Patents by Inventor Richard N. Ord

Richard N. Ord 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).

  • Propellant milling tool, butterfly cutter
    Patent number: 4541757
    Abstract: A cutting tool for milling solid propellant for rocket motors includes a cutting arm that is fixedly attached at a center location to a rotatable arbor or shaft. The cutting arm has a cutting blade and inwardly located hole at each end with each of the blades facing in cutting position substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the arbor, the heels of the cutting surfaces being ground off to avoid or eliminate drag and resultant friction on the milling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: Morton Thiokol Inc.
    Inventors: Keith B. Reynolds, Trevor R. Freston, Richard N. Ord, James T. Houghton