Patents by Inventor Jacob A. Monat

Jacob A. Monat 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: 11754375
    Abstract: An apparatus for an armor system includes a housing case, an interior ballistic panel, a frame, an electrical energy storage unit, a flexible backplane system, and a control unit. The housing case includes a top shell and a bottom shell, where the top shell is removably secured to the bottom shell, forming a cavity. The interior ballistic panel is removably arranged within the cavity between the top shell and the bottom shell. The frame is arranged within the cavity between the top shell and the interior ballistic panel, the frame including a compartment. The electrical energy storage unit is arranged within the compartment of the frame, and the control unit is communicatively connected to the electrical energy storage unit to manage operation of the electrical energy storage unit. The flexible backplane system includes electrical connectors and electrical traces on a flexible substrate connecting the electrical energy storage unit to the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Cornerstone Research Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank M. Zalar, Matthew S. Benefiel, Ethan R. Steinmetz, Joshua E. Nieman, Jacob A. Monat, Brian E. Henslee
  • Patent number: 11378360
    Abstract: An apparatus for an armor system includes a housing case, an interior ballistic panel, a frame, a power source, and a control unit. The housing case includes a top shell and a bottom shell, where the top shell is removably secured to the bottom shell, forming a cavity. The interior ballistic panel is removably arranged within the cavity between the top shell and the bottom shell. The frame is arranged within the cavity between the top shell and the interior ballistic panel, the frame including a compartment. The power source is arranged within the compartment of the frame, and the control unit is communicatively connected to the power source to manage operation of the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Cornerstone Research Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob A. Monat, Joshua E. Nieman, Matthew S. Benefiel, Frank M. Zalar, Brian E. Henslee
  • Publication number: 20190247218
    Abstract: Head-and-neck immobilization devices may include a yoke sized and shaped to contact a person's back and shoulders. Two head immobilization pads may be sized and shaped to respectively contact opposing sides of the person's head, each of the two head immobilization pads connected to the yoke at a single location by a respective selectively rotatable, selectively fixable connection and independently fixed in place to immobilize the person's head responsive to the rotatable, selectively fixable connection to the yoke in a fixed mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Jacob A. Monat, Joseph H. Althaus, Matthew B. Sunday, Jason M. Hermiller, Kelly H. Ridout, Kristin M. Cable, Brian R. Pleiman, Joshua E. Nieman
  • Patent number: 10292857
    Abstract: Head-and-neck immobilization devices may include a yoke sized and shaped to contact a person's back and shoulders. Straps may extend from the yoke, the straps configured to secure the yoke to the person's torso. Two head immobilization pads may be sized and shaped to respectively contact opposing sides of the person's head, each of the two head immobilization pads connected to the yoke by a respective selectively rotatable, selectively rigid connection. A majority of the person's head may remain unobstructed by the head-and-neck immobilization device when the two head immobilization pads contact the two opposing sides of the person's head and are rigidly secured in place to immobilize the person's neck and head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Cornerstone Research Group, Inc
    Inventors: Jacob A. Monat, Joseph H. Althaus, Matthew B. Sunday, Jason M. Hermiller, Kelly H. Ridout, Kristin M. Cable
  • Publication number: 20170042719
    Abstract: Head-and-neck immobilization devices may include a yoke sized and shaped to contact a person's back and shoulders. Straps may extend from the yoke, the straps configured to secure the yoke to the person's torso. Two head immobilization pads may be sized and shaped to respectively contact opposing sides of the person's head, each of the two head immobilization pads connected to the yoke by a respective selectively rotatable, selectively rigid connection. A majority of the person's head may remain unobstructed by the head-and-neck immobilization device when the two head immobilization pads contact the two opposing sides of the person's head and are rigidly secured in place to immobilize the person's neck and head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jacob A. Monat, Joseph H. Althaus, Matthew B. Sunday, Jason M. Hermiller, Kelly H. Ridout, Kristin M. Cable