Patents by Inventor George W. Roe

George W. Roe 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).

  • End caps for use with a launch environment simulator process and structure
    Patent number: 4439155
    Abstract: End caps for a launch environment simulator apparatus are provided which add realism to the firing simulation by producing smoke and a small amount of debris. The end caps serve to retain a combustible gas mixture within the apparatus prior to firing. Upon firing the end caps are consumed, producing the smoke and debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1984
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventor: George W. Roe
  • Launch environment simulator
    Patent number: 4326847
    Abstract: Firing and subsequent aiming-tracking of a tube-launched projectile are realistically simulated by a launch environment simulator comprising a launch tube, means for delivering a combustible gas mixture to the launch tube, means for igniting the gas within the tube, an effectively orificed end plate disposed at the rear end of the tube to provide realistic recoil upon firing, and confining end caps at both ends of the tube which disintegrate upon ignition of the gas mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1982
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventor: George W. Roe