Patents by Inventor Thomas Presutti

Thomas Presutti 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).

  • Patent number: 11402185
    Abstract: A projectile having a spin stabilized gyroscopically stable flight path due to a base flange. With the base flange, the aerodynamic overturning moment about the center of gravity is reduced to increase the gyroscopic stability factor for stable flight. In one application, a medium-caliber untethered human electro-muscular incapacitation (HEMI) projectile has improved effectiveness due to its stable flight from launch to targets. Other applications for damping resulted in significant improvement in ground dispersion of 40 mm projectiles. The increased stability and increased aerodynamic damping reduce coning motion during flight which ensures that the projectile arrives at the target with greater accuracy, and with its nose oriented for effective incapacitation of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Brian Wong, Marco Duca, Thomas Presutti, Eric Skoglund, Nicholas Grossman, Anthony Farina
  • Patent number: 10969212
    Abstract: An ammunition round comprises an optimized projectile incorporating a hardened penetrator and a dual safe-fuze for a medium caliber high rate of fire round packaged into a form factor smaller than currently available multi-purpose rounds. The ammunition round incorporates a hardened segment penetrator followed by a point detonated high explosive warhead that substantially increases the terminal performance against both materiel and personnel targets. The hardened segment penetrator localizes the kinetic, energy of the projectile to increase target penetration prior to the initiation of the high explosive warhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: U.S. Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: David Rophael, Jeffrey Darbig, Thomas Presutti, Daniel DiMartino, Nicole Sapp
  • Publication number: 20110195803
    Abstract: A multi-axis athletic training device used to simulate crucial movements in sports to better train and improve the skill set of participating players is provided. This device utilizes at least two devices for rotating to create two independently controlled rotations, each simulating a different motion involved in a movement or swing of a selected sport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Hoar, Ryan Donovan, Mike Freeman, Thomas Presutti, Oliver Pierce Smith, Neha Desai, Richard S. Berkof, Frank Roes
  • Publication number: 20080058127
    Abstract: A multi-axis athletic training device used to simulate crucial movements in sports to better train and improve the skill set of participating players is provided. This device utilizes at least two devices for rotating to create two independently controlled rotations, each simulating a different motion involved in a movement or swing of a selected sport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Hoar, Ryan Donovan, Mike Freeman, Thomas Presutti, Oliver Smith, Neha Desai, Richard Berkof, Frank Roes