Patents by Inventor Gerald E. Koppe

Gerald E. Koppe 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).

  • Towplate and method of delivering cargo
    Patent number: 5697581
    Abstract: A system and method for aerial cargo delivery is disclosed that uses a linkless towplate having an eccentric cam and a pin. The cargo flexible tension member is isolated from the force of a deployed drogue parachute by a frictional holding force generated by the eccentric cam and the pin. A system and method for aerial cargo delivery is also disclosed that uses a towplate with a link assembly. The towplate has two cylinders that hold the cargo flexible tension member and the drogue parachute flexible tension member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: John L. Conroy, Anthony R. Walton, Robert B. Underwood, Jr., Harold W. Fowler, Jr., Gerald E. Koppe