US Patent Issued to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on June 3 for "Lightweight modular payload dispenser" (Virginia, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,409, issued on June 3, was assigned to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Va.).

"Lightweight modular payload dispenser" was invented by Timothy L. Peng (Alexandria, Va.) and Ian T. Shafer (LaPlata, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus that includes a munitions dispenser comprising a plurality of flicker assemblies. The flicker assemblies include a flicker arm and a guide wall arranged in a circular pattern."

The patent was filed on Nov. 29, 2023, under Application No. 18/522,992.

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