Patents by Inventor Gordon J. Wedgwood

Gordon J. Wedgwood 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).

  • Patent number: 4215835
    Abstract: A seat mounted arm restraint net system for restraining a crewman's arms during an ejection sequence wherein a pair of nets, mounted with one on each side of the seat, are deployable by separate static lines passing through snubber boxes to frangible anchorages on the vehicle floor. Each static line is releasably attached to a separate swinging arm rotatably secured to its seat side such that the swinging arms throw the free net sides laterally outwards and then release the nets to close over the crewman's arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1980
    Inventor: Gordon J. Wedgwood