Patents by Inventor Taylor Rycroft

Taylor Rycroft 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).

  • Blast shield apparatus and method
    Patent number: 12607439
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a blast shield apparatus comprises: a blast resistant blanket having a blanket edge and a blanket center region; a plurality of blanket magnets disposed near the blanket edge and distributed along the blanket edge; and a chamber having a first side facing the blast resistant blanket and coupled to the blanket center region of the blast resistant blanket, and a second side opposite from the first side and facing away from the blast resistant blanket. The chamber includes a chamber interior to store a gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
    Inventors: Taylor Rycroft, Griffin Donohue
  • BLAST SHIELD APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20260063409
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a blast shield apparatus comprises: a blast resistant blanket having a blanket edge and a blanket center region; a plurality of blanket magnets disposed near the blanket edge and distributed along the blanket edge; and a chamber having a first side facing the blast resistant blanket and coupled to the blanket center region of the blast resistant blanket, and a second side opposite from the first side and facing away from the blast resistant blanket. The chamber includes a chamber interior to store a gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Inventors: Taylor Rycroft, Griffin Donohue