Donald E Carlucci

US Patent:

D624150, Sep 21, 2010

Filed:

Sep 25, 2009

Appl. No.:

29/344220

Inventors:

Mark Trybulski - Hopatcong NJ, US
Diep Ho - Yuma AZ, US
Brian McAbee - Portland PA, US
Michael Hollis - Flanders NJ, US
Donald Carlucci - Sparta NJ, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

2299

US Classification:

D22199

US Patent:

7861639, Jan 4, 2011

Filed:

Jul 2, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/496741

Inventors:

Mark Trybulski - Hopatcong NJ, US
Diep Ho - Yuma AZ, US
Brian McAbee - Portland PA, US
Michael Hollis - Flanders NJ, US
Donald Carlucci - Sparta NJ, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

F41A 9/00

US Classification:

89 47, 89 11, 89 45

Abstract:

A hand operated projectile extractor to remove unspent projectiles from 155 mm howitzers, which extractor is generally cylindrical, about 18 inches in length, with a handle extending from the rear thereof and with an overall weight of at least about 30 pounds, to provide enough momentum to eject the projectile. When rammed into the muzzle of a howitzer and down the barrel thereof, the ogive of the projectile enters the open front of the extractor's cylindrical body and will be impacted by a compression ring along the extractor's front edge, which compression ring has a minimum internal diameter of 4. 75 inches and is formed of particular flat and curved surfaces which will not bind to either the projectile or the barrel.

US Patent:

D687699, Aug 13, 2013

Filed:

Jun 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

29/425777

Inventors:

Michael Hollis - Flanders NJ, US
Donald Carlucci - Sparta NJ, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

0805

US Classification:

D 8356, D8349

US Patent:

8569670, Oct 29, 2013

Filed:

May 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/476451

Inventors:

Donald Carlucci - Sparta NJ, US
David Geissler - Mount Arlington NJ, US
John Thomas - Morris Plains NJ, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

F42B 15/01

US Classification:

244 328, 244 324, 244 326

Abstract:

An advance is made in the art according to an aspect of the present invention disclosure directed to a pressure-activated, inertially locking base and fin mechanism for projectiles. Operationally, a base housing of a projectile contains both the fins, held within slots within the base, and a plunger. Which plunger has plurality of channels communicating with a chamber within base and which plunger is initially situated flush with the base. Upon firing the chamber is pressurized by the high-pressure firing gases being forced through the channels. When the projectile exits the barrel, the chamber's pressure vents through the channels, but, not fast enough to avoid a pressure differential that forces the plunger out of the base, causing a set of spring arms to flex upward and deploy the fins. When fully deployed, the fins are locked in place, in the deployed position, by a spring loaded pin.

US Patent:

7600421, Oct 13, 2009

Filed:

Dec 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/567938

Inventors:

Michael Hollis - Flanders NJ, US
Matthew Hawkswell - Blairstown NJ, US
Roger St Ours - Hopatcong NJ, US
Donald Carlucci - Sparta NJ, US
Boris Flyash - Wayne NJ, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

G01L 5/14

US Classification:

73167, 73 89, 102510, 42 101, 42 106

Abstract:

A ballistic test projectile includes a nose section comprising a windshield and aft of the windshield, an ogive; a body section aft of the nose section, the body section comprising a generally cylindrical body connected to the ogive; a base section aft of the body section, the base section comprising a base adapter connected to the body and a base bottom connected to the base adapter; a base pressure gage disposed in the base bottom; at least one side pressure gage disposed in the body; and an electronics cup disposed in the body, the electronics cup comprising a battery cup, a signal conditioning cup, a multiplexer cup, an accelerometer cup and a transmitter cup.