Patents by Inventor Oliver P. Harrison

Oliver P. Harrison 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).

  • Edge-on armor system with translating and rotating armor panels
    Patent number: 10775136
    Abstract: An armor system for protecting vehicles and other equipment against projectiles and similar threats. A track is mounted on the equipment, and an upper sled and lower sled are moveably attached to the track. An armor panel is pivotally attached to one sled and is pivotally attached with arms to the other sled. The two sleds are independently actuated along the track, such that their relative positions determine both the translational and rotational position of the armor panel. The armor panel can be quickly rotated from an undeployed position against the vehicle through a desired arc outward from the vehicle, which increases the edge-on or nearly edge-on presentation of the armor panel to the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: James D. Walker, Daniel J. Pomerening, Kristopher C. Kozak, Nicholas J. Mueschke, Isaias S. Chocron, Gregory N. Wattis, Jesse A. Beavers, Oliver P. Harrison, Stephan J. Lemmer, Neal A. Seegmiller
  • Edge-On Armor System With Translating and Rotating Armor Panels
    Publication number: 20190331462
    Abstract: An armor system for protecting vehicles and other equipment against projectiles and similar threats. A track is mounted on the equipment, and an upper sled and lower sled are moveably attached to the track. An armor panel is pivotally attached to one sled and is pivotally attached with arms to the other sled. The two sleds are independently actuated along the track, such that their relative positions determine both the translational and rotational position of the armor panel. The armor panel can be quickly rotated from an undeployed position against the vehicle through a desired arc outward from the vehicle, which increases the edge-on or nearly edge-on presentation of the armor panel to the projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: James D. Walker, Daniel J. Pomerening, Kristopher C. Kozak, Nicholas J. Mueschke, Isaias S. Chocron, Gregory N. Wattis, Jesse A. Beavers, Oliver P. Harrison, Stephan J. Lemmer, Neal A. Seegmiller