Patents by Inventor Robert B. Pounds

Robert B. Pounds 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).

  • Mechanical anti-hangfire system
    Patent number: 4301709
    Abstract: A hangfire protection system for an externally powered gun includes a recoil sensing mechanism cooperating with a sear latching mechanism such that in the event of a hangfire, a sear engages a safety link on the chain drive assembly to keep the bolt locked. If the round fires, gun function continues; if the round does not fire there is a delay of a sufficient time to assure that the round is a dud, and it is ejected. The details of the mechanical hangfire protection system are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1981
    Assignee: Hughes Helicopters, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis A. Bohorquez, Michael M. Cleary, Charles C. Ash, Don E. Van Osten, Robert B. Pounds, John H. Sallach