Patents by Inventor George D. Vitetta, Jr.

George D. Vitetta, Jr. 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).

  • Weapon system retention device
    Patent number: 7581484
    Abstract: An apparatus for retaining an object in a gun tube of a weapon system, the gun tube having a longitudinal axis, a chamber and a breech ring with an opening therein, the apparatus including a plunger that reciprocates in the opening in the breech ring and the chamber; a housing fixed in the opening in the breech ring, the housing holding the plunger; and means for reciprocating the plunger in the opening in the breech ring and the chamber. The object to be retained is propellant. The reciprocating means is automatically operated via electrical and/or mechanical connections to the weapon system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Stephen M Van Dyke-Restifo, George D. Vitetta, Jr., Alex Wakulenko