Patents by Inventor Michael Van Kooten

Michael Van Kooten 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).

  • Plastic non-conductive explosive bolt
    Patent number: 5997230
    Abstract: An explosive bolt is made of electrically non-conductive plastic material and is provided with a bore accommodating a low order deflagrating squid having only sufficient explosive energy to shatter a non-metallic bolt insulation surrounds the squib and fills the center bore and seals the squib in the center bore. There is a detonator for detonating the squib. Detonation of the squib is initiated by electrical current from an outside source electrically connected to the squib. A device has a stationary part and a removable part connected by the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Cartridge Actuated Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph P. Dodd, Michael Van Kooten, Edward SooHoo