REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (April 14, 2016) -- The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center's Director James Lackey presented awards to seven scientists and engineers for their advances in technology research resulting in five patents.
The patents, granted from November 2014 to December 2015, include an advanced missile application, solar cell development, an innovative microprocessor, a medical biopsy device, and a printed circuit board with potential commercial application.
A patent is the grant of a property right to an inventor issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Lackey discussed the value of patents and how innovation captures the heart of AMRDEC.
"Our number one role is to innovate for the Army and enable current capabilities," said Lackey. "It's all about us protecting the national defense and Army enterprise. Patents are one key example of how we make that happen. The patent process drives the technical excellence of who we are and what we do across the board at AMRDEC."
Awards were presented to the following:
• AMRDEC employees, Brittany Griffin, Jeremy Belcher, and Brock Birdsong for the "Pin Retainer on Missile Launch Rail", US Patent No: 8,878,613, issued 18 Nov. 2014. The team designed a device that limits premature disabling of a missile launch and prevents premature material cracking. The pin retainer is also cost effective.
• AMRDEC employee, Michael Scalora and co-inventors Domenico de Cegila, Maria Antoniettta Vincenti, and Mirko Giuseppe Cappeddu for "Photonic Bandgap Solar Cells", US Patent No: 8,993,874 issued 31 March 2015. The invention is a photovoltaic cell that converts light energy into electrical energy. The new photovoltaic solar cell reduces solar panel wear out, reduces damage, and eliminates stress in the structures when heated.
• Army Research Laboratory employee, Patrick Jungwirth for the "OS Friendly Microprocessor Architecture", US Patent No: 9,122,610 issued 1 Sep. 2015. The present invention is a microprocessor architecture for efficiently running an operating system. It provides higher performance, improves operating system efficiency, enhances security, while reducing power consumption.
• AMRDEC employee, Wayne Davenport and co-inventors Paul Ruffin and Daniel Shumate for the "Internal Optical Spectroscope and Method for Real Time In-situ Diagnosis in Living Cells", US Patent No: 9,186,064 B2, issued 17 Nov. 2015. The present application is a method of performing an optical biopsy in-situ limiting damaged tissue. The invention is less invasive than what is on the market and does minimal damage to the tissue.
• AMRDEC employee, Bruce Hughes for the "Non-Planar Printed Circuit Board with Embedded Electronic Components", US Patent No: 9,204,547 B2, issued 1 Dec. 2015. The invention is manufactured on a mandrel of a given geometric shape such that the interior surface of the circuit board defines an empty, hollow interior region. Electronic components are embedded between the interior surface and an outer surface of the circuit board.
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AMRDEC's mission is to deliver technical capabilities for responsive and cost effective research, product development and life-cycle systems engineering solutions that equip the warfighter with the best technology today and tomorrow.
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