Patents by Inventor Ryan Glen Binkholder

Ryan Glen Binkholder 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).

  • Guided projectile and method of enabling guidance thereof
    Patent number: 10151568
    Abstract: A guided projectile that includes a warhead case, a cartridge case coupled to the warhead case, and a tail kit assembly positioned within the cartridge case. The tail kit assembly includes a hollow casing including a plurality of fin slots defined therein, a control fin selectively extendable from within the hollow casing through each fin slot of the plurality of fin slots, and a fin slot cover positioned within each fin slot with a minimum clearance fit such that the control fin is retained within the hollow casing. The fin slot cover is releasable from within each fin slot such that the control fin is deployable therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Edward McAllister, Keith Rackers, Ledjan Qato, Ryan Glen Binkholder, Vincent Wayne Klakovich
  • GUIDED PROJECTILE AND METHOD OF ENABLING GUIDANCE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170268855
    Abstract: A guided projectile that includes a warhead case, a cartridge case coupled to the warhead case, and a tail kit assembly positioned within the cartridge case. The tail kit assembly includes a hollow casing including a plurality of fin slots defined therein, a control fin selectively extendable from within the hollow casing through each fin slot of the plurality of fin slots, and a fin slot cover positioned within each fin slot with a minimum clearance fit such that the control fin is retained within the hollow casing. The fin slot cover is releasable from within each fin slot such that the control fin is deployable therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Edward McAllister, Keith Rackers, Ledjan Qato, Ryan Glen Binkholder, Vincent Wayne Klakovich