Patents by Inventor Bobby T. Harless

Bobby T. Harless 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: 6060411
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a store covering for reducing the radar observability of an externally mounted store is provided with a non-rigid body covering. The body covering is provided with a radar reflective material. The body covering is formed to fit around a portion of the externally mounted store. The body covering is in slidable engagement and disengagement about at least a portion of the externally mounted store to allow repeated installation and removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Duane M. Cline, Bobby T. Harless, Kenneth J. Kaplin, In S. Kim, Michael B. Laurent, Jonathan Mersel, Thomas Ruskowski
  • Patent number: 5406876
    Abstract: A system for releasably supporting a store on a rack comprises a conical lug mounted on the store and a hollow locking ring which extends between minor and major rims defining circular openings, respectively. A plurality of ribs extends between the minor and major rims at equally spaced circumferential locations. The ribs are aligned with the longitudinal axis of the locking ring and define windows between them. A collet includes a mounting head for attachment to the rack and a plurality of integral, circumferentially spaced, resilient, locking fingers, equal in number to the ribs and windows in the locking ring, which extend divergingly, away from the mounting head and have terminal projections which extend radially inwardly. Each locking finger is smaller than its associated window in the locking ring means. The collet nests with the locking ring such that the mounting head extends through its minor opening for attachment to the rack means and with the locking fingers projecting toward its major opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Bobby T. Harless, Michael B. Laurent