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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2023
Government of the United States, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Michael Anderson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Grant Appel, O'Fallon, IL (US);
Seth Konig, El Dorado Hills, CO (US);
George Gardner, Butler, MO (US);
Shawn Mathis, Waco, TX (US);
William Yates, Columbia, SC (US);
John Olson, Lakeville, MN (US);
Hugh Briggs, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Abstract
A spring loaded device for launching projectiles in a hostile environment. The device has an articulable launch assembly. The launch assembly has a spring loaded carriage for holding the projectile when loaded by an operator or a superjacent magazine. The carriage is retracted by a screw to a predetermined position based upon spring rate and the desired initial launch velocity and launch angle. Upon command or target acquisition a release mechanism releases the carriage for forward translation and launch of the projectile.