Patents by Inventor Benjamin Daniel Worrall
Benjamin Daniel Worrall 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).
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Patent number: 12644685Abstract: The invention relates to a common carrier munition ammunition device, more particularly to common carrier payload delivery shell. There is provided a common carrier munition suitable for use for a high explosive comprising a tail unit, a main body which comprises a payload cavity for receiving a payload, a fuze, and located between said main body and the fuze an ogive element, wherein the payload comprises a removable liner, wherein the removable liner comprises a high explosive, such that said removable liner and high explosive may be removed from the payload cavity.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventors: Benjamin Daniel Worrall, Thomas William Tyrell, Andrew David Williams
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Patent number: 12601575Abstract: The present invention relates to a range extension device, particularly to a reversible range extension device, especially reversible base bleed device. There is provided a reversible range extension device, capable in use, of being reversibly engaged to a body of an artillery shell, said range extension device comprising at least one energetic material, and an igniter, wherein the range extension device comprises a first end with an aperture, and second closed end, wherein the range extension device, in use, is selectively arranged to be in an active orientation or inert orientation, wherein in the active orientation the range extension device is arranged such that the aperture faces rearwardly away from the shell to allow the range extension device to function, and in the inert orientation the range extension device is arranged such that the aperture faces inwardly towards the shell.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2023Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventors: Andrew David Williams, Benjamin Daniel Worrall, Thomas William Tyrell
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Publication number: 20260092764Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved range extension device, particularly to a modular rocket assist device. A range extension device, capable in use of being reversibly engaged to a body of an artillery carrier shell, said shell comprising a payload cavity, said range extension device comprising an internal cavity comprising at least one energetic material charge, and an igniter, wherein the range extension device comprises a first region with an aperture which faces rearwardly, and second region with a closed end, wherein the closed end in use extends into the payload cavity of the carrier shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: April 2, 2026Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventors: Thomas William Tyrell, Andrew David Williams, Benjamin Daniel Worrall
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Publication number: 20260022923Abstract: There is provided a common carrier munition suitable for use for a high explosive comprising a tail unit, a main body which comprises a payload cavity for receiving a payload, a fuze, and located between said main body and the fuze an ogive element, wherein the payload comprises a removable liner, wherein the removable liner comprises a high explosive, such that said removable liner and high explosive may be removed from the payload cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: January 22, 2026Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventors: Benjamin Daniel Worrall, Thomas William Tyrell, Andrew David Williams
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Publication number: 20250383188Abstract: There is provided a reversible range extension device, capable in use, of being reversibly engaged to a body of an artillery shell, said range extension device comprising at least one energetic material, and an igniter, wherein the range extension device comprises a first end with an aperture, and second closed end, wherein the range extension device, in use, is selectively arranged to be in an active orientation or inert orientation, wherein in the active orientation the range extension device is arranged such that the aperture faces rearwardly away from the shell to allow the range extension device to function, and in the inert orientation the range extension device is arranged such that the aperture faces inwardly towards the shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: December 18, 2025Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventors: Andrew David Williams, Benjamin Daniel Worrall, Thomas William Tyrell
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Patent number: 11768065Abstract: The present invention relates to the control of weapons, particularly weapons which are controlled via a communications link, possibly at some distance from the weapon's location. The invention is to an apparatus comprising safety-critical and non-safety-critical functional parts wherein at least one of a plurality of safety-critical functional parts is only connected to at least one other of the plurality of safety-critical functional parts.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventors: Julian David Wright, Martyn John Hucker, Benjamin Daniel Worrall
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Publication number: 20220324567Abstract: Disclosed is an unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV, comprising a plurality of rotors, a camera and an explosive payload, wherein the UAV comprises a generally elongate body, and the camera and the payload are arranged substantially in-line within the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Benjamin Daniel Worrall, Julian David Wright, Martyn John Hucker
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Publication number: 20220290959Abstract: The present invention relates to the control of weapons, particularly weapons which are controlled via a communications link, possibly at some distance from the weapon's location. The invention is to an apparatus comprising safety-critical and non-safety-critical functional parts wherein at least one of a plurality of safety-critical functional parts is only connected to at least one other of the plurality of safety-critical functional parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Julian David Wright, Martyn John Hucker, Benjamin Daniel Worrall