Patents by Inventor JEFFREY MARTIN MATEJKA

JEFFREY MARTIN MATEJKA 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).

  • Underwater electrical contact mating system
    Patent number: 9893460
    Abstract: A system includes a first mating component formed from a self-passivating transition metal to supply power. The self-passivating transition metal has a property of forming a non-conductive passivation layer when immersed in water. A second mating component formed from a self-passivating transition metal provides a return path for the power and forms the non-conductive passivation layer when immersed in the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Northop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: James Richard Windgassen, Harvey Paul Hack, Jeffrey Martin Matejka
  • UNDERWATER ELECTRICAL CONTACT MATING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160233607
    Abstract: A system includes a first mating component formed from a self-passivating transition metal to supply power. The self-passivating transition metal has a property of forming a non-conductive passivation layer when immersed in water. A second mating component formed from a self-passivating transition metal provides a return path for the power and forms the non-conductive passivation layer when immersed in the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: JAMES RICHARD WINDGASSEN, HARVEY PAUL HACK, JEFFREY MARTIN MATEJKA