US Patent Issued to GOODRICH on Oct. 28 for "Electronically actuated rocket catapult system for ejection seats" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,361, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Electronically actuated rocket catapult system for ejection seats" was invented by Matthew Salois (Fairfield, Calif.), Kevin J Mueller (Davis, Calif.) and Luis G. Interiano (Galt, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ejection seat systems include an ejection seat and a propellant assembly mounted to the ejection seat. A nozzle assembly having an adjustable nozzle is moveably attached to the ejection seat and configured to receive propellant exhaust from the propellant assembly and exhaust through the adjustable nozzle. A first linear electric actuator is oper...