Patents by Inventor Robert E. Edminister

Robert E. Edminister 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: 4858530
    Abstract: A power relay/safing device for a fuze in a free-fall munition having an electronic circuit coupled to the fuze and to a primary power source and to a turbine generator backup power supply. At the time of munition release, an electric current is sent to the fuze from the primary power supply. If a portion of this electric current is not received at the electronic circuit, the circuit determines if various safety features have been satisfied and relays a second electric current from the turbine generator backup power supply to the fuze. The turbine generator backup power supply is activated by a lanyard at the time the munition is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Edminister, Raul V. Cavazos, Jr.