Patents by Inventor Christopher Corbin

Christopher Corbin 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).

  • Apparatus and method for blast suppression
    Patent number: 6439120
    Abstract: The invention disclosed is an apparatus for explosive blast suppression, and a method therefor, the apparatus comprising a hemispherical enclosure (10) defined by an upstanding wall, positioning means (42) associated with the enclosure, for positioning the explosive device substantially equidistant from any point on the wall, and in a preferred embodiment includes an integral floor (40) and a rounded lower wall, to provide a substantially even distribution of blast forces in all directions toward the wall. The enclosure is made of composite textile material, comprising one or several layers of a ballistic material (e.g. Dyneema Kevlar) sandwiched between inner and outer layers of a light-weight rip-stop nylon fabric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada as represented by the Solicitor General Acting Through the Commissioner of Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    Inventors: John G. Bureaux, George Cowan, Patricia Mountain, Douglas Eaton, Christopher Corbin