Christopher J Yaniger

US Patent:

D4188969, Jan 11, 2000

Filed:

Dec 31, 1997

Appl. No.:

D/086821

Inventors:

Paul Shipley - Millers MD
Frederick Stephen Brown - Eldersburg MD
Christopher J. Yaniger - Hunt Valley MD
Mark Mayo - Phoenix MD
George Ronald Christ - Sparks MD
David O. Cleveland - Hampstead MD

Assignee:

AAI Corporation - Cockeysville MD

International Classification:

2201

US Classification:

D22101

US Patent:

46569197, Apr 14, 1987

Filed:

Jan 8, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/689736

Inventors:

Anthony L. Farinacci - Baldwin MD
Steven G. Witkin - Pikesville MD
Christopher J. Yaniger - Lutherville MD

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air
Force - Washington DC

International Classification:

F41F 1712

US Classification:

89 146

Abstract:

An improved sabot fragment and gun gas diverter of particular utility in conjunction with a rotatable multiple barrel gun is described, which comprises, a diverter member mounted forward of the barrels for rotation therewith and defining a generally conical, radially outwardly divergent impact surface from which sabot fragments are diverted outwardly upon impact thereon; a plurality of axial bores through and spaced around the diverter member correspond in number to and are respectively coaxial with the rotatable gun barrels; an impact surface is attached to the gun forward of the diverter member for diverting the fragments from the gun in a predetermined direction relative to the gun; a housing around the diverter member defining an internal chamber into which the fragments are diverted from the diverter member may include the impact surface as a forward end wall thereof, and may include an exit port for passage of fired projectiles and discharge ports for discharging diverted sabot fragments.

US Patent:

42677645, May 19, 1981

Filed:

Jun 1, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/044624

Inventors:

Christopher J. Yaniger - Lutherville MD

Assignee:

AAI Corporation - Cockeysville MD

International Classification:

F41F 1100

US Classification:

89 25

Abstract:

A cartridge chamber housing and a breech block for a cartridge with side-mounted primer, in which the chamber housing has a firing pin and a spring-biased slidable firing pin interrupter which is in firing-prevent position and prevents firing pin actuation except when the breech block is closed and locked, and which is moved to firing-enable position by the closure and locking of the breech block, whereby the firing pin may be actuated after such closure and locking of the breech block. The cartridge is fully chambered and extracted by and as a function of closure and opening of the breech block.