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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6219528 | Dynamic power control with adaptive reference level The disclosure describes a method of adjusting a reference level for uplink signal power for use in a dynamic power control system with satellite-based measurements in a satellite communications system. The uplink signal power for a plurality of received ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6219526 | Method and apparatus for generating a satellite control strategy A system and method for generating a satellite commanding procedure includes a computer having a central processing unit and a screen display coupled to the computer. The display has a plurality of object-oriented display indicia. An input device is coupl... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6217382 | Coaxial cable ESD bleed An ESD bleed path for a coaxial cable (10). A disk (20) is provided around a center pin (18) of a SMA connector (12) for a center conductor (22) of the coaxial cable (10) in order to provide a bleed path for a floating center conductor (22). The disk (20)... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6216097 | Power measuring cooling plant system and method A terrestrial thermal vacuum system that tests spacecraft by developing a thermal balance having a margin of error of less then 5% and preheats spacecraft prior to terrestrial thermal vacuum testing are disclosed. In operation, working fluid is pumped thr... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6214144 | Method of making tensioned mesh for large deployable reflectors Apparatuses, methods and systems for mesh integration and tension control, mesh retention, and mesh management of mesh-type deployable reflectors. The mesh members are comprised of a plurality of wedge-shaped gore members, each of which are pre-tensioned ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6208317 | Hub mounted bending beam for shape adjustment of springback reflectors The present invention is directed to a method of and a device for adjusting the concavity of a springback antenna reflector. The method and device of the present invention can be used to adjust the concavity of the springback reflector prior to stowage wi... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6208079 | Circumferentially-segmented collector usable with a TWT A TWT collector has axially-positioned collector stages in which at least one of the stages includes a plurality of annularly-arranged stage segments. The collector enhances electron beam velocity sorting by facilitating a combination of (a) selecting axi... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6202917 | Co-processing of adhesive curing and solder reflow in an electronic assembly operation An electronic assembly is fabricated by tinning a solder to the electrical bonding pads of a printed circuit board, and applying an adhesive, preferably a filled polyurethane adhesive, to the component that is to be bonded to the printed circuit board. Th... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6201906 | Compact waveguide "T" switch A compact "T" switch for use in a waveguide communication system switch includes a housing, a rotor, and a motor. The housing includes a pair of ends and an interconnecting sidewall enclosing a cylindrical cavity. One of the housing ends including an entr... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6198640 | Three-switch add/subtract DC to DC converter A DC to DC converter that uses three switching devices and processes power in such a way that it can operate very efficiently. The converter only processes that portion of the input power that is required to provide regulation. In addition, by judiciously... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6198354 | System for limiting if variation in phase locked loops An apparatus for limiting intermediate frequency variation in a multiple conversion phase locked loop includes a reference oscillator and a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The reference oscillator generates a first reference frequency, while the VCO ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6191757 | System for compact stowage of segmented dish reflectors A deployable segmented dish-like reflector includes a main body with one or more additional reflector segments. Each reflector segment is connected to the main body with one or more link members, such that the entire reflector may be stowed into a compact... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6191547 | Focus control for search lights The focus angle of a search light mounted on a helicopter or other platform is narrowed or widened by rotating a bidirectional focus control cam in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction as selected by a manually operated three-position control switch ... | 02/20/2001 |
