Patents by Inventor Philip T. Strunk

Philip T. Strunk 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).

  • Tip resistant system with quick disconnect
    Patent number: 11065482
    Abstract: A tip resistant system for use with a belay tether includes a user tether having a first length and configured to be connectable between a user and the belay tether. The user tether has a belay tether connector adjacent one end of the user tether, and a user connector adjacent an opposite end of the user tether. An auxiliary tether having a second length less than the first length of the user tether and configured to be connectable between the user and the user tether includes a user tether connector located adjacent a first end of the auxiliary tether, and an auxiliary user connector located adjacent a second end of the auxiliary tether opposite the user tether connector. The tip resistant system operates to maintain a user in a desired static attitude. A quick disconnect for use with a belay tether is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Cory Cooper, Darren Craig Tidwell, Garrett Fritzsche, Christopher Yooshin Jang, Brock M. Flieger, Alan James Vaillencourt, Jr., Miranda Leigh Bray, Shane Michael Riley, Nathanael J. Szuch, Philip T. Strunk
  • Forward firing fragmentation (FFF) munition including fragmentation adjustment system and associated methods
    Patent number: 10809045
    Abstract: The forward firing fragmentation (FFF) munition includes a body, a flight system carried by the body and configured to maneuver the munition in flight, and a warhead carried by the body and including an explosive configured to detonate and expel fragments in a pattern. A near field barrier (near field barrier), such as the guidance system, is carried by the body in front of the warhead and communicatively coupled via a communication link to the flight system. A fragmentation adjustment system is configured to physically displace the near field barrier relative to the warhead while maintaining the communication link between the near field barrier and the flight system until detonation of the explosive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Kaz I. Teope, Jacob B. Yarwood, Lucas A. Fumagalli, Kyle G. Senn, Philip T. Strunk, Michael L. Anderson
  • Fast rope insertion system
    Patent number: 10207130
    Abstract: A user insertion system, that includes (a) a belay tether connectable to a support and configurable for descending a user; (b) an attachment device installable onto the support between the support and the belay tether; (c) a user braking device connectable between the belay tether and the user; and (d) a tip resistant system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Cory Alan Cooper, Darren Craig Tidwell, Garrett Fritzsche, Christopher Yooshin Jang, Brock M. Flieger, Alan James Vaillencourt, Jr., Miranda Leigh Bray, Shane Michael Riley, Nathanael Jordan Szuch, Philip T. Strunk
  • TIP RESISTANT SYSTEM WITH QUICK DISCONNECT
    Publication number: 20180311518
    Abstract: A tip resistant system for use with a belay tether includes a user tether having a first length and configured to be connectable between a user and the belay tether. The user tether has a belay tether connector adjacent one end of the user tether, and a user connector adjacent an opposite end of the user tether. An auxiliary tether having a second length less than the first length of the user tether and configured to be connectable between the user and the user tether includes a user tether connector located adjacent a first end of the auxiliary tether, and an auxiliary user connector located adjacent a second end of the auxiliary tether opposite the user tether connector. The tip resistant system operates to maintain a user in a desired static attitude. A quick disconnect for use with a belay tether is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Cory Cooper, Darren Craig Tidwell, Garrett Fritzsche, Christopher Yooshin Jang, Brock M. Flieger, Alan James Vaillencourt, JR., Miranda Leigh Bray, Shane Michael Riley, Nathanael J. Szuch, Philip T. Strunk
  • Fast Rope Insertion System
    Publication number: 20180304103
    Abstract: A user insertion system, that includes (a) a belay tether connectable to a support and configurable for descending a user; (b) an attachment device installable onto the support between the support and the belay tether; (c) a user braking device connectable between the belay tether and the user; and (d) a tip resistant system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Cory Alan Cooper, Darren Craig Tidwell, Garrett Fritzsche, Christopher Yooshin Jang, Brock M. Flieger, Alan James Vaillencourt, JR., Miranda Leigh Bray, Shane Michael Riley, Nathanael Jordan Szuch, Philip T. Strunk