Patents by Inventor Graham Kent Thompson

Graham Kent Thompson 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).

  • Field strength test devices and methods for installed engineered material arresting systems
    Patent number: 8479592
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide field test devices and methods for testing the compressive gradient strength of installed vehicle arresting systems, such as those installed on airport runways. Current methods of testing such arresting systems are conducted on sample materials in-house, and these methods are not applicable or useful when tests need to be conducted on currently-installed systems in the field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Zou, Andrea L. Manning, Graham Kent Thompson, Yijian Shi
  • Capped and/or beveled jet blast resistant vehicle arresting units, bed and methods
    Patent number: 8021074
    Abstract: Aircraft arresting beds at ends of runways may be subject to damaging effects of jet blast phenomena. Arresting units for that and other applications and which are resistant to such effects are described, with related methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Silvia C. Valentini, Graham Kent Thompson, Jr., Yijian Shi, Hugh Kenneth Delong, III, Randall Craig Ohneck, Richard David Angley
  • Capped and/or beveled jet blast resistant vehicle arresting units, bed and methods
    Patent number: 8021075
    Abstract: Aircraft arresting beds at ends of runways may be subject to damaging effects of jet blast phenomena. Arresting units for that and other applications and which are resistant to such effects are described, with related methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Silvia C. Valentini, Graham Kent Thompson, Jr., Yijian Shi, Hugh Kenneth DeLong, III, Randall Craig Ohneck, Richard David Angley
  • CAPPED AND/OR BEVELED JET BLAST RESISTANT VEHICLE ARRESTING UNITS, BED AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100254762
    Abstract: Aircraft arresting beds at ends of runways may be subject to damaging effects of jet blast phenomena. Arresting units for that and other applications and which are resistant to such effects are described, with related methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Silvia C. Valentini, Graham Kent Thompson, JR., Yijian Shi, Hugh Kenneth Delong, III, Randall Craig Ohneck, Richard David Angley
  • Field Strength Test Devices and Methods for Installed Engineered Material Arresting Systems
    Publication number: 20100071474
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide field test devices and methods for testing the compressive gradient strength of installed vehicle arresting systems, such as those installed on airport runways. Current methods of testing such arresting systems are conducted on sample materials in-house, and these methods are not applicable or useful when tests need to be conducted on currently-installed systems in the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Engineered Arresting Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Hong Zou, Andrea L. Manning, Graham Kent Thompson, Yijian Shi
  • Capped and/or beveled jet blast resistant vehicle arresting units, bed and methods
    Publication number: 20080247819
    Abstract: Aircraft arresting beds at ends of runways may be subject to damaging effects of jet blast phenomena. Arresting units for that and other applications and which are resistant to such effects are described, with related methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Silvia C. Valentini, Graham Kent Thompson, Yijian Shi, Hugh Kenneth Delong, Randall Craig Ohneck, Richard David Angley