Patents by Inventor Nicole Quackenbush

Nicole Quackenbush 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).

  • Intermediate voltage arming
    Patent number: 8925462
    Abstract: A system includes a first arm switch, a voltage multiplier device connected in series with the first arm switch, and a first intermediate voltage detector portion communicatively connected to the sequence of events logic portion, the first intermediate voltage detector portion operative to determine whether a first voltage signal is greater than a first threshold voltage value and responsive to determining that the first voltage signal is greater than the first threshold voltage value affect an actuation of the first arm switch and output a first arm signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Bradley M. Biggs, Tim Bonbrake, Nicole Quackenbush
  • INTERMEDIATE VOLTAGE ARMING
    Publication number: 20140000470
    Abstract: A system includes a first arm switch, a voltage multiplier device connected in series with the first arm switch, and a first intermediate voltage detector portion communicatively connected to the sequence of events logic portion, the first intermediate voltage detector portion operative to determine whether a first voltage signal is greater than a first threshold voltage value and responsive to determining that the first voltage signal is greater than the first threshold voltage value affect an actuation of the first arm switch and output a first arm signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Bradley M. Biggs, Tim Bonbrake, Nicole Quackenbush