Patents by Inventor William C. Hester, JR.

William C. Hester, JR. 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).

  • Vertical drop segmented munitions dispenser
    Patent number: 9863739
    Abstract: A munitions dispenser employs a plurality of launch tubes mounted in an array as a segmented dispenser assembly. Each tube in the array is configured to carry a selected munition releasably coupled in a cylindrical bore of the tube for substantially vertical release through a lower aperture. A frame, mountable to an air vehicle, carries the array of launch tubes. A skin covers the array of launch tubes with the skin and frame with the array configured for nested engagement of multiple segmented assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: William C. Hester, Jr.
  • VERTICAL DROP SEGMENTED MUNITIONS DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20170082397
    Abstract: A munitions dispenser employs a plurality of launch tubes mounted in an array as a segmented dispenser assembly. Each tube in the array is configured to carry a selected munition releasably coupled in a cylindrical bore of the tube for substantially vertical release through a lower aperture. A frame, mountable to an air vehicle, carries the array of launch tubes. A skin covers the array of launch tubes with the skin and frame with the array configured for nested engagement of multiple segmented assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: William C. Hester, JR.