Patents by Inventor Michael Loge

Michael Loge 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).

  • Propellant retention device
    Patent number: 6513415
    Abstract: A dual action retention pawl for securing ammunition in a breech loading gun having a bore along a longitudinal axis of a barrel of the gun and a breech opening with a moveable breech block at a rear of the bore. The dual action retention pawl includes a base, a pawl arm, and an activation arm operably attached to the base. The pawl arm pivots to a retracted position in response to ammunition engaging the activation arm when the ammunition is loaded into the breech opening and returns to a retention position once the ammunition is loaded to retain the ammunition within the barrel of the gun. The pawl arm pivots to the retracted position in response to the breech block engaging the activation arm when the breech block is moved to close the breech opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: United Defense LP
    Inventors: James G. Vaske, Timothy J. Doering, Joel Martin, Michael Loge
  • PROPELLANT RETENTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20020134225
    Abstract: A dual action retention pawl for securing ammunition in a breech loading gun having a bore along a longitudinal axis of a barrel of the gun and a breech opening with a moveable breech block at a rear of the bore. The dual action retention pawl includes a base, a pawl arm, and an activation arm operably attached to the base. The pawl arm pivots to a retracted position in response to ammunition engaging the activation arm when the ammunition is loaded into the breech opening and returns to a retention position once the ammunition is loaded to retain the ammunition within the barrel of the gun. The pawl arm pivots to the retracted position in response to the breech block engaging the activation arm when the breech block is moved to close the breech opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: James G. Vaske, Timothy J. Doering, Joel Martin, Michael Loge