PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Picatinny Arsenal added 11 more patents to its «Innovation Wall of Fame» on June 21 during a ceremony in Building 93. The wall, which was created earlier this year, honors an innovative culture and represents successful partnerships that focus on developing solutions for warfighters.
The ceremony was hosted by the U.S. Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, or ARDEC, and led by ARDEC Director John Hedderich.
Hedderich thanked the engineers who developed the patents for living up to ARDEC’s new slogan, «Always a step ahead.»
«(The slogan) makes a lot of sense in our business — I mean really, you don’t want to be a step behind,» he said. «Innovation, ideas, news stuff, thinking outside the box — staying a step ahead. Thank you for doing that.»
The innovation wall is in the lobby of Building 93, across from the Public Affairs Office and Civilian Personnel Advisory Center. The wall’s design involves a mounted aluminum bar that spans below the lobby windows. On the bar are hooks, and on each hook is a glass-encased PDF or image of a patent, noting its title and the creators involved in the patent.
Persons who received a patent award for the first time also received a trophy during the ceremony. Those who received a trophy for an earlier patent received a certificate for any subsequent patent.
«It’s not about a trophy — we’re trying to recognize you for doing what you’re doing. It’s really a big thanks,» Hedderich said.
The patents and ARDEC engineers recognized during the ceremony include:
Aaron Barton: Patent #: 9255776. Muzzle velocity sensor for smart ammunition.
Aaron Barton, James R. Bird: Patent #: 9250040. Infrared light means for remotely controlling devices on a rotating weapon assembly, without physical contact.
Nien-Hua Chao, Mario DeAngelis: Patent #: 9254588. Protective layering process for circuit boards.
Vincent Gonsalves: Patent #: 9255777. Grenade fuze and detonator with flying disc.
Alan Richwald, Brian Casteel, Brent Donahue, Michael Freeman: Patent #: D749183. Breech plug for disrupter unit.
Anthony P. Shaw, Jay C. Poret, Christopher M. Csernica: Patent #: 9255040. Boron carbide pyrotechnic time delay.
Gregory C. Burke, John M. Hirlinger: Patent #: 9273942. Disposable, miniature internal optical ignition source for ammunition application.
Allen T. Brokaw, Thomas J. Kiel: Patent #: D751,947. Vehicle mounted gunner protective enclosure.
Thomas J. Kiel, Stephen M. Leong, Andrew J. Pskowski: Patent #: 9296663. Method to preserve the non-detonable nature of can fertilizer.
Anne Marie Petrock, Brian Fuchs: Patent #: 9296241. Ink jet printing and patterning of explosive materials.
Donald S. Chiu: Patent number: 9249759. Nozzled mortar ignition system for improved performance.
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The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center is part of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, which has the mission to ensure decisive overmatch for unified land operations to empower the Army, the joint warfighter and our nation. RDECOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.
Fuente: https://www.army.mil
