Patents by Inventor Jonathan B. MacNeil

Jonathan B. MacNeil 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).

  • Electromagnetic initiator coil
    Patent number: 8042447
    Abstract: The present invention enables the passive initiation of a deployment sequence for a countermeasure payload. The invention comprises an initiator coil that is positioned inside an electromagnetic countermeasure launcher. When the electromagnetic countermeasure launcher electromagnetically generates propulsive force to propel a payload to its deployment position, inductive coupling between one or more propulsion coils of the launcher and the initiator coil induces current to flow in the initiator coil, which thereby initiates the deployment sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin D. Skurdal, Jonathan B. MacNeil, Thomas G. Sullivan, Randy L. Gaigler, Leszek Stanislaw Basak
  • Electromagnetic Initiator Coil
    Publication number: 20090173328
    Abstract: The present invention enables the passive initiation of a deployment sequence for a countermeasure payload. The invention comprises an initiator coil that is positioned inside an electromagnetic countermeasure launcher. When the electromagnetic countermeasure launcher electromagnetically generates propulsive force to propel a payload to its deployment position, inductive coupling between one or more propulsion coils of the launcher and the initiator coil induces current to flow in the initiator coil, which thereby initiates the deployment sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin D. Skurdal, Jonathan B. MacNeil, Thomas G. Sullivan, Randy L. Gaigler, Leszek Stanislaw Basak