Patents by Inventor Peter V. Bitar

Peter V. Bitar 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).

  • Publication number: 20210080234
    Abstract: Disclosed is an energy beam interceptor that includes an interceptor vehicle of either a missile or a lighter than air vehicle that carries an energy beam generator with a minimum power output of approximately 500 W, a high density power supply that power the energy beam generator, an energy beam targeting apparatus that directs emissions from the energy beam generator and an energy beam targeting controller that targets emissions from the energy beam generator with the energy beam targeting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Peter V. Bitar
  • Patent number: 10690456
    Abstract: Disclosed is an energy beam interceptor that includes an interceptor vehicle of either a missile or a lighter than air vehicle that carries an energy beam generator with a minimum power output of approximately 500 W, a high density power supply that power the energy beam generator, an energy beam targeting apparatus that directs emissions from the energy beam generator and an energy beam targeting controller that targets emissions from the energy beam generator with the energy beam targeting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Inventor: Peter V. Bitar
  • Publication number: 20200183430
    Abstract: Disclosed is an energy beam interceptor that includes an interceptor vehicle of either a missile or a lighter than air vehicle that carries an energy beam generator with a minimum power output of approximately 500 W, a high density power supply that power the energy beam generator, an energy beam targeting apparatus that directs emissions from the energy beam generator and an energy beam targeting controller that targets emissions from the energy beam generator with the energy beam targeting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Peter V. Bitar
  • Patent number: 10247525
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus that includes an electric power source that powers a Marx generator that is electrically coupled to a cathode emitter that is configured to discharge electrical potential into the earth. The apparatus also includes a load resistor that is coupled between the output of the Marx generator and either a relative ground or the input to the Marx generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Xtreme ADS Limited
    Inventors: Peter V. Bitar, Rick Lee Busby, Leroy Ernest Lakey, Varce Eron Howe
  • Publication number: 20180066923
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus that includes an electric power source that powers a Marx generator that is electrically coupled to a cathode emitter that is configured to discharge electrical potential into the earth. The apparatus also includes a load resistor that is coupled between the output of the Marx generator and either a relative ground or the input to the Marx generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Xtreme ADS Limited
    Inventors: Peter V. Bitar, Rick Lee Busby, Leroy Ernest Lakey, Varce Eron Howe
  • Patent number: 9739573
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus that includes an electric power source that powers a Marx generator that is electrically coupled to a cathode emitter that is configured to discharge electrical potential into the earth. The apparatus also includes a load resistor that is coupled between the output of the Marx generator and either a relative ground or the input to the Marx generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Xtreme ADS Limited
    Inventors: Peter V. Bitar, Rick Lee Busby, Leroy Ernest Lakey, Varce Eron Howe
  • Publication number: 20160377389
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus that includes an electric power source that powers a Marx generator that is electrically coupled to a cathode emitter that is configured to discharge electrical potential into the earth. The apparatus also includes a load resistor that is coupled between the output of the Marx generator and either a relative ground or the input to the Marx generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Peter V. Bitar, Rick Lee Busby, Leroy Ernest Lakey, Varce Eron Howe
  • Patent number: 9243874
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for neutralizing explosive devices that includes an electrical power supply that provides an electrical potential sufficient to neutralize an explosive device, a cathode emitter and an anode emitter, and a vehicle that moves the cathode and anode emitters along the earth in close proximity to the earth, wherein the cathode and anode emitters are arranged parallel and spaced apart from each other. A method for using the apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Xtreme ADS Limited
    Inventors: Peter V. Bitar, Rick Lee Busby, Leroy Ernest Lakey, Varce Eron Howe
  • Publication number: 20160018195
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for neutralizing explosive devices that includes an electrical power supply that provides an electrical potential sufficient to neutralize an explosive device, a cathode emitter and an anode emitter, and a vehicle that moves the cathode and anode emitters along the earth in close proximity to the earth, wherein the cathode and anode emitters are arranged parallel and spaced apart from each other. A method for using the apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Peter V. Bitar, Rick Lee Busby, Leroy Ernest Lakey, Varce Eron Howe
  • Patent number: 8887611
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for detonating a buried explosive device by discharging an electric discharge with at least five joules of energy to detonate the buried explosive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Xtreme ADS Limited
    Inventors: Peter V. Bitar, Rick Lee Busby, Leroy Ernest Lakey, Varce Eron Howe
  • Publication number: 20140305290
