Patents by Inventor Gerald L. Wilde

Gerald L. Wilde 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).

  • Shock-acceleration activated function selector
    Patent number: 3977329
    Abstract: A mode selector device, such as might be used in a projectile, allowing a simple manual adjustment before firing time to enable a function upon firing. A safe, small, reliable, "fail-useful" mechanism using shock to activate a cutter which removes a particular short in the circuit for each of a plurality of functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1976
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald L. Wilde