Patents by Inventor Barry L. Driscoll

Barry L. Driscoll has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Spark gap device with insulated trigger electrode
    Patent number: 5216325
    Abstract: An improved solid state spark gap for use, for example, in firing munitions. The spark gap is formed by depositing a trigger electrode on a dielectric substrate, precisely covering the trigger electrode and an adjoining area with a dielectric layer, and forming an anode and a cathode on the dielectric layer with a spark gap there between. The anode and cathode do not overlap the trigger electrode. The spark gap may be enclosed within a hermetically sealed inert gas filled cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Magnavox Government and Industrial Electronics Company
    Inventors: Chiman R. Patel, Timothy B. Bonbrake, Barry L. Driscoll