Patents by Inventor Ray E. Poff

Ray E. Poff 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).

  • Spacecraft ceramic protective shield
    Patent number: 5377935
    Abstract: A low areal density protective shield apparatus, and method for making same, for protecting spacecraft structures from impact with hypervelocity objects, including a bumper member comprising a bumper ceramic layer, a bumper shock attenuator layer, and a bumper confining layer. The bumper ceramic layer can be SiC or B.sub.4 C; the bumper shock attenuator layer can be zirconia felt; and the bumper confining layer can be aluminum. A base armor member can be spaced from the bumper member and a ceramic fiber-based curtain can be positioned between the bumper and base armor members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Interferometrics Inc.
    Inventors: Rene F. Larriva, Anne Nelson, James G. Czechanski, Ray E. Poff