Patents by Inventor Robert J. Schramek

Robert J. Schramek 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).

  • Patent number: 7183966
    Abstract: A dual-mode target seeking apparatus having a seeker dome defining an aperture and transmissive to microwave frequency energy of a first frequency and to light wave energy at a second frequency and at a third frequency. An optics system within the seeker dome is transmissive to the microwave frequency energy reflective to the light wave energy received via the aperture. A first detector receives the microwave frequency energy via the aperture, and a second detector images a target by the light wave energy of the second and third frequencies via the optics system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Schramek, Ronald E. Byrd, Michael E. Weinstein, Seong-Hwoon Kim, Allan J. Lyon
  • Patent number: 6922929
    Abstract: An apparatus that indicates the sports team affiliation of a vehicle operator includes a first part that moves conjointly with a windshield wiper and a non-moving second part mounted to the vehicle. The moving part is mounted to the wiper arm but not to the wiper blade. A first bracket is mounted to the first part near its radially inner end and a second bracket is mounted to the first part near its radially outer end. A first tie secures a radially inner end of the wiper arm to the first bracket and a second tie secures a radially outer end of the first part to the second bracket. The non-moving second part is secured to the vehicle with suction cups. In a second embodiment, the non-moving part is eliminated and only the moving part is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Inventor: Robert J. Schramek