Peter-Josef Grommes

Title: Peter-Josef Grommes and Fuse-Element Innovation.

Introduction

Peter-Josef Grommes is an inventor associated with Troisdorf, Germany, and Dynamit Nobel Aktiengesellschaft. His recorded work includes three patents, including an invention concerning fuse elements designed to provide long delay periods.

Latest Patents

One of Grommes’s listed patents is “Fuse Element, Preferably with Long Delay Period, and Method for Producing.” The invention addresses misfires in layered fuse elements, particularly under demanding conditions such as high projectile rotation, temperature stress, and shock stress.

The patent describes a design intended to improve the reliable progression of a reaction through the element. In the direction of reaction propagation, the central zone of a charge that ignites the delay charge projects into a central region of that delay charge. The description also proposes placing one or more relay charges between the ignition charge and the delay section. Selecting charge components to reduce abrupt differences in characteristics, especially reaction rate, or using an ignition charge with a particularly low reaction rate can further improve reliability.

Career Highlights

Grommes’s recorded patent portfolio comprises three patents. The available information identifies his work on long-delay fuse elements and their production as a notable example of his technical contributions.

Collaborations

Grommes is associated with Dynamit Nobel Aktiengesellschaft. Hans Florin and Gunther Faber are identified as coworkers.

Conclusion

Peter-Josef Grommes’s patent work includes a design aimed at improving the reliability of long-delay fuse elements under challenging operating conditions.