Patents by Inventor Joseph G. Metzger

Joseph G. Metzger 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).

  • PRINTED LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE CIRCUIT FOR ITEM VALIDATION
    Publication number: 20140266749
    Abstract: Ink-printed electric circuits including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for validation of items is disclosed. In one embodiment, the flexible circuit includes a pliant substrate, and an ink-printed electric circuit. The ink-printed electric circuit comprises at least one ink-printed LED printed on the pliant substrate. The ink-printed electric circuit is configured to couple to a power source, determine an open circuit condition, and cause the at least one LED to transition from a first state to a second state upon determining the open circuit condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Toby D. Thomas, Steven D. Roper, Becky B. Wallace, Joseph G. Metzger
  • Selectable effect warhead
    Patent number: 8033223
    Abstract: A munition includes a casing, the casing formed at least in part from a material comprising (i) a meltable or phase-changing material, and (ii) an energetic material; an explosive payload contained within the casing; and a fuze arrangement, the fuze arrangement comprising a main fuze configured and arranged to ignite the high explosive, and at least one secondary fuze configured and arranged to cause the casing material to melt or undergo a phase change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Edward W. Sheridan, George D. Hugus, Joseph G. Metzger
  • SELECTABLE EFFECT WARHEAD
    Publication number: 20110219980
    Abstract: A munition includes a casing, the casing formed at least in part from a material comprising (i) a meltable or phase-changing material, and (ii) an energetic material; an explosive payload contained within the casing; and a fuze arrangement, the fuze arrangement comprising a main fuze configured and arranged to ignite the high explosive, and at least one secondary fuze configured and arranged to cause the casing material to melt or undergo a phase change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Edward W. Sheridan, George D. Hugus, Joseph G. Metzger
  • Selectable effect warhead
    Patent number: 7845282
    Abstract: A munition includes a casing, the casing formed at least in part from a material comprising (i) a meltable or phase-changing material, and (ii) an energetic material; an explosive payload contained within the casing; and a fuze arrangement, the fuze arrangement comprising a main fuze configured and arranged to ignite the high explosive, and at least one secondary fuze configured and arranged to cause the casing material to melt or undergo a phase change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Edward W. Sheridan, George D. Hugus, Joseph G. Metzger
  • SELECTABLE EFFECT WARHEAD
    Publication number: 20100282115
    Abstract: A munition includes a casing, the casing formed at least in part from a material comprising (i) a meltable or phase-changing material, and (ii) an energetic material; an explosive payload contained within the casing; and a fuze arrangement, the fuze arrangement comprising a main fuze configured and arranged to ignite the high explosive, and at least one secondary fuze configured and arranged to cause the casing material to melt or undergo a phase change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Edward W. Sheridan, George D. Hugus, Joseph G. Metzger