Patents by Inventor Stephen Alan Hobart

Stephen Alan Hobart 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
    Patent number: 7891298
    Abstract: A non-propulsive projectile and method of maneuvering the non-propulsive projectile. The non-propulsive projectile includes a divert system with a multiple of valves to maneuver the projectile in response to a control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan B. Minick, Stephen Alan Hobart, Frederick Widman, Timothy S. Kokan, Frederic H. Massey
  • GUIDED PROJECTILE
    Publication number: 20100307367
    Abstract: A non-propulsive projectile and method of maneuvering the non-propulsive projectile. The non-propulsive projectile includes a divert system with a multiple of valves to maneuver the projectile in response to a control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Alan B. Minick, Stephen Alan Hobart, Frederick Widman, Timothy S. Kokan, Frederic H. Massey
  • Extended range projectile
    Patent number: 7823510
    Abstract: A projectile and method of extending the range of the projectile. The projectile includes a storage tank operable to release a working fluid through an exhaust manifold to at least partially fill a wake aft of the projectile during projectile flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Alan Hobart, Timothy S. Kokan, Alan B. Minick, Frederic H. Massey