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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6248275 | Process for synthesizing composite material components with curved surfaces A slurry mixture of alcohol, particles and a binding agent undergoes partial solidification and curve-shaped molding in sequence on flat and curved molding surfaces respectively, to produce a curve-shaped foam product suitable for further fabrication as c... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6235541 | Patterning antibodies on a surface Substrates are patterned with antibodies attached thereto at discrete locations from which absorption resistant coating is removed by selectively controlled mechanical scribing contact to avoid chemical removal so as to decrease fabrication costs and incr... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6229762 | Acoustic sensor for a point in space The invention is directed to a fiber-optic sensor for measuring acoustic signals originating from a single point remote from the sensor. The sensor includes a sensing cable formed with a light transmitting optical fiber core encased within an acoustically... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6227139 | Control tab assisted lift reducing system for underwater hydrofoil surface A hydrofoil stabilizer fixed to an underwater hull and provided with a pair of pivotally deflectable control flaps through which surface lift on the stabilizer is controlled, is provided with trailing edge tabs on both of the flaps that are pivotally defl... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6208268 | Vehicle presence, speed and length detecting system and roadway installed detector therefor An improved detector is provided for installation in a roadway surface. The detector finds utility in a highway vehicle detection system for determining vehicle presence, vehicle speed and vehicle length. First and second matched induction coil magnetic s... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6207065 | Integrated liquid discharge system Liquid waste generated aboard a maritime vessel is separated into oily and non-oily components for separate treatment to obtain flow streams having different waste contents. Those of the flow streams having waste content reduced by the treatment are disch... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6192541 | Dynamic ramp interface system A dynamic ramp interface system to allow a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ship to unload and load onto a pier, floating storage facility, or other ship during high sea states. The dynamic ramp interface system includes a motion compensation damping system attach... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6182495 | Test machine for simulation of shock wave induced motion Equipment to be carried on marine vessels during sea travel, is mounted on the table of a test machine through which shock wave induced motion to be experienced by such equipment during the sea travel is simulated and applied to the equipment carrying tab... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6176943 | Processing treatment of amorphous magnetostrictive wires A magnetostrictive wire element made of amorphous ferromagnetic material is tailored for installation within a sensor by treatment which includes annealment by heating while a stress condition is imposed thereon, and applying a DC electric current thereto... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6172510 | System for detection of flaws by use of microwave radiation Targeted portions of material layered structure is probed by microwave radiation focussed onto the targeted portion by adjustment of antenna position and orientation establishing a single oblique incidence path for reflection of antenna emitted probing ra... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6164411 | Suppression of acoustic cavity resonance induced by fluid flow A flow modifying element is fixedly positioned on a cavity enclosure over a forward portion of an opening therein through which the cavity is exposed to fluid undergoing flow above the opening. Some of such fluid is thereby diverted into the cavity to ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6159060 | Protective shrouding with debris diverting inflow vanes for pump-jet propulsion unit A pump-jet type of outboard propulsion unit within a surrounding fluid mem for marine craft or the like, is protectively enclosed within cylindrical shrouding which forms an axial flow passage about the exhaust channel of the propulsion unit through whic... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6139648 | Prestress imposing treatment of magnetostrictive material Magnetostrictive material such as Terfenol-D undergoes annealing treatment y heating for a limited period of time to an elevated temperature below the melting point, followed by cooling to a preferred magnetic state in which a compressive stress generated ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6138724 | Shipboard paint dispensing system A storage chamber within a paint dispensing reservoir tank is maintained led with paint from a refill paint source during recirculation of such paint through a paint cleansing filter within the chamber for supply of filter cleansed paint to a paint dispe... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6131518 | System for enhancing target damage by water jet impact Different compositions of layers forming a non-homogeneous explosive charge are selected so as to produce in response to underwater detonation of s explosive charge a gas bubble having a corresponding internal density distribution of explosion products ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129134 | Synthesis of metal matrix composite Reinforcing particles within a flux are dispersed through a metal matrix osited into a crucible purged of air by infeed of argon gas during heating of the matrix to a melted state for completing particle dispersion by agitation before remelting thereof a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6129135 | Fabrication of metal-matrix compositions A predetermined quantity of a metal-matrix composite material is injected to a heating crucible along an angular infeed direction toward a location therein at which a vortex is formed by the blade of an agitator through which the material is stirred while... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6116328 | Fabrication of tile reinforced composite armor casting Alumina tiles within aluminum framing jigs are fixedly positioned by lock ns within an internally coated mold for centrifugal casting within a block of an aluminum alloy material. Such jigs and the tiles framed therein are coated with silver before castin... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6101963 | Rudder tab for suppression of tip vortex cavitation Cavitation of a hydrofoil element, such as the rudder of a marine vessel, om exposure to a body of water during onset flow at different angles to the chordal axis of the rudder profile, is suppressed by a tab on the lower end tip of the rudder. Such tab h... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6082436 | Method of centrifugally casting reinforced composite articles The article is produced by prepositioning nonwoven reinforcement, coated h a bond enhancing compound inside of a centrifugal casting mold that is surface coated for protective shielding of the reinforcement. Molten matrix metal is then introduced into th... