Patents by Inventor Scott D. Patty

Scott D. Patty 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).

  • Thrusting rails for launch vehicles, and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 11987395
    Abstract: The present technology is directed to thrusting rails for launch vehicles, and associated systems and methods. Certain embodiments of the thrusting rails can include a first rail housing portion having a cavity and a second rail housing portion having a projection positioned at least partially within the cavity. The rails can include a bellows positioned within the cavity and an elongated tube positioned within the bellows. The elongated tube can include a vent opening in a lateral wall of the elongated tube. A shield can be positioned between the vent opening at the bellows and a sleeve can be positioned within the elongated tube. The sleeve can be constructed from a fibrous material and positioned to retain an ordnance within the elongated tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Blue Origin, LLC
    Inventors: Scott D. Patty, Park O. Cover, Jr., Mathew John Theis, Robert E. McMullen
  • THRUSTING RAILS FOR LAUNCH VEHICLES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220388695
    Abstract: The present technology is directed to thrusting rails for launch vehicles, and associated systems and methods. Certain embodiments of the thrusting rails can include a first rail housing portion having a cavity and a second rail housing portion having a projection positioned at least partially within the cavity. The rails can include a bellows positioned within the cavity and an elongated tube positioned within the bellows. The elongated tube can include a vent opening in a lateral wall of the elongated tube. A shield can be positioned between the vent opening at the bellows and a sleeve can be positioned within the elongated tube. The sleeve can be constructed from a fibrous material and positioned to retain an ordnance within the elongated tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Scott D. Patty, Park O. Cover, JR., Mathew John Theis, Robert E. McMullen