US Patent Issued to Rheinmetall Waffe Munition on Sept. 23 for "Penetrator, use of a penetrator, projectile and cartridge ammunition" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,233, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH (Sudheide, Germany).

"Penetrator, use of a penetrator, projectile and cartridge ammunition" was invented by Martin Berg (Celle, Germany), Michael Gowin (Hermannsburg, Germany), Christian Baumann (Martinsrieth, Germany) and Alfons Sackarndt (Suderburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a penetrator for a projectile, in particular a sub-caliber kinetic energy projectile, wherein the penetrator has a terminal-ballistic body for attacking an armored target, wherein a hole is formed in the body, which extends along or parallel to the ce...