Patents by Inventor Charles L. Maples

Charles L. Maples 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).

  • Pyrofuze aircraft ordnance arming system
    Patent number: 5042357
    Abstract: A pyrofuze ordnance arming system, for air delivered ordnance, which provs a removable physical barrier to prevent the premature operation of ordnance device arming activation systems. An electrothermally initiated, alloyably removable pyrofuze pin extending from a pyrofuze device is employed as a physical barrier in an arming system to replace the conventional arming wires. The system increases safety and reliability for ordnance arming while decreasing the complexity and labor involved in preparing and loading ordnance on aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: James M. Schaff, Charles L. Maples, Stephen F. Lyda, David W. Brewton, Stephen R. Ritchie