Patents by Inventor Franklin A. Dobson

Franklin A. Dobson 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).

  • Z-Transfer device for ammunition
    Patent number: 4363397
    Abstract: A Z-transfer device transfers rounds of ammunition between laterally misaned feeding and receiving apparatus by permitting the rounds to slide laterally with respect to each other while remaining parallel. Each round is retained in a bucket which is permitted to slide on a shaft with respect to adjacent buckets and each bucket is guided in a Z-shaped path between in-bearing and off-bearing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Earl D. Richey, Franklin A. Dobson