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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164533 | Horn antenna and system for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals in multiple frequency bands A horn antenna includes smooth-walls with multiple slope discontinuities. The horn antenna may have more than an octave bandwidth with a 2.25:1 bandwidth ratio to cover the frequencies of 20 GHz, 30 GHz, and 45 GHz, or all the desired bands for military or other com... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8081381 | Laser beam combining by polarization interlacing The present invention is a time division multiplexed beam combination for laser signal generation. In one aspect, the time division multiplexed beam combination employs a mechanical implementation. In a second aspect, the time division multiplexed beam combination e... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8036994 | System and method of identifying and sorting international mail pieces based on applied-postage adequacy in order to enhance postal service revenue protection 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 determinat... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7836549 | Multi-directional hinge A hinge providing multi-directional motion to a hinged object. In one embodiment, the hinge includes a first hinge member having at least one first outwardly-protruding mounting projection and a second hinge member defining a recess for movably receiving the project... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7742620 | Target detection improvements using temporal integrations and spatial fusion A method for identifying potential targets as far away as possible is disclosed. In a simple background scene such as a blue sky, a target may be recognized from a relatively long distance, but for some high clutter situations such as mountains and cities, the detec... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7669706 | Tray handling system and process A device and method for sequencing trays includes a tray receiving conveyor and a recirculating conveyor. Trays are placed on the recirculating conveyor and merged with ejected trays into a multiple of sequenced trays at one or more merge locations. The system can i... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7590090 | Time segmentation sampling for high-efficiency channelizer networks A system comprises a processor configured to receive incoming data and configured to apply a subchannelizer algorithm to the received data. The subchannelizer algorithm segments the received data into time segmented data samples and distributes the time segmented da... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7513455 | Ballistic missile interceptor guidance by acceleration relative to line-of-sight A method for guiding an intercept vehicle to intercept a ballistic target includes conceptual setup of a line-of-sight (LOS) extending between the vehicles. The interceptor is accelerated in a direction perpendicular to the LOS until its velocity in that direction e... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7362223 | Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapon detection system with environmental acuity A chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapon detection system is disclosed that heightens its acuity and alertness when it senses that a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon attack is more likely. For example, it is well understood that ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7251345 | Fast fourier transform correlation tracking algorithm with background correction An FFT correlation tracker that is capable of effectively tracking targets against non-uniform backgrounds in realtime, includes a background correction implemented using a FFT with the 2-dimension sinc function. The tracker tracks an object by effectively computing... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7193931 | System and method for synchronous sampling and asynchronous transfer of data with connectionless powering and control of data link subsystems A system and method for measuring the value of a parameter, e.g. sound energy, at a plurality of spaced locations using electrically powered microcells positioned at each of the locations and for transmitting RF signals commensurate with control and measurement data... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193578 | Horn antenna array and methods for fabrication thereof A method for making a horn antenna array includes the steps of making first and second equal-size printed-circuit half-horn-elements, and offset-juxtaposing element pairs to make horn elements having a dielectric lip or step. A ground plane defining mutually interse... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183515 | Systems and methods for plasma jets A plasma jet system includes a housing with an opening. A plasma generator is coupled to ionize a fluid in the housing. An electromagnetic accelerator is coupled to generate an electric field that accelerates ionized fluid in the housing toward the opening. A contro... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180447 | Shared phased array beamformer A shared beamformer flexibly allocates beams among phased array antenna apertures of a satellite (or other type of platform). By sharing the beamformer among the apertures, if one aperture is not providing useful coverage (due to orientation, traffic volume, signal ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168381 | Vessel hull and method for cruising at a high Froude number In one aspect of the invention, a vessel has a liquid-plane greater than one meter2/(metric ton)2/3 and includes a hull having a total length and a plurality of hull portions each having a length that is less than the total length. Each hull po... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7135704 | VCSEL settling fixture A VCSEL settling fixture provides for a plurality of VCSEL chip packages to be selectively tested within a burn-in or environmental chamber having a remote pendant controller. The settling fixture includes a mounting frame including a plurality of recesses and throu... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6943640 | Current source modulator A current source modulator (202; 302, 502) provides power to radar transmitters. The modulator comprises a power supply (210, 310, 510) providing, when enabled, a known current to a storage capacitor (145). A comparator circuit (220) prov... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6908561 | Polymide-to-substrate adhesion promotion in HDI Methods for adhering polyimide dielectric materials to copper-, titanium-, aluminum-, or copper-and-titanium-containing portions of a substrate are described. The methods include the steps of applying adhesion promoter to a clean surface of the substrate, and curing... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6846151 | Non-contact aerodynamic diverter/stacker insertion system Objects such as pieces of mail are stacked without making significant mechanical contact with the objects by an apparatus producing a laminar flow of air over a surface which defines or parallels the desired path of movement for the objects. The objects are placed t... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6828642 | Diffraction grating coupled infrared photodetector A diffraction grating coupled infrared photodetector for providing high performance detection of infrared radiation is described. The photodetector includes a three-dimensional diffractive resonant optical cavity formed by a diffraction grating that resonates over a... