Patents by Inventor Henry Sneck

Henry Sneck 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).

  • Mortar bomb vacuum positioning apparatus
    Patent number: 7458304
    Abstract: A mortar munition includes a mortar tube; an opening in the wall of the mortar tube; a spring loaded valve assembly disposed in the opening in the wall of the mortar tube; a solenoid having a plunger, the plunger being disposed to open the spring loaded valve assembly; and a vacuum source connected to the spring loaded valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by The Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Leon J. Bennett, Donald G. Forkas, George E. Hathaway, IV, Ronald G. Gast, Ronald S. Jacobs, Henry Sneck
  • Mortar bomb positioning apparatus
    Patent number: 7441489
    Abstract: A mortar munition includes a mortar tube; first and second openings in the wall of the mortar tube, the first opening being closer to a breech end of the mortar tube than the second opening; a spring loaded valve assembly disposed in the first opening in the wall of the mortar tube; and a shoe assembly disposed in the second opening in the wall of the mortar tube. The spring loaded valve assembly is connected to a vacuum source. The vacuum source pulls the mortar bomb rearward in the tube. The shoe assembly includes a shoe that bears on the mortar bomb to hold it in place when the tube is in an elevated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Leon J. Bennett, Donald G. Forkas, George E. Hathaway, IV, Ronald G. Gast, Ronald S. Jacobs, Henry Sneck