Patents by Inventor Michael Geslin

Michael Geslin 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).

  • Retention clips for safety mechanisms of illumination flares and safety mechanisms
    Patent number: 9829288
    Abstract: Retention clips for safety mechanisms of illumination flares include an abutment surface configured for abutment of an end of a rigid sleeve coupled to an igniter initiation cable and one or more protrusions configured to extend at least partially over a lateral side surface of the rigid sleeve when the rigid sleeve is retained by the clip. Safety mechanisms, illumination flares, and methods for igniting illumination flares involve such retention clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Orbital ATK, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Thompson, Steven M. Robbins, Michael Geslin
  • RETENTION CLIPS FOR SAFETY MECHANISMS OF ILLUMINATION FLARES, SAFETY MECHANISMS AND ILLUMINATION FLARES SO EQUIPPED, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20170082408
    Abstract: Retention clips for safety mechanisms of illumination flares include an abutment surface configured for abutment of an end of a rigid sleeve coupled to an igniter initiation cable and one or more protrusions configured to extend at least partially over a lateral side surface of the rigid sleeve when the rigid sleeve is retained by the clip. Safety mechanisms, illumination flares, and methods for igniting illumination flares involve such retention clips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Mark A. Thompson, Steven M. Robbins, Michael Geslin