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6662929 | Parcel singulation software control logic A method and an apparatus are provided for singulating articles received in a slug and/or manipulating such articles to create a controlled gap between a trailing edge of a leading article and a leading edge of a successive article, while targeting a desi... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6650558 | Asymmetrical drive circuit for full-wave bridge A full-wave bridge switching power supply includes first and third "serially" connected switches and second and fourth serially connected switches. An output transformer has one end of its primary winding connected to the juncture of the first and third s... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6621855 | Scalable spread-spectrum signal detection and acquisition processor A method allows determination of the presence of, the frequency of, and or the timing of a coded signal distributed in time, as for example a direct-sequence spread-spectrum signal or a signal having a coded header. According to the method, the received s... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6609100 | Program planning management system A data processing system provides development of complex schedule plans under user control by using sorting and grouping processing to interface between a relational database and a scheduler application. The sorting and grouping processing provides for us... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6549175 | Simultaneous mode matching feedline The present invention provides a matched mode antenna feedline desiged to achieve simultaneous modal impedance matching with a multiple mode N-fold symmetric or N-fold polygonal antenna such as, for example, spiral antennas, sinuous antennas, modulated ar... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6536712 | Inflatable satellite The invention is a satellite assembly comprising at least three flat housings in a plane for containing the payload of the satellite, each housing having at least two inflatable tubular members coupled by a first end thereto and by their second ends to se... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6532191 | System and method for target tracking and motion anyalysis A method for improving the determination of tracking and motion analysis information obtained from a set of received data points is presented. The method comprises selecting a determined number of data points for processing, determining at least one cost ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6522697 | Use of higher order modulation techniques to transmit large aggregate data rates on an optical link with relatively low speed electronics Systems and methods that increase the maximum data rate capacity per optical carrier on an optical link. The present invention intensity modulates an optical carrier with one or more (microwave) carriers that have been higher order modulated (M-ary ASK, P... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6522518 | Reconfigurable multichip module stack interface A system and apparatus provide for the packaging of electronic components as well as a monitoring system to periodically check and adjust connections between the various electronic components. A multichip module (MCM) may be employed with an interposer an... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6523028 | Method and system for universal querying of distributed databases A method and system for accessing information or data from distributed databases is disclosed. Generally, the method includes the steps of receiving an unstructured query from a user, generalizing the query to expand the query, receiving from the user sel... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6510694 | Net molded tantalum carbide rocket nozzle throat A method of making heat engine components, such as rocket nozzle throats, includes forming a body having at least one surface, wherein the body is made of a refractory metal, and compressing a ceramic powder between a die and the at least one surface of t... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6512474 | Ultra wideband signal source A method and system to create an ultra wideband (UWB) signal are disclosed. The UWB signal comprises a carrier frequency with each cycle reversing in phase. The UWB signal is generated from a limited number of high power narrow band amplifiers. Each ampli... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6465730 | Fabrication of a circuit module with a coaxial transmission line Interconnections are made through a planar circuit by a monolithic short-circuited transmission path which extends from a circuit portion of the planar circuit to the opposite side. The opposite side is ground sufficiently to remove the short-circuiting p... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6442944 | Bleed air heat exchanger integral to a jet engine An apparatus for supplying hot bleed air for anti-icing of a jet engine and cooled bleed air to an environmental control system includes a first duct (17), a second duct (5) and a front frame (10) coupled to the front of a jet engine (23). The first duct ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6443444 | Singulation mechanism A singulation mechanism is provided for use in a handling system for mail or other substantially flat articles, the mechanism having a singulation head with a drive mechanism which, in accordance with a first aspect of the invention, initially moves an ar... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6439122 | Separation system for missile payload fairings In detail, the system includes at least one first pulley mounted on the first structural member and at least one-second pulley mounted on the second structural member. A cable is attached by one end to the first structural member and wound about the first... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6438296 | Fiber optic taper coupled position sensing module The present invention pertains to a low noise, high sensitivity position sensing module. Fiber optic tapers are coupled to independent, optically and electrically isolated single element detectors. The detectors are optionally supported within a mounting ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6409126 | Passive flow control of bluff body wake turbulence The present invention provides an apparatus and system for controlling turbulence generated by medium passing about a bluff body disposed on a generally planar flow surface. An aft fairing, of a predetermined shape, is disposed on the flow surface in clos... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6411900 | Reduced throughput track data association using look-up tables A system for rapidly associating a set of tracks with a set of sensor observations. Look-up tables are formed, with each look-up table being associated with a portion of a geometric surface surrounding the sensor so that the table cells correspond to vari... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6321631 | Modular launch pad system A launch vehicle mounting system for use in launching either of first and second launch vehicles having different booster diameters is disclosed. In one embodiment, the launch vehicle mounting system includes a mounting frame and a plurality of arms pivot... | 11/27/2001 |
