GARY W JOHNSON, RRT
Restorative Service Providers at 6 Ave, Tucson, AZ

6497530, Dec 24, 2002

Jan 7, 2000

09/479106

Gary Johnson - Tucson AZ

Raytheon Company - Lexington MA

F16D 100

403335, 403337, 403168, 244158 R, 244904

The present invention related to a universal joint assembly for attaching two missile sections together wherein one section is a recycled rocket motor. The joint assembly includes a plurality of attachment blocks each secured through fasteners to the outer surface of the rocket casing. Separate fasteners are employed between the attachment blocks and the adjacent section. As the fasteners are advanced, the attachment blocks are first secured to the rocket casing and then the attachment blocks are drawn toward the adjacent section until the sections are abutting one another. The attachment blocks do not abut the adjacent section.

6588700, Jul 8, 2003

Oct 16, 2001

09/981242

James L. Moore - Tucson AZ
Gary H. Johnson - Tucson AZ
William S. Peterson - Tucson AZ
Rajesh H. Shah - Tucson AZ
Richard Dryer - Oro Valley AZ
Conlee O. Quortrup - Tucson AZ

Raytheon Company - Lexington MA

F42B 1000

244 328, 244 327, 102473, 102501

A tactical base for a guided projectile includes a base structure, and an adaptor structure for securing the base structure to a forward section of the projectile. The base further includes a plurality of fin slots, with a plurality of insert structures fitted into corresponding ones of the fin slots. A plurality of deployable fins are pivotally mounted to the base structure and supported within the insert structures for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position.

6474594, Nov 5, 2002

May 11, 2001

09/854273

Gary H. Johnson - Tucson AZ
Christopher P. Owan - Tucson AZ
William M. Hatalsky - Tucson AZ
Wayne Lee Sunne - Tucson AZ

Raytheon Company - Lexington MA

F42B 1000

244 324, 244 328

Accordingly, a shaft assembly for coupling a control fin to a missile includes outer and inner shaft portions which are detachably coupled together, allowing removal of one of the shaft portions while the other shaft portion remains in the missile. In an exemplary embodiment, the inner shaft portion, to which the control fin is coupled, is removable. The shaft assembly includes a pair of preload nuts to adjust the position of the control fin relative to the skin of the missile, the preload nuts being for example engaged on opposite threaded ends of the outer shaft portion.

6764042, Jul 20, 2004

May 12, 2003

10/435834

James L. Moore - Tucson AZ
Gary H. Johnson - Tucson AZ
William S. Peterson - Tucson AZ
Rajesh H. Shah - Tucson AZ
Richard Dryer - Oro Valley AZ

Raytheon Company - Waltham MA

F42B 1000

244 328, 244 327, 102473, 102501

A tacital base for a guided projectile includes a base structure, and an adaptor structure for securing the base structure to a forward section of the projectile. The base further includes a plurality of fin slots. A plurality of deployable fins are pivotally mounted to the base structure and supported for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position.

7547865, Jun 16, 2009

Jun 11, 2007

11/761155

Gary H. Johnson - Tucson AZ, US
Douglas M. Beard - Tucson AZ, US
John A. Thomas - Tucson AZ, US
Rene D. Perez - Tucson AZ, US

Raytheon Company - Waltham MA

F42B 15/01, F42B 15/10, F41G 7/00, F42B 15/00

244 31, 244 315, 244 316, 244117 R, 244119, 244121, 359894, 359896

An optical element mount is effective in high G environments to protect brittle optical elements in which tensile stresses are generated on surface S without degrading optical performance. A flexible spacer formed of a relatively low-stiffness material supports an optical element having a tapered outer periphery in an optical seat having a complementary tapered surface. When the optical assembly is exposed to the high G environment, the inertial loading drives the optical element in the aft direction into the flexible spacer and seat. This puts the optical element into a plate bending condition thereby inducing tensile stress on S which is at least partially offset by a compressive stress caused by the reaction force normal to the tapered interface. The stresses, both compressive and tensile, placed on the optical element in the high G environment can be very large. In the absence of the tapered mount and flexible spacer, the tensile stress placed on S would likely fracture or shatter the brittle optical element.

7633691, Dec 15, 2009

Jun 7, 2004

10/862279

Gary H. Johnson - Tucson AZ, US
John A. Thomas - Tucson AZ, US
John A. Winkler - Tucson AZ, US

Raytheon Company - Waltham MA

G02B 7/02

359819, 359822, 359815, 359813

An optical element mounting includes a frame, and a shuttle that is translatable relative to the frame. The shuttle includes inner and outer portions that are mechanically coupled together by a plurality of flexures that effectively bending and twisting of the shuttle from being transmitted to an optical element, such as an optical window, that is mounted on the inner portion of the shuttle. The flexures may be thin linking strips of material between the outer and inner portions. The flexures may have a thickness that is greater in an expected load direction, than in a direction perpendicular to the load direction. The optical mounting may include a locking mechanism, for example including a shape memory alloy wire, to lock the shuttle in a predetermined location relative to the frame.

7566028, Jul 28, 2009

Oct 26, 2006

11/586893

Gary H. Johnson - Tucson AZ, US

Raytheon Company - Waltham MA

F42B 15/01

244 328

A guided projectile has a deployment system for deploying a deployable structure, such as a fin, another type of control surface, or an antenna. The deployment system includes a single-piece body that has a hub body and a resilient tab. The resilient tab presses against a stepped surface of a guided projectile body. As the deployable structure is extended, the deployable structure body rotates about a shaft in a central hole or aperture in the hub body. The resilient tab presses against the stepped surface on one side of an edge of the stepped surface during a first (relatively stowed) part of this deployment. At a certain point, as the contact between the tab and the stepped surfaces reaches the edge (the step of the stepped surface), the resilient tab changes position. The change in position of the resilient tab keeps the deployable structure from retracting again.

2013021, Aug 22, 2013

Feb 21, 2012

13/401768

Phillip Craige White - Tucson AZ, US
Brian S. Scott - Vail AZ, US
Larry A. Coleman - Tucson AZ, US
Gary H. Johnson - Tucson AZ, US

RAYTHEON COMPANY - Waltham MA

B64C 7/00

244121

A protective cover () for an instrument dome () extending from a body () of a vehicle, such as a missile. The cover () includes multiple segments ( and ) having trailing ends () connectable to the body () at joints () that allow for rotational movement. The cover () further includes a releasable holder () that includes a retention device () that holds leading ends () of the segments ( and ) together, and a release mechanism () for causing the retention device () to release the leading ends (). The joints () hold the trailing ends () of the segments ( and ) to the body () through a predetermined range of motion beyond which the segments ( and ) will be released to separate from the body () when the segments ( and ) rotate beyond the predetermined range.

5813088, Sep 29, 1998

Jul 23, 1997

8/898965

Jeffrey F. Wagner - Tucson AZ
Kerry D. Roosmalen - Tucson AZ
Darren K. Riley - Vail AZ
Michael S. Despain - Tucson AZ
Gary T. Johnson - Tucson AZ

A47L 932

153275

A backpack blower includes a control handle carried by a flexible arm which permits the control handle to be positioned at any location in a three dimensional position range. User comfort and controllability are enhanced.