Patents by Inventor Geoffrey P. McKinnon

Geoffrey P. McKinnon 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: 9219954
    Abstract: The horn structure (22) is composed of a vertical array of horn pairs (26A-26G) arranged in stacked relationship to each other. The horns (27L and 27R) of each pair have entrance openings (40L and 40R) at the same elevation and disposed side-by-side to each other. The mouths (50L and 50R) of the horn pairs are in directional alignment with each other and stacked vertically on top of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: LOUD Technologies Inc
    Inventors: Geoffrey P. McKinnon, Steven Desrosiers
  • Patent number: 9215524
    Abstract: The acoustic horn manifold (22) is composed of a vertical array of horn pairs (26A-26G) arranged in stacked relationship to each other. The horns (27L and 27R) of each pair have entrance openings (40L and 40R) on first common plane 44 and at the same elevation and disposed side-by-side to each other. The mouths (50L and 50R) of the horn pairs are in directional alignment with each other and stacked vertically on top of each other. The mouths may be laterally offset somewhat from each other and/or may extend forwardly from respective horn entrances at different distances from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: LOUD Technologies Inc
    Inventors: Geoffrey P. McKinnon, Steven Desrosiers
  • Publication number: 20150000998
    Abstract: The acoustic horn manifold (22) is composed of a vertical array of horn pairs (26A-26G) arranged in stacked relationship to each other. The horns (27L and 27R) of each pair have entrance openings (40L and 40R) on first common plane 44 and at the same elevation and disposed side-by-side to each other. The mouths (50L and 50R) of the horn pairs are in directional alignment with each other and stacked vertically on top of each other. The mouths may be laterally offset somewhat from each other and/or may extend forwardly from respective horn entrances at different distances from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: LOUD Technologies Inc
    Inventors: Geoffrey P. McKinnon, Steven Desrosiers
  • Publication number: 20140270309
    Abstract: The horn structure (22) is composed of a vertical array of horn pairs (26A-26G) arranged in stacked relationship to each other. The horns (27L and 27R) of each pair have entrance openings (40L and 40R) at the same elevation and disposed side-by-side to each other. The mouths (50L and 50R) of the horn pairs are in directional alignment with each other and stacked vertically on top of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: LOUD Technologies Inc
    Inventors: Geoffrey P. McKinnon, Steven Desrosiers
  • Patent number: 8371202
    Abstract: A projector of multiple skewed light planes or sheets is located adjacent a vehicle to be protected and detectors are arranged to defect the penetration of the light sheets by an incoming object, with the time intervals between the piercing of the planes defining the path of the incoming object and its expected impact time. An array of bullet-firing barrels is arranged to project bullets in ah iron curtain under control of a fire control module that fires a round in a barrel above the projected flight path such that the round impacts the nose of the object and disables it. It is thus the piercing of the skewed light sheets mat provides information as to the impact point of the object as well as its time of arrival so that a round can be fired to intercept the object as it arrives at the iron curtain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Jefferson E. Odhner, Geoffrey P. McKinnon