Patents by Inventor R. Vince Caruth

R. Vince Caruth 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).

  • Apparatus and method for launching a vehicle
    Patent number: 7484450
    Abstract: An apparatus for launching a vehicle includes a bag and an inflator in fluid communication with the bag, the inflator configured to generate a gas to inflate the bag. The apparatus is operable to launch the vehicle. A method for launching a vehicle includes the step of providing an apparatus for launching the vehicle, the apparatus comprising a bag and an inflator in fluid communication with the bag. The method further includes the step of activating the inflator, such that a gas flows from the inflator, and the step of inflating the bag with the gas to launch the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Hunn, R. Vince Caruth, John S. Buchan
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20090007765
    Abstract: An apparatus for launching a vehicle includes a bag and an inflator in fluid communication with the bag, the inflator configured to generate a gas to inflate the bag. The apparatus is operable to launch the vehicle. A method for launching a vehicle includes the step of providing an apparatus for launching the vehicle, the apparatus comprising a bag and an inflator in fluid communication with the bag. The method further includes the step of activating the inflator, such that a gas flows from the inflator, and the step of inflating the bag with the gas to launch the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: David L. Hunn, R. Vince Caruth, John S. Buchan