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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112487 | System and method for message filtering A collaborative messaging system and method includes, in a communications engine, a plurality of message interrogators to process a message from a sender to a receiver. The plurality of message interrogators includes a message adjudicator configured to compare messa... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112304 | Method of risk management across a mission support network A method of risk management across a mission support network is provided, including identifying a mission of the mission support network, and identifying, by a computer processor, assets of the mission support network. The assets include a mission asset to support t... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107894 | Modular solid-state millimeter wave (MMW) RF power source A modular solid-state MMW power source based on a topology of the lens array amplifier provides both the flexibility to scale output power and effective thermal management. The modular power source includes a single submodule that uses one or more power dividers and... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107320 | Autonomous sonar system and method An autonomous sonar system and method provide an arrangement capable of beamforming in three dimensions, detecting loud targets, adaptively beamforming in three dimensions to avoid the loud targets, detecting quiet targets, localizing the loud or quiet targets in ra... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106510 | Nano-tube thermal interface structure A semiconductor structure having: an electrically and thermally conductive layer disposed on one surface of the semiconductor structure; an electrically and thermally conductive heat sink; a electrically and thermally conductive carrier layer; a plurality of electri... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104719 | Digital interface unit (DIU) and method for controlling stages of a multi-stage missle A multi-stage missile with plural stages adapted to be physically coupled to and decoupled from adjacent stages and a processor disposed on a single stage for controlling each stage thereof. In the illustrative embodiment, the processor includes a field programmable... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104713 | Reinforced inflatable wings for fitment-constrained air vehicles A reinforced inflatable wing improves the tolerance of the OML and reinforces the wing in at least the high load areas. This approach provides fitment constrained air vehicles with wings having increased surface area to improve flight endurance or aerodynamic contro... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103532 | Method and system for fast local search and insertion heuristics for vehicle routing Methods and systems to reduce vehicle travel time in a vehicle routing plan having vehicle routes which includes vehicles and customers serviced by the vehicles, including executing cross-exchanges of the customers for combinations of vehicle routes in the vehicle r... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102583 | Real-time optical compensation of orbit-induced distortion effects in long integration time imagers An apparatus and method for effecting and changing optical distortions is disclosed. The apparatus includes a beam imaging apparatus including a first deformable mirror, a second deformable mirror, and a beam-steering apparatus. The beam-steering apparatus includes ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102310 | Dismount step discrimination with temporal adaptive matched filtering of doppler spectral features A process for detecting and discriminating a particular target, such as an ambulating human, amidst an environment crowded with other objects or humans having similar doppler profiles to the desired target. A method according to one embodiment includes generating an... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102305 | Filtering sensor data to provide estimates of structures According to one embodiment, a method comprises receiving sensor data generated by one or more sensors in response to sensing a structure. The sensor data is filtered to identify edge data and reverberation data each describing the same structural feature of the str... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098161 | Radio frequency identification inlay with improved readability A radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlay is provided that is substantially isolated from the environment in proximity to one side of the device. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlay is provided including a two-port microchip having a first and a second... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095269 | Dynamic rollover prevention In certain embodiments, a method includes accessing data associated with one or more vehicle parameters and determining, based on the data associated with the one or more vehicle parameters, if a vehicle rollover is imminent. The method includes determining, in resp... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094361 | Polymer shutter compositions and devices for infrared systems The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to compositions and devices operable for infra-red transmission and blocking comprising a layered structure having a first electrically conducting layer, a conjugated electrochromic polymer layer, an ele... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091464 | Shaped charge resistant protective shield In one embodiment, a protective armor system includes first and second armor layers separated by a gap. The second armor layer has a hardness that is less the first armor layer. The protective shield is configured to disperse energy of a shaped charge, such as the e... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090481 | Manual human interfaces to electronics In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for controlling an aircraft by a hands on throttle-and-stick (HOTAS) includes selectively connecting, by the HOTAS, two interfaces of a controller for the aircraft. The selective connection is mad... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090312 | System and method for observing a satellite using a satellite in retrograde orbit A satellite and an arrangement for placing the satellite in a retrograde orbit, i.e. inclined at approximately 180° to the equator. Multiple satellites may be used and the orbits thereof may be circular or elliptical. The invention is well-suited for an illustrativ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090220 | Resolution enhancement of video sequences with arbitrary enhancement factor Restoration based super-resolution combines a video sequence of low-resolution noisy blurred images using maximum likelihood estimation without regularization to produce a higher resolution image or video sequence up to a maximum enhancement factor r for the given v... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089617 | Energy efficient laser detection and ranging system According to one embodiment, a laser detection and ranging system includes a beam forming element that is optically coupled to a light source. The light source generates a light beam that is split by the beam forming element into multiple beamlets and directed towar... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089404 | Partitioned aperture array antenna A partitioned aperture array antenna. The novel antenna includes a first subarray having a first number of antenna elements equipped with transmit functionality and a second subarray having a second number of antenna elements equipped with receive functionality, whe... