Patents by Inventor Joseph Borysthen-Tkacz

Joseph Borysthen-Tkacz 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 for deploying stowed control surfaces of a projectile
    Patent number: 9207051
    Abstract: An apparatus for deploying stowed control surfaces of a projectile is disclosed. The apparatus for deploying stowed control surfaces of a projectile includes a first and second hot gas generators, a first and second gas chambers, a piston wedge, a piston and a barrel. Initially, the first hot gas generator discharges a surge of hot gas into the first gas chamber. In response to the surge of hot gas being discharged into the first gas generator, the piston wedge displaces at least one of the control surfaces to break an environmental seal covering the projectile. After a predetermined amount of time has lapsed, the second hot gas generator discharges a surge of hot gas into the second gas chamber. The surge of hot gas displaces the piston and barrel for deploying the control surfaces completely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Cleveland, Amy Pietrzak, Adam G. Butland, James H. Steenson, Jr., David J. Schorr, Joseph Borysthen-Tkacz
  • APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYING STOWED CONTROL SURFACES OF A PROJECTILE
    Publication number: 20150276359
    Abstract: An apparatus for deploying stowed control surfaces of a projectile is disclosed. The apparatus for deploying stowed control surfaces of a projectile includes a first and second hot gas generators, a first and second gas chambers, a piston wedge, a piston and a barrel. Initially, the first hot gas generator discharges a surge of hot gas into the first gas chamber. In response to the surge of hot gas being discharged into the first gas generator, the piston wedge displaces at least one of the control surfaces to break an environmental seal covering the projectile. After a predetermined amount of time has lapsed, the second hot gas generator discharges a surge of hot gas into the second gas chamber. The surge of hot gas displaces the piston and barrel for deploying the control surfaces completely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Cleveland, Amy Pietrzak, Adam G. Butland, James H. Steenson, JR., David J. Schorr, Joseph Borysthen-Tkacz
  • Apparatus for deploying stowed control surfaces of a projectile
    Patent number: 9086259
    Abstract: An apparatus for deploying stowed control surfaces of a projectile is disclosed. The apparatus for deploying stowed control surfaces of a projectile includes a first and second hot gas generators, a first and second gas chambers, a piston wedge, a piston and a barrel. Initially, the first hot gas generator discharges a surge of hot gas into the first gas chamber. In response to the surge of hot gas being discharged into the first gas generator, the piston wedge displaces at least one of the control surfaces to break an environmental seal covering the projectile. After a predetermined amount of time has lapsed, the second hot gas generator discharges a surge of hot gas into the second gas chamber. The surge of hot gas displaces the piston and barrel for deploying the control surfaces completely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Cleveland, Amy Pietrzak, Adam Butland, James H. Steenson, Jr., David Schorr, Joseph Borysthen-Tkacz
  • APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYING STOWED CONTROL SURFACES OF A PROJECTILE
    Publication number: 20140060370
    Abstract: An apparatus for deploying stowed control surfaces of a projectile is disclosed. The apparatus for deploying stowed control surfaces of a projectile includes a first and second hot gas generators, a first and second gas chambers, a piston wedge, a piston and a barrel. Initially, the first hot gas generator discharges a surge of hot gas into the first gas chamber. In response to the surge of hot gas being discharged into the first gas generator, the piston wedge displaces at least one of the control surfaces to break an environmental seal covering the projectile. After a predetermined amount of time has lapsed, the second hot gas generator discharges a surge of hot gas into the second gas chamber. The surge of hot gas displaces the piston and barrel for deploying the control surfaces completely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Kenneth Cleveland, Amy Pietrzak, Adam Butland, James H. Steenson, JR., David Schorr, Joseph Borysthen-Tkacz