| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D298025 |
Non-pneumatic wheel or similar article |
October 11, 1988 |
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| D297425 |
Non-pneumatic wheel or similar article |
August 30, 1988 |
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| D290937 |
Aircraft flight instrument |
July 21, 1987 |
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| D287589 |
Automatic test support system |
January 6, 1987 |
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| 5793450 |
Canopy transmittal reflectance control and information display |
August 11, 1998 |
| A system for controlling the transmittance of electromagnetic energy through an aircraft cockpit canopy, and more particularly a canopy panel structure incorporating selectively energizable liquid crystals therein for controlling the transmittance of the electromagnetic energy and/or for |
| 5717247 |
Microcircuit via interconnect |
February 10, 1998 |
| A method for forming a conductive vias in a non-conductive substrate having a through-hole formed therein intermediate two side thereof. The method utilizes the steps of: applying gold paste to the through-hole so as to provide electrical conduction therethrough; and under firing the gol |
| 5672436 |
Oxidation protection method for titanium |
September 30, 1997 |
| The invention relates to a titanium article of manufacture having an oxidation resistant surface and a process for producing such article wherein said titanium has an aluminized surface layer formed on it by the vapor deposition of aluminum on the titanium followed by oxidizing the s |
| 5668090 |
High-temperature AC superconducting magnets for a magnetic levitation system |
September 16, 1997 |
| An electromagnet for a MAGLEV system incorporates at least one superconducting coil, operating in AC mode, which surrounds a multiple-pole iron core and is constructed from a layer of epoxy-impregnated pancake coils assembled together along a common axis within a cryostat. The windin |
| 5642440 |
System using ergodic ensemble for image restoration |
June 24, 1997 |
| Established text characteristics help generate a random ergodic ensemble of characters constituting a random text image. The image is scaled in accordance with different optical parameters such as lens position, focal length, and change in focal length. The test image is printed or displ |
| 5640419 |
Covert communication system |
June 17, 1997 |
| A covert communication system utilizes a series of low level duty cycle coded pulse train transmissions which at the necessary end have signal to noise ratios much smaller than unity. Such transmissions are buried in noise and hence are undetectable by ordinary means. The coded pulse tra |
| 5638592 |
Method of affixing material on a substrate to the inner surface of a tube |
June 17, 1997 |
| A method of affixing a material on a substrate to the inner surface of a bore tube of magnets for a superconducting supercollider includes the steps of bonding a gas-absorbing material to a thin metallic substrate and forming the substrate and the material into a partly tubular configura |
| 5631722 |
Apparatus for exposing an adjustable area of a film |
May 20, 1997 |
| Apparatus for exposing a selected area of a film, and comprising a holding assembly for holding a film, and a first support assembly connected to and supporting the holding assembly. The apparatus further comprises an exposure area control assembly located adjacent the holding assembly a |
| 5615022 |
System and method of fabricating multiple holographic elements |
March 25, 1997 |
| A method and system for fabricating a multiple holographic element. The method comprises the steps of forming a master multiple holographic element having an absorption grating pattern that produces a given index of refraction pattern across the master multiple holographic element, c |
| 5602430 |
Superconducting electromagnet arrangement for a magnetic levitation system |
February 11, 1997 |
| A superconducting electromagnet arrangement includes a high temperature superconducting (HTS) coil surrounding a multiple-pole iron core for levitating and propelling a MAGLEV transport vehicle along a guideway. The HTS coil operates in the DC mode at approximately liquid nitrogen te |
| 5599744 |
Method of forming a microcircuit via interconnect |
February 4, 1997 |
| A method for forming a conductive vias in a non-conductive substrate having a through-hole formed therein intermediate two side thereof. The method utilizes the steps of: applying gold paste to the through-hole so as to provide electrical conduction therethrough; and under firing the gol |
| 5598888 |
Cryogenic temperature gradient microscopy chamber |
February 4, 1997 |
| A controlled low temperature chamber for a microscope has a vacuum chamber in a housing. The housing has a top panel and a bottom panel. A mounting in the chamber mounts a sample in a manner whereby the sample is microscopically observable. The mounting includes a base member, a pair of |
| 5584292 |
Digital X-ray camera for precision mammographic needle biopsy system |
December 17, 1996 |
| An imaging system for a precision mammographic needle biopsy system includes an x-ray camera whose housing includes a compression panel for the breast, a portion of the compression panel being transparent to X-rays that have passed through the breast so that the surface on which the |
| 5584200 |
Universal crimping tool locator |
December 17, 1996 |
| A universal crimping tool locator which is adapted to accurately and repeatedly accommodate and locate all sizes of electrical contacts in a crimping tool within the crimping range of a specific crimping tool frame. The inventive universal crimping tool locator integrates a plurality of |
| 5581054 |
One-piece engine inlet acoustic barrel |
December 3, 1996 |
