Patents by Inventor James K. Dooley

James K. Dooley 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: 3938440
    Abstract: A propellant charge comprising a matrix of granular propellant having interspersed therethrough compacted molded bodies of propellant. The density of the granular propellant is less than the density of the molded propellant bodies. The use of the mixed propellant charge enables a cartridge case of given dimensions to be loaded with a greater weight of propellant thereby enabling the achievement of greater projectile velocities in any given gun-ammunition system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventors: James K. Dooley, Ralph L. Cook
  • Patent number: RE30002
    Abstract: A propellant charge comprising a matrix of granular propellant having interspersed therethrough compacted molded bodies of propellant. The density of the granular propellant is less than the density of the molded propellant bodies. The use of the mixed propellant charge enables a cartridge case of given dimensions to be loaded with a greater weight of propellant thereby enabling the achievement of greater projectile velocities in any given gun-ammunition system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1979
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventors: James K. Dooley, Ralph L. Cook