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for detonating a buried explosive device by discharging an electric discharge with at least five joules of energy to detonate the buried explosive device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Peter V. Bitar, Rick Lee Busby, Leroy Ernest Lakey, Varce Eron Howe
  • Publication number: 20140124612
    Abstract: A multi-mode vehicle is disclosed that can be used in two or more of land, water and ground effect flight. The vehicle includes a first engine driving the vehicle's wheels and a second engine driving a fan. The vehicle includes removable wings, a removable horizontal stabilizer and a rudder. The second engine and fan, operating alone, provide insufficient thrust for the wings to lift the vehicle off the ground. The first and second engines, operating together, provide sufficient thrust for the wings to lift the vehicle into ground effect flight. The second engine and fan provide sufficient thrust for the vehicle to maintain ground effect flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventor: Peter V. Bitar
  • Patent number: 8683907
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for discharging electrical potential into the earth to disable or destroy electronics and/or explosive devices. The disclosed system includes an electrical power supply providing a pulsed electrical potential exceeding 30,000 volts with at least 30 Joules of energy in each pulse. The system includes a cathode emitter and an anode emitter configured to be moved along the earth in close proximity to the earth. The electrical potential is discharged into the earth through the cathode emitter and/or the anode emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Xtreme ADS Limited
    Inventors: Varce Eron Howe, Peter V. Bitar, Rick Lee Busby, Leroy Ernest Lakey
  • Patent number: 8664794
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gearbox with two driver gears that are phase shifted 180 degrees with respect to a driven gear so that counter-rotation of the driver gears combine to rotate the driven gear together. The gearbox can be used to couple a counter-rotating, coaxial wind turbine rotors by coupling the driver gears to the counter-rotating rotors and the driven gear to a generator so that the counter-rotating rotors on the wind turbine rotate the driven gear in the same direction. The driven gear can be coupled to a generator to produce electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Inventor: Peter V. Bitar
  • Patent number: 8561515
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for detonating a buried explosive device by discharging an electric discharge with at least five joules of energy to detonate the buried explosive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Xtreme ADS Limited
    Inventors: Peter V. Bitar, Rick Lee Busby, Leroy Ernest Lakey, Varce Eron Howe
  • Publication number: 20120019006
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gearbox with two driver gears that are phase shifted 180 degrees with respect to a driven gear so that counter-rotation of the driver gears combine to rotate the driven gear together. The gearbox can be used to couple a counter-rotating, coaxial wind turbine rotors by coupling the driver gears to the counter-rotating rotors and the driven gear to a generator so that the counter-rotating rotors on the wind turbine rotate the driven gear in the same direction. The driven gear can be coupled to a generator to produce electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventor: Peter V. Bitar
  • Patent number: 7675731
    Abstract: A tunable and aimable artificial lightning producing device for tetanizing human voluntary muscle, disabling vehicular electronic ignition systems, and for pre-detonating wired explosives. A spark gap shaping apparatus controls a spark generated by a Tesla coil. A first stage directionalizer warps a normally spherical plasma field from the Tesla coil into an oval plasma field for confining the spark to within that shape. A second stage directionalizer converges multiple beams to successive points just ahead of a plasma field created by the first stage directionalizer without ionizing the beams, thereby maintaining ionization of a path of the spark. The spark is progressively arced to these points, thereby maintaining the path of the spark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Inventor: Peter V. Bitar
  • Publication number: 20090059460
    Abstract: A tunable and aimable artificial lightning producing device for tetanizing human voluntary muscle, disabling vehicular electronic ignition systems, and for pre-detonating wired explosives. A spark gap shaping apparatus controls a spark generated by a Tesla coil. A first stage directionalizer warps a normally spherical plasma field from the Tesla coil into an oval plasma field for confining the spark to within that shape. A second stage directionalizer converges multiple beams to successive points just ahead of a plasma field created by the first stage directionalizer without ionizing the beams, thereby maintaining ionization of a path of the spark. The spark is progressively arced to these points, thereby maintaining the path of the spark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Peter V. Bitar
  • Patent number: 7400487
    Abstract: A tunable and aimable artificial lightning producing device for tetanizing human voluntary muscle, disabling vehicular electronic ignition systems, and for pre-detonating wired explosives. A spark gap shaping apparatus controls a spark generated by a Tesla coil. A first stage directionalizer warps a normally spherical plasma field from the Tesla coil into an oval plasma field for confining the spark to within that shape. A second stage directionalizer converges multiple beams to successive points just ahead of a plasma field created by the first stage directionalizer without ionizing the beams, thereby maintaining ionization of a path of the spark. The spark is progressively arced to these points, thereby maintaining the path of the spark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Inventor: Peter V. Bitar