Patents by Inventor Donnie L. Bowser

Donnie L. Bowser 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).

  • Method and system for determining cracks and broken components in armor
    Patent number: 7180302
    Abstract: A ceramic armor system with built-in conductive circuit attached to a ceramic component. The conductive circuit can be accessed by a user at contacts provided in the system. The circuit is arranged so that damage such as cracks that occurs within the ceramic component can propagate into the conductive material forming the circuit and thereby cause a rupture in the conductive circuit. An electrical probe such as an ohmmeter is used to measure the conductive circuit resistance that is then checked against an expected value. The results are used to determine if the ceramic armor component is in operable condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Simula, Inc
    Inventors: P. Victor Kelsey, F. Stanton Lyons, Marvin Kent Richards, Curtis P. Parsons, Donnie L. Bowser, Michael F. Daly