Patents by Inventor William R. Puckett

William R. Puckett 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).

  • Membrane seal for application to pulsed rocket motors
    Patent number: 4866930
    Abstract: A thin membrane of high strength but ductile material is placed over a perforated structural support, thus allowing high pressure on the membrane side of the support to separate one chamber from another. Upon application of pressure through the perforated structural supporting structure, the membrane will collapse allowing communication between chambers. The arrangement has utility in rocket motors and gas generators where discrete impulse segments are desired to be available on command, and may be fabricated in concentric or tandem (series) volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Morton Thiokol, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Fling, William R. Puckett
  • Membrane seal for application to pulsed rocket motor
    Patent number: 4864817
    Abstract: A thin membrane of high strength but ductile material is placed over a perforated structural support, thus allowing high pressure on the membrane side of the support to separate one chamber from another. Upon application of pressure through the perforated structural supporting structure, the membrane will collapse allowing communication between chambers. The arrangement has utility in rocket motors and gas generators where discrete impulse segments are desired to be available on command, and may be fabricated in concentric or tandem (series) volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: Morton Thiokol, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Fling, William R. Puckett