Patents by Inventor Bob Brush

Bob Brush 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: 9303961
    Abstract: A modular charge system based on a standard module fitted with a flying plate or a liner and axially coupled to other modules to configure the size and type of charge. The explosive is enclosed in a casing, which has a cylindrical wall with a plurality of external longitudinal rails that run lengthwise. The rails are substantially parallel, and approximately equidistantly spaced around the perimeter of the casing. The space between a pair of rails defines a channel. The casing rails function as a cylindrical tamper. The explosive is partitioned into removable portions and permanent portions, where the removable portions are separated from the permanent portions and any retained removable portions, therein enabling the module to be fitted with a variety of flying plates, liners and other hardware. Modules may be coupled utilizing internal slides, positioned in the channels to join modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Lonnie Frericks, Thomas Higdon, Michael D Lincoln, Bob Brush, Mitchell Hovenga
  • Patent number: 9074855
    Abstract: The assemblable module charge system includes a set of quadrant panels, where an individual quadrant panel is a fractional component of a cylindrical wall having a plurality of external longitudinal parallel rails separated by channels. The fractional cylindrical wall has a sectional length with fastening side edges. The set of panels may be stored as a flat-pack and assembled into a single module. The volume of the flat-pack is less than half the volume of the assembled module. The flat-pack is a group of unassembled quadrant panels nested to minimize space. The system uses elongate slides that may be frictionally positioned in channels shared by the module and a charge system. The charge system is a prepackaged explosive that may be fastened to the assembled module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Lonnie Frericks, Thomas Higdon, Michael D Lincoln, Bob Brush, Mitchell Hovenga