Patents by Inventor Wayne Lee Sunne

Wayne Lee Sunne 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).

  • OUTPUT SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR A MISSILE CONTROL ACTUATION UNIT
    Publication number: 20020166921
    Abstract: Accordingly, a shaft assembly for coupling a control fin to a missile includes outer and inner shaft portions which are detachably coupled together, allowing removal of one of the shaft portions while the other shaft portion remains in the missile. In an exemplary embodiment, the inner shaft portion, to which the control fin is coupled, is removable. The shaft assembly includes a pair of preload nuts to adjust the position of the control fin relative to the skin of the missile, the preload nuts being for example engaged on opposite threaded ends of the outer shaft portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Gary H. Johnson, Christopher P. Owan, William M. Hatalsky, Wayne Lee Sunne
  • Output shaft assembly for a missile control actuation unit
    Patent number: 6474594
    Abstract: Accordingly, a shaft assembly for coupling a control fin to a missile includes outer and inner shaft portions which are detachably coupled together, allowing removal of one of the shaft portions while the other shaft portion remains in the missile. In an exemplary embodiment, the inner shaft portion, to which the control fin is coupled, is removable. The shaft assembly includes a pair of preload nuts to adjust the position of the control fin relative to the skin of the missile, the preload nuts being for example engaged on opposite threaded ends of the outer shaft portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Gary H. Johnson, Christopher P. Owan, William M. Hatalsky, Wayne Lee Sunne