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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7062888 | Vapor and termite barrier and method for concrete slab construction A vapor and termite barrier and method for use in concrete slab construction includes applying an elastomeric-seal fluid in a liquid state that cures into an elastomeric seal of all ground surface, reinforcement, conduits and concrete on a slab area. A method for ap... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6529866 | Speech recognition system and associated methods A method and system for converting a sound signal containing a speech component and a noise component into recognizable language are disclosed, wherein the sound signal is transformed from a time domain into a frequency domain. Next the transformed signal... | 03/04/2003 |
| 5949738 | Sonar target simulation Sonar echoes of length s/c (cos θi +cos θr)+T are slated by transmitting properly timed replicas of an illuminating signal from a number of projectors spaced along a cable of target length s. Because of the length of this cable, m... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5215465 | Infrared spot tracker The apparatus is an interactive, scenario based simulator for training a pons team in close encounter combat. Employed is a large screen projection system, a plurality of trainee positions, and means to remove aggressor images when neutralized by the tea... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5215463 | Disappearing target The apparatus is an interactive, scenario based simulator for training a weapons team in close encounter combat. Employed is a large screen projection system, a plurality of trainee positions, and means to remove aggressor images when neutralized by the t... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5215464 | Aggressor shoot-back simulation The apparatus is an interactive, scenario based simulator for training a weapons team in close encounter combat. Employed is a large screen projection system, a plurality of trainee positions, and means to remove aggressor images when neutralized by the t... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5213503 | Team trainer The apparatus is an interactive, scenario based simulator for training a pons team in close encounter combat. Employed is a large screen projection system, a plurality of trainee positions, and means to remove aggressor images when neutralized by the tea... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5194007 | Semiconductor laser weapon trainer and target designator for live fire Disclosed is a capability for training and other uses wherein a firearm can e aligned with its target by use of a laser beam, or the target can be designated to others by illuminating it with the laser beam. A laser diode that provides visible light is use... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5180309 | Automated answer evaluation and scoring system and method Apparatus and method are disclosed for achieving automated evaluation and oring of a participant's response to questions selected pseudo-randomly. A plurality of questions are available for each of a plurality of categories, in a question file. For each q... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5056760 | T-slot sheave A sheave that has the advantage of being able to be quickly coupled to a le, and quickly decoupled from the cable. A further advantage is that the shaft of the pulley on which the cable rides is journaled at each end in side members that interlock when t... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5038768 | Carbon monoxide conversion device Means for removing contaminants from an air stream are disclosed that at the same time provides a cost effective apparatus for training firefighters. HOPCALITE is used to remove carbon monoxide while other compositions remove particulates, water and organ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5035622 | Machine gun and minor caliber weapons trainer A trainer for manually aimed weapons, having a projection screen video sym, a video disk player for providing pre-recorded scenes of a target image, a simulated weapon having actuable trigger, and a microprocessor having a file that identifies target loc... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5029578 | Oxygen breathing apparatus simulator A breathing bag apparatus and simulator is disclosed that has a circuitous and continuous tube within its bag(s) communicating outside air from an inlet filter and carbon-dioxide-conversion canister to the inhalation fixture of the user's facemask. A perm... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4991147 | Preformed beam tracker Apparatus and method for sonar or radar target tracking. Digital apparatus nd techniques are employed. A variable delay is used for beam steering.... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4966139 | Oxygen breathing bag simulator A valve within an oxygen breathing apparatus (OBA) simulator to simulate the loss of oxygen supply that occurs in an operational OBA when the user accidentally deflates the bag(s), such as by impact. The valve is within the tubular conduit inside the simu... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4959817 | Intruder target monitoring sonar alarm system A system for detecting the presence of intruder targets in an area under ar surveillance and in which the number of normal targets may vary, including the processing of gated time sample receiver signals through a first monitoring circuit having a counte... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4944293 | Timed oxygen breathing apparatus trainer A mechanical apparatus for training is disclosed that reduces the flow of r or oxygen in an oxygen breathing apparatus (OBA) to simulate the effects of an empty oxygen canister. A timer mechanism is coupled to a butterfly valve in the air passageway of th... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4944679 | Generic radar display A software controlled generic radar display system using a microcomputer ing a high performance graphics card that drives a high resolution color monitor which displays the radar sweep, compass rose, front panel symbology and diagnostic information. A ta... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4934927 | Perforated flame deflector A series of perforated plates are placed in alignment with a horizontally sposed burner tube and canted to spread the flame from the burner both axially and transverse the axis of the tube. Each perforation is accompanied by an upper scoop that extends do... