Patents by Inventor Katherine E. Hoffman

Katherine E. Hoffman 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).

  • Weapon mount
    Patent number: 8448561
    Abstract: A mount system including a tray mountable to a port and a table translatable with respect to the tray. A mounting station is positioned on the table. There is a telescoping support for the tray. A drive mechanism translates the table to alternately conceal the mounting station within the port and to deploy the mounting station through the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Alf L. Carroll, III, Donald L. Chaloupka, Katherine E. Hoffman, Nathaniel J. Ward
  • Weapon mount
    Publication number: 20080202326
    Abstract: A mount system including a tray mountable to a port and a table translatable with respect to the tray. A mounting station is positioned on the table. There is a telescoping support for the tray. A drive mechanism translates the table to alternately conceal the mounting station within the port and to deploy the mounting station through the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Alf L. Carroll, Donald L. Chaloupka, Katherine E. Hoffman, Nathaniel J. Ward