Patents by Inventor Frederick C. Guill

Frederick C. Guill 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).

  • Patent number: 5362098
    Abstract: A device for providing crash protection to people aboard a land, air, sea space vehicle. A crash sensor mounted on the vehicle is used to sense a crash, impact or jarring motion. Data from the crash sensor is then transmitted via wireless communication by a signal transmitter to a signal receiver mounted on a harness worn by a crew member or passenger. When a crash signal is received, inflation mechanisms inflate inflatable bladders mounted on the harness, thereby protecting the person wearing the harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Frederick C. Guill
  • Patent number: 5301904
    Abstract: An aircraft canopy breaking device, having means for penetrating the canopy lazing material upon application of an applied force from the rising ejection seat to the penetrating means. The device further comprises prepositioning means for prepositioning the penetrating means at a fixed distance from the canopy glazing material, shielding the penetrating means from inadvertently contacting the canopy glazing material, other material or personnel, and compressing whereby upon application of a force the penetrating means contacts the canopy glazing material causing crack propagation in the canopy glazing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Frederick C. Guill
  • Patent number: 4650137
    Abstract: A thermal blast shield (64) is located on an aircraft (10) between two adent seats (20 and 22) to be stored in a housing (62) during normal aircraft operation. The thermal blast shield includes cables (84 and 86) passing through fairleads attached to the aircraft and then connected to the seats to pull the shield out of the housing and fully deploy it as the seat is ejected. A break-away mechanism (100, 102) causes the cables to break/separate after the thermal blast shield is fully deployed and jamming/locking mechanisms (104, 106) further control deployment of the thermal blast shield and preclude its post-deployment retraction. The thermal blast shield can be stowed window-shade like or accordianfold-like, and can be formed of a variety of flexible thermal resistant, blast resistant materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Frederick C. Guill