| An acoustic liner jet engine inlet barrel is formed from a perforated permeable skin, a honeycomb core, and a solid facesheet, each of which is formed in a one-piece configuration such that at most only a narrow single fore-to-aft splice, or no splice at all, is present in the finished |
| 5579011 |
Simultaneous triple aperture radar |
November 26, 1996 |
| An improved radar system and technique are disclosed for use in detecting and tracking moving or stationary targets within the antenna field of view. Precise correction of doppler induced location errors is provided by the use of raw sensor data. Return signals are doppler processed, pha |
| 5573205 |
Pull cord tension transmitting device using dual rack-pinion |
November 12, 1996 |
| A first rack is maintained in spatial relationship from a pinion so that the rack may be moved vertically with a pilot's seat, thereby accommodating height adjustments. An actuating handle is connected, via a cable, to a linkage which displaces the rack toward engagement with a pinio |
| 5553504 |
Intrumented patch for repair of fatigue damaged or sensitive structure |
September 10, 1996 |
| An apparatus for preventing, detecting, and predicting the formation and propagation of cracks in structural members. The apparatus includes a plurality of strain sensors integrally formed with a patch to be fixed to an area on the surface of a structural member. The patch operates to |
| 5553461 |
Anti-icing heat exchanger for aircraft air cycle performance enhancement |
September 10, 1996 |
| Unconditioned, sub-freezing turbine exhaust air is employed to cool liquid coolant from radar electronics in an aircraft. This is accomplished by utilizing a liquid/air exchanger. However, in order to ensure that the air-cooled heat exchangers do not experience freezing of moisture d |
| 5551651 |
High lift out-of-contour flap for aircraft wing |
September 3, 1996 |
| A wing structure including an assembly which is basically constituted of a main airfoil and a lift augmenting device in the form of a flap articulated to the airfoil so as to facilitate a high degree of lift to be imparted to the wing responsive to deployment of the flap. More partic |
| 5548683 |
Data fusion neural network |
August 20, 1996 |
| An information processing system and method forms a fast optimal or near optimal association based on satisfying global constraints expressed in an association matrix by simulating the behavior of a network of interconnected processing elements resembling neurons in a brain. |
| 5546784 |
Adjustable form die |
August 20, 1996 |
| This invention details a computer controlled self adjusting sheet metal forming die which can provide rapid contour changes. It eliminates the need to manufacture, store, and change individual forming dies for forming different contours, and comprises a computer control device which send |
| 5544329 |
Interface system with memory map locations for holding flags indicating a priority for executing |
August 6, 1996 |
| This invention generally relates to data management in a data processing and communication station that acts as an interface station between a central or control terminal and a subsystem. The interface station is adapted to receive messages from and to transmit messages to a control |
| 5544181 |
Liquid nitrogen temperature micro-wiggler |
August 6, 1996 |
| A liquid nitrogen temperature micro-wiggler assembly consists of a stack of micro-wiggler elements. Each micro-wiggler element has a sandwich structure consisting of a non-metallic substrate, a superconducting layer on top of the substrate and a conductive layer on top of the superco |
| 5542625 |
Gull wing aircraft |
August 6, 1996 |
| A vehicle, lacking an empennage, has a gull wing with ailerons movably mounted at the trailing edges of the wing for controlling pitch, yaw and roll, or has a wing and a gull tail with flaps movably mounted at the trailing edges of the tail surface for controlling pitch, yaw and roll. |
| 5536948 |
Infrared detector element substrate with superlattice layers |
July 16, 1996 |
| A substrate upon which infrared elements are formed has a crystalline base layer, preferably comprised of silicon; a first strain superlattice layer formed upon the base layer; and a first matched superlattice layer formed upon the strain superlattice layer. The strain superlattice layer |
| 5531407 |
Apparatus and method for controlling the shape of structures |
July 2, 1996 |
| An apparatus and method control the shape of a structure with one or more surfaces and internal actuators. A plurality of translational actuators are capable of extending and contracting. The structure can have any number of controllable surfaces, including one. The shapes of the surface |
| 5493096 |
Thin substrate micro-via interconnect |
February 20, 1996 |
| A method for forming conductive via interconnects utilizes the steps of: applying a sacrificial coating to at least one surface of a substrate; laser drilling the substrate through the sacrificial coating to form a via through-hole; applying a conductive coating to the via through-hole; |
| 5491334 |
Magneto-optical input system for infrared detectors |
February 13, 1996 |
| A detector interface system communicates signals between an infrared detector element maintained in a cryogenic environment and associated signal processing circuitry maintained in a non-cryogenic environment. An optical modulator disposed within the cryogenic environment in electrical |
| 5481245 |
Monitored environment container |
January 2, 1996 |
| A container for transporting, storing, and handling sensitive items has a housing within which at least one sensitive item is stowable, and a monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of separate parameters to which the sensitive item(s) are sensitive. The monitoring system records |
| 5479015 |
Multi-image detector assembly |
December 26, 1995 |
