Patents by Inventor Victor J. Forrester

Victor J. Forrester 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: 9091333
    Abstract: A loading machine includes a drum cam configured to rotate and having a cam path. A first track is positioned proximate the drum cam. A rammer subassembly is engaged with the drum cam and the first track. The rammer subassembly is configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position as the drum cam rotates. The rammer subassembly has a first rammer section engaged with the cam path and configured to move longitudinally during rotation of the drum cam. The first rammer section includes a first gear engaged with the first track such that longitudinal movement of the first rammer section causes rotation of the first gear. A second rammer section is telescopically coupled with the first rammer section and is engaged with the first gear such that rotation of the first gear causes the second rammer section to telescopically move with respect to the first rammer section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: General Dynamics—OTS, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Howard, Victor J. Forrester
  • Patent number: 8720289
    Abstract: A loading machine for feeding a receiver includes, but is not limited to, a drum cam that is configured to rotate. The drum cam includes, but is not limited to, a first cam path, and a second cam path. A rammer subassembly is positioned proximate the drum cam. The rammer subassembly includes, but is not limited to, a first member that is configured to engage the first cam path and to move longitudinally with respect to the drum cam upon a rotation of the drum cam, and a second member that is configured to telescopically engage the first member and further configured to engage the second cam path and telescopically move with respect to the first member upon the rotation of the drum cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Howard, Robert C. Hinkley, Victor J. Forrester
  • Publication number: 20120167701
    Abstract: A loading machine for feeding a receiver includes, but is not limited to, a drum cam that is configured to rotate. The drum cam includes, but is not limited to, a first cam path, and a second cam path. A rammer subassembly is positioned proximate the drum cam. The rammer subassembly includes, but is not limited to, a first member that is configured to engage the first cam path and to move longitudinally with respect to the drum cam upon a rotation of the drum cam, and a second member that is configured to telescopically engage the first member and further configured to engage the second cam path and telescopically move with respect to the first member upon the rotation of the drum cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL DYNAMICS ARMAMENT AND TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: William E. HOWARD, Robert C. HINKLEY, Victor J. FORRESTER
  • Patent number: 4747318
    Abstract: This invention provides the provision of a motor, whose output shaft is fixed to a pinion gear, meshed with two mutually opposed driven pinion gears, each carrying a respective cam roller, which alternatively enter and exit a cam surface on a cam follower, which is fixed to a second shaft, to oscillate said follower and said second shaft, and a first sector gear which is fixed to said second shaft and meshed with a second gear, which is axially fixed to the rocking lever in the drive linkage of a machine gun. Alternatively, the first sector gear is meshed with a second sector gear formed on the rocking lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1988
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Victor J. Forrester
  • Patent number: 4726278
    Abstract: This invention provides the provision of a motor, whose output shaft is fixed to a pinion gear, meshed with two mutually opposed driven pinion gears, each carrying a respective cam roller, which alternatively enter and exit a cam surface on a cam follower, which is fixed to a second shaft, to oscillate said follower and said second shaft, and a first sector gear which is fixed to said second shaft and meshed with a second sector gear, which is axially fixed to the rocking lever in the drive linkage of a machine gun. Alternatively, the first sector gear is meshed with a second sector gear formed on the rocking lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1988
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Victor J. Forrester
  • Patent number: 4700608
    Abstract: This invention provides the provision of a machine gun having a pair of gun barrels fixed to the receiver with a pair of operating mechanism driven by a rocking lever and each operating mechanism including a reciprocating slider which drives a reciprocating gun bolt assembly and a forward stripper which also serves to lock the gun bolt assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Pettinga, Joseph Dix, Thomas O. McHugh, Lincoln L. Sibley, Jr., Richard T. Ziemba, Victor J. Forrester