Patents by Inventor Edward C. Fuller

Edward C. Fuller 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).

  • EVANESCENT OR FUGACIOUS THRUST DEFLECTOR
    Publication number: 20240151194
    Abstract: An ablative thruster includes a nozzle configured to control a flow of thrust from the satellite. The ablative thruster also includes an ablative surface inside of the nozzle, configured to deflect the thrust at a predefined angle. The ablative surface is configured to ablate-away, leaving un-deflected thrust for a majority of the burn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome K. FULLER, Denise Galindo BURRELL, Edward V. WAGNER, Andrew C. CORTOPASSI, Jeffrey Arthur LANG, Robert B. PAN
  • Folded pack for holding thin elongate products
    Patent number: 8833552
    Abstract: A folded, substantially wedge shaped pack useful for holding thin, elongate products such as tobacco sticks includes a back panel, inner front panel, top panel and front closure panel, the front closure panel including a tab at a free end thereof engageable with a closure slot in the inner front panel. The closure tab slides into the closure slot by sliding along a bearing surface and the top panel establishes a raised fulcrum effect which tends to maintain the closure tab in the closure slot when the pack is in a closed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Altria Client Services Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Mitten, Christopher J. Hession, Edward C. Fuller
  • Folded pack for holding thin elongate products
    Patent number: 8479477
    Abstract: A folded, substantially wedge shaped pack useful for holding thin, elongate products such as tobacco sticks includes a back panel, inner front panel, top panel and front closure panel, the front closure panel including a tab at a free end thereof engageable with a closure slot in the inner front panel. The closure tab slides into the closure slot by sliding along a bearing surface and the top panel establishes a raised fulcrum effect which tends to maintain the closure tab in the closure slot when the pack is in a closed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Altria Client Services Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Mitten, Christopher J. Hession, Edward C. Fuller
  • FOLDED PACK FOR HOLDING THIN ELONGATE PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20120291403
    Abstract: A folded, substantially wedge shaped pack useful for holding thin, elongate products such as tobacco sticks includes a back panel, inner front panel, top panel and front closure panel, the front closure panel including a tab at a free end thereof engageable with a closure slot in the inner front panel. The closure tab slides into the closure slot by sliding along a bearing surface and the top panel establishes a raised fulcrum effect which tends to maintain the closure tab in the closure slot when the pack is in a closed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Robert T. Mitten, Christopher J. Hession, Edward C. Fuller
  • Folded pack for holding thin elongate products
    Patent number: 8235205
    Abstract: A folded, substantially wedge shaped pack useful for holding thin, elongate products such as tobacco sticks includes a back panel, inner front panel, top panel and front closure panel, the front closure panel including a tab at a free end thereof engageable with a closure slot in the inner front panel. The closure tab slides into the closure slot by sliding along a bearing surface and the top panel establishes a raised fulcrum effect which tends to maintain the closure tab in the closure slot when the pack is in a closed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Altria Client Services Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Mitten, Christopher J. Hession, Edward C. Fuller
  • FOLDED PACK FOR HOLDING THIN ELONGATE PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20110284405
    Abstract: A folded, substantially wedge shaped pack useful for holding thin, elongate products such as tobacco sticks includes a back panel, inner front panel, top panel and front closure panel, the front closure panel including a tab at a free end thereof engageable with a closure slot in the inner front panel. The closure tab slides into the closure slot by sliding along a bearing surface and the top panel establishes a raised fulcrum effect which tends to maintain the closure tab in the closure slot when the pack is in a closed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Altria Client Services,Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Mitten, Christopher J. Hession, Edward C. Fuller