Patents by Inventor Steven Renick

Steven Renick 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).

  • Active blast countermeasures
    Patent number: 9109860
    Abstract: An explosion countermeasure system is provided including a first sensor device with a plurality of accelerometers configured to detect vertical acceleration of a vehicle; a countermeasure; a safe and arming device configured to impede activation of the countermeasure; and a processor in communication with the first sensor device and the safe and arming device. The processor may be configured to process acceleration signals received from the first sensor device and to make ready the safe and arming device and initiate the countermeasure based on results of processing the acceleration signals. Making ready the safe and arming device may be based on an initial acceleration exceeding a first threshold, and initiating the countermeasure may be based on the initial acceleration exceeding a second threshold and a velocity change exceeding a third threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Tencate Advanced Armor USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Wayne Welker, Marc David Taylor, Andrew R. Hansen, Joergen Leif Svane, Steven Renick
  • ACTIVE BLAST COUNTERMEASURES
    Publication number: 20140214281
    Abstract: An explosion countermeasure system is provided including a first sensor device with a plurality of accelerometers configured to detect vertical acceleration of a vehicle; a countermeasure; a safe and arming device configured to impede activation of the countermeasure; and a processor in communication with the first sensor device and the safe and arming device. The processor may be configured to process acceleration signals received from the first sensor device and to make ready the safe and arming device and initiate the countermeasure based on results of processing the acceleration signals. Making ready the safe and arming device may be based on an initial acceleration exceeding a first threshold, and initiating the countermeasure may be based on the initial acceleration exceeding a second threshold and a velocity change exceeding a third threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: TenCate Advanced Armour USA, INC.
    Inventors: Victor Wayne Welker, Marc David Taylor, Andrew R. Hansen, Joergen Leif Svane, Steven Renick