US Patent Issued to Raytheon on Feb. 24 for "Integrally formed high-G shock metal isolator in a projectile" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,415, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Raytheon Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Integrally formed high-G shock metal isolator in a projectile" was invented by Peter H. Vo (Oro Valley, Ariz.), Roger C. Esplin (Marana, Ariz.) and Robert P. Byrne (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A projectile is integrally formed with a high-G shock isolator to isolate a protected device. The isolator includes a pattern of cut-outs formed around a circumference of a metal casing that defines flexures and supports and coupling paths that zigzag therethrough. Symmetry about the longitudinal axis of the projectile defines springs that are colinear with...