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4932880 | Low-cost sound related trainer An interactive and programmable tone generator with scenarios is disclosed nd described as a training device. Sounds are recorded as they are heard in their actual environment. The recording then can be combined with a coded track that triggers a graphics ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4923402 | Marksmanship expert trainer The invention is a marksmanship trainer that can accommodate a plurality of trainees. The trainer includes a long range light pen to measure sighting accuracy and tracking steadiness. It is set with the sight of a simulated or operational weapon, and achi... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4872211 | Dual frequency launcher for circularly polarized antenna A dual frequency antenna feed is formed from a central, circular waveguide onnected to the flat boundry of circular, disk-shaped resonant cavity. A second circular waveguide is connected one end of a disk-shaped resonant cavity. Energy of one frequency ent... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4764909 | Hydrogen generator The power output and thus the range of sonar apparatus is limited by caviion of the water surrounding a sonar transducer at high output power levels. The invention "strengthens" the water surrounding a sonar transducer by increasing the hydrogen content ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4764660 | Electric smoke generator A high output smoke generator suitable for use as a portable apparatus emys a thin-walled metal conduit as a resistance heater coil which also doubles as a thermal sensor. A balance bridge controller using the coil as one leg in the bridge network, is el... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4759716 | Rotating color mapped radar sweep simulator A rotating cursor plan position indicator radar display is simulated upon a olor mapped computer driven raster scan CRT display by logically dividing the pixels of the display into a plurality of wedge shaped regions. The color attributes of the pixels in ... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4737740 | Discontinuous-taper directional coupler A stripline coupler exhibiting higher coupling coefficients and improved ttering properties in the plus 10 Ghz range, utilizes a section of discrete areal dimension in each of two tapered striplines, such that said sections form a discontinuity in the ta... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4711524 | Combustor fiberscope A fiberscope for the viewing of the interior of an operating engine combur is provided with a fused coherent fiber bundle as an image conduit to transmit the image of said interior through the wall of the combustor. Illumination may be provided through t... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4702575 | Helmet mounted eye tracker using a position sensing detector A helmet mounted eye tracker is disclosed for monitoring the position of cornea of a human eye which includes an infrared light source for projecting a pulsed infrared light beam along a first optical path, a mirror for redirecting the pulsed infrared l... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4664731 | Pultrusion of glass and glass-ceramic matrix composites A method of making fiber reinforced glass composite articles utilizes preregnated preforms which are bound with a temporary plastic binder. The binder is removed in a gradient oven and the frit or preform is drawn through a pultrusion die assembly heated... | 05/12/1987 |
| H218 | Weapon trainer using IR radiation emitted from target A marksmanship training system has been developed which depends upon the mal levels of infrared radiation emitted from warm-blooded animals, such as humans. An infrared detector is mounted upon a simulated rifle or unloaded real rifle, or other weapon. T... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4636583 | Synchronization of long codes of bounded time uncertainty Apparatus and method for synchronizing two code streams in a digital commcation network. A locally generated code stream is stored in a precessing delay line and correlated with a received code stream using both static and dynamic techniques.... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4628255 | AGC technique for spectrum analyzers An automatic gain control system is disclosed which utilizes a voltage coolled vario-losser means to vary the AGC System output. The control voltage is derived from the lowest detected level from any of a plurality of narrow band pass filters, such as th... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4612028 | Polarization-preserving single mode fiber coupler A polarization-preserving single mode fiber coupler, fabricated by a method which does not require mutually aligning the fiber polarization axes provided the actual misalignment angle is not close to 90°. The protective jackets from two or more polarizat... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4607208 | Battery charger A battery charger analyzer utilizing a down pulse configuration employs a mber of power switching transistors driven from a pulse-width modulator in a control section which monitors and analyzes the battery temperature, charge condition, current provided,... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4571631 | CIG Distortion correction with delay lines Distortion occurring when tan θ mapped CIG video is projected onto a ide angle non-tan θ display is corrected in both line direction and cross-line direction by varying the propagation time of the pixels within a line to achieve a non-distorted line and ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4568820 | Smoke generator A smoke generator and system for its employment is disclosed wherein a sm is generated from a liquid smoke producing agent when the liquid is vaporized by pressurized 1000° F. air which has been heated in an electrical resistance coil. The systematic ap... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4568159 | CCD Head and eye position indicator A head and eye tracking apparatus utilizes a plurality of coded IR emitte mounted in a reflective surface, as a reference base. A reference lens aligned with the user's head references a limited number of the emitters within its field of view and transmi... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4547656 | Portable smoke generator A resistance tube type smoke generator utilizes a plurality of tube secti, each having a distinct cross-sectional area and electrical resistivity to provide both storage and vaporization via prolonged differential heating of a smoke producing agent. Ther... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4541778 | Pin rooted blade biaxial air seal In an axial flow compressor rotor stage having a blade mount rail about the eriphery thereof, a seal is positioned below the blade platforms to provide improved compressor gas path efficiency. Each blade platform has a seal bonded to the underside thereof,... | 09/17/1985 |
