Patents by Inventor Walter Hubbard

Walter Hubbard 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: 10571212
    Abstract: A process that uses a lodged projectile removal charge (LPRC) apparatus to remove a projectile jammed in a cannon's gun tube. The LPRC is positioned coaxially and offset from the projectile, and the gun tube is filled with water. The charge is detonated producing a shock wave that disintegrates the LPRC apparatus and pressurizes the water. The pressurized water produces a radial hydraulic force against an interior wall of the gun tube, an axial hydraulic force against the projectile pushing the projectile toward the chamber, and produces an opposing expansion of explosive gases that blasts out most of the water in the gun tube. The process is less likely to damage the gun tube. The LPRC may be made using a 3D printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: David Rivera Marchand, Angel Diaz, Daniel McCarthy, Michael G. Craft, Walter Hubbard, Nicholas Shaker