Patents by Inventor Kelly R. Tingen

Kelly R. Tingen 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).

  • Method for analyzing and designing armor in a vehicle
    Patent number: 9175932
    Abstract: Properly identifying the most vulnerable areas and quantifying the effectiveness of armor at those locations is critical to achieving efficient armor integration. A method for designing protective armor for a vehicle includes the deriving shotlines through an element; computing a probability of kill value for each shotline in each element; calculating a probability of kill intensity for each element; ranking the elements according to highest probability of kill intensity; mapping the elements in a 3D CAD environment to visually depict the elements having the highest probability of kill intensity; and designing armor taking into account the elements having the highest probability of kill intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Haynes, William D. Girard, Kendall E. Goodman, Kelly R. Tingen
  • Method for Analyzing and Designing Armor in a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20120041724
    Abstract: Properly identifying the most vulnerable areas and quantifying the effectiveness of armor at those locations is critical to achieving efficient armor integration. A method for designing protective armor for a vehicle includes the deriving shotlines through an element; computing a probability of kill value for each shotline in each element; calculating a probability of kill intensity for each element; ranking the elements according to highest probability of kill intensity; mapping the elements in a 3D CAD environment to visually depict the elements having the highest probability of kill intensity; and designing armor taking into account the elements having the highest probability of kill intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Haynes, William D. Girard, Kendall E. Goodman, Kelly R. Tingen