Patents by Inventor Arthur C. Grantz

Arthur C. Grantz 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).

  • Airbreathing propulsion assisted gun-launched projectiles
    Patent number: 5513571
    Abstract: An air-breathing, propulsion-assisted projectile designed to be rocket or gun launched and capable of accelerating to hypersonic velocities includes a body having an encompassing cowl, an air compression section, an engine assembly located adjacent the air compression section, and a nozzle section located adjacent the engine assembly. The engine assembly includes apparatus for fuel storage and delivery to a combustion region. The rear end portion of the cowl is configured to direct the exiting combusted air-and-fuel mixture over the nozzle section of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur C. Grantz, Kevin G. Bowcutt, Richard T. Cervisi