Patents by Inventor Jeffrey V. Ireland

Jeffrey V. Ireland 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).

  • Solid state ignition safety device
    Patent number: 9207054
    Abstract: A solid state ignition safety device for rocket assisted projectiles having a piezoelectric generator that charges a capacitor during the initial acceleration of the projectile by the launching propellant charge. The capacitor is then discharged after a delay to ignite an initiator, which ignites the rocket motor of the projectile. A time delay circuit can be integrated into the ignition safety device to further delay the ignition of the initiator until the projectile has reached the ideal point in its trajectory to ignite the rocket motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey V. Ireland, James A. Luoma, Robert V. Mortensen, James M. Anderson
  • SOLID STATE IGNITION SAFETY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150241189
    Abstract: A solid state ignition safety device for rocket assisted projectiles having a piezoelectric generator that charges a capacitor during the initial acceleration of the projectile by the launching propellant charge. The capacitor is then discharged after a delay to ignite an initiator, which ignites the rocket motor of the projectile. A time delay circuit can be integrated into the ignition safety device to further delay the ignition of the initiator until the projectile has reached the ideal point in its trajectory to ignite the rocket motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey V. Ireland, James A. Luoma, Robert V. Mortensen, James M. Anderson
  • In bore air regulation system
    Patent number: 7594465
    Abstract: A weapon system having a gun barrel and an in bore air regulation system. The gun barrel has a first end and a second end. The gun barrel has a bore formed therein that extends from the first end towards the second end. The bore is adapted to receive a round. The in bore air regulation system is operably attached to the gun barrel so that the in bore air regulation system is in communication with the bore to regulate air pressure in the bore and thereby control the position of the round in the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.
    Inventors: Dennis W. Borgwarth, John F. Revolinski, Chad L. Hellwig, Jeffrey V. Ireland
  • In bore air regulation system
    Publication number: 20040244572
    Abstract: A weapon system having a gun barrel and an in bore air regulation system. The gun barrel has a first end and a second end. The gun barrel has a bore formed therein that extends from the first end towards the second end. The bore is adapted to receive a round. The in bore air regulation system is operably attached to the gun barrel so that the in bore air regulation system is in communication with the bore to regulate air pressure in the bore and thereby control the position of the round in the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Dennis W. Borgwarth, John F. Revolinski, Chad L. Hellwig, Jeffrey V. Ireland