Patents by Inventor Carlton B. Cowan

Carlton B. Cowan 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).

  • Penetrator and method of using same
    Patent number: 7261040
    Abstract: A penetrator includes a fore body comprising a pin and having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity and a stabilizing portion comprising a material of lower density than that of the fore body and a plurality of outwardly extending fins for improving an aerodynamic stability of the projectile and defining a bore in which the pin is received for removably attaching the fore body thereto such that, when attached to the fore body, a center of gravity for the penetrator is forward of a center of aerodynamic pressure for the penetrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Hunn, Johnny E. Banks, Carlton B. Cowan
  • Penetrator and method of using same
    Patent number: 7107910
    Abstract: A penetrator includes a fore body comprising a pin and having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity and a stabilizing portion comprising a material of lower density than that of the fore body and a plurality of outwardly extending fins for improving an aerodynamic stability of the projectile and defining a bore in which the pin is received for removably attaching the fore body thereto such that, when attached to the fore body, a center of gravity for the penetrator is forward of a center of aerodynamic pressure for the penetrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp.
    Inventors: David L. Hunn, Johnny E. Banks, Carlton B. Cowan
  • Penetrator and method for using same
    Patent number: 6843179
    Abstract: A penetrator includes a fore body comprising a pin and having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity and a stabilizing portion comprising a material of lower density than that of the fore body and a plurality of outwardly extending fins for improving an aerodynamic stability of the projectile and defining a bore in which the pin is received for removably attaching the fore body thereto such that, when attached to the fore body, a center of gravity for the penetrator is forward of a center of aerodynamic pressure for the penetrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Hunn, Johnny E. Banks, Carlton B. Cowan
  • Penetrator and method for using same
    Publication number: 20040055502
    Abstract: A penetrator includes a fore body comprising a pin and having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity and a stabilizing portion comprising a material of lower density than that of the fore body and a plurality of outwardly extending fins for improving an aerodynamic stability of the projectile and defining a bore in which the pin is received for removably attaching the fore body thereto such that, when attached to the fore body, a center of gravity for the penetrator is forward of a center of aerodynamic pressure for the penetrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Hunn, Johnny E. Banks, Carlton B. Cowan
  • Penetrator and method for using same
    Publication number: 20040055501
    Abstract: A penetrator includes a fore body having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity and a stabilizing portion removably attached to the fore body such that, when attached to the fore body, a center of gravity for the penetrator is forward of a center of aerodynamic pressure for the penetrator. A method of using a penetrator includes propelling the penetrator toward a first target, penetrating the first target with a fore body of the penetrator, and detaching a stabilizing portion of the penetrator from the fore body. The method further includes impacting the second target with the fore body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: David L. Hunn, Johnny E. Banks, Carlton B. Cowan