| A multi-image detector assembly has an array of detector elements formed upon a single focal plane and a plurality of focusing members, each focusing member focusing a substantially identical scene upon a corresponding one of a plurality of sections of the array. An optical element s |
| 5475224 |
Infrared detector substrate with breakaway test tabs |
December 12, 1995 |
| A substrate for attaching infrared detector elements to multi-layer modules has a detector interface member to which the infrared detector elements are attachable and which is attachable to the multi-layer module so as to provide electrical communication between the infrared detector ele |
| 5473993 |
Method and system for generating power on a magnetically levitated vehicle |
December 12, 1995 |
| A method and system of generating power on a magnetically levitated vehicle. The vehicle includes a set of magnets and is supported for movement along a guideway having a multitude of traction conductors. An alternating current is conducted through these conductors to generate a movi |
| 5464979 |
Surround view detector focal plane |
November 7, 1995 |
| A multi-directional infrared detector system provides multi-view or surround-view imaging which is particularly suited for use in tactical battlefield situations. The system utilizes a plurality of infrared detector arrays disposed in a generally circular configuration, each of the i |
| 5447283 |
Blown boundary layer control system for a jet aircraft |
September 5, 1995 |
| A blown boundary layer control system for an aircraft having a jet engine with an engine compressor, an inlet including a compression surface with an external part and internal part, a cowl lip including an internal lip surface and an external lip surface and an external afterbody. The s |
| 5446378 |
Magneto-optic eddy current imaging apparatus and method including dithering the image relative t |
August 29, 1995 |
| A method of magneto-optic eddy current imaging for detecting defects in a ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, or non-metallic structure test object uses a sensor, magnetic field system, optical system, a video camera and a display. The method includes canceling undesired background of a |
| 5440139 |
Circuit for optically coupling a cryobenic detector array with processing circuitry and for incr |
August 8, 1995 |
| A method for communicating a signal representative of an infrared detector element's output to electrically and thermally isolated signal processing circuitry utilizes the steps of: varying the reflectivity of a photoreflective cell in response to the output of the infrared detector |
| 5437030 |
Self-configuring test sytstem |
July 25, 1995 |
| A sensor test system is disclosed for testing the operation of infrared detector modules designed to be placed in earth orbit. The system includes an optical scene test generator (OSTG) for generating a scene representative of the earth's surface as seen from a satellites, and an obj |
| 5436846 |
Method of facilitating construction of a microwave system by appropriate measurements or determi |
July 25, 1995 |
| A method of facilitating construction of a microwave system which permits the evaluation of a variety of hardware construction options and subsequent evaluation of their effectiveness by measuring or otherwise determining appropriate physical parameters of selected components arrange |
| 5432793 |
Response expander board |
July 11, 1995 |
| A response expander circuit provides to a unit under test a number of response channels which is greater than the number of response channels provided by a basic test control unit. The increased response channel count is accomplished by separating the channels available to the unit u |
| 5425517 |
Strap adjusting device |
June 20, 1995 |
| A strap adjusting device for a harness-adjustment strap having a length, a first end affixed to an aircraft seat-mounted harness and a spaced opposite second end which is free. A wind up device removably affixed to the strap at the second end. The wind up device automatically winds up th |
| 5425003 |
Acoustic transducer mounting clamp |
June 13, 1995 |
| An acoustic transducer mounting clamp for holding an acoustic transducer against a test surface utilizing fatigue resistant adhesive so as to facilitate the use of a gel couplant at the interface of the transducer and the test surface. The clamp has a base adhesively bondable to the test |
| 5422912 |
Adaptive weak signal identification system |
June 6, 1995 |
| An adaptive weak signal identification system having a simple implementation which is capable of rapidly tracking weak signals with time varying frequencies in the presence of a strong interference signal. The system includes a first Fast Fourier Transform circuit for performing a Fa |
| 5416711 |
Infra-red sensor system for intelligent vehicle highway systems |
May 16, 1995 |
| An infra-red sensor system for all weather, day and night traffic surveillance of ground based vehicles. The infra-red sensor system comprises system comprises an infra-red, focal plane array detector, signal processors, a communications interface and a central computer. The infra-re |
| 5408675 |
Programmable rank order filter |
April 18, 1995 |
| A hardware implementation of a rank order filter includes inputs for inputting a window parameter or window size signal and a target rank signal, thereby permitting programming of the rank order filter to perform rank order filtering within any specified window and relative to any de |
| 5406375 |
Angular distortion measurements by moire fringe patterns |
April 11, 1995 |
| A process and apparatus for measuring angular distortion in an optical imaging system in order to provide a mapping that completely characterizes the distortion of the imaging system involves electronically capturing the image of a test pattern at the image plane of the imaging system, |
