Patents by Inventor Susan Myers Rico

Susan Myers Rico 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).

  • Non-contact optical connections for firearm accessories
    Patent number: 11162763
    Abstract: A tactical rail for a firearm can include a rail body having a receiver end and a muzzle end, a non-contact optical connection arranged at an end of the rail body and configured to interface with a corresponding non-contact optical interface, and a high speed data spoke connected to the non-contact optical connection for high speed data communication with a high speed data accessory through the non-contact optical connection and the corresponding non-contact optical interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: N2 Imaging Systems, LLC
    Inventors: David Michael Masarik, Peter Denis Vallianos, Susan Myers Rico, Greg Petersen
  • NON-CONTACT OPTICAL CONNECTIONS FOR FIREARM ACCESSORIES
    Publication number: 20210231408
    Abstract: A tactical rail for a firearm can include a rail body having a receiver end and a muzzle end, a non-contact optical connection arranged at an end of the rail body and configured to interface with a corresponding non-contact optical interface, and a high speed data spoke connected to the non-contact optical connection for high speed data communication with a high speed data accessory through the non-contact optical connection and the corresponding non-contact optical interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: David Michael Masarik, Peter Denis Vallianos, Susan Myers Rico, Greg Petersen
  • Non-contact optical connections for firearm accessories
    Patent number: 10584941
    Abstract: A tactical rail arrangement for a firearm includes a tactical rail configured to secure one or more firearm accessories to a firearm, wherein the tactical rail includes a plurality of non-contact optical connections configured to transfer optical signals between one or more accessories mounted to the tactical rail and/or to one or more electrical systems of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: N2 Imaging Systems, LLC
    Inventors: David Michael Masarik, Peter Denis Vallianos, Susan Myers Rico, Gregory Petersen
  • NON-CONTACT OPTICAL CONNECTIONS FOR FIREARM ACCESSORIES
    Publication number: 20190033039
    Abstract: A tactical rail arrangement for a firearm includes a tactical rail configured to secure one or more firearm accessories to a firearm, wherein the tactical rail includes a plurality of non-contact optical connections configured to transfer optical signals between one or more accessories mounted to the tactical rail and/or to one or more electrical systems of the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: David Michael Masarik, Peter Denis Vallianos, Susan Myers Rico, Gregory Peterson