Patents by Inventor Glen A. Clodfelter

Glen A. Clodfelter 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).

  • Coned joint for joining dissimilar diameter filament wound tubes
    Patent number: 4153282
    Abstract: A coned joint for the purpose of structurally joining two filament wound bes, having dissimilar diameters, into a single launch tube. After being joined together, the assembled tubes have a straightness equal to or better than a comparable rolled or fabricated metal tube in addition to being lighter and less costly to produce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Glen A. Clodfelter
  • Filament/epoxy camouflage launch tubes
    Patent number: 4137351
    Abstract: Filament/epoxy camouflage launch tubes in which the launch tubes are fabrted using conventional filament winding processes and materials and in which each tube is bonded together with an epoxy resin system in which the epoxy resin system includes coloring agents for coloring the launch tubes in a camouflage color that colors the launch tube through and through. The exact color of the launch tube can be varied by varying the amount of the coloring agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Glen A. Clodfelter, Ocke C. Fruchtnicht
  • Method of making coned joint for joining dissimilar diameter filament wound tubes
    Patent number: 4108700
    Abstract: A coned joint for the purpose of structurally joining two filament wound es, having dissimilar diameters, into a single launch tube. After being joined together, the assembled tubes have a straightness equal to or better than a comparable rolled or fabricated metal tube in addition to being lighter and less costly to produce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Glen A. Clodfelter
  • Rocket launcher telescoping tube locking mechanism
    Patent number: 3961556
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for a man-transportable anti-tank rocket launcher tube aving cooperative mating parts on the inner and outer telescoping launcher tubes. This mechanism prevents the relative longitudinal and rotational movement of the inner tube to the outer tube when the tubes are either in the extended or retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Glen A. Clodfelter