Patents by Inventor Travis Swanson
Travis Swanson 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).
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Patent number: 11473889Abstract: An enhanced breaching round and techniques for manufacturing such are provided. A breaching round includes a case defining a volume, a propellant disposed in the volume of the case, and a projectile coupled to the case. The projectile may include a body disposed at least partially within the case and configured to enclose the propellant within the volume of the case. The body may be formed of a castable eutectic mixture configured to be melted and cast, wherein the body is configured to break into a plurality of fragments upon impact with a target. A cavity may be disposed between the proximal end and the distal end of the body, and a reactive material disposed in the cavity, the reactive material comprising at least one oxidizer and at least one fuel.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory, LLCInventors: Travis Swanson, Jon Kosak, Robert R. Nellums, Kristina Wikstrom
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Patent number: 11473887Abstract: A novel castable frangible projectile and techniques for manufacturing such are provided. A cartridge system includes a case defining a volume, a propellant disposed in the volume of the case, and a projectile coupled to the case. The projectile includes a body disposed at least partially within the case and configured to enclose the propellant within the volume of the case. The body is formed of a castable eutectic mixture, the castable eutectic mixture configured to be melted and cast, wherein the body is configured to break into a plurality of fragments upon impact with a target.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory, LLCInventors: Travis Swanson, Jon Kosak, Robert R. Nellums, Kristina Wikstrom
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Publication number: 20220120541Abstract: An enhanced breaching round and techniques for manufacturing such are provided. A breaching round includes a case defining a volume, a propellant disposed in the volume of the case, and a projectile coupled to the case. The projectile may include a body disposed at least partially within the case and configured to enclose the propellant within the volume of the case. The body may be formed of a castable eutectic mixture configured to be melted and cast, wherein the body is configured to break into a plurality of fragments upon impact with a target. A cavity may be disposed between the proximal end and the distal end of the body, and a reactive material disposed in the cavity, the reactive material comprising at least one oxidizer and at least one fuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Travis Swanson, Jon Kosak, Robert R. Nellums, Kristina Wikstrom
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Publication number: 20210348898Abstract: A novel castable frangible projectile and techniques for manufacturing such are provided. A cartridge system includes a case defining a volume, a propellant disposed in the volume of the case, and a projectile coupled to the case. The projectile includes a body disposed at least partially within the case and configured to enclose the propellant within the volume of the case. The body is formed of a castable eutectic mixture, the castable eutectic mixture configured to be melted and cast, wherein the body is configured to break into a plurality of fragments upon impact with a target.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Travis Swanson, Jon Kosak, Robert R. Nellums, Kristina Wikstrom
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Publication number: 20210348900Abstract: An enhanced breaching round and techniques for manufacturing such are provided. A breaching round includes a case defining a volume, a propellant disposed in the volume of the case, and a projectile coupled to the case. The projectile may include a body disposed at least partially within the case and configured to enclose the propellant within the volume of the case. The body may be formed of a castable eutectic mixture configured to be melted and cast, wherein the body is configured to break into a plurality of fragments upon impact with a target. A cavity may be disposed between the proximal end and the distal end of the body, and a reactive material disposed in the cavity, the reactive material comprising at least one oxidizer and at least one fuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Travis Swanson, Jon Kosak, Robert R. Nellums, Kristina Wikstrom
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Publication number: 20210348899Abstract: A novel castable frangible projectile and techniques for manufacturing such are provided. A cartridge system includes a case defining a volume, a propellant disposed in the volume of the case, and a projectile coupled to the case. The projectile includes a body disposed at least partially within the case and configured to enclose the propellant within the volume of the case. The body is formed of a castable eutectic mixture, the castable eutectic mixture configured to be melted and cast, wherein the body is configured to break into a plurality of fragments upon impact with a target.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Travis Swanson, Jon Kosak, Robert R. Nellums, Kristina Wikstrom
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Patent number: 11150063Abstract: An enhanced breaching round and techniques for manufacturing such are provided. A breaching round includes a case defining a volume, a propellant disposed in the volume of the case, and a projectile coupled to the case. The projectile may include a body disposed at least partially within the case and configured to enclose the propellant within the volume of the case. The body may be formed of a castable eutectic mixture configured to be melted and cast, wherein the body is configured to break into a plurality of fragments upon impact with a target. A cavity may be disposed between the proximal end and the distal end of the body, and a reactive material disposed in the cavity, the reactive material comprising at least one oxidizer and at least one fuel.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory, LLCInventors: Travis Swanson, Jon Kosak, Robert R. Nellums, Kristina Wikstrom
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Patent number: 11105597Abstract: A novel castable frangible projectile and techniques for manufacturing such are provided. A cartridge system includes a case defining a volume, a propellant disposed in the volume of the case, and a projectile coupled to the case. The projectile includes a body disposed at least partially within the case and configured to enclose the propellant within the volume of the case. The body is formed of a castable eutectic mixture, the castable eutectic mixture configured to be melted and cast, wherein the body is configured to break into a plurality of fragments upon impact with a target.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory, LLCInventors: Travis Swanson, Jon Kosak, Robert R. Nellums, Kristina Wikstrom
