Patents by Inventor Dwight Schwarz

Dwight Schwarz 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for high frequency impact testing
    Patent number: 8001826
    Abstract: An impact testing system for determining the shock response of a test structure includes a mass (e.g., a spherical steel ball) and a potential energy storage system (e.g., a spring-loaded mechanism) configured to store mechanical energy and, upon actuation, release the stored mechanical energy in the form of kinetic energy. A hold-and-release mechanism (such as a permanent magnet) is configured to releasably couple the mass to the potential energy storage system and impart linear momentum to the mass in connection with the kinetic energy such that the mass impinges upon the test structure. The shock response can then be determined and displayed to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Dwight Schwarz, Mark J. Kocan
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH FREQUENCY IMPACT TESTING
    Publication number: 20100300177
    Abstract: An impact testing system for determining the shock response of a test structure includes a mass (e.g., a spherical steel ball) and a potential energy storage system (e.g., a spring-loaded mechanism) configured to store mechanical energy and, upon actuation, release the stored mechanical energy in the form of kinetic energy. A hold-and-release mechanism (such as a permanent magnet) is configured to releasably couple the mass to the potential energy storage system and impart linear momentum to the mass in connection with the kinetic energy such that the mass impinges upon the test structure. The shock response can then be determined and displayed to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Dwight Schwarz, Mark J. Kocan