Patents by Inventor Charles E. Hillman

Charles E. Hillman 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).

  • Torque assist device for a multi-barrel weapon
    Patent number: 4574682
    Abstract: There is provided for a Gatling type gun, a muzzle brake torque assist device having a plurality of radial flow turbines, each centered on a respective gun barrel of the gun, each turbine for providing a respective pure torque centered on the respective barrel, and which torques translate into a summation torque centered on the longitudinal axis of the cluster of barrels without generating any lateral loads on the stationary portions of the gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Charles E. Hillman