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Patent number: 8002914Abstract: A flash powder formulation for use in flash grenades that produces reduced smoke containing from about 10 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight of zirconium hydride, from about 40 percent by weight to about 90 percent by weight CAN, and from zero percent by weight to about 5 percent by weight of a binder material.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Steven P. D'Arche, Travis Swanson
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Patent number: 7998291Abstract: A thermite torch formulation that includes a metal fuel in the form of a magnalium alloy and an oxidizer in the form of MoO3. When the thermite formulation is reacted, a torch may direct at least one reaction product onto a certain region of an object to deliver a large amount of energy to that region of the object.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2009Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Steven P. D'Arche, Travis Swanson, Brian Molof
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Patent number: 7988802Abstract: A thermite torch formulation that consists essentially of a metal fuel, a first oxidizer CuO, a second oxidizer MoO3, and a binder material. When the thermite formulation is reacted, a torch may direct at least one reaction product onto a certain region of an object to deliver a large amount of energy to that region of the object.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Steven P. D'Arche, Travis Swanson, Brian Melof
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Publication number: 20110168307Abstract: A flash powder formulation for use in flash grenades that produces reduced smoke containing from about 10 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight of zirconium hydride, from about 40 percent by weight to about 90 percent by weight CAN, and from zero percent by weight to about 5 percent by weight of a binder material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2011Publication date: July 14, 2011Inventors: Steven P. D'Arche, Travis Swanson
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Publication number: 20100143851Abstract: A thermite torch formulation that consists essentially of a metal fuel, a first oxidizer CuO, a second oxidizer MoO3, and a binder material. When the thermite formulation is reacted, a torch may direct at least one reaction product onto a certain region of an object to deliver a large amount of energy to that region of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Steven P. D'Arche, Travis Swanson, Brian Melof
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Publication number: 20100089507Abstract: A thermite torch formulation that includes a metal fuel in the form of a magnalium alloy and an oxidizer in the form of MoO3. When the thermite formulation is reacted, a torch may direct at least one reaction product onto a certain region of an object to deliver a large amount of energy to that region of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Steven P. D'Arche, Travis Swanson, Brian Molof
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Patent number: 7632365Abstract: A thermite formulation for use in thermite torch applications made up of from about 3 percent by weight to about 35 percent by weight Mg/Al alloy, from about 30 percent by weight to about 70 percent by weight CuO, and from about 15 percent by weight to about 35 percent by weight MoO3. Additionally, the formulation may also include a binder material.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2005Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Steven P. D'Arche, Travis Swanson, Brian Melof
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Patent number: 7058778Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting pin functionality in memory controllers are provided. These memory controllers have pins that can be used to drive different types of signals, depending on the type of memory coupled to the memory controller. For example, pins can be used to drive clock signals or chip select signals. Accordingly, because different types of memory require different numbers of clock and chip select signals, the same memory controller can be advantageously used with different types of memory. Moreover, memory controller pins that would ordinarily go unused with some types of memory can now be used to increase the number of such memories that can be coupled to the memory controller.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2001Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Travis Swanson
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Publication number: 20050166110Abstract: A system and method to generate memory test patterns for the calibration of a delay locked loop (DLL) using pseudo random bit sequences (PRBS) generated through a pair of liner feedback shift registers (LFSR). The generated patterns are implemented on the system data bus as test patterns that closely simulate run-time switching conditions on the system bus, so as to allow more accurate calibration of the DLL. Test data write/read operations may be performed while signals for the test patterns are present on various bit lines in the data bus so as to allow for accurate determination or adjustment of the value for the delay to be provided by the DLL to the strobe signals during memory data reading operations at run time. Memory chips may also be tested over an operating range of values using the generated test patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventors: Travis Swanson, Roy Greeff
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Publication number: 20050162948Abstract: A system and method to provide memory test patterns for the calibration of a delay locked loop (DLL) using a pseudo random bit sequence (PRBS) stored in a serial presence detect (SPD) circuit memory. The test bits stored in the SPD memory are transferred to a memory controller register (MCR) and implemented on the system data bus as test patterns that closely simulate run-time switching conditions on the system bus, so as to allow more accurate calibration of the DLL. Test data write/read operations may be performed while signals for the test patterns are present on various bit lines in the data bus so as to allow for accurate determination or adjustment of the value for the delay to be provided by the DLL to the strobe signals during memory data reading operations at run time. Memory chips may also be tested over an operating range of values using the generated test patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventors: Travis Swanson, Jeff Rooney
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Publication number: 20030046507Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting pin functionality in memory controllers are provided. These memory controllers have pins that can be used to drive different types of signals, depending on the type of memory coupled to the memory controller. For example, pins can be used to drive clock signals or chip select signals. Accordingly, because different types of memory require different numbers of clock and chip select signals, the same memory controller can be advantageously used with different types of memory. Moreover, memory controller pins that would ordinarily go unused with some types of memory can now be used to increase the number of such memories that can be coupled to the memory controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2001Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Travis Swanson