Patents by Inventor Scott Crespi
Scott Crespi 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).
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Patent number: 12761006Abstract: An unmanned vehicle and a method of operating the vehicle are provided. The vehicle includes a fuselage and at least one thrust device coupled to the fuselage. A first payload module having an first attachment plate is fixedly coupled to the fuselage, the first payload module further having a first control module removably coupled to the first attachment plate and a first payload having a first energetic element. A second payload module having an second attachment plate is fixedly coupled to the fuselage adjacent the first payload module, the second payload module further having a second control module removably coupled to the second attachment plate and a second payload having a second energetic element.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: October 13, 2026Assignee: Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense CompanyInventors: Edris Raji, Kurt Nelson, Matthew Bragoni, Andrew M. Kochanek, John Fiske, Craig Boucher, John A. Graham, Jarrett Jacobsen, John Benner, Scott Crespi, Michael Ronzello, Glen Smith
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Patent number: 12715822Abstract: A shock tube package system and a method of deploying a shock tube package system is provided. The system includes a covering made from a flexible or elastic material, the covering defining an interior portion. A bundle of shock tubing is disposed within the interior portion, the covering applying a compression fit on the bundle of shock tubing. The bundle of shock tubing having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to couple with an initiator device, the second end being configured to couple with a detonator.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2025Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense CompanyInventors: Micah S. Casebier, Ronald M. Dufrane, Scott Crespi
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Patent number: 12680799Abstract: A system that is mountable to an unmanned vehicle and a method of operation is provided. The system includes an attachment plate configured to couple to the unmanned vehicle, the attachment plate having a first feature. A control module is configured to removably couple to the attachment plate, the control module having one or more processors and a power source, the control module having a second feature arranged to move from a first position to a second position when the control module is coupled to the attachment plate, the one or more processors being energized when the second feature is moved from the first position to the second position. A payload having an energetic element is provided, the payload being coupled to the control module.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense CompanyInventors: Edris Raji, Kurt Nelson, Matthew Bragoni, Andrew M. Kochanek, John R. Fiske, Craig Boucher, John A. Graham, Jarrett Jacobson, John Benner, Scott Crespi, Michael Ronzello, Glen Smith
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Publication number: 20250243131Abstract: A shock tube package system and a method of deploying a shock tube package system is provided. The system includes a covering made from a flexible or elastic material, the covering defining an interior portion. A bundle of shock tubing is disposed within the interior portion, the covering applying a compression fit on the bundle of shock tubing. The bundle of shock tubing having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to couple with an initiator device, the second end being configured to couple with a detonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2025Publication date: July 31, 2025Inventors: Micah S. Casebier, Ronald M. Dufrane, Scott Crespi
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Patent number: 12252453Abstract: A shock tube package system and a method of deploying a shock tube package system is provided. The system includes a covering made from a flexible or elastic material, the covering defining an interior portion. A bundle of shock tubing is disposed within the interior portion, the covering applying a compression fit on the bundle of shock tubing. The bundle of shock tubing having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to couple with an initiator device, the second end being configured to couple with a detonator.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense CompanyInventors: Micah S. Casebier, Ronald M. Dufrane, Scott Crespi
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Publication number: 20240116834Abstract: A shock tube package system and a method of deploying a shock tube package system is provided. The system includes a covering made from a flexible or elastic material, the covering defining an interior portion. A bundle of shock tubing is disposed within the interior portion, the covering applying a compression fit on the bundle of shock tubing. The bundle of shock tubing having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to couple with an initiator device, the second end being configured to couple with a detonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Micah S. Casebier, Ronald M. Dufrane, Scott Crespi
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Publication number: 20230273002Abstract: A system that is mountable to an unmanned vehicle and a method of operation is provided. The system includes an attachment plate configured to couple to the unmanned vehicle, the attachment plate having a first feature. A control module is configured to removably couple to the attachment plate, the control module having one or more processors and a power source, the control module having a second feature arranged to move from a first position to a second position when the control module is coupled to the attachment plate, the one or more processors being energized when the second feature is moved from the first position to the second position. A payload having an energetic element is provided, the payload being coupled to the control module.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Edris Raji, Kurt Nelson, Matthew Bragoni, Andrew M. Kochanek, John Fiske, Craig Boucher, John A. Graham, Jarrett Jacobsen, John Benner, Scott Crespi, Michael Ronzello
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Publication number: 20230273003Abstract: An unmanned vehicle and a method of operating the vehicle are provided. The vehicle includes a fuselage and at least one thrust device coupled to the fuselage. A first payload module having an first attachment plate is fixedly coupled to the fuselage, the first payload module further having a first control module removably coupled to the first attachment plate and a first payload having a first energetic element. A second payload module having an second attachment plate is fixedly coupled to the fuselage adjacent the first payload module, the second payload module further having a second control module removably coupled to the second attachment plate and a second payload having a second energetic element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Edris Raji, Kurt Nelson, Matthew Bragoni, Andrew M. Kochanek, John Fiske, Craig Boucher, John A. Graham, Jarrett Jacobsen, John Benner, Scott Crespi, Michael Ronzello
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Patent number: 11650036Abstract: A system that is mountable to an unmanned vehicle and a method of operation is provided. The system includes an attachment plate configured to couple to the unmanned vehicle, the attachment plate having a first feature. A control module is configured to removably couple to the attachment plate, the control module having one or more processors and a power source, the control module having a pin arranged to move from a first position to a second position when the control module is coupled to the attachment plate, the one or more processors being energized when the pin is moved from the first position to the second position. A payload having an energetic element is provided, the payload being coupled to the control module.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense CompanyInventors: Edris Raji, Kurt Nelson, Matthew Bragoni, Andrew Kochanek, John Fiske, Craig Boucher, John A. Graham, Jarrett Jacobson, John Benner, Scott Crespi, Michael Ronzello
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Publication number: 20230008140Abstract: A system that is mountable to an unmanned vehicle and a method of operation is provided. The system includes an attachment plate configured to couple to the unmanned vehicle, the attachment plate having a first feature. A control module is configured to removably couple to the attachment plate, the control module having one or more processors and a power source, the control module having a pin arranged to move from a first position to a second position when the control module is coupled to the attachment plate, the one or more processors being energized when the pin is moved from the first position to the second position. A payload having an energetic element is provided, the payload being coupled to the control module.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventors: Edris Raji, Kurt Nelson, Matthew Bragoni, Andrew Kochanek, John Fiske, Craig Boucher, John A. Graham, Jarrett Jacobson, John Benner, Scott Crespi, Michael Ronzello