Laurance E Robbins from 7 Sunrise Ter, Plainville, CT 06062, age 75, Phone: 8607478574

Mechanical Design Engineer

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Location:

7 Sunrise Ter, Plainville, CT 06062

Industry:

Aviation & Aerospace

Work:

Collins Aerospace
Mechanical Design Engineer
Proton Onsite
Senior Mechanical Designer
Plainville Electrical Products Company (Pepco) Dec 2015 - Mar 2017
Design Engineer
Drs Consolidated Controls Jan 1999 - Dec 2015
Senior Mechanical Designer
O. F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. Jun 2012 - Apr 2015
Design Engineer

Education:

Central Connecticut State University 1998
Danbury High School 1968 - 1969

Skills:

Pro Engineer Wildfire 4
Mechanical Design
Electrical Packaging Design
Pro/Engineer
Assembly
Assemblies
Components
Layout
Sheet Metal
Gd&T
Product Design
Electrical
Pdm
Pro Engineer
Tolerance Analysis
Engineering
Manufacturing
Ptc Creo
Mechanical Engineering
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Design Engineering
Ptc Pro/Engineer
Design For Manufacturing
Product Development
Electricians
Windchill
Machine Tools
Industrial Design
Cad/Cam
Metal Fabrication
Lean Manufacturing
Machining

Design Consultant And Contractor

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Location:

Hartford, Connecticut Area

Industry:

Design

Laurance Robbins Plainville, CT

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Work:

DRS Consolidated Controls
Danbury, CT
Jun 2010 to Mar 2012
Senior Mechanical Designer Colt Defense LLC
West Hartford, CT
May 2009 to May 2010
Designer Engineer DRS Consolidated Controls
Danbury, CT
Oct 2006 to May 2009
Senior Mechanical Designer United Technologies Fuel Cells
South Windsor, CT
Jul 2006 to Oct 2006
Senior Designer Stryker Orthopedics
Mahwah, NJ
Jul 2005 to Jul 2006
Senior Mechanical Designer Honeywell Fire Protection Systems
Northford, CT
Dec 2004 to Jun 2005
Senior Mechanical Designer Colt Defense LLC
West Hartford, CT
Mar 2004 to Dec 2004
Designer Engineer United Technologies Fuel Cells
South Windsor, CT
Apr 2002 to Feb 2004
Contract Position Senior Designer Ingersoll-Rand
Torrington, CT
Jul 2001 to Apr 2002
Machinery Designer Emhart Glass
Windsor, CT
Feb 2001 to May 2001
Mechanical Designer Eaton Corp
Danbury, CT
Nov 1999 to Jan 2001
Mechanical Designer Eaton Corp

2000 to 2000
Pro-engineer 20, 2000I Hamilton Sunstrand
Windsor Locks, CT
Mar 1999 to Nov 1999
Senior Designer Eaton Corp
Danbury, CT
Jan 1999 to Mar 1999
Mechanical Designer Ingersoll-Rand
Torrington, CT
Sep 1998 to Jan 1999
Mechanical Designer Colts Mfg. Co
West Hartford, CT
Jan 1991 to Sep 1998
Senior Product Designer

Us Patents

Modular Firearm
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US Patent:

7131228, Nov 7, 2006
Filed:

Jun 16, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/154738
Inventors:

Paul Hochstrate - Plantsville CT, US
Laurance Robbins - Plainville CT, US
Arthur F. Daigle - Plymouth CT, US
Assignee:

Colt Defense LLC - West Hartford CT
International Classification:

F41A 21/00
US Classification:

42 7501, 42 7502, 42 7503
Abstract:

An M-4 firearm having a lower receiver assembly and an upper receiver assembly. The upper receiver assembly is connected to the lower receiver assembly. The lower receiver assembly has a fire control assembly. The upper receiver assembly has a barrel and a hand guard. The hand guard has a venting features for allowing cooling air to pass therethrough. The hand guard has a heat shield mounted therein. The hand guard has at least one peripheral device mounting rail. The hand guard has an upper portion and a removable lower portion. The removable lower portion has at least one peripheral device mounting rail. The removable lower portion may be removed and replaced with a different second removable lower portion without the removal of fasteners.

Law Enforcement Carbine With One Piece Receiver
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US Patent:

7775150, Aug 17, 2010
Filed:

Feb 7, 2007
Appl. No.:

11/672189
Inventors:

Paul Hochstrate - Plantsville CT, US
Laurance Robbins - Plainville CT, US
Arthur F. Daigle - Plymouth CT, US
Assignee:

Colt Defense LLC - West Hartford CT
International Classification:

F41A 5/20
US Classification:

89193, 8919101, 8919102, 89192, 89194, 89 45
Abstract:

An indirect gas operating system for an M4 type automatic or semi-automatic firearm. The indirect gas operating system has a gas block having a cylinder. The gas block is fitted to a barrel assembly having a bore with the cylinder in communication with the bore. A piston having a piston end and a striking end has the piston end fitted to the cylinder. A bolt assembly having a striking surface is provided. When a cartridge is fired, gas displaces the piston end and causes the striking end to strike the striking surface displacing the bolt assembly. The cylinder and the piston are together removable as an assembly from the firearm without removal of the gas block.

