Patents by Inventor Sean Jason Ahonen

Sean Jason Ahonen 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).

  • Wind shear inducing soil stability measuring device
    Patent number: 7155966
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring soil stability of a test surface comprising a housing defining an interior chamber, the housing having an open bottom wherein the housing is configured to be placed over the test surface proximate the open bottom. A means for generating wind shear disposed in the interior chamber, the wind shear generating means configured to generate wind shear proximate the test surface and at least one particle monitor in communication with the interior chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada on behalf of the Desert Research Institute
    Inventors: Vicken Etyemezian, Hampden Dwight Kuhns, Marc Lynn Pitchford, Sean Jason Ahonen, George Nikolich