Patents by Inventor Phillip Craige White

Phillip Craige White 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).

  • Releasable radome cover
    Patent number: 8931738
    Abstract: A protective cover (10) for an instrument dome (12) extending from a body (20) of a vehicle, such as a missile. The cover (10) includes multiple segments (14 and 16) having trailing ends (18) connectable to the body (20) at joints (22) that allow for rotational movement. The cover (10) further includes a releasable holder (26) that includes a retention device (28) that holds leading ends (24) of the segments (14 and 16) together, and a release mechanism (30) for causing the retention device (28) to release the leading ends (24). The joints (22) hold the trailing ends (18) of the segments (14 and 16) to the body (20) through a predetermined range of motion beyond which the segments (14 and 16) will be released to separate from the body (20) when the segments (14 and 16) rotate beyond the predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Phillip Craige White, Robert L. Sisk, III, Brian S. Scott, Larry A. Coleman, Gary H. Johnson
  • RELEASABLE RADOME COVER
    Publication number: 20130214093
    Abstract: A protective cover (10) for an instrument dome (12) extending from a body (20) of a vehicle, such as a missile. The cover (10) includes multiple segments (14 and 16) having trailing ends (18) connectable to the body (20) at joints (22) that allow for rotational movement. The cover (10) further includes a releasable holder (26) that includes a retention device (28) that holds leading ends (24) of the segments (14 and 16) together, and a release mechanism (30) for causing the retention device (28) to release the leading ends (24). The joints (22) hold the trailing ends (18) of the segments (14 and 16) to the body (20) through a predetermined range of motion beyond which the segments (14 and 16) will be released to separate from the body (20) when the segments (14 and 16) rotate beyond the predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Phillip Craige White, Robert L. Sisk, III, Brian S. Scott, Larry A. Coleman, Gary H. Johnson