Patents by Inventor Graham P. Wallis

Graham P. Wallis 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).

  • Towed aerodynamic bodies
    Patent number: 5333814
    Abstract: An airborne body (1) towed behind an aircraft (2) is manoeuvrable around the flight path of the aircraft in order to intercept or collide with an incoming threat and thus protect the aircraft either by directly damaging the threat or causing it to fuze prematurely. Means for steering the body may take the form of control lines (3a, 3b, 3c) operated by winches (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: British Aerospace Public Limited Co.
    Inventor: Graham P. Wallis