Patents by Inventor Eugene W. Carlson

Eugene W. Carlson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fin deployment system
    Patent number: 9593922
    Abstract: A projectile having a fin deployment system disposed about its circumference. The fins are initially contained by a fin cover that is removed by aerodynamic force. The fins are then rotated around a rotational axis parallel to and offset from the central axial axis of the projectile body by the centrifugal forces created by the rotation of the projectile as the projectile passes through a barrel of a gun system or tube launcher. The fin deployment system can also have locking systems that lock the fins in the deployed position and prevent the fins from rotating back into the retracted position after deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.
    Inventors: Eugene W. Carlson, Thomas A. Zolen, Robert W. Citro, Kien D. Tran
  • Roll isolation bearing
    Patent number: 8319163
    Abstract: A GNC device for use with a projectile, includes a rotating GNC portion and a non-rotating GNC portion, the rotating GNC portion being fixedly coupled to a projectile body, at least one bearing being interposed between the rotating GNC portion and a non-rotating GNC portion, the at least one bearing permitting the rotating GNC portion to rotate with respect to the non-rotating GNC portion. In a GNC device for use with a projectile, a method is further included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: BAE Systems Land & Armaments, L.P.
    Inventors: William M. Flood, Paul M. O'Brien, Eugene W. Carlson
  • ROLL ISOLATION BEARING
    Publication number: 20120217338
    Abstract: A GNC device for use with a projectile, includes a rotating GNC portion and a non-rotating GNC portion, the rotating GNC portion being fixedly coupled to a projectile body, at least one bearing being interposed between the rotating GNC portion and a non-rotating GNC portion, the at least one bearing permitting the rotating GNC portion to rotate with respect to the non-rotating GNC portion. In a GNC device for use with a projectile, a method is further included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: William M. Flood, Paul M. O'Brien, Eugene W. Carlson