Patents by Inventor Cory Michalec

Cory Michalec 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).

  • Publication number: 20240077285
    Abstract: The present invention surrounds a payload for use as a projectile for disabling and neutralizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) threats and the like. The payload uses a central projectile and one or more satellite projectiles tethered to central projectile. The satellite projectiles provide entangling elements. The satellite projectiles are configured to expand outward from the central projectile after firing to provide an entangling projectile system wherein any object or individual within the entangling zone of the projectile system can be ensnared and neutralized through the entangling action of the projectile system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Donald BIGELOW, Cory MICHALEC, Joseph GARST
  • Patent number: 11852445
    Abstract: The present invention surrounds a payload for use as a projectile for disabling and neutralizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) threats and the like. The payload uses a central projectile and one or more satellite projectiles tethered to central projectile. The satellite projectiles provide entangling elements. The satellite projectiles are configured to expand outward from the central projectile after firing to provide an entangling projectile system wherein any object or individual within the entangling zone of the projectile system can be ensnared and neutralized through the entangling action of the projectile system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Ascendance International, LLC
    Inventors: Donald Bigelow, Cory Michalec, Joseph Garst
  • Publication number: 20230020012
    Abstract: The present invention surrounds a payload for use as a projectile for disabling and neutralizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) threats and the like. The payload uses a central projectile and one or more satellite projectiles tethered to central projectile. The satellite projectiles provide entangling elements. The satellite projectiles are configured to expand outward from the central projectile after firing to provide an entangling projectile system wherein any object or individual within the entangling zone of the projectile system can be ensnared and neutralized through the entangling action of the projectile system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Ascendance International, LLC
    Inventors: Donald Bigelow, Cory Michalec, Joseph Garst
  • Patent number: 11047657
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a projectile configured to provide a submunition payload across a wide impact pattern, similar to that of a shotgun, at a range typically beyond the capability of standard shotgun rounds. The additional range is provided in some embodiments of the invention by allowing the tailoring deployment range of the submunition payload based upon a given threat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Ascendance International, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Garst, Robert Folaron, Cory Michalec, Donald Bigelow