Patents by Inventor Brian Edward Sullivan

Brian Edward Sullivan 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: 10634449
    Abstract: A magazine for a high capacity loader for sequentially loading a plurality of projectiles into a launcher. The magazine has a magazine housing for holding a plurality of projectiles. The magazine housing has an opening providing access to a projectile chimney. The projectiles exit the magazine through the opening in the magazine housing via the projectile chimney. An aperture is provided in a sidewall of the projectile chimney and the aperture leads to a piston chamber. A pneumatically actuated actuator is provided in the piston chamber. The pneumatically actuated actuator drives an indexing assembly for the launcher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: United Tactical Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Edward Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10393474
    Abstract: A high capacity loader for sequentially loading a plurality of projectiles into a launcher. The loader has a first drive core, a second drive core and a load path to maintain the projectiles in a defined path around the first and second drive cores. The second drive core is rotationally connected to the first drive core. An indexing assembly is provided to index the drive cores. A drive assembly provides a rotational force for the drive cores. A magazine extends from the housing to connect the loader to the launcher and to load the projectiles into the launcher. The projectiles are individually indexed on the first and second drive cores and are free from force by adjacent projectiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: United Tactical Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Edward Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20190226795
    Abstract: A magazine for a high capacity loader for sequentially loading a plurality of projectiles into a launcher. The magazine has a magazine housing for holding a plurality of projectiles. The magazine housing has an opening providing access to a projectile chimney. The projectiles exit the magazine through the opening in the magazine housing via the projectile chimney. An aperture is provided in a sidewall of the projectile chimney and the aperture leads to a piston chamber. A pneumatically actuated actuator is provided in the piston chamber. The pneumatically actuated actuator drives an indexing assembly for the launcher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Brian Edward Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20180202749
    Abstract: A high capacity loader for sequentially loading a plurality of projectiles into a launcher. The loader has a first drive core, a second drive core and a load path to maintain the projectiles in a defined path around the first and second drive cores. The second drive core is rotationally connected to the first drive core. An indexing assembly is provided to index the drive cores. A drive assembly provides a rotational force for the drive cores. A magazine extends from the housing to connect the loader to the launcher and to load the projectiles into the launcher. The projectiles are individually indexed on the first and second drive cores and are free from force by adjacent projectiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Brian Edward Sullivan