Patents by Inventor Glenn Raymond Chatley, Jr.

Glenn Raymond Chatley, 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).

  • Preparation of an igniter with an ultraviolet cured ignition droplet
    Patent number: 6305286
    Abstract: An electrically actuatable igniter (24) includes a header (50), a pair of electrodes (40) and (42) in the header (50), a heating element (44) electrically connected between the electrodes (40) and (42), and a dome shaped ignition droplet (46) covering and adhering to the heating element (44). The ignition droplet (46) comprises an intimate mixture of a cured free-radical resin binder, which is at least a substantially cured in situ by ultraviolet radiation, and an ultraviolet radiation absorbing particulate pyrotechnic material in a substantial proportion effective for sustained combustion in the mixture. The resin binder prior to curing is a liquid and has a surface tension, viscosity, and wetability with the heating element (44) to achieve the dome configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Homer William Fogle, Jr., Glenn Raymond Chatley, Jr.