Patents by Inventor Robert J. Varley

Robert J. Varley 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).

  • Projectile accelerator and related vehicle and method
    Patent number: 7814696
    Abstract: A projectile system includes an enclosure, first and second propellants, and first and second projectiles. The first and second propellants are disposed within the enclosure. The first projectile is disposed within the enclosure between the first propellant and a first end of the enclosure, and is operable to exit the enclosure via the first end in response to detonation of the first charge. The second projectile is disposed within the enclosure between the second propellant and a second end of the enclosure, and is operable to exit the enclosure via the second end in response to the detonation of the second propellant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: John Rapp, Joseph R. Mayersak, Mark Jones, Michael E. Feeley, Robert J. Howard, Robert J. Varley, Stephen Melicher, Howard Taylor, Jyun-Horng Fu, Richard A. Udicious
  • Optical-signal coupler and related method
    Patent number: 6782160
    Abstract: An optical coupler includes a housing, and includes first and second optical terminals and a prism disposed in the housing. One terminal is moveable with respect to the other, and the prism maintains an optical alignment between the terminals. Because it includes a prism instead of a more complex and delicate optical assembly, such an optical coupler can often be less expensive and more rugged, and can often have a higher connection density, than prior optical couplers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: VanWinkle T. Townsend, Robert J. Varley
  • Optical-signal coupler and related method
    Publication number: 20030194176
    Abstract: An optical coupler includes a housing, and includes first and second optical terminals and a prism disposed in the housing. One terminal is moveable with respect to the other, and the prism maintains an optical alignment between the terminals. Because it includes a prism instead of a more complex and delicate optical assembly, such an optical coupler can often be less expensive and more rugged, and can often have a higher connection density, than prior optical couplers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: VanWinkle T. Townsend, Robert J. Varley