| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE40425 |
Optical interface devices having balanced amplification |
July 8, 2008 |
| An optical interface devices (OID) routes signals entering each of its ports to all other ports. The OID passively routes the optical signals and performs no conversion of the signals into the electrical domain. In addition to signal routing, the OID also performs bi-directional ampl |
| RE39503 |
Space-based server network architecture |
March 6, 2007 |
| A space-based server network architecture (1) which permits on demand transfer of mission and control data between client satellites (14) in an orbit about earth and an earth station (20, 22, 24, 26) irrespective of the location of the client satellite (14) relative to the earth station |
| RE38433 |
High performance, thin metal lined, composite overwrapped pressure vessel |
February 24, 2004 |
| An innovative technology for composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) has been developed which significantly increases cost effectiveness, increases reliability, and reduces weight over state-of-the-art COPVs. This technology combines an innovative thin liner made of a metal having |
| RE37331 |
Dual-control scheme for improved missile maneuverability |
August 14, 2001 |
| A comparative dual-control strategy actuates forward and aft control devices simultaneously to significantly improve a missile's maneuverability/dynamic capability. A substantial, and measurable, operational effect of the inventive control strategy is a dramatic improvement in a miss |
| RE36298 |
Vehicle |
September 14, 1999 |
| A vehicle in free space or air, with external surfaces primarily fashioned from planar facets. The planar facets or panels are angularly positioned to reduce scattered energy in the direction of the receiver. In particular, radar signals which strike the vehicle are primarily reflected |
| D536649 |
Muffler assembly housing |
February 13, 2007 |
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| D536053 |
Gun cupola |
January 30, 2007 |
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| D534468 |
Truck system dashboard |
January 2, 2007 |
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| D503961 |
Missile |
April 12, 2005 |
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| D492676 |
Video display console with dual upright displays |
July 6, 2004 |
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| D487434 |
Video display console with upright display |
March 9, 2004 |
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| D476325 |
Video display console |
June 24, 2003 |
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| D455423 |
Video display console |
April 9, 2002 |
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| D449364 |
Sharpened nose penetrator |
October 16, 2001 |
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| D442666 |
Sharpened nose penetrator |
May 22, 2001 |
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| D442253 |
Sharpened nose penetrator |
May 15, 2001 |
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| D441826 |
Sharpened nose penetrator |
May 8, 2001 |
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| D437284 |
Aircraft |
February 6, 2001 |
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| D428381 |
Supersonic business jet |
July 18, 2000 |
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| D419278 |
Toy aircraft |
January 25, 2000 |
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| D418804 |
Partially buoyant aerial vehicle |
January 11, 2000 |
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| D417639 |
JASSM missile |
December 14, 1999 |
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| D417184 |
Supersonic business jet |
November 30, 1999 |
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| D414486 |
Dual mode telephone handset |
September 28, 1999 |
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| D388392 |
Unmanned aircraft |
December 30, 1997 |
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| D382851 |
Unmanned aircraft |
August 26, 1997 |
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| D373641 |
Information kiosks |
September 10, 1996 |
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| 7461032 |
Detection methods and systems using sequenced technologies |
December 2, 2008 |
| Methods and systems for interconnecting sub-systems and for identifying combinations of multiple technologies. |
| 7460067 |
Systems and methods for dynamically compensating signal propagation for flexible radar antennas |
December 2, 2008 |
| A system for dynamically compensating signal propagation for flexible radar antennas receives measurement signals indicating the position of selected locations of an antenna array. The future shape of the antenna array at a future time is predicted, and compensation signals are applied |
| 7459684 |
Long-wavelength infra-red night vision goggles |
December 2, 2008 |
| A night vision apparatus and method comprising employing a detector operating in the 7 to 14 microns wavelength region, converting via electronics and/or photonics the received light to the region visible to the human eye, and displaying the visible light on a display, wherein a hous |
| 7459278 |
System and method for large scale detection of hazardous materials in the mail or in other objec |
December 2, 2008 |
| A system and method that enables early detection of hazardous materials, such as explosives and biological materials, in the early phases of mail handling or processing. |
| 7457488 |
Light transmission with temperature sensitive materials |
November 25, 2008 |
| One embodiment includes a connector for an optical pathway. The connector includes a body formed, at least in part, with a temperature sensitive material having one or more light transmission characteristics that change based upon the temperature of the material. |
| 7453772 |
Flexural cylinder projector |
November 18, 2008 |
| An inverse flextensional projector exhibits a low frequency flexural mode and a higher frequency "breathing" mode to defeat stealthy targets and to conduct short and long range detection and tracking in littoral waters. The device has much broader bandwidth than conventional flextensiona |
| 7453552 |
Laser amplification methods and apparatuses |
