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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8065929 | Environmental mechanical test apparatus An environmental mechanical test apparatus includes a pressure generation source and an isolation cylinder in fluid communication with the pressure generation source. The test apparatus further includes a pressure containment cell configured to receive a test specim... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7631589 | Apparatus for inhibiting effects of an explosive blast An apparatus for inhibiting effects of an explosive blast includes a central portion including a stiffening element and defining a radiused exterior surface and a plurality of sides extending from the central portion for attachment to a structure. The central portio... | 12/15/2009 |
| D599854 | Writing instrument | 09/08/2009 |
| 7575456 | Retractable umbilical system and vehicle incorporating same A retractable umbilical system includes an umbilical connector assembly, a latching connector assembly, and a retracting umbilical extending between the umbilical connector assembly and the latching connector assembly. The umbilical connector assembly is configured ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7559505 | Apparatus and method for restraining and deploying an airfoil An apparatus includes means for biasing a first airfoil of a vehicle toward a fully deployed position, means for restraining the first airfoil in a stowed position, means for releasing the first airfoil from the stowed position, means for restraining the first airfo... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7546796 | Armor and method of making same An armor includes a face sheet, a spall liner, and a core disposed between the face sheet and the spall liner. The core includes a polymeric matrix and a plurality of ceramic rods disposed in the polymeric matrix. The armor further includes a first shock dissipation... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7543523 | Antiballistic armor An antiballistic armor includes a core having a first surface, a second surface, and pockets extending into the core. The antiballistic armor further includes projectile impeding elements, wherein one of the projectile impeding elements is disposed within each of th... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7530314 | Thermally initiated venting system and method of using same An apparatus includes a thermally-activated, deflagration initiation device, a deflagration-to-detonation transition manifold, a first transfer line connecting the deflagration initiation device and the deflagration-to-detonation transition manifold, and a linear sh... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7522103 | Electromagnetic impulse transmission system and method of using same An electromagnetic impulse transmission system includes a plasma antenna generator, an electromagnetic impulse generator electrically coupled with the plasma antenna generator, and a ground plane structure operably associated with the plasma antenna generator. An el... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7511253 | Apparatus for detecting radiation and munition incorporating same An apparatus for detecting radiation includes an entry window configured to receive radiation from a target, the entry window having an outer surface and an inner surface, such that the outer surface is not parallel to the inner surface. The apparatus further includ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510532 | Method of and apparatus for detecting diseased tissue by sensing two bands of infrared radiation A method of and apparatus for detecting diseased tissue based upon infrared imaging in two different bands of infrared wavelengths is described. The use of two series of infrared images taken in two different bands of infrared wavelengths increases sensitivity to th... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7484450 | Apparatus and method for launching a vehicle An apparatus for launching a vehicle includes a bag and an inflator in fluid communication with the bag, the inflator configured to generate a gas to inflate the bag. The apparatus is operable to launch the vehicle. A method for launching a vehicle includes the step... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485096 | Method of and apparatus for detecting diseased tissue by sensing two bands of infrared radiation A method of and apparatus for detecting diseased tissue based upon infrared imaging in two different bands of infrared wavelengths is described. The use of two series of infrared images taken in two different bands of infrared wavelengths increases sensitivity to th... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485097 | Method of and apparatus for detecting diseased tissue by sensing two bands of infrared radiation A method of and apparatus for detecting diseased tissue based upon infrared imaging in two different bands of infrared wavelengths is described. The use of two series of infrared images taken in two different bands of infrared wavelengths increases sensitivity to th... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485098 | Method of and apparatus for detecting diseased tissue by sensing two bands of infrared radiation A method of and apparatus for detecting diseased tissue based upon infrared imaging in two different bands of infrared wavelengths is described. The use of two series of infrared images taken in two different bands of infrared wavelengths increases sensitivity to th... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7477828 | Optical waveguide An optical waveguide includes a first end surface; a second end surface, such that the second end surface is smaller than the first end surface; and a body extending between the first end surface and the second end surface, the body defining a complexly-contoured ou... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7437996 | Kinetic energy penetrator and method of using same A kinetic energy penetrator includes a plurality of penetrator segments, a penetrator segment sleeve for storing the plurality of penetrator segments, and means for moving the plurality of penetrator segments from the penetrator segment sleeve to locations substanti... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7387072 | Pulsed fluid jet apparatus and munition system incorporating same A fluid jet apparatus includes a housing defining a propellant cavity, a fluid cavity, and a passage through the housing in fluid communication with the fluid cavity. The apparatus further includes a membrane separating the propellant cavity and the fluid cavity, a ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7373885 | Device for venting a container housing an energetic material and method of using same A device for venting a container housing an energetic material includes an insulating portion, a charge holder disposed in the insulating portion, and an explosive cutting charge disposed in the charge holder. The device further includes a thermally activated initia... