Tovan Adams

Title: Tovan Adams and Innovations in Guided Projectile Electronics.

Introduction

Tovan Adams is an inventor associated with Tucson, Arizona, and Raytheon Company. His patent work addresses the challenges of protecting and powering electronic systems in guided projectiles. The supplied information lists 2 patents.

Latest Patents

Adams’s listed patents focus on the durability and operation of guidance electronics under demanding launch conditions.

“Granular Matter Filled Weapon Guidance Electronics Unit” describes a housing containing spaced circuit card assemblies, with the surrounding spaces filled by granular material. The material supports the assemblies during explosive launch, helping electronics withstand the severe forces involved in launches from guns or missile tubes. The patent also describes a method for supporting the circuit card assemblies.

“Method and Apparatus for Energy and Data Retention in a Guided Projectile” concerns transferring energy and mission data from a projectile setter to a guided projectile through an inductive interface. The projectile can store that energy and data, while capacitive storage can power precision GPS clock circuitry before the flight battery is activated. The described arrangement includes a supercapacitor and a gun-hardened capacitor, with the latter providing backup power if the supercapacitor fails during launch.

Career Highlights

The inventions reflect work on two related engineering problems: maintaining electronic components through the mechanical shock of launch and preserving power and mission data during projectile preparation and flight. Together, these approaches support the reliability of guidance systems in demanding operating environments.

Collaborations

The supplied information identifies Raytheon Company as Adams’s company and lists Mathew H. Bosse and Justin C. Dyster as coworkers. These details provide context for his professional associations, though the information does not specify their roles in the patents.

Conclusion

Tovan Adams’s listed patents address the resilience and continuity of guided-projectile electronics, from launch protection to power and data retention.