Patents
US 12631432 B2: Deployable flap for high-g maneuvers
- Granted
- 2026-05-19
- Filed
- 2025-02-28 application 19067200
- Type
- Utility · 29 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A tail for a projectile includes a body having a longitudinal axis. A steering assembly is secured to the body. The steering assembly includes a flap movable from a first position in which the flap does not extend radially beyond the body to a second position in which the flap extends radially beyond the body and at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis, and a flap release mechanism. A projectile including a tail according to the present disclosure is also provided.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 (ipgb20260519.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. 560 patents | US company or organization | Cambridge, MA | CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Richard Thoren | Chelmsford, MA | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | |
| William Whitcomb McFarland | Waltham, MA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | ||
| Rebecca Ann DeFronzo | Salem, MA | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | |
| Stephen Louis Bellio | Newton, MA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | ||
| Jesse M. Carr | Cambridge, MA | 16 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | |
| Jeffery Brandon DeLisio | Arlington, MA | 3 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | |
| Gregory M. Fritz | Acton, MA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | ||
| Sean George | Boston, MA | 6 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F42B | Explosive charges, e.g. for blasting, fireworks, ammunition | F42B10/14 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | THOREN, GLENN RICHARD signed 2022-04-13 MCFARLAND, WILLIAM WHITCOMB signed 2022-04-14 DEFRONZO, REBECCA ANN signed 2022-04-18 BELLIO, STEPHEN LOUIS signed 2022-04-15 CARR, JESSE M. signed 2022-04-18 DELISIO, JEFFREY BRANDON signed 2022-04-18 FRITZ, GREGORY M. signed 2022-04-15 GEORGE, SEAN signed 2022-04-16 | THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. CAMBRIDGE, MA | 70405/881 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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