Patents by Inventor Richard D. Vatsaas

Richard D. Vatsaas 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).

  • Vibration isolation system for dagger mounted equipment
    Patent number: 7261274
    Abstract: A vibration isolation mount, a vibration isolation system and a method of resiliently mounting a device, and particularly a device that is mounted in a cramped space with the vibration isolation mount including a dagger plate having an elastomer secured thereto to permit a resilient mounting of the dagger plate on a device and a dagger pin for mounting on the support housing for blind engagement with the dagger pin with the dagger pin forming a snug but non-interference fit with a sidewall of an alignment hole in the dagger plate. The method also includes the mounting of a device by resiliently securing a dagger plate to a device and then positioning the device on a dagger pin by moving the device along an axis parallel to the axis of the dagger pin and then securing a further portion of the device to a support housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Richard D. Vatsaas, Wayne E. Eiden, Clarie C. Engelhart, Marie Guion, legal representative, Robert D. Guion, deceased
  • Anti-tamper apparatus
    Patent number: 7256692
    Abstract: One apparatus embodiment includes a patterned electrically conductive layer, a power source, and an actuator. The power source provides an electrical signal to the electrically conductive layer. The monitoring unit monitors the electrical signal and initiates an action based upon a change in the electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Richard D. Vatsaas, David B. Erickson
  • Vibration isolation system for dagger mounted equipment
    Publication number: 20040232306
    Abstract: A vibration isolation mount, a vibration isolation system and a method of resiliently mounting a device, and particularly a device that is mounted in a cramped space with the vibration isolation mount including a dagger plate having an elastomer secured thereto to permit a resilient mounting of the dagger plate on a device and a dagger pin for mounting on the support housing for blind engagement with the dagger pin with the dagger pin forming a snug but non-interference fit with a sidewall of an alignment hole in the dagger plate. The method also includes the mounting of a device by resiliently securing a dagger plate to a device and then positioning the device on a dagger pin by moving the device along an axis parallel to the axis of the dagger pin and then securing a further portion of the device to a support housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin
    Inventors: Richard D. Vatsaas, Wayne E. Eiden, Clare C. Engelhart, Robert D. Guion, Marie Guion