Patents by Inventor Alan R. Sunnarborg

Alan R. Sunnarborg 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).

  • Electro-thermal chemical igniter and connector
    Patent number: 7380501
    Abstract: An ETC igniter and compatible electrical connector for enabling an ETC gun to be used in a battlefield setting in close proximity with personnel and sensitive electronic equipment. This is accomplished by providing a current path to and from the igniter that is electrically isolated from all other portions of the gun. The connector and igniter are adapted to be capable of withstanding the high connection forces necessary to prevent arcing and the extreme stresses imposed during firing of the gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.
    Inventors: Michael R. Triviski, David C. Cook, Alan R. Sunnarborg, Reed A. McPeak
  • ELECTRO-THERMAL CHEMICAL IGNITER AND CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20080110324
    Abstract: An ETC igniter and compatible electrical connector for enabling an ETC gun to be used in a battlefield setting in close proximity with personnel and sensitive electronic equipment. This is accomplished by providing a current path to and from the igniter that is electrically isolated from all other portions of the gun. The connector and igniter are adapted to be capable of withstanding the high connection forces necessary to prevent arcing and the extreme stresses imposed during firing of the gun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Michael R. Triviski, David C. Cook, Alan R. Sunnarborg, Reed A. McPeak
  • High energy toroidal inductor
    Patent number: 7116206
    Abstract: A high energy toroidal inductor addresses not only the desire for reduced weight and volume, but also the desire for minimal stray magnetic fields. Specifically, the high energy toroidal inductor includes a bucking cylinder and a predetermined number of leaves. Each leaf is of a two-ended, twisted ring configuration and includes a top portion. The top portion is the narrowest portion of the leaf, and the width of the leaf graduates outward from the top portion to each end of the ring. The bucking cylinder interfaces with each of the leaves and presents the leaves in a side-by-side, continuous toroidal configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.
    Inventors: Jeremy D. Ames, Warren J. Dick, Christopher Landergan, Alan R. Sunnarborg
  • Electro-thermal chemical igniter and connector
    Patent number: 7073447
    Abstract: An ETC igniter and compatible electrical connector for enabling an ETC gun to be used in a battlefield setting in close proximity with personnel and sensitive electronic equipment. This is accomplished by providing a current path to and from the igniter that is electrically isolated from all other portions of the gun. The connector and igniter are adapted to be capable of withstanding the high connection forces necessary to prevent arcing and the extreme stresses imposed during firing of the gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.
    Inventors: Michael R. Triviski, David C. Cook, Alan R. Sunnarborg, Reed A. McPeak