Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Spink

Thomas E. Spink 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).

  • Extendable tube for vertically delivered weapons
    Patent number: 4616554
    Abstract: An extendable rocket launcher tube for a rocket wherein releasable telescoped concentric inner and outer tubes house the rocket. Upon ignition, the rocket releases the inner tube from the outer tube and carries it forward imparting momentum thereto. The rocket is released from the inner tube at a selected axial extension of the inner tube. The components move at relative speeds such that acceleration of the rocket is complete when the launcher tube is fully extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1986
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Spink, Frank C. Rushing