Patents by Inventor Richard V. Shone

Richard V. Shone 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).

  • Methods and systems for generating and using plasma conduits
    Patent number: 7849919
    Abstract: Systems are disclosed for providing a plasma conduit maintaining ionized particles within a perforation hole in a body, and a power source configured to provide electrical power through the plasma conduit. Methods are disclosed for detonating a plasma generator, the detonation forming a plasma conduit within a body perforation hole, and connecting a power source to the plasma conduit, the power source configured to provide electrical power through the plasma conduit. Systems are also disclosed for generating a plasma conduit. The system includes two or more explosive devices containing ionizable material, and the explosive devices are adapted to, upon detonation, form a plasma conduit in a body by generating intersecting perforation holes including plasma for conducting electrical energy from a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Wood, Mark K. Browder, Richard V. Shone
  • Methods and systems for generating and using plasma conduits
    Publication number: 20080314732
    Abstract: Systems are disclosed for providing a plasma conduit maintaining ionized particles within a perforation hole in a body, and a power source configured to provide electrical power through the plasma conduit. Methods are disclosed for detonating a plasma generator, the detonation forming a plasma conduit within a body perforation hole, and connecting a power source to the plasma conduit, the power source configured to provide electrical power through the plasma conduit. Systems are also disclosed for generating a plasma conduit. The system includes two or more explosive devices containing ionizable material, and the explosive devices are adapted to, upon detonation, form a plasma conduit in a body by generating intersecting perforation holes including plasma for conducting electrical energy from a power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Wood, Mark K. Browder, Richard V. Shone