Patents by Inventor William Ernest Soper

William Ernest Soper 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).

  • Missile warheads
    Patent number: 3998162
    Abstract: A missile warhead having a plurality of lined shaped charges symetrically sposed about the missile axis and arranged in forward, rearward and central banks. The forward bank is directed diagonally forward, the central bank is directed radially and the rearward bank is directed diagonally rearward. Channels of equal length having explosive therein, connect each of the shaped charges to a single initiation point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1958
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Thomas Percy Forrest, William Ernest Soper, Donald McKenzie