Patents by Inventor Christian A. Valledor

Christian A. Valledor 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).

  • Retention system for a deployable projectile fin
    Patent number: 9212877
    Abstract: A fin retention system having a plurality of fin retention units and in which each unit is associated with one deployable fin of the projectile. Each retention unit has an alignment device and a pair of span arms extending outwardly from opposite sides of the alignment device. An attachment device attaches the free ends of the span arms of adjacent fin retention units together. In doing so, the alignment device engages and holds each fin in its undeployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Christian A. Valledor, John A. Condon
  • RETENTION SYSTEM FOR A DEPLOYABLE PROJECTILE FIN
    Publication number: 20140008483
    Abstract: A fin retention system having a plurality of fin retention units and in which each unit is associated with one deployable fin of the projectile. Each retention unit has an alignment device and a pair of span arms extending outwardly from opposite sides of the alignment device. An attachment device attaches the free ends of the span arms of adjacent fin retention units together. In doing so, the alignment device engages and holds each fin in its undeployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: U.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Christian A. Valledor, John A. Condon