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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6404431 | Virtual map store/cartographic processor A digital map system has a storage device for storing digital map data and a cartographic processor for generating maps utilizing digital map data from the storage device. The cartographic processor is configured to generate maps in a plurality of differe... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6375811 | Flexible, highly durable, transparent optical coatings Optical coatings and methods of fabricating the same. According to a preferred embodiment, the optical coatings comprise polymeric films formed from the disassociation of chemical products from a gaseous hydrocarbon in plasma. The disassociation process i... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6363902 | Fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite internal combustion engine intake/exhaust valves A fracture-resistant, thermally stable intake or exhaust valve for an internal combustion (IC) engine. The valve has a stem portion and a head portion, both of which are formed of fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite (FRCMC) material. This FRCMC mate... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361055 | Cryogenic composite tank seals Sealed structural joints for use in manufacturing pressurized tank structures, and particularly cryogenic fuel tanks. In a preferred embodiment, the structural joints and seals comprise a strain-compliant material as applied to a joint or seam to provide ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6360990 | Landing gear The present invention provides a landing gear. The landing gear includes a trunnion having at least one principal pivot point. The principal pivot point is adapted to be pivotably coupled to an airframe to allow the trunnion to pivot about a principal tru... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6363095 | Solid-state laser system using high-temperature semiconductor diode laser as an optical pump source A laser system for operation at elevated temperatures with minimal cooling requirements. The laser system comprises a laser media having first and second optical ends and an input port. The laser system further comprises at least one high-temperature lase... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6352031 | Radiative countermeasures method A method for creating coherent masses of burning matter for countermeasures purposes such as for protecting an aircraft and other vehicles from infrared "heat seeking" hostile missiles and also from high power Laser beams and Laser radar. One or more spur... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6350074 | Spherical clevis assembly A spherical clevis assembly constructed as a generally U-shaped member having two generally parallel opposing arms and a base. Two opposing inwardly disposed mounting members each having a spherical portion are situated in a respective aperture of the res... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6348849 | High voltage transformer A transformer that prevents breakage of the wire leads thereof. The transformer comprising a generally cylindrical bobbin having a plurality of windings wrapped therearound. Each of the windings has a respective first and second end. Attached to an end of... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6340796 | Printed wiring board structure with integral metal matrix composite core A printed wiring board structure having at least one chip-carrying layer adjacent a core fabricated of a metal matrix having disposed therein continuous pitch based graphite fibers. The chip carrying layers and the core have an interface therebetween and ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6337125 | High-performance matched absorber using magnetodielectrics A composite electromagnetic absorber provides increased EMR absorption while being thinner and/or lighter than prior art EMR absorbers. To accomplish this, synthetic dielectric materials are combined with either synthetic magnetic materials or magneticall... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6329944 | Tag communication protocol & system A method of communicating to a RF tag having a low power mode and a scan mode with a radar and an interrogator. The method comprises the steps of alternating the RF tag between the low power mode and the scan mode and then transmitting a wake-up call to t... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6318433 | Repair pressure applicator for in the field damaged aircraft A pressure application device for applying pressure to a repair patch of a variable contoured aircraft surface, the pressure applicator device is provided with an inflatable pressure bladder. The bladder is configured for applying pressure to the repair p... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6314858 | Fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite armor An integrated, layered armor structure having multiple layers which alternate in their exhibited characteristics between extremely hard and ductile. The extremely hard layers of the armor structure are designed to shatter an impacting projectile, or piece... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6315485 | Low observable aircraft fastener treatment In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a low observable fastener for use with a panel structure having a panel bore formed therein. The panel structure has a RAM panel layer formed thereon. The RAM panel layer has a RAM panel layer bo... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6313620 | Detector system for identifying the frequency of a received signal useful in a channelized receiver A method, and apparatus for accomplishing the method, for determining the frequency of an RF signal that operates by sequentially applying a received RF signal to sequentially selected individual filters having predetermined frequency pass bands and compa... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6308398 | Method of manufacturing a wafer fabricated electroacoustic transducer A method is disclosed for simultaneously producing a plurality of capacitive electroacoustic transducers. The method comprises forming a plurality of electrically insulative substrates by cutting circular slots to an insulating wafer. Each slot is interru... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6307680 | Optical blurring filter which is resistant to digital image restoration An optical filter for intentionally blurring camera images has a generally transparent material and a plurality of optical distortions formed in the transparent material. Placement of the transparent material longitudinally in the optical path of a camera... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6304466 | Power conditioning for remotely mounted microwave power amplifier An apparatus and method are disclosed for regulating a high voltage DC supply derived from a plurality of unstable high voltage signals. The invention functions to derive a high voltage DC signal from a received unstable high voltage signals. A derived si... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6299122 | Spherically mounted retroreflector edge adapter In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an edge adapter for use with a spherically mounted retroreflector device for measuring the location of a measurement point on a first object surface of an object. The object has a second object s... