Harris Corporation

Exelis Inc.

Thomson Industries, Inc.

Steven D Kay

Robert E Hammerquist

Jeffrey S Shapiro

Steven A Hartney

The present invention is directed toward a new and improved compactor or packer. The compactor, which may be used to compact refuse, includes a container, a track disposed within the container, and a ball screw rotatably disposed within the track. The compactor further includes a ball nut operatively coupled around the ball screw, where rotation of the ball screw causes the ball nut to move along or traverse the ball screw. A packer blade is coupled to the ball nut via a floating interface. Movement of the ball nut long the ball screw due to rotation of the ball screw forces the packer blade to move within the container. The floating interface allows the packer blade to float within the container with respect to the ball nut to reduce the likelihood of binding of the ball nut on the ball screw as the packer blade traverses within the container.

Packer device

A variable booster device of a pneumatic regenerative system of a motorized vehicle is in fluid communication with a pneumatic device of the system. The variable booster device includes a main body and a plate slidingly coupled to the main body. The main body includes an inlet, an outlet, and an interior cavity. The plate is reconfigurable between a first configuration, where the outlet is a first size, and a second configuration, where the outlet is a second size. The variable booster device pressurizes the air a first amount when the plate is in the first configuration and pressurizes the air a second amount when the plate is in the second configuration, where the second amount is greater than the first amount. Disposed within the interior cavity is a first helical screw rotor and a second helical screw rotor. The two helical screw rotors are intermeshed with one another. The pressurized air is fed from the outlet of the variable booster device to the pneumatic device of the pneumatic regenerative system to be further pressurized by the pneumatic device and then stored for later use in the system.

Variable booster for hybrid pneumatic regenerative system

A low force weapon ejection system includes a hook for engaging a store, a primary sear for applying a primary pressure against the hook, and a secondary sear for applying a secondary pressure against the primary sear. When the primary and secondary pressures are applied, respectively, against the hook and the primary sear, the hook is prevented from releasing the store. When the primary and secondary pressures are reduced, the hook is enabled to release the store. The low force weapon ejection system reduces the size and weight of various elements in a conventional ejection system that requires greater forces for actuating, releasing and ejecting a store.

Low force bomb rack release mechanism

A gear train assembly which includes a ring gear, a drive gear and at least one planetary gear which revolves about the drive gear within the ring gear. The gear train assembly also includes a universal carrier having a plurality of mechanical interfaces disposed thereon which anchor one end of a stanchion and a universal carrier cover having a complimentary plurality of mechanical interfaces which anchor the other end of the stanchion. A pivot assembly with a bushing mounts the planetary gear to a swing arm which is coupled to the stanchion. The gear ratio of the gear train can be selectively manipulated simply by changing the size and location of the gears which, in turn, alters the number of stanchions and the size and location of the pivot assemblies. In this manner, the same carrier and carrier cover plate can be used with multiple gear ratios.

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Greenlawn, NY, United States of America

Steven D Kay