Patents by Inventor Ernest V. Ruda

Ernest V. Ruda 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).

  • Dispersive subprojectiles for chaff cartridges
    Patent number: 4129078
    Abstract: A chaff cartridge is made up of a plurality of chaff interpackets contained in subprojectiles. The subprojectiles are each provided with fins and the fins of each subprojectile in a chaff cartridge provide a different drag to cause the spacing out of the subprojectiles. The fins, additionally, cause the subprojectiles to rotate and thereby radially disperse the chaff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1978
    Assignee: Calspan Corporation
    Inventors: Clayton J. Schneider, Jr., Ernest V. Ruda
  • Dispersive subprojectiles for chaff cartridges
    Patent number: 4063515
    Abstract: A chaff cartridge is made up of a plurality of chaff interpackets contained in subprojectiles. The subprojectiles are each provided with fins and the fins of each subprojectile in a chaff cartridge provide a different drag to cause the spacing out of the subprojectiles. The fins, additionally, cause the subprojectiles to rotate and thereby radially disperse the chaff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1977
    Assignee: Calspan Corporation
    Inventors: Clayton J. Schneider, Jr., Ernest V. Ruda
  • Centrifugal chaff dispenser
    Patent number: 3987966
    Abstract: Bundles of chaff fibers are fed into a rotating preacceleration chamber having a diverging outlet. The chaff fibers are rotated with the preacceleration chamber and are forced radially outward by centrifugal force. A feed mechanism forces the rotating chaff fibers toward the diverging outlet from which they are propelled outwardly at a high velocity and at an angle almost orthogonal to the rotational axis of the chaff dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1976
    Assignee: Calspan Corporation
    Inventors: Ernest V. Ruda, John E. Blickenstaff, Clayton J. Schneider, Jr.