Patents by Inventor Forrest R. Svingala

Forrest R. Svingala 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).

  • Detonation-wave-shaping fuze booster
    Patent number: 10690459
    Abstract: A fuze booster includes a first explosive charge having a cavity with an annular portion of the first explosive charge encircling a first axial portion of the cavity and a semi-annular portion partially encircling a second axial portion of the cavity. The annular portion abuts the semi-annular portion. An explosively-inert material abuts the semi-annular portion, abuts the annular portion, and partially encircles the second axial portion of the cavity. A second explosive charge abuts the explosively-inert material, abuts the semi-annular portion, and partially encircles the second axial portion of the cavity. The second axial portion of the cavity is thus completely encircled by a combination of the semi-annular portion, the explosively-inert material, and the second explosive charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Mary H. Sherlock, Brian A. Cole, Kyle M. Beckett, Joshua E. Felts, Forrest R. Svingala, Reid M. McKeown, Harold W. Sandusky