Patents by Inventor Frederick W. Storms, JR.
Frederick W. Storms, JR. 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).
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Patent number: 9457910Abstract: A jumpable pack having interacting harness attachment loops and connection loops; a pair of release loops secured directly to said pack, such that each release loop interacts directly with a corresponding connection loop, wherein each release loop is at least partially disposed within a corresponding connection loop, and wherein said corresponding one of said connection loops is at least partially disposed within a corresponding harness attachment loop; a drop line attachment loop secured directly to a portion of said pack; a pair of first straps releasably secured to a portion of said pack; a pair of second straps secured to a side portion of said pack; a pair of second strap attachment segments, wherein each second strap attachment segment is releasably attached or coupled to each second strap; and a single point release assembly that includes a release line attached to a handle portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Vista Outdoor Operations LLCInventors: Frederick W. Storms, Jr., David M. Jones, Eric M. Yeates
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Patent number: 9120575Abstract: A jumpable pack having a quick release attachment area; a pair of harness attachment loops secured to said pack within said quick release attachment area; a pair of connection loops secured to said pack within said quick release attachment area; a pair of release loops secured to said pack within said quick release attachment area; shoulder straps releasably secured to said pack; a pair of leg straps, wherein each leg strap is secured to said pack; a pair of leg strap attachment segments, wherein each leg strap attachment segment is releasably secured, via a leg strap attachment segment coupler, to each leg strap, and wherein each leg strap attachment segment includes an aperture formed proximate an end of said leg strap attachment segment; and a single point release assembly, wherein said single point release assembly includes a release line attached to a handle portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2011Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Vista Outdoor Operations LLCInventors: Frederick W. Storms, Jr., David M. Jones, Eric M. Yeates
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Publication number: 20150059051Abstract: A releasable vest having a front panel; front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element and a second waist belt element that are releasably coupled to the front panel and extend from the front panel; at least one release loop that is capable of being passed through an opening formed in at least one of the waist belt elements and an opening formed in the front shoulder strap elements; and a release lanyard that is capable of being passed through the release loop so as to releasably secure the waist belt elements and the shoulder strap elements to the release loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Frederick W. Storms, JR., Marty Goldman, Stephen Matulewicz, Eric M. Yeates, Thomas A. Marx, David M. Jones
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Patent number: 8898814Abstract: A releasable vest having a front panel; front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element and a second waist belt element that are releasably coupled to the front panel and extend from the front panel; at least one release loop that is capable of being passed through an opening formed in at least one of the waist belt elements and an opening formed in the front shoulder strap elements; and a release lanyard that is capable of being passed through the release loop so as to releasably secure the waist belt elements and the shoulder strap elements to the release loop.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2009Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.Inventors: Frederick W. Storms, Jr., Marty Goldman, Stephen Matulewicz, Eric M. Yeates, Thomas A. Marx, David M. Jones
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Publication number: 20140338095Abstract: A releasable vest having a front panel; front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one waist belt element attachment opening formed through the waist belt element; a second waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one release loop attached thereto, wherein the at least one release loop is capable of being passed through the waist belt attachment opening of the first waist belt element and the at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening of the front shoulder strap elements; and a release lanyard that is capable of being passed through the release loop so as to releasably secure the first waist belt element and the at least one shoulder strap element to the release loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Alliant Techsystems Inc.Inventors: Frederick W. Storms, JR., Eric M. Yeates, Thomas A. Marx, Marty Goldman
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Patent number: 8826462Abstract: A releasable vest having a front panel; front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one waist belt element attachment opening formed through the waist belt element; a second waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one release loop attached thereto, wherein the at least one release loop is capable of being passed through the waist belt attachment opening of the first waist belt element and the at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening of the front shoulder strap elements; and a release lanyard that is capable of being passed through the release loop so as to releasably secure the first waist belt element and the at least one shoulder strap element to the release loop.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.Inventors: Frederick W. Storms, Jr., Eric M. Yeates, Thomas A. Marx, Marty Goldman
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Patent number: 8595862Abstract: A releasable vest having a front panel; front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one waist belt element attachment opening formed through the waist belt element; a second waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one release loop attached thereto, wherein the at least one release loop is capable of being passed through the waist belt attachment opening of the first waist belt element and the at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening of the front shoulder strap elements; and a release lanyard that is capable of being passed through the release loop so as to releasably secure the first waist belt element and the at least one shoulder strap element to the release loop.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.Inventors: Frederick W. Storms, Jr., Eric M. Yeates, Thomas A. Marx
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Patent number: 8418265Abstract: A releasable vest having a first panel, at least one shoulder strap element having at least one shoulder strap element attachment opening, a first waist belt element having at least one waist belt element attachment opening, a second waist belt element having at least one an attachment loop that is capable of being aligned with and passed through a waist belt attachment opening of the first waist belt element and a shoulder strap element attachment opening of the at least one shoulder strap element, a second panel, and a release lanyard that is capable of releasably securing the first waist belt element and the at least one shoulder strap element to the attachment loop.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2007Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.Inventors: Frederick W. Storms, Jr., Eric M. Yeates, Thomas A. Marx
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Publication number: 20110023207Abstract: A releasable vest having a front panel; front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element and a second waist belt element that are releasably coupled to the front panel and extend from the front panel; at least one release loop that is capable of being passed through an opening formed in at least one of the waist belt elements and an opening formed in the front shoulder strap elements; and a release lanyard that is capable of being passed through the release loop so as to releasably secure the waist belt elements and the shoulder strap elements to the release loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Frederick W. Storms, JR., Marty Goldman, Stephen Matulewicz, Eric M. Yeates, Thomas A. Marx, David M. Jones
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Publication number: 20100287681Abstract: A releasable vest having a front panel; front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one waist belt element attachment opening formed through the waist belt element; a second waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one release loop attached thereto, wherein the at least one release loop is capable of being passed through the waist belt attachment opening of the first waist belt element and the at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening of the front shoulder strap elements; and a release lanyard that is capable of being passed through the release loop so as to releasably secure the first waist belt element and the at least one shoulder strap element to the release loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2008Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventors: Frederick W. Storms, JR., Eric M. Yeates, Thomas A. Marx, Marty Goldman
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Publication number: 20100205708Abstract: A releasable vest having a front panel; front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one waist belt element attachment opening formed through the waist belt element; a second waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one release loop attached thereto, wherein the at least one release loop is capable of being passed through the waist belt attachment opening of the first waist belt element and the at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening of the front shoulder strap elements; and a release lanyard that is capable of being passed through the release loop so as to releasably secure the first waist belt element and the at least one shoulder strap element to the release loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Frederick W. Storms, JR., Eric M. Yeates, Thomas A. Marx