Patents by Inventor Erik Narverud

Erik Narverud 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).

  • Method and system for reliably changing operation mode of a weapon
    Patent number: 10612894
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for changing operation mode of a weapon that is connected to a maintenance device via an umbilical providing signals and power to the weapon. The method includes transmitting a mode change control signal to electronics in the weapon via a pin on an electrical interface connecting the umbilical to the weapon, and switching the weapon from an operational mode to a non-operational mode and vice versa after receiving the mode change control signal. Also disclosed is a weapon and system including a unit for performing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: KONGSBERG DEFENCE & AEROSPACE AS
    Inventors: Ivar Mortensen, Erik Narverud
  • Method and system for reliably changing operation mode of a weapon
    Publication number: 20190093993
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for changing operation mode of a weapon that is connected to a maintenance device via an umbilical providing signals and power to the weapon. The method includes transmitting a mode change control signal to electronics in the weapon via a pin on an electrical interface connecting the umbilical to the weapon, and switching the weapon from an operational mode to a non-operational mode and vice versa after receiving the mode change control signal. Also disclosed is a weapon and system including a unit for performing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Ivar Mortensen, Erik Narverud