Patents by Inventor David Scott Sharp

David Scott Sharp 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).

  • Retention, release, and separation device, system, and method
    Patent number: 8939672
    Abstract: A retention, release, and separation device is disclosed. The device includes a clip to secure a component and a capturing sleeve to secure the clip and prevent release of the component. The capturing sleeve can alternately facilitate displacement of the clip to release the component. The device also includes a separation piston that provides a separation force to the component to actively separate the component from the device upon release of the component. Additionally, the device includes a fluid source to provide a fluid pressure sufficient to displace the capturing sleeve and the separation piston, and to generate the separation force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignees: Raytheon Company, Systima Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Bruce Johnson, Ross Michael LaCombe, David Scott Sharp, Peter Joseph Golden, Keith Krasnowski
  • RETENTION, RELEASE, AND SEPARATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130315686
    Abstract: A retention, release, and separation device is disclosed. The device includes a clip to secure a component and a capturing sleeve to secure the clip and prevent release of the component. The capturing sleeve can alternately facilitate displacement of the clip to release the component. The device also includes a separation piston that provides a separation force to the component to actively separate the component from the device upon release of the component. Additionally, the device includes a fluid source to provide a fluid pressure sufficient to displace the capturing sleeve and the separation piston, and to generate the separation force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy Bruce Johnson, Ross Michael LaCombe, David Scott Sharp, Peter Joseph Golden, Keith Krasnowski