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6076480 | Fuel storing water ballast tank internally structured for reducing retention of water and overboard discharge of fuel A tank within a ship providing for both fuel storage and water ballast, has external walls enclosing compartments formed between internal intersect walls having flow regulating openings therein that are located and sized to establish separate interfaced... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6075753 | System for simulation of underwater explosion pressure fields An array of piezoelectric transducers from which acoustical energy is emid at a low and high frequency within a predetermined frequency band, synthesizes a localized underwater simulation of a remotely located explosion pressure field, by programmed comp... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6041728 | Shape memory actuator system A control tab on a submarine or the like is angularly displaced by a remote control actuator system featuring a pair of shape-memory cables consist of a superelastic actuating cable connected to the control tab and a force generating thermoelastic cable... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6000851 | Adjustable electric motor bearing system The parameters of a rotor bearing assembly are readily changed to facilit evaluation, determination and establishment of optimum bearing clearance and rotor bearing adjustment to minimize noise and vibration, by an arrangement which includes seating of s... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6001237 | Electrochemical fabrication of capacitors A film of nickel oxide is anodically deposited on a graphite sheet held in osition on an electrochemical cell during application of a positive electrode voltage to the graphite sheet while exposed to an electrolytic nickel oxide solution within a volumetri... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5998874 | Ultrahigh density charge transfer device Metal heated to a molten state is injected under a high hydrostatic penetration pressure into extremely small and closely spaced channels of an insulating matrix to form an array of electrically conductive pins or wires. The materials for the pins and mat... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5987397 | Neural network system for estimation of helicopter gross weight and center of gravity location The invention is directed to a helicopter health and usage monitoring system utilizing a neural network for estimating gross weight and center of gravity location from measured flight condition parameter inputs; and includes means for measuring a pluralit... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5960026 | Organic waste disposal system Organic waste material is pneumatically transported within air and mixed rewith by swirling flow through an annular injector passage of varying radial width into a reaction flow passage of an eductor nozzle section receiving the output plume of a plasma ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5958229 | Electrolytic disinfectant system An electrolytic disinfectant system especially useful in a maritime application for treating freshwater so as to render it potable, provides a brine solution that is stored in a tank from which hypochlorite as the disinfectant is fed to a freshwater suppl... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5949835 | Steady-state, high dose neutron generation and concentration apparatus and method for deuterium atoms A steady-state source of neutrons is produced within an electrically grounded and temperature controlled chamber confining tritium or deuterium plasma at a predetermined density to effect implantation of ions in the surface of a palladium target rod coate... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5941744 | Vectored propulsion system for sea-going vessels A thrust block is positioned by a steerable support in spaced relation to e hull of a seagoing vessel for angular displacement about a propeller axis and the axis of said hull intersecting the propeller axis. Forward and aft sets of propellers are rotatab... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5942206 | Concentration of isotopic hydrogen by temperature gradient effect in soluble metal Isotopic hydrogen enrichment in a soluble metal is achieved through temperature gradient effects by applying a heat source and a heat sink to two spaced regions of the metal within which isotopic hydrogen atoms are absorbed and enclosed by a diffusion-bar... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5932091 | Oily waste water treatment system The effluent outflow from a shipboard oil/water separator is further reduced in oil content by passage through ultrafiltration membranes arranged in series as an added downstream treatment prior to overboard discharge. Effluent from the oil/water separato... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5911405 | Multi-ported diverter valve assembly The metallic housing of a diverter valve assembly has a plurality of thredly positioned inserts therein through which different port passage paths are established with a multi-ported ball valve element angularly displaceable inside the housing while seal... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5902953 | Miniature, low power, electromechanical safety and arming device The blocking disc serving as an explosive train interrupter of a safety and rming mechanism is angularly displaced from its safe position by a stepping motor through reduction gearing in response to timed energizing pulses applied thereto from a crystal-co... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5890101 | Neural network based method for estimating helicopter low airspeed The invention is directed to a system, utilizing a neural network, for estimating helicopter airspeed in the low airspeed flight range of below about 50 knots using only fixed system parameters as inputs to the neural network. The method includes the step... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887983 | Bearing assembly for radar mast A bearing assembly underlying the top flange connected to the upper end of n antenna shaft, includes plastic bearing inserts held in contact with the shaft angularly spaced from each other by an outer cylindrical housing and sleeve sections retained therei... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5886661 | Submerged object detection and classification system A detection and classification system for underwater objects uses a transting unit and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit comprises a waveform generator, a power amplifier, and a transmitting antenna. The receiving unit comprises a receiving antenna... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5885007 | Adjustable bearing system with selectively optimized installational clearances Angularly spaced sector portions of a bushing element attached by its annr flange to a housing, adjustably positions angularly spaced bearing elements and wedge-shaped spacers for bearing support of a shaft with desired radial and axial clearances mainta... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5859535 | System for determining size and location of defects in material by use of microwave radiation Microwave radiation emitted from a single antenna is focused on a targeted material from which reflected radiation is received by the same antenna to provide signal measurement data from which detected material defects are evaluated by determination of vo... | 01/12/1999 |
