Patents by Inventor Corey Rutz

Corey Rutz 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: 8256351
    Abstract: A non-lethal projectile used to immobilize, impair, disorient, or distract a live target. The non-lethal projectile can also be used as a signaling device. In one embodiment, a non-lethal payload carrying projectile that is detonated at a set distance determined and, set by the operator. The distance is electronically controlled and can be set in the field seconds before the projectile is fired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Safariland, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Kramer, Corey Rutz
  • Publication number: 20120210900
    Abstract: A non-lethal projectile used to immobilize, impair, disorient, or distract a live target. The non-lethal projectile can also be used as a signaling device. In one embodiment, a non-lethal payload carrying projectile that is detonated at a set distance determined and set by the operator. The distance is electronically controlled and can be set in the field seconds before the projectile is fired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Kramer, Corey Rutz
  • Publication number: 20090231776
    Abstract: A system and/or an associated method for providing an electronic disabling device with an output having an output waveform other than a sinusoidal waveform (e.g., a non-oscillating output waveform). In one embodiment, the method includes: producing an energy to have a first energy portion with a first polarity and a second energy portion with a second polarity opposite the first polarity; charging the first energy portion with the first polarity into a high voltage capacitor to produce the non-oscillating output waveform with a pulse having the first polarity; blocking the high voltage capacitor from being charged by the second energy portion with the second polarity; recycling the second energy portion having the second polarity; and adding the recycled second energy portion back into the pulse having the first polarity to produce an increase in pulse width of the pulse having the first polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Kramer, Corey Rutz
  • Patent number: 7554786
    Abstract: A system and/or an associated method for providing an electronic disabling device with an output having an output waveform other than a sinusoidal waveform (e.g., a damped waveform, a critically damped waveform, a half-cycle uni-pulse output waveform, etc.) and/or for providing the electronic disabling device that can selectively apply the half-cycle uni-pulse output waveform and a sinusoidal output waveform in one device package. In one embodiment, an electronic disabling device includes a power supply coupled to receive an initial power from a battery and a final step-up transformer (e.g., a plain transformer, an autoformer, etc.) adapted to provide an output power having a non-sinusoidal output waveform. In this embodiment, a bridge rectifier is coupled between the power supply and the final step-up transformer to produce the non-sinusoidal output waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Defense Technology Corporation of America
    Inventors: Michael Kramer, Corey Rutz
  • Patent number: 7474518
    Abstract: An electronic disabling device with multiple adjustable power levels and a method of providing the same. The electronic disabling device includes an initial step-up voltage circuit coupled to receive an initial power from a battery and a final step-up transformer (e.g., a plain transformer, an autoformer, etc.) adapted to provide an output power. In addition, a power control circuit is coupled between the initial step-up voltage circuit and the final step-up transformer to adjust the power levels of the output power provided by the final step-up transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Defense Technology Corporation of America
    Inventors: Corey Rutz, Michael Kramer
  • Publication number: 20080297970
    Abstract: An electronic disabling device with multiple adjustable power levels and a method of providing the same. The electronic disabling device includes an initial step-up voltage circuit coupled to receive an initial power from a battery and a final step-up transformer (e.g., a plain transformer, an autoformer, etc.) adapted to provide an output power. In addition, a power control circuit is coupled between the initial step-up voltage circuit and the final step-up transformer to adjust the power levels of the output power provided by the final step-up transformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Corey Rutz, Michael Kramer
  • Publication number: 20060255775
    Abstract: A system and/or an associated method for providing an electronic disabling device with an output having an output waveform other than a sinusoidal waveform (e.g., a damped waveform, a critically damped waveform, a half-cycle uni-pulse output waveform, etc.) and/or for providing the electronic disabling device that can selectively apply the half-cycle uni-pulse output waveform and a sinusoidal output waveform in one device package. In one embodiment, an electronic disabling device includes a power supply coupled to receive an initial power from a battery and a final step-up transformer (e.g., a plain transformer, an autoformer, etc.) adapted to provide an output power having a non-sinusoidal output waveform. In this embodiment, a bridge rectifier is coupled between the power supply and the final step-up transformer to produce the non-sinusoidal output waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Kramer, Corey Rutz