Patents by Inventor Kevin Kellar

Kevin Kellar 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).

  • Patent number: 11828597
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved Sagnac interferometer sensor for inertial navigation and guidance systems (e.g., inertial measurement units (IMUs)) that affords a reduced area architecture. The sensor implements optical folding architectures and techniques to increase the optical path length of the Sagnac interferometer. The folding optical architecture increases the total optical path, which thereby increases the total phase difference between two counter-rotating optical beams in the Sagnac interferometer. The technique increases accuracy and durability of IMUs without the need for an increase in size, weight, and cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Kevin Kellar
  • Patent number: 11614301
    Abstract: The invention relates to quick acting interfaces that allow for easier transportation and maintenance of precision rifles. Embodiments include an interface with an engaging segment and a receiving segment that engage one another and lock together. The engaging segment may have a series of connective bearings that fit into indentations inside the receiving segment. Embodiments allow a firearm to be modulated such that a barrel of the firearm may be disassembled without the need of any specialized equipment and reassembled without impacting the firearm's accuracy or reliability. Embodiments are scalable such that multiple interfaces can be used to adjust the total length of the firearm barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Steven Seghi, Kevin Kellar
  • Publication number: 20230008033
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved Sagnac interferometer sensor for inertial navigation and guidance systems (e.g., inertial measurement units (IMUs)) that affords a reduced area architecture. The sensor implements optical folding architectures and techniques to increase the optical path length of the Sagnac interferometer. The folding optical architecture increases the total optical path, which thereby increases the total phase difference between two counter-rotating optical beams in the Sagnac interferometer. The technique increases accuracy and durability of IMUs without the need for an increase in size, weight, and cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Kevin Kellar
  • Publication number: 20220018624
    Abstract: The invention relates to quick acting interfaces that allow for easier transportation and maintenance of precision rifles. Embodiments include an interface with an engaging segment and a receiving segment that engage one another and lock together. The engaging segment may have a series of connective bearings that fit into indentations inside the receiving segment. Embodiments allow a firearm to be modulated such that a barrel of the firearm may be disassembled without the need of any specialized equipment and reassembled without impacting the firearm's accuracy or reliability. Embodiments are scalable such that multiple interfaces can be used to adjust the total length of the firearm barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Steven Seghi, Kevin Kellar
  • Patent number: 10982923
    Abstract: The invention relates to quick acting interfaces that allow for easier transportation and maintenance of precision rifles. Embodiments include an interface with an engaging segment and a receiving segment that engage one another and lock together. The engaging segment may have a series of connective bearings that fit into indentations inside the receiving segment. Embodiments allow a firearm to be modulated such that a barrel of the firearm may be disassembled without the need of any specialized equipment and reassembled without impacting the firearm's accuracy or reliability. Embodiments are scalable such that multiple interfaces can be used to adjust the total length of the firearm barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Steven Seghi, Kevin Kellar
  • Publication number: 20210041201
    Abstract: The invention relates to quick acting interfaces that allow for easier transportation and maintenance of precision rifles. Embodiments include an interface with an engaging segment and a receiving segment that engage one another and lock together. The engaging segment may have a series of connective bearings that fit into indentations inside the receiving segment. Embodiments allow a firearm to be modulated such that a barrel of the firearm may be disassembled without the need of any specialized equipment and reassembled without impacting the firearm's accuracy or reliability. Embodiments are scalable such that multiple interfaces can be used to adjust the total length of the firearm barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Steven Seghi, Kevin Kellar
  • Patent number: 10393867
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining true time delay from each receiving element of an ‘active electronically scanned array’ (AESA) or a phased array antenna. Embodiments of the invention can include electromagnetic EM elements, optical waveguides, and wavelength selective FGBs are collectively configured as a plurality of dual purpose elements that couples an EM field and uses an induced voltage to change an index of refraction of the optical waveguide's electro-optic (EO) material, where the EO material will also function as a dielectric in an antenna element, where the signals comprising optical signals propagate through EM element acting as phase delay elements, where the measuring system compares the reflected signals with a reference signal with no phase delay to determine said signals phase delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Kevin Kellar
  • Publication number: 20160320475
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining true time delay from each receiving element of an ‘active electronically scanned array’ (AESA) or a phased array antenna. Embodiments of the invention can include electromagnetic EM elements, optical waveguides, and wavelength selective FGBs are collectively configured as a plurality of dual purpose elements that couples an EM field and uses an induced voltage to change an index of refraction of the optical waveguide's electro-optic (EO) material, where the EO material will also function as a dielectric in an antenna element, where the signals comprising optical signals propagate through EM element acting as phase delay elements, where the measuring system compares the reflected signals with a reference signal with no phase delay to determine said signals phase delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: Kevin Kellar
  • Publication number: 20060239477
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a speakerphone may comprise multiple (e.g., 16) microphones placed in a circular array around a central speaker. The microphones may be mounted vertically in the speakerphone with their respective diaphragms substantially parallel to the top surface of the speakerphone. The centrally mounted speaker may be coupled to a stiff internal speaker enclosure. The speaker enclosure may be made of a stiff, heavy material (e.g., a dense plastic) to prevent the speaker vibrations from excessively vibrating the speakerphone enclosure (which may affect the microphones). The speaker enclosure may also include a raised rim and ridges to increase its stiffness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: William Oxford, Kevin Kellar