Patents by Inventor Philip J. Withers

Philip J. Withers 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).

  • Sonobuoy dispensers
    Patent number: 4974796
    Abstract: A sonobuoy dispenser including a rotatable tubular cylinder having a plurality of adjustable sonobuoy support members longitudinally of its external surface is rotated and indexed by a power source and a Geneva mechanism controlled by a fiber optic switch members and an electronics control circuit further includes release for selectively releasing the sonobuoys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Normalair-Garrett (Holdings) Limited
    Inventors: Anthony E. Carr, Philip J. Withers