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089402 | System and method for correcting global navigation satellite system carrier phase measurements in receivers having controlled reception pattern antennas This invention discloses a method for enhancing a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), such as Global Positioning System (GPS), location calculation by supplying carrier phase corrections within a GNSS receiver used with a multiple element Controlled Reception... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089331 | Planar magnetic structure An improved planar magnetic structure in which the voltage gradient between core and windings is reduced by shields disposed between the one or more legs of the core and the windings and extending through the PWB layers; vias are offset to permit them to be containe... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087197 | Method and apparatus for influencing reflections from an optical surface An optical system has an optical component with a curved surface and zero optical power. The optical system is configured so that the optical component is the first optical structure encountered by radiation entering the optical system from externally thereof. Accor... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086187 | Developing and analyzing a communication system In one aspect, a method to simulate performance of a communication system includes providing a list of interference components to a user, receiving from the user selections of interference components from the list of the interference components, performing an analys... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085937 | System and method for securing calls between endpoints According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of establishing a secure call includes generating a session key at a centralized location. The session key is encrypted with a first public key and transmitted from the centralized location to a first en... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084730 | Dual mode source follower for low and high sensitivity applications In certain embodiments, a unit cell is provided. The unit cell may include a high sensitivity path and a low sensitivity path. The high sensitivity path may include a first transistor and a first switch. The first switch may couple an output node to the first transi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084725 | Methods and apparatus for fast action impulse thruster Methods and apparatus for a fast action impulse thruster according to various aspects of the present invention may comprise a projectile comprising an impulse thruster system. The impulse thruster system may comprise a guidance system and a fast action impulse thrus... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084724 | Enhanced multiple kill vehicle (MKV) interceptor for intercepting exo and endo-atmospheric targets By sharing tasks between the CV and the KVs, the MKV interceptor provides a cost-effective missile defense system capable of intercepting and killing multiple targets. The placement of the acquisition and discrimination sensor and control sensor on the CV to provide... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084288 | Method of construction of CTE matching structure with wafer processing and resulting structure A method includes bonding a first side of a metal shim to a silicon shim, removing metal from the metal shim to form a plurality of cleared metal lanes in accordance with a pattern, bonding a readout integrated circuit having a plurality of saw lanes in accordance w... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082848 | Missile with system for separating subvehicles A missile includes several subvehicles that are initially mechanically coupled to a missile main body, and a separation system for separating the subvehicles from the missile main body. The separation system has a single triggering mechanism to simultaneously provid... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082844 | Acoustic crystal explosives An acoustic crystal explosive, which gains its properties from both its periodic structure and its composition, may be configured to suppress or enhance the sensitivity of detonation of the explosive in response to an acoustic wave. An explosive material and a mediu... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081137 | Air-supported sandwich radome An air-supported sandwich radome with a hemispherical top region and a prolate region has a high strength, RF transmissive, low dielectric flexible wall. There is a defined region where damaging RF radiation is reflected. At least in the defined region, a flexible h... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081115 | Combining multiple-port patch antenna An exemplary apparatus providing an antenna for radiating electromagnetic energy is disclosed as having: a first dielectric substrate having opposite first and second surfaces, a patch of conducting material disposed on the first surface, a ground plane of conductin... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081088 | Method and apparatus for apportioning attention to status indicators Methods and apparatus for generating, by a computer processor, a first status indicator and a second status indicator, generating a first attention value to indicate an amount of attention a user should devote to the first status indicator, and a second attention va... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080775 | Differential source follower source leader addressable node readout circuit A readout circuit for reading from addressable nodes comprises first and second half-circuits of a differential amplifier. The first half-circuit comprises at least one source follower transistor adapted to receive an input signal from one of the addressable nodes, ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080085 | Methods and apparatus for an ionizer Methods and apparatus for an ionizer according to various aspects of the present invention include an amplifier disposed within an open ended housing. The air amplifier is used to supply an amplified airflow that may then be passed through an air neutralization syst... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077112 | Collapsible tri-axial frame antenna A antenna is described including a first frame having a first loop antenna element disposed thereon; a second frame having a second loop antenna element disposed thereon, the second frame disposed perpendicular to the first frame in an operational mode and disposed ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077087 | Methods and apparatus for phased array Methods and apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention operate in conjunction with a phased array system. The phased array system may include an array structural frame defining an array of module-receiving mounting locations. The phased array sy... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076967 | Integrated smart power switch A device including a controllable semiconductor, sensor, and controller is provided. The controllable semiconductor is associated with a first operating parameter and a second operating parameter, wherein at least the first operating parameter is controllable. The s... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076623 | Projectile control device A spin-stabilized projectile is steered by taking air from an air intake at the front of the projectile, and expelling the air along an outer surface of the projectile to alter its trajectory toward the desired impact location. Air taken in through the air intake is... | 12/13/2011 |
