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Thomas Heitmann
Also filed as: HEITMANN THOMAS
27 granted patents·6 pending applications·484 citations·filing 1993–2019
96Inventor score
Files withRHEINMETALL W & M GMBH9HEITMANN THOMAS8BAUMANN CHRISTIAN4RHEINMETALL GMBH3RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION3
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33 records- 0195US6408764B1Case base for large-caliber ammunitionRHEINMETALL W & M GMBH·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 25, 2002·78 cites·6 claims
- 0294US6502515B2Method of making a high-explosive projectileRHEINMETALL W & M GMBH·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 7, 2003·126 cites·8 claims
- 0392US7934456B1Sabot projectileRHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION·Filed 2009·Granted May 3, 2011·39 cites·5 claims
- 0482US6314886B1Projectile to be fired from a weapon barrel and stabilized by a guide assemblyRHEINMETALL W & M GMBH·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 13, 2001·37 cites·6 claims
- 0576US6827206B2Packaging container for a large-caliber cartridgeRHEINMETALL W & M GMBH·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·25 cites·9 claims
- 0676US6526892B2Artillery cartridge having an internal conductor arrangementRHEINMETALL W & M GMBH·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 4, 2003·24 cites·9 claims
- 0775US6725781B2CartridgeRHEINMETALL W & M GMBH·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 27, 2004·26 cites·11 claims
- 0868US5377954AValve with seal ring having edge-welded laminationsADAMS ARMATUREN·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 3, 1995·32 cites·29 claims
- 0963US5333551ADrive member for a large-caliber multi-purpose cartridge and use of such a drive member for the product of different types of cartridgesRHEINMETALL GMBH·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 2, 1994·21 cites·14 claims
- 1061US8561544B2Method for prodution of a projectile, as well as a projectileBAUMANN CHRISTIAN·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 22, 2013·6 cites·35 claims
- 1160US5481981ASabot for a subcaliber projectileRHEINMETALL GMBH·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 9, 1996·20 cites·20 claims
- 1258US8171838B2Method for inserting predetermined breaking points in a ring-shaped holding- and sealing band of a sabot cage projectile and a work tool for carrying out the methodHEITMANN THOMAS·Filed 2010·Granted May 8, 2012·3 cites·5 claims
- 1358US6712005B2ProjectileRHEINMETALL W & M GMBH·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 30, 2004·9 cites·9 claims
- 1457US8413585B2ProjectileHEITMANN THOMAS·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 9, 2013·3 cites·10 claims
- 1557US7118065B1Lateral thrust controlRHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·9 cites·8 claims
- 1655US8408139B2ProjectileBAUMANN CHRISTIAN·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 2, 2013·3 cites·16 claims
- 1752US8250988B2Projectile having a guide sabot and pusher plate with an acceleration-optimized openingHEITMANN THOMAS·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 28, 2012·2 cites·12 claims
- 1851US9016203B2Propellant charge igniterBAUMANN CHRISTIAN·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 28, 2015·1 cites·10 claims
- 1947US8424457B2Sabot projectileBAUMANN CHRISTIAN·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 23, 2013·1 cites·14 claims
- 2047US5295428AMethod of disassembling large-caliber combat cartridges and use of the cartridge components obtained by the method for the production of new cartridgesRHEINMETALL GMBH·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 22, 1994·12 cites·4 claims
- 2144US6769364B2Full-caliber projectileRHEINMETALL W & M GMBH·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 3, 2004·4 cites·14 claims
- 2243US8522683B2Method for producing a shell and a shell with a sabot projectile produced by this methodHEITMANN THOMAS·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 3, 2013·0 cites·7 claims
- 2342US2012000390A1Discarding sabot for guide and method for attachment of such sabotsHEITMANN THOMAS·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2441US8800450B2Projectile fastening bolt for a shell with a subcaliber penetrator with a conical tailpiece and a shellHEITMANN THOMAS·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 12, 2014·0 cites·14 claims
- 2540US2005115446A1Case bottom for large caliber ammunition and method for producing sameRHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2639US8516964B2CartridgeHEITMANN THOMAS·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 27, 2013·0 cites·9 claims
- 2737US2004084330A1Packing case for a large-caliber cartridgeRHEINMETALL W & M GMBH·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2835US12085375B2Test and/or practice ammunitionRHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 10, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 2935US8171854B2CartridgeHEITMANN THOMAS·Filed 2010·Granted May 8, 2012·0 cites·17 claims
- 3034US2022042777A1Practice ammunition and training system using the practice ammunitionRHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION GMBH·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3131US2005188891A1Discarded propelling cage sabotFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3229US2001015397A1Guide assembly for a missileFiled 2000·Application pending·0 cites
- 3326US5625163ACartridge ammunition having accidental ignition preventing meansRHEINMETALL IND GMBH·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 29, 1997·3 cites·13 claims
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