Patents by Inventor Joseph Wesley Coltman, III

Joseph Wesley Coltman, III 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).

  • Portable electrical power source for incorporation with an armored garment
    Patent number: 8502506
    Abstract: An apparatus may be configured to provide electrical power while incorporated in an armored garment. The apparatus may include a plate having a footprint that corresponds to a plate of body armor, a plurality of energy storage cells carried by the power plate, and a port carried by the plate. The port may be configured to output power stored in the plurality of energy storage cells from the apparatus. The apparatus may also include one or more processors configured to enhance functionalities of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: BAE Systems Aerospace & Defense Group Inc.
    Inventors: Michael McElroy, Valent Horvatich, Joseph Wesley Coltman, III, Daniel Furth, Kenneth Sego, Jr., Kenneth Lee Von Der Ahe, Eric Hoenes
  • PORTABLE ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE FOR INCORPORATION WITH AN ARMORED GARMENT
    Publication number: 20110173731
    Abstract: An apparatus may be configured to provide electrical power while incorporated in an armored garment. The apparatus may include a plate having a footprint that corresponds to a plate of body armor, a plurality of energy storage cells carried by the power plate, and a port carried by the plate. The port may be configured to output power stored in the plurality of energy storage cells from the apparatus. The apparatus may also include one or more processors configured to enhance functionalities of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Michael McElroy, Valent Horvatich, Joseph Wesley Coltman, III, Daniel Furth, Kenneth Sego, JR., Kenneth Lee Von Der Ahe, Eric Hoenes
  • Body armor plate having integrated electronics modules
    Patent number: 7805767
    Abstract: A body armor plate is configured to provide ballistics protection to a wearer of the plate. For example, the plate may be configured to protect the upper torso of the wearer from high-speed, ballistic projectiles like bullets, shrapnel, and/or other projectiles. In some implementations, the plate may include one or more electronic modules formed integrally therewith. Formation of the electronic modules integrally with the plate may enhance the functionality of the plate, may enhance the convenience (e.g., the form factor, the weight, the portability, etc.) of the electronics modules, robustness of the electronics modules, and/or other aspects of the electronics modules. The combination of the plate and the electronics modules may specifically provide various enhancements to, for example, military or law enforcement personnel that rely on the plate for ballistics protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: BAE Systems Land & Armaments
    Inventors: Michael McElroy, Eric Hoenes, Louise Sengupta, Somnath Sengupta, Valent Horvatich, Allister McNeish, Joseph Wesley Coltman, III
  • Body Armor Plate Having Integrated Electronics Modules
    Publication number: 20100083428
    Abstract: A body armor plate is configured to provide ballistics protection to a wearer of the plate. For example, the plate may be configured to protect the upper torso of the wearer from high-speed, ballistic projectiles like bullets, shrapnel, and/or other projectiles. In some implementations, the plate may include one or more electronic modules formed integrally therewith. Formation of the electronic modules integrally with the plate may enhance the functionality of the plate, may enhance the convenience (e.g., the form factor, the weight, the portability, etc.) of the electronics modules, robustness of the electronics modules, and/or other aspects of the electronics modules. The combination of the plate and the electronics modules may specifically provide various enhancements to, for example, military or law enforcement personnel that rely on the plate for ballistics protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Michael McElroy, Eric Hoenes, Louise Sengupta, Somnath Sengupta, Valent Horvatich, Allister McNeish, Joseph Wesley Coltman, III