Patents by Inventor Kent Norgren

Kent Norgren 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).

  • Patent number: 7886649
    Abstract: A modular weapon system of a preloaded recoilless gun including a barrel provided with a shell, a propellant charge and a countermass. The weapon system is configured in two parts including a first part of the barrel and a second part of the barrel. The first part of the barrel includes the shell and the second part of the barrel includes the propellant charge and countermass. A releasable locking device interconnects the second part of the barrel with the first part of the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Rolf Pettersson, Eje Lantz, Lars Ax, Kent Norgren
  • Publication number: 20110005375
    Abstract: A modular weapon system of a preloaded recoilless gun including a barrel provided with a shell, a propellant charge and a countermass. The weapon system is configured in two parts including a first part of the barrel and a second part of the barrel. The first part of the barrel includes the shell and the second part of the barrel includes the propellant charge and countermass. A releasable locking device interconnects the second part of the barrel with the first part of the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Rolf PETTERSSON, Eje Lantz, Lars Ax, Kent Norgren
  • Publication number: 20100282054
    Abstract: An arrangement for a weapon including a countermass for reducing the pressure around the weapon. The countermass is enclosed in a container, which is mountable in the barrel of the weapon behind an ammunition part. The container is provided with an openable bottom with break indications. A guiding folding support, configured as an annular element, is arranged adjacent to the openable bottom on the outside of the bottom relative to the countermass container. The annular element is provided with a support member for each openable flap forming part of the bottom. Thereby, the opening area in the bottom of the counter mass container is defined by folding edges, formed in each base region of the flaps in the open state as in contact with its corresponding support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Lars Ax, Eje Lantz, Kent Norgren, Rolf Pettersson
  • Patent number: 7685919
    Abstract: A method of configuring a preloaded anti-armour weapon of the disposable type and including a countermass container in transport mode for restraining a shell loaded in a barrel of the weapon. The countermass container is replaced with a locking ring and the loaded barrel is placed in a first compartment and the countermass container is placed in a second compartment of a transport box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Eje Lantz, Kent Norgren, Lars Ax
  • Publication number: 20100031809
    Abstract: A method of configuring a preloaded anti-armour weapon of the disposable type and including a countermass container in transport mode for restraining a shell loaded in a barrel of the weapon. The countermass container is replaced with a locking ring and the loaded barrel is placed in a first compartment and the countermass container is placed in a second compartment of a transport box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Eje Lantz, Kent Norgren, Lars Ax
  • Patent number: 7353739
    Abstract: An arrangement for a weapon including a countermass for reducing the pressure around the weapon. The countermass is enclosed in a countermass container that can be opened at both ends. The invention aims to bring about a symmetrical opening with favorable recoil in a better way than in previous constructions. This is achieved by the countermass including elements that can bind and retain the liquid symmetrically in a desired geometry over the cross section of the barrel and the cross section of any following expansion part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Lars Ax, Eje Lantz, Kent Norgren, Rolf Pettersson
  • Publication number: 20070097399
    Abstract: A print controller, methods, and software are disclosed. A print controller of the invention includes applications, a parameter manager, and a notification system. The applications register with parameter manager those parameters for which they want to be notified when a change occurs. As part of the registration, the applications designate a callback identifier (CID) for each of the parameters, where an individual CID may be associated with a single parameter or a plurality of related parameters. Responsive to receiving an indication of changes to one or more of the parameters, the notification system identifies the applications registered to be notified of changes to the parameters, and identifies the CIDs associated with the parameters that have changed. The notification system then transmits one or more notification messages, including the identified CIDs for the changed parameters, to each application that is registered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Erin Boyd, Samuel Hopper, Kent Norgren, Stephen Price
  • Publication number: 20070076234
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program generating user defined marking settings to print marks to control post-processing devices. A user interface is generated to enable user input to define at least one marking setting comprising a name of the marking setting, a dimension of a marking, and a location of the marking on the print medium. Marking settings control a printer to output markings on a print medium. The outputted markings on the print medium control at least one post processor device to perform post processing operations on the print medium. User input is received from the user interface defining at least one marking setting. The user defined at least one marking setting is stored with an existing set of marking settings to control the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Samuel Hopper, Ronald Parrish, David Ward, Kent Norgren, Ronald Van Buskirk, Kenneth Shouldice, Brian Pendleton
  • Publication number: 20070070374
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for printer controller, dynamic N-UP print job imaging. An enhanced printer includes features hereof to dynamically adjust parameters of a print job at any point in a print job. In one aspect hereof, the printer configures a print job for an initial set of printing parameters without host system intervention and may reconfigure those parameters during printing of the print job. In another aspect hereof, the adjustments may include adjusting the relative position of any of the N-UP images independent of any other of the N-UP images. Another aspect hereof provides that the formatting of the print job according to printing parameters by the printer occurs after rasterizing the print job into logical page images. Since the formatting is performed after rasterizing, the printing parameters may be changed at any time during printing of the print job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: J. Boyes, Allan Hren, Elke Jones, Kent Norgren, Brian Pendleton, Kenneth Shouldice, Larry Teklits, Ronald Van Buskirk, Rose Visoski
  • Patent number: 7191693
    Abstract: An arrangement for a weapon including a countermass for reducing the pressure around the weapon. The countermass is enclosed in a countermass container with an openable cover provided with break indications. The arrangement brings about a symmetrical opening operation with favorable recoil in a better way than in previous constructions. This is achieved by the introduction of a guiding folding support arranged adjacent to the openable cover on the inside of the cover relative to the countermass container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Saab AB
    Inventors: Lars Ax, Eje Lantz, Kent Norgren, Rolf Pettersson
  • Publication number: 20050217468
    Abstract: An arrangement for a weapon including a countermass for reducing the pressure around the weapon. The countermass is enclosed in a countermass container with an openable cover provided with break indications. The arrangement brings about a symmetrical opening operation with favorable recoil in a better way than in previous constructions. This is achieved by the introduction of a guiding folding support arranged adjacent to the openable cover on the inside of the cover relative to the countermass container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Saab AB
    Inventors: Lars Ax, Eje Lantz, Kent Norgren, Rolf Pettersson