Patents by Inventor PAUL MARTIN LOCKING

PAUL MARTIN LOCKING 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).

  • Drag reduction system
    Patent number: 10030951
    Abstract: A drag reduction system, more specifically a forward mounted drag reduction system for use on an extended range artillery shell, includes a forward end comprising a fuse, an aft located base unit and located therebetween a shell body defining a cavity which comprises a payload, a forwardly located gas generator capable of generating a gas flow, and an ignition device to ignite the gas generator after the shell is launched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Dennis Joseph Flynn, Paul Martin Locking, Martin Johnson
  • DRAG REDUCTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160123711
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drag reduction system, more specifically a forward mounted drag reduction system for use on extended range artillery. There is provided a long range artillery projectile having forward end comprising a fuze, an aft located base unit and located therebetween a projectile body defining cavity which comprises a payload, a forwardly located gas generator capable of generating a gas flow, and an ignition device to ignite the gas generator; preferably at a predetermined time after the projectile is launched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: DENNIS JOSEPH FLYNN, PAUL MARTIN LOCKING, MARTIN JOHNSON