Patents by Inventor Joseph Dix

Joseph Dix 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).

  • Machine gun
    Patent number: 4700608
    Abstract: This invention provides the provision of a machine gun having a pair of gun barrels fixed to the receiver with a pair of operating mechanism driven by a rocking lever and each operating mechanism including a reciprocating slider which drives a reciprocating gun bolt assembly and a forward stripper which also serves to lock the gun bolt assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Pettinga, Joseph Dix, Thomas O. McHugh, Lincoln L. Sibley, Jr., Richard T. Ziemba, Victor J. Forrester
  • Transport mechanism for ammunition
    Patent number: 4492144
    Abstract: This invention provides a slip ring for the transport of linkless ammunition and fired cases between a supply means which is stationary with respect to a support and a gun which is journaled for rotation about an axis with respect to said support, comprising: a first transport means which is stationary with respect to said support and is adapted to be driven by the gun; a second transport means which is journaled for rotation about said axis with said support, and a differential means disposed between said first and second transport means and journaled for rotation about said axis with respect to said first and second transport means, said differential means including a plurality of compartments, each for receiving a respective round or case, said first and second transport means each respectively inserting into, or extracting rounds or cases from, said compartments, said first transport means directly coupled to and driving said differential means which is directly coupled to and drives said second transport
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Joseph Dix
  • Gatling gun control system
    Patent number: 4481859
    Abstract: This invention relates to a system for automatically halting the operation of a Gatling gun in the event of a non-fire to preclude the possibility of the non-fire becoming a hangfire with an unlocked breech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1984
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Joseph Dix
  • Method of making helical assembly
    Patent number: 4043499
    Abstract: An ammunition handling system is disclosed having a helical fin of substantially folded plate cross-section made from continuous rectangular ribbons of stock material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1977
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph Dix, Norman Campbell, Ivar S. Tonseth, Jr.
  • Structure for article handling systems
    Patent number: 4004490
    Abstract: An ammunition handling system is disclosed having a helical fin of substantially folded plate cross-section made from continuous rectangular ribbons of stock material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1977
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph Dix, Norman Campbell, Ivar Scott Tonseth, Jr.