Patents by Inventor Frank Swales, deceased

Frank Swales, deceased 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).

  • Method of re-entry body separation and ejection
    Patent number: 4408536
    Abstract: A method of separating and ejecting a re-entry body from a booster rocket thout tip-off by igniting a pair of diametrically opposed rockets attached to the base of the re-entry body which provide thrust at an angle, and then firing a plurality of pyrotechnically operated separation nut assemblies, with the attachment bolts being captured in bolt catcher assemblies, to separate the re-entry body from the booster rocket, the pair of rockets providing separation velocity and spin to the re-entry body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1983
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Frank Swales, deceased, Doris Swales, heir
  • Missile stage coupler
    Patent number: 4002120
    Abstract: An apparatus for coupling the stages of a missile or other multistage mov object which is adapted to release the stages at a desired time. A separation bolt connects for and aft stages prior to a desired signal. The bolt is held at its lower portion in an assembly capable of thrusting it entirely into the other stage upon the signal. A bolt catcher captures the bolt in the other stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Frank Swales, deceased, by Doris Swales, heir, by Sally M. Swales, heir, by Pamela J. Lettis, heir