Patents by Inventor Richard D. Miller, JR.

Richard D. Miller, JR. 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).

  • Force decay release mechanism
    Patent number: 8568056
    Abstract: A system is provided for the force decay triggered release of a device, the system comprising: a base; a plurality of retention rods extending from the base; a rotationally movable actuator, to which a linear force is configured to be applied, converting the linear force to a rotational force; a plurality of retention pins, the retention pins being coupled to the actuator, and each the pin being removably disposed within a retention rod of the plurality of retention rods, such that a rotation of the actuator withdraw each the pin from respective the rod; a force triggered detent, the detent allowing the rotation of the actuator when the rotational force exceeds a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jr., Edward A. Gormley
  • FORCE DECAY RELEASE MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20110146426
    Abstract: A system is provided for the force decay triggered release of a device, the system comprising: a base; a plurality of retention rods extending from the base; a rotationally movable actuator, to which a linear force is configured to be applied, converting the linear force to a rotational force; a plurality of retention pins, the retention pins being coupled to the actuator, and each the pin being removably disposed within a retention rod of the plurality of retention rods, such that a rotation of the actuator withdraw each the pin from respective the rod; a force triggered detent, the detent allowing the rotation of the actuator when the rotational force exceeds a threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS Information & Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Miller, JR., Edward A. Gormley