Patents by Inventor William V. Millman

William V. Millman 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).

  • Releasable retainer for ejection tube
    Patent number: 4393745
    Abstract: A restraining device having a tooth which is biased by a spring through a otted support. The device is attached to the exhaust end of a rocket launch tube to permit easy loading of the rocket into the tube prior to firing, and to restrain the rocket in the tube. The configuration of the device provides positive retention of the rocket in the tube, even when subjected to overpressure of rockets being fired in adjacent launch tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1983
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Henry C. Mayo, William V. Millman