Patents by Inventor Bernard Fairbanks

Bernard Fairbanks 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).

  • Patent number: 3983819
    Abstract: An artillery projectile carrying a multiplicity of explosive mines adapted o be deployed from the projectile during flight thereof is provided with self-destruct fuze means for destroying each mine at a predetermined time, e.g., two days, after deployment. This means comprises a battery carried by the projectile connected prior to deployment to a fuze circuit in each mine. Each fuze circuit comprises a first capacitor and parallel resistor forming an RC delay circuit and a second capacitor connected in series with the RC circuit, an electric detonator and a normally-open spin-closed voltage-responsive circuit. The RC circuit is connected to the battery through a normally-open spin-closed switch and a current-limiting resistor. An electrostatic switch is disclosed as an example of the voltage-responsive switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Bernard Fairbanks, Henrik W. Hansen, Daniel E. Valatka