Patents by Inventor Robert G. Dixon, Jr.

Robert G. Dixon, 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).

  • Patent number: 6732463
    Abstract: One embodiment of a reusable gas grenade canister comprises a body defining an interior space. The body has a plate which is removable so that a gas grenade may be placed into an interior space of the body. A spike extends from the body, the spike defining a flow path for gas to flow from the interior space to a point remote from the body. In one embodiment, a baffle is located inside the body over an opening leading to a passage through the spike which defines the flow path. A swing arm is connected to the body, as is a ram pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Inventors: Robert G. Dixon, Robert G. Dixon, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6581521
    Abstract: One embodiment of a reusable gas grenade canister includes an inner casing defining an interior space. An outer casing is spaced from the inner casing. A top plate is used to close a top end of the canister. Offset ports extend through the inner and outer casings. Fins extend outwardly from the outer casing for elevating the canister above a support surface. In use, a grenade is located and secured within the interior space. Upon ignition, material is expelled from the grenade into the interior space, then flows through the ports into the baffle space, then to a point exterior of the canister. In another embodiment, the canister comprises a body defining an interior space and includes a spike extending therefrom, the spike defining a flow path for gas to flow from the interior space to a point remote from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Inventors: Robert G. Dixon, Robert G. Dixon, Jr.