Patents by Inventor Paul Lichon

Paul Lichon 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).

  • Trajectory modification of a spinning projectile by controlling the roll orientation of a decoupled portion of the projectile that has actuated aerodynamic surfaces
    Patent number: 9464876
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for controlling the trajectory of a projectile having two rotationally decoupled sections, wherein the first section is rotationally decoupled from the second section. The first section of the projectile contains a navigation system. The first section also contains an actuator by which aero-control surfaces on the second section are actuated. The second section may have external aero-spin surfaces which provide a torque counter to the rotation of the base projectile. The apparatus and system also includes embodiments having applications for nose sections of projectiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tacital Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Morris, Paul Lichon, Douglas L. Smith
  • TRAJECTORY MODIFICATION OF A SPINNING PROJECTILE BY CONTROLLING THE ROLL ORIENTATION OF A DECOUPLED PORTION OF THE PROJECTILE THAT HAS ACTUATED AERODYNAMIC SURFACES
    Publication number: 20150345909
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for controlling the trajectory of a projectile having two rotationally decoupled sections, wherein the first section is rotationally decoupled from the second section. The first section of the projectile contains a navigation system. The first section also contains an actuator by which aero-control surfaces on the second section are actuated. The second section may have external aero-spin surfaces which provide a torque counter to the rotation of the base projectile. The apparatus and system also includes embodiments having applications for nose sections of projectiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Morris, Paul Lichon, Douglas L. Smith