Patents by Inventor Richard N. Parke

Richard N. Parke 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).

  • Apparatus for launching projectiles from a host aircraft
    Patent number: 6199470
    Abstract: An apparatus for launching projectiles from a host aircraft is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a rotary launcher, a plurality of launch tube assemblies, a plurality of projectile retention means, and a plurality of ejection cartridges. The rotary launcher has a plurality of support fittings thereon, each for securing a tube assembly to the rotary launcher. Each projectile retention means securely retains each projectile within its respective launch tube. Each ejection cartridge is mounted to a respective launch tube assembly and interfaces with a projectile retention means to provide an ejection of that projectile retention means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Boeing North American, Inc.
    Inventors: Anil Dewan, Richard N. Parke, William H. Stock