Top Inventors for class "Ammunition and explosives" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Jahangir S. Rastegar | US | Stony Brook, NY | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299400 - Rocket Launch Acceleration Testing Machines | 54 |
2 | Eric Scheid | US | Bloomington, IN | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160047641 - ADVANCED FRAGMENTATION HAND GRENADE | 11 |
3 | Richard T. Murray | US | Patchogue, NY | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160377403 - Method For Providing Electrical Energy To A Self-Destruct Fuze For Submunitions Contained in a Projectile | 11 |
4 | Enrico R. Mutascio | US | Palm Springs, CA | Mar 26, 2015 / 20150083012 - REAR EJECTION IMPACT MARKING AMMUNITION ASSEMBLY | 10 |
5 | Edward W. Sheridan | US | Orlando, FL | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120255457 - STRUCTURAL METALLIC BINDERS FOR REACTIVE FRAGMENTATION WEAPONS | 9 |
6 | Pj Marx | US | Sarasota, FL | Dec 25, 2014 / 20140373746 - HIGH VOLUME MULTIPLE COMPONENT PROJECTILE ASSEMBLY | 8 |
7 | Masayuki Yamazaki | JP | Tatsuno-Shi | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170043743 - GAS GENERATOR | 8 |
8 | Lonnie Burrow | US | Carrollton, TX | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220290956 - POLYMER AMMUNITION AND CARTRIDGE HAVING A CONVEX PRIMER INSERT | 8 |
9 | Wenbo Yang | US | Sugar Land, TX | Dec 17, 2015 / 20150362297 - ENERGETIC MATERIAL APPLICATIONS IN SHAPED CHARGES FOR PERFORATION OPERATIONS | 8 |
10 | Steven D. Roemerman | US | Highland Village, TX | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160047639 - Weapon and Weapon System Employing the Same | 7 |
11 | Thomas Spinelli | US | Northport, NY | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160100651 - Manually Operated Electrical Power Generators For Body Heating and Powering Other Devices | 7 |
12 | Kevin Michael Sullivan | US | Kennebunk, ME | May 18, 2017 / 20170138710 - OPTICALLY TRACKED PROJECTILE | 7 |
13 | Dirk Hummel | DE | Hennef | Nov 03, 2011 / 20110265677 - CALIBRATION OF DETONATORS | 7 |
14 | Henri Y. Kim | US | Tucson, AZ | Jun 15, 2017 / 20170167833 - MULTIPLE EXPLOSIVELY FORMED PROJECTILES LINER FABRICATED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | 7 |
15 | Kenneth R. Jones | US | Wayne, NJ | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120291655 - Spin Stabilized And/ Or Drag Stabilized, Blunt Impact Non-Lethal Projectile | 7 |
16 | John A. Hultman | US | Casper, WY | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160161234 - Fuze for Stun Grenade | 7 |
17 | Renaud Lafont | FR | Bourges | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120192747 - TIME CONTROL DEVICE FOR THE MOVEMENT OF A MICRO-MACHINED AND SAFETY AND ARMING DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A TIME CONTROL DEVICE | 7 |
18 | Frank J. Dindl | US | Newton, NJ | Jul 19, 2012 / 20120180686 - Frangible Projectile, And Weapon Cartridge Containing Same | 7 |
19 | Kim L. Christianson | US | Oro Valley, AZ | Jun 15, 2017 / 20170167833 - MULTIPLE EXPLOSIVELY FORMED PROJECTILES LINER FABRICATED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | 7 |
20 | Lennart Gustavsson | SE | Karlskoga | Jul 21, 2011 / 20110174184 - METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL FLASHOVER IGNITION AND COMBUSTION OF PROPELLENT CHARGE, AS WELL AS PROPELLENT CHARGE AND AMMUNITION SHOT IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH | 6 |
21 | Gimtong Teowee | US | Westlake Village, CA | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160187116 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOGGING ELECTRONIC DETONATORS | 6 |
22 | George D. Hugus | US | Chuluota, FL | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120255457 - STRUCTURAL METALLIC BINDERS FOR REACTIVE FRAGMENTATION WEAPONS | 6 |
