Patents by Inventor Victor R. Amelino

Victor R. Amelino 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).

  • Torque-limiting weapon mount and weapon system utilizing the mount
    Patent number: 5570529
    Abstract: A sight is affixed to a rail on a receiver of a weapon by a torque-limiting weapon mount. Force is applied to clamp the sight to the rail by the relative movement of two inclined ramps, one on a rotating knob and the other on a nut whose turning generates the clamping force. The torque, and thence the force, that can be applied in attaching the sight is limited by the selection of a spring and by steps at the ends of the two inclined ramps that prevent a clamping force greater than that permitted by the spring force when the knob is turned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventor: Victor R. Amelino