Patents by Inventor Tovan L. Adams

Tovan L. Adams 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).

  • Method and apparatus for energy and data retention in a guided projectile
    Patent number: 6666123
    Abstract: Energy (110) and mission data (108) for a guided projectile are transferred from a projectile setter (102) over an inductive interface (118). The projectile may include energy storage element (114) to store the energy and a data storage element (112) to store the mission data. Precision GPS clock circuitry (316) of the projectile may receive power from a capacitive energy storage (304) element during projectile loading until a flight battery (320) is activated. In one embodiment, the capacitive energy storage element (304) includes at least one super capacitor (322) and a gun-hardened capacitor (324). The clock circuitry (316) may receive power from the gun-hardened capacitor (324) if the super capacitor (322) fails during the launching operation. The capacitive energy storage element (304) may include one-way energy transfer elements (326) coupled between the super capacitor (322) and the gun-hardened capacitor (324).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Tovan L. Adams, Eric C. Maugans, W. Norman Lange, Jr.
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY AND DATA RETENTION IN A GUIDED PROJECTILE
    Publication number: 20030221546
    Abstract: Energy (110) and mission data (108) for a guided projectile are transferred from a projectile setter (102) over an inductive interface (118). The projectile may include energy storage element (114) to store the energy and a data storage element (112) to store the mission data. Precision GPS clock circuitry (316) of the projectile may receive power from a capacitive energy storage (304) element during projectile loading until a flight battery (320) is activated. In one embodiment, the capacitive energy storage element (304) includes at least one super capacitor (322) and a gun-hardened capacitor (324). The clock circuitry (316) may receive power from the gun-hardened capacitor (324) if the super capacitor (322) fails during the launching operation. The capacitive energy storage element (304) may include one-way energy transfer elements (326) coupled between the super capacitor (322) and the gun-hardened capacitor (324).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Tovan L. Adams, Eric C. Maugans, W. Norman Lange