23 | Nikica Maljkovic | US | New Orleans, LA | Feb 11, 2016 / 20160040970 - Polymeric Ammunition Casing Geometry | 6 |
24 | Pieter Stephanus Jacobus Halliday | ZA | Randburg | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150369573 - Detonation of Explosives | 6 |
25 | Thomas Heitmann | DE | Unterluss | Jan 05, 2012 / 20120000390 - DISCARDING SABOT FOR GUIDE AND METHOD FOR ATTACHMENT OF SUCH SABOTS | 6 |
26 | Erik K. Carlson | US | Oak Grove, MN | Aug 04, 2022 / 20220244026 - MULTI-FACETED SHOT | 6 |
27 | Heribert Eglauer | DE | Berchtesgaden | Dec 04, 2014 / 20140352565 - ACTIVATION UNIT FOR EXPLOSIVE MASSES OR EXPLOSIVE BODIES | 6 |
28 | Frank Martin Kienzler | DE | Villingen-Schwenningen | Dec 30, 2010 / 20100326307 - Safety and Arming Unit for a Projectile | 6 |
29 | Tomoharu Kobayashi | JP | Tatsuno-Shi | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170043743 - GAS GENERATOR | 6 |
30 | John A. Kapeles | US | Casper, WY | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160161234 - Fuze for Stun Grenade | 6 |
31 | Daniel B. Nielson | US | Tremonton, UT | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160107949 - COMPOSITIONS USABLE AS FLARE COMPOSITIONS, COUNTERMEASURE DEVICES CONTAINING THE FLARE COMPOSITIONS, AND RELATED METHODS | 6 |
32 | Kyle A. Masinelli | US | Staunton, IL | Dec 17, 2015 / 20150362303 - HOLLOW POINT BULLET | 6 |
33 | Stephan Dietrich | CA | Verdun | Jul 05, 2012 / 20120167795 - REMOTE SETTING FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS IN A PROJECTILE FOR CHAMBERED AMMUNITION | 6 |
34 | Michael N. Diamond | US | Thousand Oaks, CA | Jun 07, 2012 / 20120137914 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEFINING ADDRESSES FOR PYROTECHNIC DEVICES NETWORKED IN AN ELECTRONIC ORDNANCE SYSTEM | 6 |
35 | Jacob Kravel | US | Great Neck, NY | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160161231 - WHISTLING SPINNING GRENADE | 5 |
36 | Cheng Hok Aw | SG | Singapore | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170045346 - PROJECTILE WITH FIRE-SAFE INFRA-RED STRIKE POINT MARKING | 5 |
37 | Thomas Spinelli | US | East Northport, NY | Jun 14, 2012 / 20120146843 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SCANNING POLARIZED REFERENCE SOURCES | 5 |
38 | Bruce G. Van Stratum | US | Tallahassee, FL | Aug 30, 2012 / 20120216698 - Low Shrapnel Door Breaching Projectile System | 5 |
39 | David E. Emary | US | St. Paul, NE | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160097619 - Cartridge and Bullet with Controlled Expansion | 5 |
40 | Lawrence P. Head | US | Cambridge, MN | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160091289 - MUZZLELOADER SYSTEMS | 5 |
41 | Thomas J. Burczynski | US | Montour Falls, NY | Nov 26, 2015 / 20150338198 - MULTI-COMPONENT BULLET WITH CORE RETENTION FEATURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE BULLET | 5 |
42 | Shinichiro Ukita | JP | Tatsuno-Shi | May 08, 2014 / 20140123869 - GAS GENERATOR FOR RESTRAINING DEVICE | 5 |
43 | Jon K. Mitchell | US | Bradenton, FL | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160187115 - Explosive Matrix Assembly | 5 |
44 | Satoshi Ohsugi | JP | Himeji-Shi | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170043742 - GAS GENERATOR | 5 |
45 | George W. Brooks | US | Orlando, FL | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120255457 - STRUCTURAL METALLIC BINDERS FOR REACTIVE FRAGMENTATION WEAPONS | 5 |
46 | Richard M Lloyd | US | Melrose, MA | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120192752 - Multi-point time spacing kinetic energy rod warhead and system | 5 |
47 | Craig Charles Schlenter | ZA | Sandton | Jun 11, 2015 / 20150159986 - DETONATOR ROLL CALL | 5 |
48 | Christer Thuman | SE | Karlskoga | Jun 17, 2021 / 20210180929 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING A HORIZONTAL DISPERSION PATTERN | 5 |
