Patents by Inventor Charles Geoffrey Haning

Charles Geoffrey Haning 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).

  • System and method for testing missile components
    Patent number: 11674783
    Abstract: A testing system for testing a missile component having a sense axis includes a centrifuge, a support arm, an orientation assembly, and a controller. The centrifuge rotates the orientation assembly about a vertical axis in a substantially horizontal plane. The orientation assembly includes a first motor, a first gimbal, and a gimballed support. The first motor has a first rotatable shaft defining a first gimbal axis. The first gimbal is coupled with the first rotatable shaft to rotate about the first gimbal axis while the centrifuge rotates the orientation assembly about the vertical axis such that missile component is simultaneously rotated about both the vertical axis and the first gimbal axis to simulate a missile launch of the missile component. The gimballed support is coupled with the first gimbal for supporting the missile component such that the sense axis of the missile component is not parallel to the substantially horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Forrest Prewitt, Michael Neal Rector, John Michael Fines, Charles Geoffrey Haning, Evan Andrew Kontras
  • System and method for testing missile components
    Patent number: 11009325
    Abstract: A testing system for testing a missile component having a sense axis includes a centrifuge, a support arm, an orientation assembly, and a controller. The centrifuge rotates the orientation assembly about a vertical axis in a substantially horizontal plane. The orientation assembly includes a first motor, a first gimbal, and a gimballed support. The first motor has a first rotatable shaft defining a first gimbal axis. The first gimbal is coupled with the first rotatable shaft to rotate about the first gimbal axis while the centrifuge rotates the orientation assembly about the vertical axis such that missile component is simultaneously rotated about both the vertical axis and the first gimbal axis to simulate a missile launch of the missile component. The gimballed support is coupled with the first gimbal for supporting the missile component such that the sense axis of the missile component is not parallel to the substantially horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Forrest Prewitt, Michael Neal Rector, John Michael Fines, Charles Geoffrey Haning, Evan Andrew Kontras