Patents by Inventor Steven J. Schmitz, Sr.

Steven J. Schmitz, Sr. 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).

  • Station keeping maneuverable articulating autonomous regenerative tactical (SMAART) buoy
    Patent number: 7390233
    Abstract: An articulating sonobuoy is provided. The articulating sonobuoy comprises a plurality of section, and a plurality of joints connecting each of the plurality of section to adjacent sections, wherein each of the plurality of sections self-aligns by rotating about one or more of said plurality of joints changing the shape of the buoy from a stowed configuration to a streamlined deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Steven J. Schmitz, Sr.
  • Variable-draft vessel
    Patent number: 7194972
    Abstract: A vessel that varies its draft by adopting any one of three primary hull forms or configurations is disclosed. The primary hull forms include: a catamaran configuration, a barge configuration, and a SWATH configuration. The vessel is capable of reconfiguring between these hull forms while underway. Reconfiguration is accomplished by vertical movement of a center hull and/or at least one of two side-hull members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Steven J. Schmitz, Sr.
  • Apparatus comprising a ship-to-shore interface
    Patent number: 7111579
    Abstract: A ship-to-shore interface includes a shipside ramp and a shoreside ramp. The shoreside ramp is securely fixed to the shoreline. The shoreside ramp has one or more physical adaptations that enable it to passively engage the shipside ramp. In the illustrative embodiment, the physical adaptation is a plurality of recesses that receive a lug that depends from the shoreside end of the shipside ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen L. Bailey, Lewis D. Madden, Steven J. Schmitz, Sr.
  • Two degree of freedom rudder/stabilizer for waterborne vessels
    Patent number: 6880478
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for steering a vessel comprising a member rotatable around a first and a second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Schmitz, Sr., Terrence W. Schmidt