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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5599744 | Method of forming a microcircuit via interconnect 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 there... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5542625 | Gull wing aircraft 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 co... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5536948 | Infrared detector element substrate with superlattice layers 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 lay... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5493096 | Thin substrate micro-via interconnect 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 ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5491334 | Magneto-optical input system for infrared detectors 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 cryo... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5481245 | Monitored environment container 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.... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5479015 | Multi-image detector assembly 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 th... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5475224 | Infrared detector substrate with breakaway test tabs 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 ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473993 | Method and system for generating power on a magnetically levitated vehicle 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 ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5464979 | Surround view detector focal plane 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... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5447283 | Blown boundary layer control system for a jet aircraft 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... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5446378 | Magneto-optic eddy current imaging apparatus and method including dithering the image relative to the sensor 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 cance... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5440139 | Circuit for optically coupling a cryobenic detector array with processing circuitry and for increasing the dynamic range of detection 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 out... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5436846 | Method of facilitating construction of a microwave system by appropriate measurements or determination of parameters of selected individual microwave components to obtain overall system power response 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 o... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5437030 | Self-configuring test sytstem 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 ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5432793 | Response expander board 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 cha... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5425517 | Strap adjusting device 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... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5425003 | Acoustic transducer mounting clamp 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 bas... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5422912 | Adaptive weak signal identification system 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 Transfor... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5416711 | Infra-red sensor system for intelligent vehicle highway systems 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 c... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5408675 | Programmable rank order filter 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 ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5406291 | Passive emitter location system A passive emitter location system is capable of performing emitter location autonomously from a single airborne observation platform and includes a bearing measurement system, a system for measuring doppler induced frequency shifts, and means for estimati... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5406375 | Angular distortion measurements by moire fringe patterns 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 ima... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5393696 | Method for forming multilayer indium bump contacts A method for forming multilayer bump contacts for use in flip-chip bump bonding and the like. The method comprises applying a base layer to a substrate and then applying a malleable conductive layer to the base layer. In a first embodiment, individual bum... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392050 | Method of recognizing a radar target object type and apparatus therefor In a method of recognizing a radar target object type, target range, heading and speed information are determined. A plurality of RCS for different targets of interest as a function of frequency and aspect angle are stored. Motion information of a platfor... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5390194 | ATG test station A low cost, office environment platform for performing off-station verification and integration of Automatic Test Program Generation test program sets for digital circuit boards includes a general purpose computer which oversees integration of the test pr... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5389933 | Linear pulse compression radar system and method A method is described for improving the target-detection performance of a linear pulse compression radar system by reducing the amplitude of the temporal sidelobes contained in the autocorrelation function output of a matched filter receiver. The method i... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5389875 | Apparatus for non-destructive testing of dielectric/magnetic materials A dielectric probe, of the type in which an electromagnetic wave is reflected from a dielectric/magnetic structure and spectrum analyzed, further includes a coil for applying a magnetic field to the structure as the wave is being reflected. Information ab... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5389792 | Electron microprobe utilizing thermal detector arrays An electron beam from a scanning electron microscope, or X-rays from an external X-ray source, impinges on a material sample surface thereby causing the generation of fluorescent X-rays characteristic of the elements present in the sample. An improved ene... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5390320 | Automatically converting structured analysis tool database outputs into an integrated simulation model via transportable standardized metafile A method for automatically converting structured analysis tool outputs into an executable simulation model is disclosed. The method basically comprises a two step process. The first step in the process involves converting the outputs from anyone of a vari... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5386737 | Portable aircraft RCS versus azimuth measurement apparatus Portable RCS versus azimuth measurement apparatus for an aircraft to be tested has a dolly attached to the aircraft at a location on a supporting surface. A nose wheel adapter mounted on the dolly temporarily replaces the nose wheel of the aircraft with a... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5379675 | Indicator for an ejection seat firing mechanism An ejection seat firing mechanism has a primary cartridge and a firing pin within a housing. A firing head is outside the housing coaxial with the primary cartridge and the firing pin, and a nut affixes the firing head to the firing pin thereby enclosing ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5381151 | Signal processing for ultra-wideband impulse radar An ultra-wideband impulse radar system for use on an airborne platform includes circuitry for coherently integrating the signals to improve signal-to-noise ratio so as to enhance the detection capability of the system, and for motion compensation of the s... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5377546 | Multi-degree linear liner impedance testing device A device for permitting evaluation of the acoustic impedance of liner designs used to attenuate noise in engine aircraft inlet and exhaust ducts, and in particular multiple degree of freedom designs of the type which include a porous facesheet followed by... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5372332 | Survivability enhancement air vehicle A survivability enhancement air vehicle adapted to be air launched from a launching aircraft has a fuselage with a top half and a bottom half separable from the top half. A first stage rocket constitutes the bottom half of the fuselage and a second stage ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5372336 | Folding wing assembly A folding wing assembly for use on an aircraft is disclosed. The folding wing assembly includes inboard and outboard wing sections which are pivotally interconnected such that the outboard wing section may pivot between folded and unfolded positions. A fa... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371508 | Portable antenna test apparatus Portable antenna test apparatus has a test set positioned a determined distance from a number of antennas of an aircraft. A transmitting module of the test set contains low frequency, mid frequency, and high frequency antennas connected to a radio receive... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5370598 | Method of making reusable vacuum bag A reusable silicone vacuum bag is manufactured by making a silicone vacuum bag envelope having peripheral edges. The bag envelope is spread so that the peripheral edges frame the envelope. FEP is bonded to an area bordering the peripheral edges. The bag e... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369410 | Opto-electrical transmitter/receiver module A fiber optic transmitter/receiver module used for controlling multi-axis beam steering of each individual radiating element in a phased array antenna and which is an integral part of a reconfigurable fiber optic corporate feed concept. In the receive mod... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5368428 | Apparatus and method for producing a video display A method and apparatus for producing a video display that is especially useful in an article handling system to help control a mechanical arm to move an article into a selected position. A video camera is operated to produce a picture of the article on a ... | 11/29/1994 |
