Patents by Inventor William R. Matteson

William R. Matteson 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: 4449939
    Abstract: A safe-arm simulator device for use in training personnel in maintaining operating a missile rocket motor fuze safe-arm device of the type presently utilized on live missiles is disclosed. The device comprises a spring mounted on a rotatable shaft contained within a cylindrical housing. The housing is inserted in a bored hole of a dummy missile, exposing a key slot in the base of the shaft. A key is mounted on the device for turning the device from a safe to arm position. The spring offers resistance to turning similarly incurred in a live safe-arm device and likewise returns and maintains the device in a safe orientation unless locked in the arm position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: William R. Matteson