trunnion bearing (113) lies on th... | 02/15/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5675113 | Device for coupling a recoil mechanism to a cradle and method for transporting an artillery weapon An artillery weapon includes a cradle, a recoil mechanism body, a flange that fastens the body to the cradle, first rigid fastening structure for fastening the flange to the cradle and second fastening structure for fastening the body to the flange.... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5663521 | Method and apparatus for controlling an equilibrating system subject to varying temperatures and laying angles An equilibrating system connects a top carriage of a piece of artillery and a pivoting mass. The equilibrating system includes a pressurized gas chamber that exerts a force opposing a force exerted by the pivoting mass. The system also includes two mechan... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5650587 | Recoil system A recoil system for field-type guns automatically adjusts the recoil distance of the barrel according to the angle of elevation of the gun barrel relative to the ground. The system includes a recoil cylinder in fixed relationship to the gun barrel and a p... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5608180 | Maneuvering device for the recoiling mass of a piece of artillery A maneuvering device for a recoiling mass of a piece of artillery. The maneuvering device includes first and second ends that are attachable, respectively, to a recoiling mass and a cradle of the piece of artillery. The present invention is applied to the... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5591934 | Blocking part insertable in a breech ring for preventing translation of a rod within the breech ring An assembly includes a rod, an element and a blocking part insertable into and removable from the element. The blocking part is arranged to be associated with the element in a first position wherein the blocking part lies in the trajectory of a rod portio... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5531150 | Lightweight gun systems A mortar design according to the present invention has been described. The mortar of the present invention weighs substantially less than the presently available mortars. Furthermore, the mortar of the present invention provides a dampening mechanism whic... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5513730 | Nonlinear shock absorber A nonlinear shock absorber is disclosed. The device has a housing filled with hydraulic fluid and contains a relatively heavy mass or piston supported by a helical coil. The helical coils disposed and shaped so as to provide a nonlinear resistance to a sh... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5505118 | Gun barrel vibration damper A damping device for a gun barrel (1) having a muzzle brake (2) comprises a recoil brake (3) and a vibration damper (9) to prevent natural vibrations in the gun barrel when firing a shot, from propagation to the recoil brake. The connection of the vibrati... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5353681 | Recoil dampening device for large caliber weapons A recoil dampening device incorporating a dynamic braking system and index ring. The recoil dampening device of the present invention is intended for use on weapons, especially heavy caliber weapons, having a recoiling barrel. The recoil dampening device ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5343649 | Spiral recoil absorber A specialized recoil absorber mounted to a gun dampens and absorbs the recoil force of a gun during the firing thereof. The recoil absorber includes a closed, fluid filled cylinder having a first end and a second end. A piston closely fits within the cyli... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5210370 | Lightweight weapon stabilizing system A gun system comprising a recoiling cannon assembly, a stationary carriage having a cradle, and a campath and cam follower mechanism for moveably mounting the cannon assembly on the cradle for travel along a two-stage curvilinear recoil path. The first st... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5168120 | Recoil systems A device is employed in a recoil system for large-caliber ordnance, to effectuate damping of the recoil system during its rearward movement with simultaneous storage of energy obtained from the recoil kinetic energy of the recoil system. The device then s... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5078045 | Gun mount exerciser (GME) The invention is a gun mount exerciser to force a cannon through its recoil otion which otherwise occurs only when the cannon is fired. The exerciser includes a frame that rests on the outer casing that is fixed around the cannon. The frame is translated o... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4957033 | Device for sealing the mobile elements of an artillery recoil brake The technical field of the present invention is that of sealing devices between a piston rod and a cylinder of an artillery recoil brake. The piston divides the chamber into a high-pressure chamber and a low-pressure chamber. The volumes of the chambers v... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4955281 | Counterrecoil blocking device A gun includes a barrel arranged to execute a recoil and a counterrecoil after a shot is fired; a trunnion about which the barrel is pivotal in a vertical plane to assume an index position and firing positions situated at an angle to the index position; a... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4945813 | Rapid fire howitzer An advanced lightweight towed artillery weapon system embodying an expendable breech gun provided with a fire-out-of-battery (FOOB) recoil system which utilizes a unique constant force, zone-controlled liquid recoil spring. To facilitate rapid fire, two l... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4924751 | Gun barrel recoil brake with throttled counterrecoil A hydraulic recoil brake for damping both recoil and counterrecoil of a gun barrel when used with a pneumatic recuperator on the breech ring for the gun barrel. The brake has an axially extending brake cylinder fixed to the breech ring in which are dispos... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4875402 | Recoil brake for a gun having a heat equalization and indication device A recoil brake for a gun includes a brake cylinder in which a piston is slidably arranged. As the piston moves when urged by the recoiling mass, it displaces fluid through a narrow flow cross section to thus brake the recoiling mass. The piston rod and th... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4867038 | Recoil brake for a gun A recoil brake for controlling recoil and counterrecoil movements of a gun includes a brake cylinder; a piston slidably received therein; a hollow piston rod affixed to the piston and arranged for connection to a breechblock of the gun; a throttle passage... | 09/19/1989 |
