Patents by Inventor William A. Zarr

William A. Zarr 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).

  • Despinning mechanism
    Patent number: 4690350
    Abstract: A despinning mechanism for a shaped charge warhead carried by a spinning projectile is shown to comprise a weight attached to a cord wrapped around such warhead and a release mechanism operative to allow the weight and cord to move radially outwardly from such warhead to impart a decelerating torque on such warhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Vincent A. Grosso, Raymond J. Estlick, William A. Zarr
  • Antipersonnel mine
    Patent number: 4374492
    Abstract: An antipersonnel mine is shown, a plurality of such mines being adapted to be loaded into a round of ammunition for dispersal and subsequent detonation at random instants. The timing for detonation of each mine is determined by the discharge of a capacitor, starting when dispersal occurs. The condition of the explosive lead of each mine before loading is indicated by a position indicator in the safing and arming mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1983
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Ernest Goldberg, Gray C. Trembly, William A. Zarr