Patents by Inventor Patrick Shaffer

Patrick Shaffer 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: 11994369
    Abstract: A payload conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) may include a housing configured to house at least a plurality of electrodes and a signal generator. The payload CEW may be removably inserted into a bay of a launcher. The launcher may be mounted on a vehicle. The plurality of electrodes may be configured to be launched from the housing. The housing may be configured to be launched from the bay of the launcher simultaneously with or after the plurality of electrodes are launched. The signal generator may be configured to transmit a stimulus signal through the plurality of electrodes. The signal generator may be configured to transmit the stimulus signal before, during, and/or after the housing is launched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick W. Smith, Magne Nerheim, Brandy Shaffer, Gabriel Othman, Matthew Carver, Brian Slaughter, Brian Fairbanks, Mark Eastwood, Jackson Dewitt, Oleg Nemtyshkin
  • Patent number: 11080452
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating radio frequency propagation paths between radio frequency devices are provided. In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus comprising a system controller for receiving and processing test data, a data sequencer configured to interact with attenuators and RF devices, and RF paths designed to simulate RF propagation paths. The method comprising steps to execute a full simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Barry Slutzky, Patrick Shaffer
  • Patent number: 11080451
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating radio frequency propagation paths between radio frequency devices are provided. In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus comprising a system controller for receiving and processing test data, a data sequencer configured to interact with attenuators and RF devices, and RF paths designed to simulate RF propagation paths. The method comprising steps to execute a multiple propagation path simulation based on various inputs including attenuators and electromagnetic environment inputs in accordance with various embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Barry Slutzky, Patrick Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20190065649
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating radio frequency propagation paths between radio frequency devices are provided. In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus comprising a system controller for receiving and processing test data, a data sequencer configured to interact with attenuators and RF devices, and RF paths designed to simulate RF propagation paths. The method comprising steps to execute a multiple propagation path simulation based on various inputs including attenuators and electromagnetic environment inputs in accordance with various embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Barry Slutzky, Patrick Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20180365362
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating radio frequency propagation paths between radio frequency devices are provided. In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus comprising a system controller for receiving and processing test data, a data sequencer configured to interact with attenuators and RF devices, and RF paths designed to simulate RF propagation paths. The method comprising steps to execute a full simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Barry Slutzky, Patrick Shaffer
  • Patent number: 10061880
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating radio frequency propagation paths between radio frequency devices are provided. In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus comprising a system controller for receiving and processing test data, a data sequencer configured to interact with attenuators and RF devices, and RF paths designed to simulate RF propagation paths. The method comprising steps to execute a full simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Barry Slutzky, Patrick Shaffer
  • Patent number: 10055525
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating radio frequency propagation paths between radio frequency devices are provided. In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus comprising a system controller for receiving and processing test data, a data sequencer configured to interact with attenuators and RF devices, and RF paths designed to simulate RF propagation paths. The method comprising steps to execute a multiple propagation path simulation based on various inputs including attenuators and electromagnetic environment inputs in accordance with various embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Barry Slutzky, Patrick Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20140316753
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating radio frequency propagation paths between radio frequency devices are provided. In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus comprising a system controller for receiving and processing test data, a data sequencer configured to interact with attenuators and RF devices, and RF paths designed to simulate RF propagation paths. The method comprising steps to execute a full simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Barry Slutzky, Patrick Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20140303954
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating radio frequency propagation paths between radio frequency devices are provided. In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus comprising a system controller for receiving and processing test data, a data sequencer configured to interact with attenuators and RF devices, and RF paths designed to simulate RF propagation paths. The method comprising steps to execute a multiple propagation path simulation based on various inputs including attenuators and electromagnetic environment inputs in accordance with various embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Barry Slutzky, Patrick Shaffer
  • Patent number: D1022714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Kevin Will Chen, Andrew Patrick Clymer, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alan C. Dye, Aurelio Guzmán, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Aaron Mathew Melim, Marc A. Newson, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Jacob Weiss, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer
  • Patent number: D1026900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Marine C. Bataille, Kevin Will Chen, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Andrew Patrick Clymer, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, Aurelio Guzmán, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Richard P. Howarth, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Aaron Mathew Melim, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Clement Tissandier