Patents by Inventor James W. Tripp

James W. Tripp 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).

  • System for protecting information
    Patent number: 8316441
    Abstract: A system in accordance with the present invention protects information. The system includes a processor for processing information and a state machine utilizing tables for determining protection requirements for the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. Ballester, David R. Menigoz, Steven J. Pratt, Walter S. Richter, Max Smirnoff, James W. Tripp
  • System for protecting information
    Publication number: 20090126025
    Abstract: A system in accordance with the present invention protects information. The system includes a processor for processing information and a state machine utilizing tables for determining protection requirements for the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Patrick J. Ballester, David R. Menigoz, Steven J. Pratt, Walter S. Richter, Max Smirnoff, James W. Tripp
  • High acceleration spindle drive and method of using same
    Patent number: 6848338
    Abstract: An apparatus for moving a spindle along a longitudinal axis, the apparatus includes a spindle; a drive member for moving said spindle over a range of travel along said longitudinal axis in a first direction; a spring for applying a first force in combination with a second force to the spindle in the first direction; a stop element arranged so as to disengage the second force, such that when said spindle is within a first portion of said range of travel, said first force is applied to said spindle in combination with said second force, and when said spindle is within a second portion of said range of travel, said stop element disengages said second force so only said first force is applied to said spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Koenraad Alexander Gieskes, Stanislaw Wladyslaw Janisiewicz, Daniel Joseph Hibbard, Darrin Michael Weiss, John E. Danek, James W. Tripp
  • Insertion head for dip and dip socket components
    Patent number: 4420878
    Abstract: An apparatus having primary and secondary camming surfaces for controlling the opening and closing of guide jaws of an insertion head, such that a greater population density of a circuit board with electronic components is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1983
    Assignee: Universal Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Tripp, John Schoenmaker