Patents by Inventor Joseph William Post

Joseph William Post 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).

  • Material-actuated launch and recovery doors
    Patent number: 12612141
    Abstract: A material-actuated door includes a door housing including a flexible material; and one or more least one Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators embedded in the door housing. Each SMA actuator is elastically biased in a first actuator physical state and is configured to transition into a second actuator physical state in response to receiving electrical current. The material-actuated door is transitioned into a first door position in response to disconnecting the electrical current to the at least one SMA actuator, and is transitioned into a second door position in response to delivering the electrical current to the at least one SMA actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: RTX BBN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Andrew Collins, Joseph William Post, Timothy M. Quinn, James Joseph Stusse, William B. Coney
  • MATERIAL-ACTUATED LAUNCH AND RECOVERY DOORS
    Publication number: 20240060350
    Abstract: A material-actuated door includes a door housing including a flexible material; and one or more least one Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators embedded in the door housing. Each SMA actuator is elastically biased in a first actuator physical state and is configured to transition into a second actuator physical state in response to receiving electrical current. The material-actuated door is transitioned into a first door position in response to disconnecting the electrical current to the at least one SMA actuator, and is transitioned into a second door position in response to delivering the electrical current to the at least one SMA actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Andrew Collins, Joseph William Post, Timothy M. Quinn, James Joseph Stusse, William B. Coney