Patents by Inventor P. A. Bates

P. A. Bates 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).

  • Recoil converter
    Patent number: 4072082
    Abstract: A gun is provided having an operating mechanism and an energy storage system which receives and stores energy from the gun housing during the recoil of the gun and which subsequently transfers said stored energy to said operating mechanism during each gun cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: P. A. Bates, L. R. Folsom, A. J. Haberstroh