Patents by Inventor Jerry D. Short

Jerry D. Short 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).

  • Apparatus for enhanced counterbalancing of weapon mount
    Patent number: 9714806
    Abstract: An apparatus (112) includes a housing (104) configured to couple the apparatus to a weapon mount (110) and to secure one or more gas springs (102). The one or more gas springs are configured to provide one or more forces. The apparatus also includes one or more wire ropes (114), where each wire rope is fixed at a first end to the weapon mount and has a hook at a second end. The apparatus further includes one or more guides (108) configured to guide the one or more wire ropes. In addition, the apparatus includes one or more bearings (106) configured to facilitate movement of the one or more wire ropes. The one or more wire ropes are configured to couple movement of the one or more gas springs to a tensile force on a front portion of the weapon mount or a weapon (116) so as to counter-balance a weight of the weapon in the weapon mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Zachary M. Gaubert, John R. Staley, III, Jerry D. Short
  • APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED COUNTERBALANCING OF WEAPON MOUNT
    Publication number: 20160123691
    Abstract: An apparatus (112) includes a housing (104) configured to couple the apparatus to a weapon mount (110) and to secure one or more gas springs (102). The one or more gas springs are configured to provide one or more forces. The apparatus also includes one or more wire ropes (114), where each wire rope is fixed at a first end to the weapon mount and has a hook at a second end. The apparatus further includes one or more guides (108) configured to guide the one or more wire ropes. In addition, the apparatus includes one or more bearings (106) configured to facilitate movement of the one or more wire ropes. The one or more wire ropes are configured to couple movement of the one or more gas springs to a tensile force on a front portion of the weapon mount or a weapon (116) so as to counter-balance a weight of the weapon in the weapon mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Zachary M. Gaubert, John R. Staley III, Jerry D. Short