Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Woodward, Emhardt, Naughton, Moriarty & McNett LLP
  • Patent number: 6584764
    Abstract: A propulsion module including a wave rotor detonation engine having a rotor with a plurality of fluid flow channels. The fluid flow channels extend between an inlet rotor plate, which has a pair of fixed inlet ports, and an outlet rotor plate, which has a pair of fixed outlet ports. The propulsion module includes a pair of inlet ducts have a stowed mode and a deployed mode. The pair of inlet ducts include a fluid flow passageway adapted to convey air to the pair of inlet ports. A fueling system is positioned prior to the inlet ports to deliver fuel into the air introduced through the pair of inlet ducts and into the pair of inlet ports. A pair of ignition chambers are disposed adjacent to the inlet rotor plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Allison Advanced Development Company
    Inventor: Von David Baker
  • Patent number: 6562046
    Abstract: A screw delivery system and method are disclosed for use in a variety of surgical indications. The screw delivery system generally comprises an outer cannula, a guide, and various interventional devices such as bone drill bits and taps as well as an implant driver for inserting a screw. The method disclosed varies by indication, but is ordinarily intended for use as a minimally invasive procedure which is a combination of percutaneous and open techniques wherein a small midline incision is made over a surgical site and the screw delivery system provides a percutaneous portal through an incision distant from the small midline incision over the surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: SDGI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Rick Sasso