Stow, MA, United States of America

Chester W Byars

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: US Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army. Active years: 1976.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Chester W Byars. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/chester-w-byars

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank

% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 5(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1976

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Chester W. Byars and His Missile Transporter-Launcher Patent

Introduction

Chester W. Byars is an inventor associated with Stow, Massachusetts. His recorded patent work concerns a mobile launcher designed to transport missiles and position them for launch.

Latest Patents

The available information lists one patent for Byars: “Missile Transporter-Launcher.” The invention describes a launcher carried on a mobile vehicle’s flatbed, serving both to transport its missile payload and to position the missiles before launch. The launcher is not adjustable in azimuth or elevation. When deployed, its carriage raises the missiles to an angle of approximately 75 degrees. A small propellant charge launches a missile from a combined launch-tube shipping container, after which the missile’s own controls guide it toward the intended trajectory. The missile motor ignites after a predetermined delay. Byars’s listed patent count is 1 patent.

Career Highlights

Byars’s listed patent is associated with the U.S. Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army. The invention reflects work on combining missile transport and pre-launch positioning in a mobile system.

Collaborations

The provided information identifies Edgar L. Van Cott and Clifton F. Orchard as Byars’s coworkers. Their specific contributions to the patent are not stated.

Conclusion

Chester W. Byars’s recorded invention is a mobile missile transporter-launcher that integrates transport, deployment, and launch preparation in one system.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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