William Thomas Wilkins

Title: William Thomas Wilkins and His Training-Munition Patent.

Introduction

William Thomas Wilkins is an inventor associated with Orlando, Florida, and Lockheed Martin Corporation. His work includes a patented system designed to capture a firing signature from a training munition.

Latest Patents

Wilkins is credited with 1 patent: “System and Method for Obtaining Training Munition Firing Signature.” The patent describes a training-munition assembly for use with a weapon. It includes a case with an interior cavity, a firing element inside the cavity, and a release assembly coupled to the case. When actuated from outside the case, the release assembly moves the firing element between positions within the cavity. That movement generates a firing signature indicating that the release assembly was actuated.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects work on training equipment that can provide an observable indication of operation without relying on a live munition. Wilkins’s listed company affiliation is Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Collaborations

Wilkins’s listed coworkers include Chase Mathias Burchett and Logan Tyler Little. The available information identifies them as coworkers but does not specify their roles in the patent.

Conclusion

William Thomas Wilkins’s patent focuses on a training-munition mechanism that produces a firing signature when its release assembly is actuated.