Patents by Inventor Eric S. Morefield

Eric S. Morefield 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).

  • Disrupter driven highly efficient energy transfer fluid jets
    Patent number: 11796279
    Abstract: Provided herein are projectiles for use in a propellant driven disrupter device, and associated methods, to neutralize an explosive target. The projectile may comprise a friction reducing container at least partially filled with one or more fluids, fluid mixtures, particles, and other components to provide one or more desired fluid properties to achieve a desired one or more jet parameters upon target impact. The fluid(s) in the container are referred to as highly efficient energy transfer (HEET) fluids do to the improved fluid jet action on target compared to conventional water projectiles. The projectiles and disruptor can be more precisely individually tailored to the target, thereby increasing the likelihood of successful disablement and decreasing the likelihood of inadvertent and uncontrolled explosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Ian B. Vabnick, Phillip R. Quillen, Eric S. Morefield, Arthur W. Ellis, Lee Foltz
  • Disrupter driven highly efficient energy transfer fluid jets
    Patent number: 11187487
    Abstract: Provided herein are projectiles for use in a propellant driven disrupter device, and associated methods, to neutralize an explosive target. The projectile may comprise a friction reducing container at least partially filled with one or more fluids, fluid mixtures, particles, and other components to provide one or more desired fluid properties to achieve a desired one or more jet parameters upon target impact. The fluid(s) in the container are referred to as highly efficient energy transfer (HEET) fluids do to the improved fluid jet action on target compared to conventional water projectiles. The projectiles and disruptor can be more precisely individually tailored to the target, thereby increasing the likelihood of successful disablement and decreasing the likelihood of inadvertent and uncontrolled explosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Ian B. Vabnick, Phillip R. Quillen, Eric S. Morefield, Arthur W. Ellis, Lee Foltz