Patents by Inventor Terry E. Thomas, Sr.

Terry E. Thomas, Sr. 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).

  • Submunition fuse with removable blocker
    Patent number: H697
    Abstract: A plurality of submunitions packed in a projectile deliver an incapacitat gas payload at far range from the projectile launch site only after the submunitions have been properly armed by mechanical removal of a blocker member from between an in-line firing pin and primer. A non-ground-impact type fuse detonates each submunition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Terry E. Thomas, Sr.
  • Submunition fuse
    Patent number: H698
    Abstract: A plurality of submunitions packed in a projectile deliver an incapacitat gas payload at far range from the projectile launch site only after the submunitions have been properly ejected and after each submunition has been properly armed. A non-ground-impact type fuse detonates each submunition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Terry E. Thomas, Sr.
  • Submunition fuse with pyrotechnic ignition
    Patent number: H699
    Abstract: A plurality of submunitions packed in a projectile deliver an incapacitat gas payload at far range from the projectile launch site only after the projectile has been properly launched and armed. A pyrotechnic fuse detonates each submunition by the detonation of an on-board expelling charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Terry E. Thomas, Sr.