Patents by Inventor Robert B. Welsh

Robert B. Welsh 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).

  • Patent number: 4038902
    Abstract: A hand-held artillery weapon for aiming a rocket projectile at a desired target by striking the target with rocket darts including a projectile barrel for launching the rocket projectile, a dart barrel mounted on the projectile barrel with the axis of the dart barrel generally parallel to the axis of the projectile barrel, magazine means for supplying an unfired dart to the dart barrel after a dart has been fired, means for retaining the dart in the dart barrel prior to firing of the dart, means for firing a dart retained in the dart barrel, means for retaining a projectile in the projectile barrel prior to firing of the projectile and means for firing the projectile thereby providing an artillery weapon which can be targeted on a desired target by firing as many lightweight and inexpensive rocket darts as necessary to position the projectile barrel in the desired orientation for firing of the rocket projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1977
    Inventor: Robert B. Welsh