Patents by Inventor ROHAN JOEL BANTON

ROHAN JOEL BANTON 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).

  • Off-on explosive warhead for high energy formulations with tailorable output performance
    Patent number: 10260849
    Abstract: A warhead includes a casing having a removable front portion, a plurality of explosive segments positioned in the casing, a plurality of spacers positioned in the casing and separating the plurality of explosive segments from each other, and a removable piston configured to be inserted inside the removable front portion of the casing, wherein the removable piston pushes against the plurality of explosive segments to create a continuous segment. The removable piston may push against the plurality of explosive segments to close the plurality of spacers and move the warhead from an off position to an on position. The continuous segment may be above an explosive failure thickness in the on position. The continuous segment may be configured to detonate upon reaching the failure thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Thuvan Piehler, Rohan Joel Banton
  • OFF-ON EXPLOSIVE WARHEAD FOR HIGH ENERGY FORMULATIONS WITH TAILORABLE OUTPUT PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20180274891
    Abstract: A warhead includes a casing having a removable front portion, a plurality of explosive segments positioned in the casing, a plurality of spacers positioned in the casing and separating the plurality of explosive segments from each other, and a removable piston configured to be inserted inside the removable front portion of the casing, wherein the removable piston pushes against the plurality of explosive segments to create a continuous segment. The removable piston may push against the plurality of explosive segments to close the plurality of spacers and move the warhead from an off position to an on position. The continuous segment may be above an explosive failure thickness in the on position. The continuous segment may be configured to detonate upon reaching the failure thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARM Y
    Inventors: THUVAN PIEHLER, ROHAN JOEL BANTON