Patents by Inventor John S. Buchan

John S. Buchan 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).

  • Apparatus and method for inhibiting inadvertent initiation of a munition
    Patent number: 7703370
    Abstract: A device for inhibiting inadvertent initiation of a munition includes a sorbing refrigeration device adapted to at least partially surround an energetic material of the munition. A container includes an energetic material and a sorbing refrigeration device at least partially surrounding the energetic material. A method for inhibiting an inadvertent initiation of a munition includes cooling an energetic material of the munition by sorption refrigeration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Roger W. Melin, John S. Buchan, Joseph M. Wright, Chris E. Williams, Daren C. Davis
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING INADVERTENT INITIATION OF A MUNITION
    Publication number: 20100064926
    Abstract: A device for inhibiting inadvertent initiation of a munition includes a sorbing refrigeration device adapted to at least partially surround an energetic material of the munition. A container includes an energetic material and a sorbing refrigeration device at least partially surrounding the energetic material. A method for inhibiting an inadvertent initiation of a munition includes cooling an energetic material of the munition by sorption refrigeration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Roger W. Melin, John S. Buchan, Joseph M. Wright, Chris E. Williams, Daren C. Davis
  • Apparatus and method for launching a vehicle
    Patent number: 7484450
    Abstract: An apparatus for launching a vehicle includes a bag and an inflator in fluid communication with the bag, the inflator configured to generate a gas to inflate the bag. The apparatus is operable to launch the vehicle. A method for launching a vehicle includes the step of providing an apparatus for launching the vehicle, the apparatus comprising a bag and an inflator in fluid communication with the bag. The method further includes the step of activating the inflator, such that a gas flows from the inflator, and the step of inflating the bag with the gas to launch the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Hunn, R. Vince Caruth, John S. Buchan
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20090007765
    Abstract: An apparatus for launching a vehicle includes a bag and an inflator in fluid communication with the bag, the inflator configured to generate a gas to inflate the bag. The apparatus is operable to launch the vehicle. A method for launching a vehicle includes the step of providing an apparatus for launching the vehicle, the apparatus comprising a bag and an inflator in fluid communication with the bag. The method further includes the step of activating the inflator, such that a gas flows from the inflator, and the step of inflating the bag with the gas to launch the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: David L. Hunn, R. Vince Caruth, John S. Buchan
  • Vehicle seat storage device
    Patent number: 6149229
    Abstract: A storage device for attaching to a vehicle seat includes a storage member, a connecting member that removably couples to the frame of a vehicle seat, and an intermediate member that removably couples to the connecting member and the storage member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: @Track Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Dillon, Jr., John S. Buchan, Wyman C. Pierce