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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7958813 | Aircraft ordinance mounting system An ordnance mounting system for a helicopter operatively supports a weaponry support beam above an upwardly projecting floor obstruction in a cabin area of the helicopter, between opposite cabin door openings, with the support beam longitudinally extending transvers... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7481147 | External, underside positioned aircraft object mounting system An aircraft object mounting system is formed from three light weight honeycombed metal plank sections—a longitudinally central section and a pair of upturned end sections removably secured thereto. The end sections have bomb racks thereon to which various weaponry... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7207256 | Weapons platform construction A vehicular weapons platform (30) including a plurality of barrel assemblies (10), wherein each barrel assembly includes a barrel (11), a plurality of projectiles (14) axially disposed within the barrel for operative sealing engagement wi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7150218 | Target defense system comprising a projectile launcher device The invention relates to a defense system for a target against an attacking projectile of the type incorporating a launcher for defensive projectiles and control means for the device after the attacking projectile has been detected, wherein the launcher device compr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7040504 | System and apparatus for the dispensing of drugs A system and apparatus are described in which modular receptacles are filled and transported to automated dispensing machines for later retrieval and distribution. A system of the present invention includes the loading, refilling, and replacement of the modular rece... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6718862 | Sponson tow plate-mounted helicopter armament apparatus and associated methods External armament apparatus, including a machine gun, an associated ammunition box for supplying belted ammunition to the gun, a flare dispenser, a missile launcher or other external stores apparatus, and a forward looking infrared sensor (FLIR), is exteriorly suppo... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6293179 | Rotatable pintle arm assembly for supporting a machine gun A central support plank section is transversely secured to the floor of a helicopter cabin area at exterior side wall door openings on opposite sides of the cabin area. Specially designed pintle arm assemblies are rotationally secured to opposite ends of ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6250196 | Rotatable pintle arm assembly for supporting a machine gun A central support plank section is transversely secured to the floor of a helicopter cabin area at exterior side wall door openings on opposite sides of the cabin area. Specially designed pintle arm assemblies are rotationally secured to opposite ends of ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6241185 | Plank-based external aircraft armament/cargo carrying apparatus with pivotable outer end portions foldable into the aircraft cabin area Armament/cargo support apparatus for an aircraft includes a central support plank member transversely secured to a bottom side of a helicopter cabin area at door openings formed in forwardly and outwardly sloping opposite horizontal outer wall portions of... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6199470 | Apparatus for launching projectiles from a host aircraft An apparatus for launching projectiles from a host aircraft is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a rotary launcher, a plurality of launch tube assemblies, a plurality of projectile retention means, and a plurality of ejection cartridges. The rotary laun... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5767436 | Aircraft support plank mounting of 30 mm machine guns An elongated support plank structure longitudinally extends transversely through the cabin area of a helicopter and has outer end portions projecting outwardly beyond opposite sides of the helicopter. A pair of 30 mm machine guns are mounted on the plank ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5461963 | Feed chute-to-gun ammunition belt guide adapter for machine guns Belted ammunition of either the "ball" or the shorter "SLAP" type is supplied through a flexible feed chute to a 7.62 mm mini machine gun using a specially configured feed adapter interconnected between the outlet end of the feed chute and the inlet of th... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5421239 | Support plank-based external aircraft cargo carrying apparatus An aircraft armament mounting system includes an elongated support plank member which is longitudinally insertable transversely through the aircraft cabin area so that a central portion of the plank is disposed within the cabin area with opposite end port... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5419234 | Aircraft support plank mounting of 40 mm machine guns An elongated support plank structure longitudinally extends transversely through the cabin area of a helicopter and has outer end portions projecting outwardly beyond opposite sides of the helicopter. A pair of 40 mm machine guns are mounted on the plank ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5417141 | Plank-mounted aircraft armament apparatus An aircraft armament mounting system includes an elongated support plank member which is insertable transversely through the aircraft cabin area so that a central portion of the plank is disposed within the cabin area and its opposite end portions project... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5390582 | Plank-mounted aircraft armanent apparatus An aircraft armament mounting system includes an elongated support plank member which is insertable transversely through the aircraft cabin area so that a central portion of the plank is disposed within the cabin area and its opposite end portions project... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5282410 | Externally mounted aircraft ammunition magazine box structure A high strength ammunition magazine box is externally mounted on the side of an aircraft by a support strut structure and is adapted to store a longitudinally serpentined ammunition belt which may be fed out to a machine gun also externally supported on t... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5263397 | Plank-mounted aircraft armament system having ammunition magazine apparatus and associated mounting structure A helicopter armament system includes an elongated support plank longitudinally extending transversely through the helicopter and having opposite end portions projecting outwardly beyond opposite sides of the helicopter. Mounted on these opposite plank en... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5187318 | Aircraft armament mounting apparatus An aircraft armament mounting system includes an elongated support plank member which is longitudinally insertable transversely through the aircraft cabin area so that a central portion is disposed therein. The central plank portion is anchored within the... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5024138 | Aircraft armament apparatus An aircraft armament mounting system includes an elongated support plank member which is insertable transversely through the aircraft cabin area so that a central portion of the plank is disposed within the cabin area and its opposite end portions project... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4966063 | Aircraft armament apparatus An aircraft armament mounting system includes an elongated support plank member which is insertable transversely through the aircraft cabin area so that a central portion of the plank is disposed within the cabin area and its opposite end portions project... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4307650 | Weapons system for the ballistic and guided attack on multiple targets, especially by an aircraft The present weapons system enables an aircraft to attack simultaneously a urality of targets in an aimed, guided manner by a like plurality of small missiles or projectiles. For this purpose the missiles are carried in a rotatable drum type platform compr... | 12/29/1981 |
