Donald G Forkas

7040211, May 9, 2006

Apr 6, 2005

10/907574

Leon J. Bennett - Voorheesville NY, US
Donald G. Forkas - Rexford NY, US
Ronald G. Gast - Cohoes NY, US
Ronald S. Jacobs - Malta NY, US

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

B64D 1/04

89 135, 89 3705, 89 4002, 89 2711

A mortar bomb retention apparatus for retaining a mortar bomb in a mortar tube includes a lever arm; a lever positioner in which the lever arm is rotatably mounted; a generally cylindrical housing having a central opening therethrough, the central opening comprising a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion, the lever positioner being fixed to the housing; a shoe disposed in the central opening in the housing; a compression spring disposed around the shoe in the large diameter portion of the central opening; and a shoe cap attached to an end of the shoe, one end of the compression spring bearing against the shoe cap, a portion of the lever arm contacting the shoe cap wherein rotation of the lever arm is operable to force the shoe downward.

7441489, Oct 28, 2008

Jun 28, 2006

11/427073

Leon J. Bennett - Voorheesville NY, US
Donald G. Forkas - Rexford NY, US
Ronald G. Gast - Cohoes NY, US
Ronald S. Jacobs - Contoocook NH, US
Henry Sneck - West Sand Lake NY, US

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

B64D 1/04

89 135

A mortar munition includes a mortar tube; first and second openings in the wall of the mortar tube, the first opening being closer to a breech end of the mortar tube than the second opening; a spring loaded valve assembly disposed in the first opening in the wall of the mortar tube; and a shoe assembly disposed in the second opening in the wall of the mortar tube. The spring loaded valve assembly is connected to a vacuum source. The vacuum source pulls the mortar bomb rearward in the tube. The shoe assembly includes a shoe that bears on the mortar bomb to hold it in place when the tube is in an elevated position.

7458304, Dec 2, 2008

Jun 28, 2006

11/427092

Leon J. Bennett - Voorheesville NY, US
Donald G. Forkas - Rexford NY, US
Ronald G. Gast - Cohoes NY, US
Ronald S. Jacobs - Contoocook NH, US
Henry Sneck - West Sand Lake NY, US

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

F41F 1/06

89 135, 89 11

A mortar munition includes a mortar tube; an opening in the wall of the mortar tube; a spring loaded valve assembly disposed in the opening in the wall of the mortar tube; a solenoid having a plunger, the plunger being disposed to open the spring loaded valve assembly; and a vacuum source connected to the spring loaded valve assembly.

7779740, Aug 24, 2010

Jan 10, 2008

12/008782

Edward Holmes - Valley Falls NY, US
Lee Bennett - Voorheesville NY, US
Donald Forkas - Rexford NY, US
George Hathaway, IV - Sprakers NY, US

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

F41A 19/27

89 2712, 89 2714, 42 7008

A revolving firing pin system is mechanically linked to a screw-block in a breech-loading mortar system, wherein the revolver firing pin assembly rotates on a centerline that is offset from the centerline of the screw-block assembly. When the revolver firing pin assembly is rotated, the firing pin assembly also rotates. However, until the screw-block assembly is locked, the firing pin is in a safety position that is not in line with the primer of the munition loaded into the mortar system. Only when the screw-block is rotated into a locked position does the firing pin align with the primer of the munition to thus be able to strike the primer when the solenoid is electronically actuated.