Patents by Inventor Jerrod S. Allen

Jerrod S. Allen 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: 12091144
    Abstract: The system and method of retractable solar arrays for underwater vehicles. In some cases, the retractable solar arrays for underwater vehicles contain anti-biofouling mechanisms. The retractable solar arrays may extend in a linear or a fan-like manner. In some cases, the solar array may be wrapped around the outside of the underwater vehicle or within a cylindrical housing. In some cases the solar array is a single flexible member with a series of connected panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew F. Kepler, Jerrod S. Allen, John C. Cobb, III, Jeffrey Smith
  • Publication number: 20230192253
    Abstract: The system and method of retractable solar arrays for underwater vehicles. In some cases, the retractable solar arrays for underwater vehicles contain anti-biofouling mechanisms. The retractable solar arrays may extend in a linear or a fan-like manner. In some cases, the solar array may be wrapped around the outside of the underwater vehicle or within a cylindrical housing. In some cases the solar array is a single flexible member with a series of connected panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew F. Kepler, Jerrod S. Allen, John C. Cobb, III, Jeffrey Smith
  • Patent number: 11597485
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing retractable control fins on an underwater vehicle. The retractable control fins can be extended away from a main hull portion of the underwater vehicle and retracted inwards to a stowage region within the hull portion to protect the fins from damage and reduce an overall outer diameter (e.g., in the case of a cylindrical body) of the underwater vehicle. In some embodiments, the control fins are folded inwards to reduce the vehicle diameter. In other embodiments, the control fins are pulled inwards using a rotating structure designed to slide the control fins through an opening and into an inner portion of the hull to reduce the vehicle diameter. The retraction of the fins through the various retraction mechanisms reduces the envelope diameter of the underwater vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: BAE Systems Information and Electronic, Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher G. Van Valkenburgh, Richard N. Jorgenson, Gary M. Shapiro, Jerrod S. Allen