Patents by Inventor Damian C. Athey

Damian C. Athey 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: 20230302527
    Abstract: A fastener insert includes a hollow shaft extending in an axial direction. The hollow shaft is configured to receive a threaded fastener at a first axial end of the hollow shaft. The fastener insert also includes a supporting flange extending radially outward from a second axial end of the hollow shaft. The hollow shaft includes an internally threaded shaft portion. The internally threaded shaft portion is configured to secure the threaded fastener received in the hollow shaft. The hollow shaft also includes a resilient shaft portion formed as a unitary single piece with the internally threaded shaft portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Ronald Curtis Layman, Damian C. Athey
  • Patent number: 8550005
    Abstract: Embodiments of a non-lethal delivery canister, a bomber/perpetrator threat-mitigation system, and methods of mitigating bomber and perpetrator threats are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the non-lethal delivery canister may include a shell, a plastic-fabric liner within the shell to hold the shell together, and an entrapment device within the liner. The shell may be configured to break away and disintegrate after launch and prior to target impact to help ensure non-lethality. In some embodiments, the delivery canister may include an exhaust-gas generator (EGG) to generate a high-pressure gas, and an exhaust-gas director within the liner to direct the high-pressure gas generated by the EGG into the liner cause the entrapment device to expel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Thomas A. Olden, Oscar Kenneth Ohanian, Damian C. Athey, Robert P. Johnson