Patents by Inventor Warren Joseph Dick

Warren Joseph Dick 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).

  • Sequential arc surface injector
    Patent number: 6119599
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for generating surface plasmas, for ignition of propellants. The invention provides a plurality of sheet fuses with insulating sheets separating each fuse. One of the fuses is complete, while the other fuses have a gap. The fuses are sheets formed into concentric coaxial cylinders. The complete fuse forms the outer most cylinder. The fuses sequentially become a plasma starting from the outer most fuse to the inner most fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: United Defense, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard Franklin Johnson, Warren Joseph Dick, Reed Alan McPeak, Chris Sherman Sorenson, Leo Erasmus Thurmond, III