Patents by Inventor Michael H. Tolson

Michael H. Tolson 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).

  • Linear ignition fuze with shaped sheath
    Patent number: 6647887
    Abstract: A linear ignition fuze has a sheath, the inner surface of which has an irregular cross section such that the sheath is capable of forming a gas channel against a single strand core having a substantially circular (e.g. circular or elliptical) cross section. According to one embodiment of the invention, the sheath wall is of a non-uniform thickness having a cylindrical outer surface and a polygonal inner surface. The gap formed between the apexes of the polygonal inner surface and the substantially cylindrical core form the gas channels, while the contact between the side walls of the polygonal inner surface and the cylindrical core confine the core within the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Universal Propulsion Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Smith, Gregory B. Dougherty, Michael H. Tolson, David L. Harrington
  • Linear ignition fuze with shaped sheath
    Publication number: 20020189481
    Abstract: A linear ignition fuze has a sheath, the inner surface of which has an irregular cross section such that the sheath is capable of forming a gas channel against a single strand core having a substantially circular (e.g. circular or elliptical) cross section. According to one embodiment of the invention, the sheath wall is of a non-uniform thickness having a cylindrical outer surface and a polygonal inner surface. The gap formed between the apexes of the polygonal inner surface and the substantially cylindrical core form the gas channels, while the contact between the side walls of the polygonal inner surface and the cylindrical core confine the core within the sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: GOODRICH COMPANY
    Inventors: Leonard Smith, Gregory B. Dougherty, Michael H. Tolson, David L. Harrington