Patents by Inventor Richard W. McLay

Richard W. McLay 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).

  • Shaped charge projectile system
    Patent number: 4567829
    Abstract: This invention provides a subcaliber projectile which is launched from a full bore projectile having a shaped charge warhead prior to impact with the target. The subcaliber projectile is tethered to the full bore projectile by means of a fine electrical cable of fixed length which serves as the communication link between the two projectiles with the length of the cable determining the fuzing standoff distance. The ballistic coefficient of the subcaliber projectile is made such that the subcaliber projectile always flies ahead of the full bore projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard T. Ziemba, Richard W. McLay, Jeff A. Siewert