Patents by Inventor Lucius A. Taylor, IV

Lucius A. Taylor, IV 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: 11841215
    Abstract: Provided is a modular directional charge system that can be assembled in different configurations depending on the target. The system includes a removable energetic material, a molded plastic shell comprising a main body and a front cover, a removable fragmentation insert, a removable breaching insert, an initiator well insert, and initiator adapter nuts. The main body comprises an internal energetic material receiving compartment, a first and second tripod mount, a threaded adapter, and a pair of pin receivers, while the front cover comprises an internal removable insert compartment. The main body and front cover are held together with a multi-position adjustable toothed locking interface that adjustably permits the cover to intimately contact the energetic material when the internal removable insert compartment contains a fragmentation insert, a breaching insert, or no insert at all. A method of use is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Lucas Allison, Michael H. Jones, Calvin Lawson, Lucius A. Taylor, IV
  • Publication number: 20220307807
    Abstract: Provided is a modular directional charge system that can be assembled in different configurations depending on the target. The system includes a removable energetic material, a molded plastic shell comprising a main body and a front cover, a removable fragmentation insert, a removable breaching insert, an initiator well insert, and initiator adapter nuts. The main body comprises an internal energetic material receiving compartment, a first and second tripod mount, a threaded adapter, and a pair of pin receivers, while the front cover comprises an internal removable insert compartment. The main body and front cover are held together with a multi-position adjustable toothed locking interface that adjustably permits the cover to intimately contact the energetic material when the internal removable insert compartment contains a fragmentation insert, a breaching insert, or no insert at all. A method of use is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Lucas Allison, Michael H. Jones, Calvin Lawson, Lucius A. Taylor, IV
  • Patent number: 10317178
    Abstract: Various embodiments of optimized subsonic projectiles are provided along with related methods. For example, one exemplary subsonic projectile can include an elliptical nose cone, a cylindrical body and a boattail with various design features that can be used in a subsonic ammunition cartridge where the subsonic projectile is stabile throughout at least a segment of a flight allowing for better accuracy, maintaining low drag, maximizing range and achieving desired performance while ensuring the projectile stays below the speed of sound and lowering a noise profile of projectile and a launcher firing the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Joseph Burkart, Lucius A. Taylor, IV
  • Publication number: 20170131071
    Abstract: Various embodiments of optimized subsonic projectiles are provided along with related methods. For example, one exemplary subsonic projectile can include an elliptical nose cone, a cylindrical body and a boattail with various design features that can be used in a subsonic ammunition cartridge where the subsonic projectile is stabile throughout at least a segment of a flight allowing for better accuracy, maintaining low drag, maximizing range and achieving desired performance while ensuring the projectile stays below the speed of sound and lowering a noise profile of projectile and a launcher firing the projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Burkart, Lucius A. Taylor, IV