Patents by Inventor Ronald Eugene Musante

Ronald Eugene Musante 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).

  • Multi-tiered ballistic air handling grille
    Patent number: 5780761
    Abstract: A ballistic grille structure is combined in a stacked array with a similar grille structure to yield ballistic performance capability greater than the ballistic performance capability of the original grille structure. The grille structures may be of the type currently used in single, unscathed deployments with each grille structure a truncated version of the current structure such that a synergistic projectile defeating capability is realized by the stacked array of truncated grille structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: United Defense, LP
    Inventors: Ronald Eugene Musante, John Kenneth Orrell, David Arthur Schade
  • Interlayer for ceramic armor
    Patent number: 5705764
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved method and apparatus for bonding ceramic tiles to armor. The invention uses a toughened epoxy adhesive and a rubber interlayer to improve the bonding of ceramic tile to armor. A scrim cloth is embedded in adhesive layers to serve as a wick and spacer to uniformly distribute the epoxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: United Defense, L.P.
    Inventors: David Arthur Schade, James Edward Drotleff, Ronald Eugene Musante, Michael Brian McArthur, Torrey Lane Pike, Vernon Curtis Krueger, George Edgar Thomas, Jr., Mark Albert Middione