Projectile Or Launching Device Or System Patents (Class 505/164)
  • Electromagnetic launcher with spiral guideway
    Patent number: 11073357
    Abstract: An electromagnetic launcher with a curved or spiral-shaped, open-ended guideway and conductors for launching a projectile. The projectile, movably retained on or within the guideway, is accelerated along the guideway using electromagnetic forces until it reaches an end of the guideway, then the projectile is launched in a desired direction. The direction of the launch of the projectile is determined by orienting the guideway in the desired direction using an actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Seth Hartman, Erik Timpson
  • Linear motor geometry for use with persistent current magnets
    Patent number: 7830047
    Abstract: An electrically powered launcher is disclosed that can accelerate small payloads to orbital velocities. The invention uses a novel geometry to overcome limitations of other design, and allows full exploitation of existing superconducting materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: The University of Houston System
    Inventors: Phil Putman, Kamel Salama
  • Radiation curable coating composition for superconducting wire
    Patent number: 6355599
    Abstract: This invention provides a radiation curable coating composition for superconducting wires. The coating composition comprises at least one (meth)acrylate terminated urethane oligomer, at least one adhesion promoter, at least one (meth)acrylate functionalized diluent and at least one free radical photoinitiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: DSM Desotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward P. Zahora, Steven C. Lapin, David M. Szum, Steven R. Schmid