Patents by Inventor James Patrick Kapinski

James Patrick Kapinski 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: 7832385
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving the current pulse from multiple pairs of pulsed alternators used for driving large loads such as an electromagnetic launcher (i.e., “rail gun”) load. Conventional current pulse ripples are reduced by interleaving pulses from multiple pairs of contra-rotating pulsed alternators. Current pulses supplied by different pairs of pulsed alternators are timed so that they are interspersed between one another to provide more pulses for a given launch time. The interleaved current pulses increase the frequency and reduce the magnitude of the ripple on the average load current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation
    Inventors: James Patrick Kapinski, David Jonathan Hall, Dennis Pavlik, Thomas Andrew Lemak