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363847 | Venting system and initiator thereof An initiator includes a reactive panel having a substrate and a plurality of reactive layers disposed on the substrate. The initiator further includes a transition manifold coupled with the reactive panel. A system for venting a container includes a venting device a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7340025 | Plasma antenna generator and method of using same A plasma antenna generator includes a ceramic portion including an ionizable material, an explosive charge adapted to project at least part of the ceramic portion upon detonation at a velocity sufficient to ionize the ionizable material, and a detonator coupled with... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7261040 | Penetrator and method of using same A penetrator includes a fore body comprising a pin and having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity and a stabilizing portion comprising a material of lower density than that of the fore body and a plurality of outwardly extending fins for ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246539 | Apparatus for actuating a control surface An apparatus for actuating a control surface includes a first spur gear; a first drive assembly engaged with the first spur gear; a second spur gear; and a second drive assembly engaged with the second spur gear. The apparatus further includes a gear assembly engage... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7227145 | Polarization and wavelength-selective patch-coupled infrared photodetector A photodetector for detecting the polarization or wavelength of incident infrared radiation (IR) is described. The polarization sensitive photodetector operates using two sets of patches and corresponding cavities, the first set resonating with IR having a first pol... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225740 | Electromagnetic pulse transmitting system and method A plasma antenna generator includes an ionizable material, an explosive charge capable of projecting the ionizable material upon detonation, and a detonator coupled with the explosive charge. An electromagnetic pulse transmitting system includes an electromagnetic p... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219579 | Apparatus and method for actuating control surfaces An apparatus for actuating a control surface includes a first spur gear, a first drive assembly engaged with the first spur gear, a second spur gear, a second drive assembly engaged with the second spur gear, and a gear assembly capable of being coupled with the con... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214195 | Method of and apparatus for detecting diseased tissue by sensing two bands of infrared radiation A method of and apparatus for detecting diseased tissue based upon infrared imaging in two different bands of infrared wavelengths is described. The use of two series of infrared images taken in two different bands of infrared wavelengths increases sensitivity to th... | 05/08/2007 |
| D536405 | Net | 02/06/2007 |
| 7138631 | Photodetector employing slab waveguide modes A photodetector for detecting infrared radiation (IR) using a slab waveguide is described. The slab waveguide photodetector operates by resonating transverse magnetic or electric modes within the slab from the incident IR. An IR absorbing layer is located within the... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135698 | Multi-spectral infrared super-pixel photodetector and imager A multi-spectral super-pixel photodetector for detecting four or more different bands of infrared radiation is described. The super-pixel photodetector includes two or more sub-pixel photodetectors, each of which includes a diffractive resonant optical cavity that r... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7130809 | System for planning a new product portfolio A planning system for developing new products includes resource and projected financial performance information as inputs. By selecting various combinations of possible new products to develop, a planner can determine a product mix that maximizes future profits as w... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127416 | Distributed processing of sorted search results in an electronic commerce system and method An electronic commerce system (10) includes a server (40) operating on one or more computers that communicates a search query for one or more products to one or more seller databases (32) that contain product data. Each seller database (32 | 10/24/2006 |
| 7107910 | Penetrator and method of using same A penetrator includes a fore body comprising a pin and having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity and a stabilizing portion comprising a material of lower density than that of the fore body and a plurality of outwardly extending fins for ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097132 | Apparatus and method for selectivity locking a fin assembly A fin assembly includes a fin base, a fin tip rotatably connected with the fin base, and means for selectively locking the fin tip in a chosen configuration. A vehicle includes a body defining a cavity therein and defining an opening through a wall thereof, a fin co... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7040210 | Apparatus and method for restraining and releasing a control surface An apparatus includes a restraint for restraining a first control surface in a stowed configuration and a severing mechanism for parting the restraint to allow the first control surface to move into an operational configuration. A vehicle includes a body, a first co... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041983 | Planar geometry buried junction infrared detector and focal plane array The described embodiments of the present invention include a method for forming a radiation detector. A radiation absorption layer is formed on a substrate. A wider bandgap layer is formed on the radiation absorption layer. A passivation layer is formed on the wider... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6969806 | Cable and method A cable includes a first portion, a second portion, and a first fold between the first portion and the second portion. The cable further includes a first shim bonded between the first portion and the second portion. A method for making a cable includes adhesively bo... | 11/29/2005 |
| 5791350 | Device and method for measuring force systems A device and method for measuring force systems is provided. The device measures and displays one or more components of a force system generated by medical or dental appliances or body tissues. The invention provides a probe or attachment device for engag... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5507826 | Prosthesis with shape memory locking element The present invention is a prosthesis (10) for replacing a body part which includes a first element (16) adapted to receive at least a portion of a second element (18) in an operative manner. The present prosthesis (10) also includes a variable locking ri... | 04/16/1996 |
