Patents by Inventor Gaylord S. Olmsted

Gaylord S. Olmsted 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).

  • Missile launcher apparatus
    Patent number: 5847307
    Abstract: A missile launcher for use on a surface vessel includes an array of vertical sleeves each being of a size to receive a missile carrying container. The sleeves are maintained in a linear array by means of a series of frames and the lower, or breech, ends of the sleeves are collectively connected to a plenum into which water is injected during a hot launch of a missile. A selected one of the sleeves does not carry a missile but rather, functions as an exhaust or gas take up for the exhaust gases of the other missiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Kennedy, Gaylord S. Olmsted, Richard E. Ryan, Joaquim Tavares
  • Variable energy missile eject system
    Patent number: 4436016
    Abstract: A variable energy missile eject system comprising in combination water bypass valves that can be remotely operated to increase the flow of water into a hot gas stream to reduce the energy output of the missile eject system and thereby vary the energy applied to launch the missile by selectively operating the bypass valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Gaylord S. Olmsted, Gordon W. Rosno