49 | Christian Baumann | DE | Martinsrieth | Oct 27, 2011 / 20110259225 - PROPELLANT CHARGE IGNITER | 5 |
50 | Drew Lee Goodlin | US | Isanti, MN | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120260814 - Advanced Muzzle Loader Ammunition | 5 |
51 | Richard Dratler | US | Montville, NJ | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140109789 - METHOD FOR DETONATING AN UNEXPLODED MUNITION | 5 |
52 | Tomoharu Kobayashi | JP | Hyogo | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130098259 - GAS GENERATOR FOR RESTRAINING DEVICE | 5 |
53 | Michael Vagedes | DE | Hermannsburg | Dec 01, 2011 / 20110290143 - CARTRIDGE | 5 |
54 | Naoki Matsuda | JP | Hyogo | May 17, 2012 / 20120118189 - IGNITER ASSEMBLY | 5 |
55 | Carlos M. Pereira | US | Tannersville, PA | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140109789 - METHOD FOR DETONATING AN UNEXPLODED MUNITION | 5 |
56 | Mark C. Hash | US | Chelsea, MI | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150330753 - LEAD-FREE, CORROSION-RESISTANT PROJECTILES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | 5 |
57 | Christian Pisella | FR | Beaucroissant | Nov 05, 2015 / 20150316378 - MICROMECHANICAL Z-AXIS GYROSCOPE | 5 |
58 | Alexander Zinell | DE | Aichhalden | Oct 15, 2009 / 20090255431 - MINIATURIZED PRIMING CHAIN | 5 |
59 | Thomas Fink | DE | Landshut | Oct 21, 2021 / 20210324976 - FEEDTHROUGH FOR APPLICATIONS AT HIGH PRESSURE | 5 |
60 | Nenad Prelic | DE | Anger | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120240804 - ACTIVATION UNIT FOR MUNITIONS-FREE DECOY TARGET | 5 |
61 | Chris E. Geswender | US | Green Valley, AZ | Dec 17, 2015 / 20150362320 - CORRECTION OF NAVIGATION POSITION ESTIMATE BASED ON THE GEOMETRY OF PASSIVELY MEASURED AND ESTIMATED BEARINGS TO NEAR EARTH OBJECTS (NEOS) | 5 |
62 | James D. Ruhlman | US | Santa Rosa Beach, FL | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120234197 - REDUCED COLLATERAL DAMAGE BOMB (RCDB) INCLUDING FUSE SYSTEM WITH SHAPED CHARGES AND A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | 5 |
63 | Earl Cranor | US | Longmeadow, MA | Dec 04, 2014 / 20140356975 - LOW TEMPERATURE ACTIVATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHEMILUMINESCENT REACTIONS | 5 |
64 | Torsten Ronn | SE | Karlskoga | Aug 13, 2009 / 20090199736 - MCD SHELL | 4 |
65 | Ben N. Frank | US | Worden, IL | Nov 07, 2013 / 20130291752 - SHOT CUP FOR SHOTSHELL | 4 |
66 | Dake Feng | US | Kings Park, NY | Jan 22, 2015 / 20150022947 - Capacitors For High Voltage Charge and High Current Discharge Rates | 4 |
67 | Thomas Lee Jacobson | US | Sedro-Woolley, WA | Jun 12, 2014 / 20140158010 - REMOTE FIRING DEVICE WITH DIVERSE INITIATORS | 4 |
68 | Richard M. Truitt | US | Champlin, MN | Oct 15, 2015 / 20150292846 - ARTICLES OF ORDNANCE INCLUDING REACTIVE MATERIAL ENHANCED PROJECTILES, AND RELATED METHODS | 4 |
69 | Blake K. Thomas | US | Ashton, MD | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120234197 - REDUCED COLLATERAL DAMAGE BOMB (RCDB) INCLUDING FUSE SYSTEM WITH SHAPED CHARGES AND A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | 4 |
70 | Jyun-Horng Fu | US | Linden Creek Ct., VA | Dec 08, 2011 / 20110297032 - CAVITY-ENHANCING FEATURES AND METHODS FOR A CAVITY-RUNNING PROJECTILE | 4 |
71 | Wayne N. Sawka | US | Reno, CA | Feb 19, 2015 / 20150047526 - ELECTRODE IGNITION AND CONTROL OF ELECTRICALLY IGNITABLE MATERIALS | 4 |
72 | Andre Louis Koekemoer | ZA | Boksburg | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220099422 - SHOCK TUBE EVENT VALIDATION | 4 |
73 | Jack Erickson | US | Andover, MN | May 30, 2013 / 20130133794 - NON-TOXIC, HEAVY-METAL FREE EXPLOSIVE PERCUSSION PRIMERS AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME | 4 |
