Patents by Inventor Jeffrey T. Curtis

Jeffrey T. Curtis 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).

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    Patent number: 9470490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hot-wire detonator emulator that has the capability of monitoring switching in a simulated, mock, or inert improvised explosive device (IED) powered by direct current. One purpose of the inventive emulator is to function as an energetic witness substitute by replacing the detonator in an actual IED, thus enabling bomb technicians to conduct bench top and field analyses of IEDs, and to assess the effectiveness of render-safe procedures by, for example, illustrating how a detonator would react in a render-safe procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Dept. of Justice
    Inventors: Ian B. Vabnick, Jeffrey T. Curtis
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    Publication number: 20160223304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hot-wire detonator emulator that has the capability of monitoring switching in a simulated, mock, or inert improvised explosive device (IED) powered by direct current. One purpose of the inventive emulator is to function as an energetic witness substitute by replacing the detonator in an actual IED, thus enabling bomb technicians to conduct bench top and field analyses of IEDs, and to assess the effectiveness of render-safe procedures by, for example, illustrating how a detonator would react in a render-safe procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicants: The United States of America as represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Ju, Federal Bureau of Investigation
    Inventors: Ian B. Vabnick, Jeffrey T. Curtis
  • Method and apparatus for communicating in the presence of radio frequency energy
    Patent number: 8005364
    Abstract: A wireless communication device (10) includes a radio frequency transceiver (22) adapted for burst transmission responsive to an enable signal in accordance with at least one communication protocol and an infrared transceiver (24) adapted for asynchronous data communication. The infrared transceiver (24) is responsive to the enable signal to suspend data communication. A controller (20) is coupled to each of the radio frequency transceiver (22) and the infrared transceiver (24), and the controller (20) is operable to generate the enable signal in accordance with the at least one communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew S. Lundholm, Chris Grivas, Jeffrey T. Curtis, Julius S. Gyorfi
  • Wireless communication device and method having coordinated primary and secondary transmitters
    Patent number: 6782208
    Abstract: A wireless communication device (10) includes a radio frequency transceiver (22) adapted for burst transmission responsive to a control signal in accordance with at least one communication protocol and an infrared transceiver (24) adapted for asynchronous data communication in coordination. The infrared transceiver (24) is responsive to the control signal to suspend an ongoing data communication for the duration of the burst transmission and to resume the data communication following the burst transmission. A controller (20) is coupled to each of the radio frequency communication module (22) and the infrared communication module (24), and the controller (20) is operable to generate the control signal in accordance with the at least one communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew S. Lundholm, Chris Grivas, Jeffrey T. Curtis, Julius S. Gyorfi