Patents by Inventor Adam Lichtenberg-Scanlan

Adam Lichtenberg-Scanlan 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).

  • Fin deployment apparatus for projectile
    Patent number: 8253085
    Abstract: A projectile may include a body and a base fixed to a rear end of the body. The base may include a gas cavity and an opening extending from a rear end of the base to the gas cavity. A retention plug may be disposed in the opening wherein a fit between the retention plug and the opening is such that propellant gas pressure in the gas cavity forces the retention plug out of the opening. The retention plug may include at least one gas conduit between an outer surface of the retention plug and the gas cavity. A plurality of fins may be rotatably fixed to the base. The fins may have a folded position and a deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Adam Lichtenberg-Scanlan, Christopher Stout