Patents by Inventor Michael C. Prescott

Michael C. Prescott 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).

  • Directed energy delivery systems capable of disrupting air-based predatory threats
    Patent number: 10962335
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a capsule configured to be launched or carried towards an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The apparatus also includes a directed energy device within or carried by the capsule. The directed energy device includes a first inductor configured to generate an inductive magnetic field that is able to inductively couple into one or more electronics of the UAV in order to disable or destabilize the UAV. The capsule can be configured to be launched towards the UAV and can include a loiter mechanism (such as a rotor, umbrella, or parachute) configured to maintain a position of the capsule or to slow a descent of the capsule after launch. The capsule can also be configured to be carried towards the UAV by a different UAV, and the apparatus can further include a tether coupling the capsule to the different UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Holihan, Michael C. Prescott, David D. Crouch, David R. Sar, Thomas L. Obert
  • DIRECTED ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF DISRUPTING AIR-BASED PREDATORY THREATS
    Publication number: 20190120600
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a capsule configured to be launched or carried towards an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The apparatus also includes a directed energy device within or carried by the capsule. The directed energy device includes a first inductor configured to generate an inductive magnetic field that is able to inductively couple into one or more electronics of the UAV in order to disable or destabilize the UAV. The capsule can be configured to be launched towards the UAV and can include a loiter mechanism (such as a rotor, umbrella, or parachute) configured to maintain a position of the capsule or to slow a descent of the capsule after launch. The capsule can also be configured to be carried towards the UAV by a different UAV, and the apparatus can further include a tether coupling the capsule to the different UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Michael J. Holihan, Michael C. Prescott, David D. Crouch, David R. Sar, Thomas L. Obert