Law Enforcement Carbine With One Piece Receiver
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US Patent:

7938055, May 10, 2011
Filed:

Aug 16, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/857189
Inventors:

Paul Hochstrate - Plantsville CT, US
Laurance Robbins - Plainville CT, US
Arthur F. Daigle - Plymouth CT, US
Assignee:

Colt Defense LLC - West Hartford CT
International Classification:

F41A 5/20
US Classification:

89193, 8919101, 8919102, 89192, 89194, 89 45, 42 7101, 42 72, 42 7501, 42 85, 42127
Abstract:

A semi-automatic or automatic rifle is provided. The semi-automatic or automatic rifle includes a receiver having an integral hand guard portion, a barrel having a bore. The bore is removably connected to the receiver, the hand guard portion extending over and surrounding the barrel, an indirect gas operating system has a gas block and a piston. The gas block has a cylinder, the gas block is fitted to the barrel, the cylinder is in communication with the bore. The piston has a piston end and a striking end, the piston end is fitted to the cylinder and has a bolt carrier having a striking surface. When a cartridge is fired, gas displaces the piston end and causes the striking end to strike the striking surface displacing the bolt assembly, wherein, the cylinder and the piston are together removable as an assembly from the firearm without disassembly of the rifle.

Automatic Or Semi-Automatic Rifle
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US Patent:

8051595, Nov 8, 2011
Filed:

Feb 9, 2006
Appl. No.:

11/352036
Inventors:

Paul Hochstrate - Plantsville CT, US
Laurance Robbins - Plainville CT, US
Arthur F. Daigle - Plymouth CT, US
Assignee:

Colt Defense, LLC - Hartford CT
International Classification:

F41A 21/00
US Classification:

42 7501, 42 751, 42 7502, 42 7503
Abstract:

A rifle having a receiver with an integral hand guard and a barrel. The barrel is connected to the receiver. The hand guard extends over and surrounds the barrel. A removable hand guard is attached to the receiver by an attachment that stably holds the removable hand guard to the receiver. The attachment is arranged for allowing detachment and removal of the removable hand guard from the receiver without removal of fasteners.

Firearm With Gas Operating System
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US Patent:

8117958, Feb 21, 2012
Filed:

May 9, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/103663
Inventors:

Paul Hochstrate - Plantsville CT, US
Laurance Robbins - Plainville CT, US
Arthur F. Daigle - Plymouth CT, US
Assignee:

Colt Defense LLC - West Hartford CT
International Classification:

F41A 5/20
US Classification:

89193, 8919101, 8919102, 89192, 89194, 89 45, 42 7101, 42 72, 42 7501, 42 85, 42127
Abstract:

A semi-automatic or automatic rifle is provided the rifle having: a receiver having a hand guard portion; a barrel having a bore, the bore removably connected to the receiver, the hand guard portion surrounding at least a portion of the barrel; a gas block having a forward end and a rearward end aligned with the barrel; a sleeve removably secured to the forward end of the gas block; a piston slidably received within the gas block, wherein the gas block and the sleeve fluidly couple the piston to the bore of the barrel; wherein an increase in pressure in the bore of the barrel causes the piston to move away from the sleeve; and wherein the sleeve and the piston are each capable of being removed from the rifle through the forward end of the gas block without removing the gas block from the rifle.

Firearm
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US Patent:

D674859, Jan 22, 2013
Filed:

Mar 3, 2011
Appl. No.:

29/386652
Inventors:

Laurance Robbins - Plainville CT, US
Kevin Audibert - Wolcott CT, US
Assignee:

Colt Defense, LLC - West Hartford CT
International Classification:

2201
US Classification:

D22108

Firearm With Gas Operating System
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US Patent:

8505433, Aug 13, 2013
Filed:

Feb 17, 2012
Appl. No.:

13/398976
Inventors:

Paul Hochstrate - Plantsville CT, US
Laurance Robbins - Plantsville CT, US
Arthur F. Daigle - Plymouth CT, US
Assignee:

Colt Defense, LLC - West Hartford CT
International Classification:

F41A 5/20
US Classification:

89193, 8919101, 8919102, 89192, 42 7101, 42 72, 42 7501
Abstract:

An indirect gas operating system for a semi-automatic or automatic rifle is provided, the indirect gas operating system having: a sleeve removably secured to a forward end of a gas block of the rifle; a piston slidably received within the gas block, wherein the gas block and the sleeve fluidly couple the piston to a bore of a barrel of the rifle; wherein an increase in pressure in the bore of the rifle causes the piston to move away from the sleeve; and wherein the sleeve and the piston are each capable of being removed from the rifle through the forward end of the gas block.

Automatic Or Semi-Automatic Rifle
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US Patent:

8640372, Feb 4, 2014
Filed:

Nov 8, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/291714
Inventors:

Paul Hochstrate - Plantsville CT, US
Laurance Robbins - Plainville CT, US
Arthur F. Daigle - Plymouth CT, US
Assignee:

Colt Defense, LLC - West Hartford CT
International Classification:

F41A 21/00
US Classification:

42 7501, 42 7503, 42 85, 42 90, 42125, 42111, 8919101, 89179
Abstract:

A rifle having a receiver with an integral hand guard and a barrel. The barrel is connected to the receiver. The hand guard extends over and surrounds the barrel. A removable hand guard is attached to the receiver by an attachment that stably holds the removable hand guard to the receiver. The attachment is arranged for allowing detachment and removal of the removable hand guard from the receiver without removal of fasteners.