US Patent Issued to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Navy on March 3 for "Roll decoupling joint" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,566,055, issued on March 3, was assigned to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Navy (Arlington, Va.).

"Roll decoupling joint" was invented by Joshua Michael Bell (Doswell, Va.), John Watt Fraysse Jr. (Mechanicsville, Va.) and Robert Isaac Ponder (King George, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roll decoupling joint is provided for connecting a rocket motor to a payload. The joint includes a payload adapter, a motor sleeve, a rotational separator and a fastener. The adapter includes an annular socket and a cylindrical core. The socket is bounded by an opening lip and a bulkhead. The payload inserts into the soc...