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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 14, 2023
Applicant:

The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Newport, RI (US);

Inventors:

Nathan B Speirs, Provo, UT (US);

David E Yamartino, Riverside, RI (US);

Aren M Hellum, Wakefield, RI (US);

Jesse L Belden, Dighton, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/12 (2006.01); F42B 19/00 (2006.01); F42B 19/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 19/125 (2013.01); F42B 19/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A variable diameter conical nose is provided. The conical nose includes a cone formed from a circular sheet of ductile material having a sector removed. The formed cone has a first overlapping portion and a second overlapping portion overlying the first overlapping portion. The first overlapping portion is fixed and the second overlapping portion is free to move. The conical nose includes an actuator capable of varying the diameter of the cone by moving the second overlapping portion relative to the first overlapping portion.


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