Patents by Inventor John Kenneth Orrell

John Kenneth Orrell 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).

  • Multi-tiered ballistic air handling grille
    Patent number: 5780761
    Abstract: A ballistic grille structure is combined in a stacked array with a similar grille structure to yield ballistic performance capability greater than the ballistic performance capability of the original grille structure. The grille structures may be of the type currently used in single, unscathed deployments with each grille structure a truncated version of the current structure such that a synergistic projectile defeating capability is realized by the stacked array of truncated grille structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: United Defense, LP
    Inventors: Ronald Eugene Musante, John Kenneth Orrell, David Arthur Schade