November 18, 2008 |
| Laser amplification methods and apparatuses. With the invention, one can increase laser intensity on a target by computing a distance to the target, based upon the distance determining an ultra short laser pulse that will in traveling through a medium compress to approximately a mini |
| 7451930 |
Low profile adjustable optical cell mount |
November 18, 2008 |
| An optical cell mount and a corresponding method of mounting an optical cell comprising inserting into the optical cell an adjustable nut portion comprising an upper section threaded on the outside and a lower section threaded on the inside and rounded on the bottom exterior thereof, |
| 7451119 |
System and method of identifying and sorting international mail pieces based on applied-postage |
November 11, 2008 |
| Provided is a method of reducing postal revenue losses associated with the processing and delivery of international mail pieces. Algorithmically-resolved image data associated with a mail piece is compared to international-mail-services postage data and a determination is rendered, b |
| 7451072 |
Network simulation system and method |
November 11, 2008 |
| A method allows communication within a network. The method includes the steps of: transmitting data packet as a broadcast signal (107) from a first application node (105) of a first subnetwork (101) to a first gateway node (103) of the first subnetwork (101); transmitting the data pa |
| 7451023 |
Collaborative system for a team of unmanned vehicles |
November 11, 2008 |
| A system collaboratively and autonomously plans and controls a team of unmanned vehicles within an environment. A mission planning component creates a mission plan for a plurality of members of the team of unmanned vehicles. The mission planning component creates a task plan for each |
| 7451022 |
Calibration of ship attitude reference |
November 11, 2008 |
| A ship includes a star tracker mounted on a platform stabilized in ENU by the inertial navigation system (INS). The line-of-sight (LOS) of the star tracker is directed toward two separated stars, and the LOS difference angles are noted. The angles are processed to generate vector triads |
| 7450474 |
Diagnostic system and method for transducers |
November 11, 2008 |
| In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, a diagnostic method for use with multi-element transducers includes determining an acoustic center of a transducer and determining an offset of the determined acoustic center from a theoretical acoustic center of the transducer. In some |
| 7450071 |
Patch radiator element and array thereof |
November 11, 2008 |
| An antenna element for use with an array includes an elongated slot fed from a waveguide for exciting a patch radiator. An elongated thermally conductive strip lies between the slot and the patch, and is parallel with the direction of elongation of the slot. A radome extends above the |
| 7450065 |
Optimization of radar antenna switching hybrid in response to operating frequency |
November 11, 2008 |
| A radar system operates at various different frequencies, and routes power among various antennas by use of a hybrid arrangement. The system is precalibrated at each possible operating frequency by adjusting the phase shifts associated with the hybrid in a feedback manner to provide opti |
| 7448572 |
Direct mounted propulsion for non-rigid airships |
November 11, 2008 |
| A propulsion assembly for attachment to the enclosing material of an airship which includes a base which is positioned proximate to the enclosing material. An extension member having opposed ends projects away from the base and includes opposed ends. A motor assembly is attached to t |
| 7448499 |
Automated bundle and pallet preparation system and method of use |
November 11, 2008 |
| A device (or system) and method for sorting or sequencing product in different bundles. The device includes a staging area for separating a first plurality of bundles having a first product type and a second plurality of bundles having a second product type. A sorting mechanism sorts |
| 7447381 |
Method and apparatus for filtering an image |
November 4, 2008 |
| Objects are detected in an image using a spatially variant filter. The size of the filter is adjusted based on the portion of the image being processed by the filter. Portions of the image which are closer to an imaging device which captured the image are processed using a larger size |
| 7446451 |
Systems and methods for converting heat to electrical power |
November 4, 2008 |
| An apparatus includes a thermo-photovoltaic (TPV) material that is capable of generating electrical power from low temperature heat radiation. An electric field generator is coupled to apply an electric field to the TPV material. The strength of the electric field is sufficient to shift |
| 7446315 |
System and method for aircraft infrared countermeasures to missiles |
November 4, 2008 |
| Apparatus and method for directing a laser beam at an object. Some embodiments include generating direction-control information, based on the direction-control information, directing laser energy into a first fiber at a first end of a first fiber bundle during a first time period, fo |
| 7446291 |
Augmented proportional navigation guidance law using angular acceleration measurements |
November 4, 2008 |
| A method guides an interceptor missile toward an accelerating target. The method sets up a line-of-sight between the interceptor and the target, and monitors the acceleration of the angle of the line-of-sight. The acceleration is multiplied by a gain factor dependent upon the range b |
| 7444736 |
Method for fabricating horn antenna |
November 4, 2008 |
| A method for making a horn antenna array includes the steps of making planar boards with surface conductor or metallization defining a plurality of side-by-side horns, and with horn feed conductors extending to an edge of the boards. The edges of the board are metallized in a pattern |
| 7443554 |
Tilted plate dither scanner |
October 28, 2008 |
| An optical apparatus and a method of using an optical instrument comprising providing to a primary optical axis of the instrument a plate tilted so as not to be perpendicular to the primary optical axis and continuously rotating the plate about the primary optical axis. |
