Patents by Inventor Alan Richwald

Alan Richwald 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: 9347728
    Abstract: A disrupter unit is used for explosive ordnance disposal by firing a slug into the ordnance to be destroyed. A method is shown to secure the disrupter unit to a sand bag or other stationary location during such firing of the disrupter unit. The present invention may also adapt the disrupter unit to shear wire, such as barbed wire, by attaching a wire cutter element to the disrupter unit through a robust cable during firing. Likewise, the disrupter unit may be used as a remote pull device or further to unearth a buried item via mechanical advantage, wherein a military shovel or another long rod is attached by a robust cable to the disrupter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Alan Richwald, Brian Casteel, Brent Donahue, Michael Freeman, Nathan Leniz
  • Patent number: 7047862
    Abstract: The invention, as embodied herein, comprises an aiming device that is attached to the end of the barrel of a dearmer or gun system in order to more quickly and more precisely align the dearmer or gun system with precise, small target. The aiming device also ensures that the dearmer or gun system remains at the minimum standoff distance required without the need to specifically measure the placement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Erik L. Davis, Dale H. Gjerning, Alan L. Gehl, Alan Richwald, Dennis G. Fikejs, Richard H. Watkins
  • Patent number: D749183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Alan Richwald, Brian Casteel, Brent Donahue, Michael Freeman, Nathan Leniz