Patents by Inventor Richard W. Tortorici, Jr.

Richard W. Tortorici, Jr. 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).

  • Variable recoil brake for munition
    Patent number: 8215224
    Abstract: A recoil brake includes a control rod disposed in a central opening in a piston and cylinder assembly. A fluid passage leads from the piston to the control rod. A long stroke body is fixed to the piston and defines a long stroke orifice around the control rod. A short stroke body is removably disposed in the long stroke orifice. The short stroke body defines a short stroke orifice around the control rod, the short stroke orifice being smaller than the long stroke orifice. The recoil brake may be used with a 120 mm gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Richard W. Tortorici, Jr., Ronald Gast, Edward Hyland, Richard W. Tortorici, III
  • Split wedge/breechblock and sealing means for gun
    Patent number: 5589656
    Abstract: A split wedge/breechblock for inserting and extracting the bridge seal from he powder chamber of a gun tube. The device includes a sealing mechanism for the sliding surfaces between the wedge and the breechblock, a bridge seal for use in the XM 297 gun system, and an improved stepped wedge and breechblock design which eliminates adverse downward forces during gun firing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Richard W. Tortorici, Jr.