Patents by Inventor Raphael Joseph Francis Chetcuti

Raphael Joseph Francis Chetcuti 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).

  • Munition handling apparatus
    Patent number: 8356538
    Abstract: There is disclosed a munition handling apparatus where the conventional ram is replaced with a high pressure fluid actuation. For this the apparatus is provided with a container that incorporates a piston which slides along the container to urge the munition out as the fluid pressure is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventor: Raphael Joseph Francis Chetcuti
  • Charge mount
    Patent number: 8127684
    Abstract: The following invention relates to a mount for holding a charge in a breech. The mount attaches, or is integral to, a charge and is provided with a dilation means which rests within a breech of a gun to prevent the charge from sliding back out of the breech when the gun is held at a high angle. The dilation means is fabricated from a material which, when the gun is fired, combusts to leave negligible debris in the breech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: John Taylor, Raphael Joseph Francis Chetcuti, Charles Thomas Marshall, Colin Carson MacKenzie
  • Munition container
    Patent number: 8100255
    Abstract: There is disclosed a munition container that stores a munition in a sealed environment such that the seal need not be broken until the munition is ejected from the container into the breech of a gun. The benefits of this are that the munition is protected from the external environment for longer and that the loading operation is accelerated. To facilitate this, the container is provided with a lid & piston which forms part of the seal. The piston may, upon urging by e.g. a ram, slide within the container and outwards into the aligned breech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Paul Edward Smith, Raphael Joseph Francis Chetcuti
  • MUNITION CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20110174640
    Abstract: There is disclosed a munition container that stores a munition in a sealed environment such that the seal need not be broken until the munition is ejected from the container into the breech of a gun. The benefits of this are that the munition is protected from the external environment for longer and that the loading operation is accelerated. To facilitate this, the container is provided with a lid & piston which forms part of the seal. The piston may, upon urging by e.g. a ram, slide within the container and outwards into the aligned breech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Paul Edward Smith, Raphael Joseph Francis Chetcuti
  • CHARGE MOUNT
    Publication number: 20100154624
    Abstract: The following invention relates to a mount for holding a charge in a breech. The mount attaches, or is integral to, a charge and is provided with a dilation means which rests within a breech of a gun to prevent the charge from sliding back out of the breech when the gun is held at a high angle. The dilation means is fabricated from a material which, when the gun is fired, combusts to leave negligible debris in the breech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: John Taylor, Raphael Joseph Francis Chetcuti, Charles Thomas Marshall, Colin Carson Mackenzie