74 | Christopher J. Nance | US | Middletown, CA | Jan 05, 2012 / 20120000387 - DETONATOR CARTRIDGE AND METHODS OF USE | 4 |
75 | Derek R. Devries | US | Farr West, UT | Oct 08, 2015 / 20150285606 - CONNECTORS FOR SEPARABLE FIRING UNIT ASSEMBLIES, FIRING UNIT ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS | 4 |
76 | Benjamin N. Ashcroft | US | Perry, UT | Oct 15, 2015 / 20150292846 - ARTICLES OF ORDNANCE INCLUDING REACTIVE MATERIAL ENHANCED PROJECTILES, AND RELATED METHODS | 4 |
77 | Robert S. Ritchie | US | Newhall, CA | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120210898 - Safe And Arm Mechanisms And Methods For Explosive Devices | 4 |
78 | Florian Huber | DE | Anger | Dec 04, 2014 / 20140352565 - ACTIVATION UNIT FOR EXPLOSIVE MASSES OR EXPLOSIVE BODIES | 4 |
79 | Christophe Kergueris | FR | Grenoble | Nov 05, 2015 / 20150316378 - MICROMECHANICAL Z-AXIS GYROSCOPE | 4 |
80 | Soo Chew Sie | SG | Singapore | Dec 31, 2015 / 20150377599 - Electro-Mechanical Fuze For A Projectile | 4 |
81 | Charles Michael Lownds | US | Aurora, CO | Dec 30, 2010 / 20100328838 - ELECTRONIC BLASTING SYSTEM | 4 |
82 | Ronald F. Stewart | CA | Ottawa | Feb 23, 2012 / 20120042800 - SELECTIVE CONTROL OF WIRELESS INITIATION DEVICES AT A BLAST SITE | 4 |
83 | Yusuke Tanaka | JP | Himeji-Shi | Aug 06, 2015 / 20150217717 - GAS GENERATOR | 4 |
84 | Jason M. Shire | US | Tucson, AZ | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180156586 - MUNITION WITH OUTER ENCLOSURE | 4 |
85 | Joseph Edward Tepera | US | Muenster, TX | Aug 21, 2014 / 20140230637 - WEAPON INTERFACE SYSTEM AND DELIVERY PLATFORM EMPLOYING THE SAME | 4 |
86 | Clifford Gordon Morgan | ZA | Kempton Park | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150369573 - Detonation of Explosives | 4 |
87 | Hirotaka Mukunoki | JP | Himeji-Shi | Nov 07, 2013 / 20130291756 - GAS GENERATOR | 4 |
88 | Lawrence A. Behrmann | US | Houston, TX | Dec 17, 2015 / 20150362297 - ENERGETIC MATERIAL APPLICATIONS IN SHAPED CHARGES FOR PERFORATION OPERATIONS | 4 |
89 | Larry W. Fullerton | US | New Hope, AL | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180157948 - System and Method for Data Card Emulation | 4 |
90 | James Y. Menefee, Iii | US | Macon, GA | Mar 07, 2013 / 20130055917 - PAYLOAD DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH PLEATED COMPONENT FOR CARTRIDGES | 4 |
91 | Antonio Paulic | US | Arlington, VA | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120210857 - Multi-shot Launcher Comprising External Propellant | 4 |
92 | Rainer Gaisbauer | DE | Schonau | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120174812 - ACTIVE BODY | 4 |
93 | Karl Kautzsch | DE | Schwanstetten | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120240805 - SAFETY DEVICE FOR A FUZE OF A PROJECTILE | 4 |
94 | Rajesh D. Shah | US | Princeton, NJ | Jul 31, 2014 / 20140208973 - DECOYS FOR INFRA-RED RADIATION SEEKING MISSILES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME | 4 |
95 | Pekka Niemi | FI | Jamijarvi | Nov 25, 2010 / 20100294159 - ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SHELL INTO BREECH-LOADING WEAPON BARREL | 4 |
96 | John J. Scanlon | US | Mount Laurel, NJ | Jul 31, 2014 / 20140208973 - DECOYS FOR INFRA-RED RADIATION SEEKING MISSILES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME | 4 |
97 | Darryl D. Amick | US | Albany, OR | Sep 24, 2015 / 20150268019 - BALLISTIC ZINC ALLOYS, FIREARM PROJECTILES, AND FIREARM AMMUNITION CONTAINING THE SAME | 4 |
98 | Ryan Kraft | US | Fort Scott, KS | Dec 17, 2015 / 20150362302 - Customizable Projectile Designed To Tumble | 4 |
99 | Jonathan L. Mace | US | Los Alamos, NM | May 18, 2017 / 20170138164 - SYSTEM FOR FRACTURING AN UNDERGROUND GEOLOGIC FORMATION | 4 |
100 | Brad Moan | US | Greenwood, IN | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160047641 - ADVANCED FRAGMENTATION HAND GRENADE | 4 |