Patents by Inventor Lucius A. Taylor
Lucius A. Taylor 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).
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Patent number: 11841215Abstract: Provided is a modular directional charge system that can be assembled in different configurations depending on the target. The system includes a removable energetic material, a molded plastic shell comprising a main body and a front cover, a removable fragmentation insert, a removable breaching insert, an initiator well insert, and initiator adapter nuts. The main body comprises an internal energetic material receiving compartment, a first and second tripod mount, a threaded adapter, and a pair of pin receivers, while the front cover comprises an internal removable insert compartment. The main body and front cover are held together with a multi-position adjustable toothed locking interface that adjustably permits the cover to intimately contact the energetic material when the internal removable insert compartment contains a fragmentation insert, a breaching insert, or no insert at all. A method of use is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Lucas Allison, Michael H. Jones, Calvin Lawson, Lucius A. Taylor, IV
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Patent number: 11549789Abstract: Various embodiments of optimized subsonic projectiles are provided. For example, one exemplary subsonic projectile can include an elliptical nose cone, a cylindrical body and a boattail with various design features that can be used in a subsonic ammunition cartridge where the subsonic projectile is stabile throughout at least a segment of a flight allowing for better accuracy, maintaining low drag, maximizing range and achieving desired performance while ensuring the projectile stays below the speed of sound and lowering a noise profile of projectile and a launcher firing the projectile.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Lucius A. Taylor, Joseph T. Burkart
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Publication number: 20220307807Abstract: Provided is a modular directional charge system that can be assembled in different configurations depending on the target. The system includes a removable energetic material, a molded plastic shell comprising a main body and a front cover, a removable fragmentation insert, a removable breaching insert, an initiator well insert, and initiator adapter nuts. The main body comprises an internal energetic material receiving compartment, a first and second tripod mount, a threaded adapter, and a pair of pin receivers, while the front cover comprises an internal removable insert compartment. The main body and front cover are held together with a multi-position adjustable toothed locking interface that adjustably permits the cover to intimately contact the energetic material when the internal removable insert compartment contains a fragmentation insert, a breaching insert, or no insert at all. A method of use is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Lucas Allison, Michael H. Jones, Calvin Lawson, Lucius A. Taylor, IV
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Publication number: 20190323805Abstract: Various embodiments of optimized subsonic projectiles are provided. For example, one exemplary subsonic projectile can include an elliptical nose cone, a cylindrical body and a boattail with various design features that can be used in a subsonic ammunition cartridge where the subsonic projectile is stabile throughout at least a segment of a flight allowing for better accuracy, maintaining low drag, maximizing range and achieving desired performance while ensuring the projectile stays below the speed of sound and lowering a noise profile of projectile and a launcher firing the projectile.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Lucius A. Taylor, Joseph T. Burkart
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Patent number: 10317178Abstract: Various embodiments of optimized subsonic projectiles are provided along with related methods. For example, one exemplary subsonic projectile can include an elliptical nose cone, a cylindrical body and a boattail with various design features that can be used in a subsonic ammunition cartridge where the subsonic projectile is stabile throughout at least a segment of a flight allowing for better accuracy, maintaining low drag, maximizing range and achieving desired performance while ensuring the projectile stays below the speed of sound and lowering a noise profile of projectile and a launcher firing the projectile.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Joseph Burkart, Lucius A. Taylor, IV
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Publication number: 20170131071Abstract: Various embodiments of optimized subsonic projectiles are provided along with related methods. For example, one exemplary subsonic projectile can include an elliptical nose cone, a cylindrical body and a boattail with various design features that can be used in a subsonic ammunition cartridge where the subsonic projectile is stabile throughout at least a segment of a flight allowing for better accuracy, maintaining low drag, maximizing range and achieving desired performance while ensuring the projectile stays below the speed of sound and lowering a noise profile of projectile and a launcher firing the projectile.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Joseph Burkart, Lucius A. Taylor, IV
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Patent number: 8146283Abstract: An adapter for mounting on a weapon. The adapter illustratively includes a plurality of mounting rails for removably coupling with a variety of accessories, such as sights, illumination devices, and laser aiming devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Mark A. Genes, Brandon R. Clarke, Christopher Austin, Michael Holzmeyer, Daniel V. Jones, Jeremy M. Knepp, Lucius A. Taylor, Barry Gatewood
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Publication number: 20110100203Abstract: An adapter for mounting on a weapon. The adapter illustratively includes a plurality of mounting rails for removably coupling with a variety of accessories, such as sights, illumination devices, and laser aiming devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Mark A. Genes, Brandon R. Clarke, Christopher Austin, Michael Holzmeyer, Daniel V. Jones, Jeremy M. Knepp, Lucius A. Taylor, Barry Gatewood
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Publication number: 20070073485Abstract: A weather monitoring and prediction system that uses a fleet of aircraft to obtain data. Each aircraft has a local air data system that facilitates the measurement, recordation, and transmittal of local atmospheric data such as barometric pressure, and the corresponding temporal, positional, and altitudinal data. The data is electronically transmitted from each aircraft to a ground based processing system where it is stored. The data may then be transmitted to subscribing users such as aircraft, other weather data systems or to air traffic control centers in either a compiled form or in a raw form. Another embodiment also provides for measuring barometric pressure as a function of altitude at an in-flight aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Mark Manfred, Lucius Taylor, Anthony Brama
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Publication number: 20050278120Abstract: A weather monitoring and prediction system that uses a fleet of aircraft to obtain data. Each aircraft has a local air data system that facilitates the measurement, recordation, and transmittal of local atmospheric data such as barometric pressure, and the corresponding temporal, positional, and altitudinal data. The data is electronically transmitted from each aircraft to a ground based processing system where it is stored. The data may then be transmitted to subscribing users such as aircraft, other weather data systems or to air traffic control centers in either a compiled form or in a raw form. Another embodiment also provides for measuring barometric pressure as a function of altitude at an in-flight aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Mark Manfred, Lucius Taylor, Anthony Brama