Patents by Inventor Edward C. Mathias

Edward C. Mathias 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).

  • Device and method relating to a sensing device
    Patent number: 9074864
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems relating to a sensing device are disclosed. A device may comprise a structure including a first surface and a second, opposite surface, wherein the structure comprises one or more segments. Further, the device may include a plurality of sensors disposed on the structure, wherein each segment of the one or more segments comprises a first sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to the first surface and an associated second sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to the second surface. Moreover, each sensor of the plurality of sensors may be configured to measure a strain exhibited on an adjacent surface of the structure at an associated segment of the one or more segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Edward C. Mathias, John L. Shipley
  • DEVICE AND METHOD RELATING TO A SENSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140130603
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems relating to a sensing device are disclosed. A device may comprise a structure including a first surface and a second, opposite surface, wherein the structure comprises one or more segments. Further, the device may include a plurality of sensors disposed on the structure, wherein each segment of the one or more segments comprises a first sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to the first surface and an associated second sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to the second surface. Moreover, each sensor of the plurality of sensors may be configured to measure a strain exhibited on an adjacent surface of the structure at an associated segment of the one or more segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Edward C. Mathias, John L. Shipley
  • Methods, devices, and systems relating to a sensing device
    Patent number: 8596137
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems relating to a sensing device are disclosed. A device may comprise a structure including a first surface and a second, opposite surface, wherein the structure comprises one or more segments. Further, the device may include a plurality of sensors disposed on the structure, wherein each segment of the one or more segments comprises a first sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to the first surface and an associated second sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to the second surface. Moreover, each sensor of the plurality of sensors may be configured to measure a strain exhibited on an adjacent surface of the structure at an associated segment of the one or more segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Edward C. Mathias, John L. Shipley
  • METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS RELATING TO A SENSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120006124
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems relating to a sensing device are disclosed. A device may comprise a structure including a first surface and a second, opposite surface, wherein the structure comprises one or more segments. Further, the device may include a plurality of sensors disposed on the structure, wherein each segment of the one or more segments comprises a first sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to the first surface and an associated second sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to the second surface. Moreover, each sensor of the plurality of sensors may be configured to measure a strain exhibited on an adjacent surface of the structure at an associated segment of the one or more segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Edward C. Mathias, John L. Shipley