Patents by Inventor Colin Carson MacKenzie

Colin Carson MacKenzie 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).

  • Charge mount
    Patent number: 8127684
    Abstract: The following invention relates to a mount for holding a charge in a breech. The mount attaches, or is integral to, a charge and is provided with a dilation means which rests within a breech of a gun to prevent the charge from sliding back out of the breech when the gun is held at a high angle. The dilation means is fabricated from a material which, when the gun is fired, combusts to leave negligible debris in the breech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: John Taylor, Raphael Joseph Francis Chetcuti, Charles Thomas Marshall, Colin Carson MacKenzie
  • CHARGE MOUNT
    Publication number: 20100154624
    Abstract: The following invention relates to a mount for holding a charge in a breech. The mount attaches, or is integral to, a charge and is provided with a dilation means which rests within a breech of a gun to prevent the charge from sliding back out of the breech when the gun is held at a high angle. The dilation means is fabricated from a material which, when the gun is fired, combusts to leave negligible debris in the breech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: John Taylor, Raphael Joseph Francis Chetcuti, Charles Thomas Marshall, Colin Carson Mackenzie