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6298896 | Apparatus for constructing a composite structure An apparatus (100) for constructing a composite structure (112) is disclosed. The apparatus (100) comprises a flexible layer (104), which has a working surface (106) and an underside surface (108), coupled to a base (102). At least one support element (30... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6297734 | Randomization of transmit time The present invention discloses an apparatus for randomizing the transmit time in a tag RFID communication system. The CRC calculation is implemented through the use of software stored in the system microprocessor and the calculations vary upon a pluralit... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6291889 | High temperature resistant thin-film system A thin-film microcircuit resistant to high temperatures comprises a substrate fabricated of high-purity, densely packed alumina ceramic with a fine grain size, and metallization deposited thereon. The high temperature resistance is further improved by app... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6289741 | Molding device and method for measuring the bonding strength of elastomers A novel device and method for the injection and molding of a body of elastomeric composition within a mold cavity, around a core member and against the prepared surface of a test substrate, such as a ceramic or metallic disk, at the base of the mold cavit... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6292712 | Computer interface system for a robotic system The present invention is an interactive multi-media interface system which incorporates text, audio, and video graphics animation and other tools to interface a user with a device in an outside environment, such as a robotic device, machining or other too... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6284175 | Method for reducing reflected radio frequency electromagnetic radiation A highly conductive thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) gap filler having superior durability and EMI shielding properties. According to the preferred embodiment, the TPE comprises graphite fiber having a nickel-copper-nickel coating formed thereabout that is s... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282014 | Cascade optical parametric oscillator for down-conversion The present invention comprises an optical parametric oscillator for down-conversion of coherent light to longer wavelengths. The present invention comprises an optical pump source for providing a pump beam at a primary wavelength. The pump source is coup... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6282324 | Text image deblurring by high-probability word selection A system is presented for reconstructing blurred text on a word-by-word basis. The text is scanned and compared with a priori data concerning characteristics of the text, including zone characteristics of each letter of the alphabet. Comparisons are made ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6277313 | Combination continuous woven-fiber and discontinuous ceramic-fiber structure A method of fabricating a ceramic structure as well as a pre-ceramic preimpregnated composite material incorporating a continuous woven fiber and a discontinuous fiber pre-ceramic matrix for subsequent curing and component construction. The method include... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6265078 | Reducing wear between structural fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite automotive engine parts in sliding contacting relationship Structural ceramic matrix composite material to be employed as automotive engine parts and the like is provided with erosion-resistant qualities in several ways. For one, an erosion-resistant material is applied to the surface as by plasma spraying. The e... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6260759 | Method for tracking a target having substantially constrained movement A method for tracking a target having substantially constrained movement utilizes the steps of determining constrains for movement of the target, obtaining information on movement of the target, and predicting that the target will continue to move upon a ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6259980 | Automated control system for remote vehicles Apparatus for automatically controlling operation of a self-propelled vehicle comprises a plurality of operating systems for performing specific functions relating to the operation of the vehicle, each of the operation systems including controller devices... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6258431 | Gap standardization technique for specialized fillers A system is provided for filling a gap between adjoining coplanar first and second sheet members mounted on an outer surface of a common substrate and having juxtaposed first and second edge surfaces. A permanent gap filler member of predetermined shape a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254317 | Triple gantry drilling system Methods for forming fastener holes in the construction of fuselage assemblies. The method utilizes a triple gantry drilling system with upper, left and right side gantries, within which are dedicated robotic deployment arms having an automatic tool change... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254927 | Liquid release agent composition and shim process An improved shimming process and release composition for filling the gap between a releasable composite skin and a supporting body with a liquid shim material, using a novel viscous liquid release composition free of volatile vehicle. The liquid release c... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6252505 | On-site environment monitoring system An on-site environment monitoring system including at least one on-site environment condition sensor, an on-site alarm signal, and an on-site alert system. The monitoring system includes an on-site alert system having an on-site programmable microprocesso... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250195 | Compact universal ejection/rail launching system A compact universal apparatus which is mountable within an optimally sized weapons bay of a conventional fighter aircraft, which includes an automatic scissors or trapeze type lowering linkage mechanism for a conventional or inventory bomb ejector rack un... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6251970 | Heat absorbing surface coating A heat absorbing coating having a plurality of micro-capsules each being an encapsulant shell and a heat absorbing material within the shell, and a carrier adherable to a substrate and throughout which the micro-capsules are dispersed. The heat absorbing ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6248403 | Environmental wipe solvent processes A non-chrome process for the pretreatment of substrate surfaces to simultaneously clean them and improve their bonding strength for organic coatings such as adhesives, protective primers, sealants, paints, composites and similar materials conventionally b... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6235351 | Method for producing a self decontaminating surface A method for producing a self decontaminating surface to decontaminate chemical and biological contaminants that are deposited on the surface and decontaminatable through reaction with free hydroxyl radicals. The method first includes determination of a s... | 05/22/2001 |
