Patents by Inventor Mark W. Kirkham

Mark W. Kirkham 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).

  • Single-piece stereolithographically-produced missile igniter
    Patent number: 7284487
    Abstract: Stereolithography is used to fabricate directly a single-piece, missile-usable, accurate, flightweight igniter without the use of intermediate, non-operational molds or prototypes in the fabrication process. The same prototype-less, direct stereolithography can be used to produce other missile-usable parts by designing each such part to be of a single-piece configuration and by using material that is suitable for both stereolithography and functional missile application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Robert W. Milton, Mark W. Kirkham, Robert S. Michaels, Jon A. Freeman, Bryce D. Brubaker