Patents by Inventor Peter Zeman

Peter Zeman 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).

  • Space optics
    Patent number: 11500191
    Abstract: An optical mirror assembly includes a crystalline face sheet and a carbon fiber sandwich. The crystalline face sheet has a first surface configured to reflect light and a second surface coupled to the carbon fiber sandwich by a layer of epoxy. The carbon fiber sandwich is configured to structurally support the crystalline face sheet. The carbon fiber sandwich includes a first carbon fiber layer, a second carbon fiber layer and a substrate positioned between the first carbon fiber layer and the second carbon fiber layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Hunwardsen, Peter Zeman, Jean-Yves Tardif
  • Projectile with a range extending wing assembly
    Patent number: 11255648
    Abstract: An elongate cylindrical projectile including processing circuitry, a head assembly, a tail section assembly, a mid body section positioned between the head assembly and tail assembly, and a wing assembly, the wing assembly including a deployable wing which is stored in a closed position entirely within the mid body section and is deployed, using an actuator, to outside the mid body section in an open position in response to a command from the processing circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: MBDA INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hank O'Shea, Dave Madigan, Randy Berberea, Mike Hutchings, Peter Zeman, Rick Cappo, Chuck Ungermann, Lee Johnson
  • PROJECTILE WITH A RANGE EXTENDING WING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200149848
    Abstract: An elongate cylindrical projectile including processing circuitry, a head assembly, a tail section assembly, a mid body section positioned between the head assembly and tail assembly, and a wing assembly, the wing assembly including a deployable wing which is stored in a closed position entirely within the mid body section and is deployed, using an actuator, to outside the mid body section in an open position in response to a command from the processing circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: MBDA INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hank O'SHEA, Dave MADIGAN, Randy BERBEREA, Mike HUTCHINGS, Peter ZEMAN, Rick CAPPO, Chuck UNGERMANN, Lee JOHNSON
  • SPACE OPTICS
    Publication number: 20200103641
    Abstract: An optical mirror assembly includes a crystalline face sheet and a carbon fiber sandwich. The crystalline face sheet has a first surface configured to reflect light and a second surface coupled to the carbon fiber sandwich by a layer of epoxy. The carbon fiber sandwich is configured to structurally support the crystalline face sheet. The carbon fiber sandwich includes a first carbon fiber layer, a second carbon fiber layer and a substrate positioned between the first carbon fiber layer and the second carbon fiber layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Hunwardsen, Peter Zeman, Jean-Yves Tardif