Patents by Inventor Matthew E. Anderson

Matthew E. Anderson 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: 6882117
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing multiple light displays comprises: a discrete light source emitting at least one primary color; a circuit for driving the light source; a flexible tether secured to the light source; a handle secured to the flexible tether; and a control actuator. The drive circuit produces each of multiple time-dependent drive signals. The handle enables a user to move the light source along a curvilinear path at the end of the tether, the time-dependent drive signal and movement of the light source together producing the light display. The control actuator enables the user, while moving the light source along the curvilinear path and without substantially interrupting movement of the light source, to (i) alter the time-dependence of the drive signal and/or (ii) select another of the time-dependent drive signals for driving the light source, thereby altering the light display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas A. Hughes, Matthew E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 6487971
    Abstract: An explosive detonator capable of initiating fuze explosive trains remotely by radiant energy from a flash of light impinging upon the surface of explosive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1968
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Matthew E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 5844377
    Abstract: A kinetically multicolored light source is described, comprising: a light source capable of producing a plurality of primary colors; oscillatory means for driving said light source; and means for moving said light source. The oscillatory driving means may drive the light source so that one or more of the primary colors is alternately turned on and off at a frequency above the critical fusion frequency of an observer, whereby each of the colors appears to emanate simultaneously and continuously thereby appearing to the observer as a single secondary color when the light source moves slowly with respect to the observer.The light source may move relative to the observer sufficiently rapidly that each of the oscillating primary colors if viewed alone would appear to the observer to emanate from bright segments of a curvilinear path with intervening dark segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Inventors: Matthew E. Anderson, Thomas A. Hughes
  • Patent number: 4215633
    Abstract: An acoustic emission contact fuze that is responsive to high-frequency actic emission stress waves and distinguishes between such waves caused by impacts and signals caused by the operating environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Matthew E. Anderson, Timothy P. Zvada, Jack T. Waller, Jr.
  • Patent number: 3980019
    Abstract: A system for selecting the mode of detonating a cluster warhead. The warh consists of a number of bomblets which are configured to be packaged into a warhead cannister. An explosive switch is initiated which permanently opens the dispersing circuit and prevents the bomblets from being dispensed and the warhead is exploded in the unitary mode. Failure to open the dispersing circuit will permit the warhead to disperse and each bomblet will explode individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1970
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Matthew E. Anderson, Maurice H. Brown
  • Patent number: 3973499
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing ignition of rocket motors by using sequenced iiation to an explosive logic network that is fail safe in case of accidental initiation. The explosive logic network has a multiplicity of input detonators for ignition of the explosive logic in a predetermined time program which must be accomplished in a specific ignition sequence to achieve a single explosive output to ignite the rocket motor squib and fire the motor. A deviation from the predetermined timed sequence or ignition of one or more of the input detonators will dud the system causing a fail safe condition of the logic network that prevents rocket motor ignition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Matthew E. Anderson, Fredric L. Menz
  • Patent number: 3962974
    Abstract: An air droppable, air-tight warhead cannister containing a plurality of prranged bomblets, each bomblet having a novel pressure-sensitive fuze capable of being committed to an "armed" position by the presence of a predetermined fluid pressure in the cannister, and advanced to a fully "armed" position when said fluid pressure is dissipated and said bomblets dispersed from their prearranged disposition within the cannister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1973
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Matthew E. Anderson, Stephen L. Redmond
  • Patent number: 3956991
    Abstract: A semiactive bomblet fuze having both contact and proximity fuze capability or a free-fall weapon, and utilizing both a gyro-rotor aligning fuze train and an optical lens for initiating a light sensitive explosive detonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1968
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: James E. Means, Matthew E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 3948182
    Abstract: A pressure-armed, semiactive bomblet fuze, having both contact and proxim-fuze capability for a free-fall weapon, and utilizing both a gyro aligning fuze train and a photocell transducer for directly initiating an electric detonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1968
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: James E. Means, Matthew E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 3938438
    Abstract: An air droppable sealed warhead cannister capable of housing a plurality of omblets, each bomblet having a pressure-sensitive fuze capable of being controlled by the presence and absence of a predetermined pressure in the cannister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1971
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Matthew E. Anderson, Stephen L. Redmond, John W. Horky, Leo V. Krolak