Patents by Inventor Frank A. Luke

Frank A. Luke 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).

  • Patent number: 3949675
    Abstract: A point detonating, high explosive incendiary projectile having a safe self estruct fuze that is operative only after setback and spin forces have been imparted to the launched projectile. The fuze includes a rotor housing that is slidable in and spring biased toward the forward portion of a conically shaped nose member. A ball rotor in the rotor housing has a peripheral recess for receiving a tip of the firing pin carried by the nose cap when ball detents in the housing sidewall lock the ball rotor in an unarmed condition prior to projectile launch. A detonator in the periphery of the ball rotor is offset from the recess and is moved to an armed position after rotor freeing of detent unlocking setback and a predetermined amount of spin or centrifugal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Frank A. Luke