Patents by Inventor Alexander Sawyer

Alexander Sawyer 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).

  • Hard-point fixture for attaching to a target surface
    Patent number: 10933282
    Abstract: A reservoir provided in a hard-point fixture is pre-loaded with a curable adhesive, where the reservoir is protected from the curing radiation. The fixture is placed on a target surface and the adhesive is extruded from the reservoir into a space between the fixture and the target surface. An irradiating device to cure the adhesive is provided in the fixture and activated to couple the fixture to the surface. Once the curing process is complete, the fixture is released from the placement system leaving the fixture affixed to the target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel King, Isaac Ehrenberg, Alexander Sawyer, Graham Arrick, Juliette E. Mahaffey, William McFarland, David Carter
  • Hard-point fixture and system for attaching the fixture to a target surface
    Patent number: 10857427
    Abstract: A hard-point fixture placement system places a fixture that is pre-loaded with a curable adhesive by mechanically extruding the adhesive between the fixture and a target surface to which the fixture is to be attached. The placement system includes an irradiating device to cure the adhesive. The hard-point fixture stores the adhesive in a reservoir that is protected from the curing radiation. Once the curing process is complete, the fixture is released from the placement system leaving the fixture affixed to the target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel King, Isaac Ehrenberg, Alexander Sawyer, Graham Arrick, Juliette E. Mahaffey, William McFarland, David Carter
  • HARD-POINT FIXTURE FOR ATTACHING TO A TARGET SURFACE
    Publication number: 20190015703
    Abstract: A reservoir provided in a hard-point fixture is pre-loaded with a curable adhesive, where the reservoir is protected from the curing radiation. The fixture is placed on a target surface and the adhesive is extruded from the reservoir into a space between the fixture and the target surface. An irradiating device to cure the adhesive is provided in the fixture and activated to couple the fixture to the surface. Once the curing process is complete, the fixture is released from the placement system leaving the fixture affixed to the target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel King, Isaac Ehrenberg, Alexander Sawyer, Graham Arrick, Juliette E. Mahaffey, William McFarland, David Carter
  • HARD-POINT FIXTURE AND SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING THE FIXTURE TO A TARGET SURFACE
    Publication number: 20190015704
    Abstract: A hard-point fixture placement system places a fixture that is pre-loaded with a curable adhesive by mechanically extruding the adhesive between the fixture and a target surface to which the fixture is to be attached. The placement system includes an irradiating device to cure the adhesive. The hard-point fixture stores the adhesive in a reservoir that is protected from the curing radiation. Once the curing process is complete, the fixture is released from the placement system leaving the fixture affixed to the target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel King, Isaac Ehrenberg, Alexander Sawyer, Graham Arrick, Juliette E. Mahaffey, William McFarland, David Carter