Patents by Inventor Gerald W. Gobel

Gerald W. Gobel 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).

  • Passive separation device and method for finned booster
    Patent number: 4614318
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for separating two parts of a body in flight, one of which has controllable fins, for example a finned booster and payload section, in which various commands are generated in the forward booster region and stored in the aft booster region, the commands determining a sequence of positions for the booster fins to assume after separation, thus imparting a spinning, tumbling motion to the booster and increasing drag thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1986
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Gerald W. Gobel