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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5410396 | Automated test station for performing a variety of tests on optical fiber under tension An optical fiber evaluation test station (20) includes optical fiber supply (26), translation, and rewinding mechanisms (52), and at least one module performing a test of optical fiber quality through which the optical fiber (22) continuously passes. The ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5398588 | Missile system with telescoping launch tube A missile launching system (18) for launching a missile (20) includes an automatically telescoping launch tube (22, 24) and a rest raining system (40, 42). The telescoping launch tube (22, 24) lengthens the period of guided travel of the missile (20) duri... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5386480 | Amplitude ratio discrimination for MTI processors A system for detecting an object in a scene. The invention (10) includes memory (12) for storing a first frame of image data represented by a plurality of input signals Io. A spatial filter (16) is included for spatially filtering a second fram... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5385319 | Missile with inside payout optical fiber canister A missile includes an optical fiber canister with the optical fiber wound as an annular fiber pack having an initial payout region extending from the inner annular surface. A reinforcing leader overlies the initial payout region of the optical fiber to fo... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5373432 | Fixed frequency DC to DC converter with a variable inductance controller A DC to DC converter (50, 60, 70) that includes a switching circuit (10) responsive to a DC input, a magnetic amplifier controller (20) responsive to the switching circuit for providing an AC output, and an AC current to DC voltage rectifying circuit (30)... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5368255 | Aerotumbling missile A missile includes a missile body having a nose, a tail, and a center of gravity therebetween. A plurality of blades are arranged symmetrically around the missile body at a location between the nose and the center of gravity. The blades are deployable fro... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5368254 | Optical imaging system including generally conical, transparent protective dome and optically refractive fixed corrector for reversing conical deformation created by viewing through the dome A camera (40) is mounted on a gimbal (44) inside a missile (30) and views forwardly through a transparent, generally conical front dome or ogive (70). An optically refractive corrector (72) is mounted in front of the camera lens (42) for integral movement... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5364489 | Apparatus for applying adhesive to an optical fiber during winding In-line application of liquid adhesive to an optical fiber (10) while it is being wound onto a drum (14) is accomplished by a tube (58) interconnected with a pressurized adhesive source of supply (70). An end (60) of the tube provides adhesive in a beadli... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5344105 | Relative guidance using the global positioning system A method for guiding a vehicle (30) to a target (28) includes furnishing a first vehicle (20) having a first global positioning system (GPS) receiver (24) fixed to receive global positioning signals from a selected constellation (46) of satellites in orbi... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5334981 | Airborne metal detecting radar Method and arrangement for an airborne radar system particularly adapted to detect large metal targets that are concealed from the air by camouflage or natural foliage. The arrangement includes an antenna that transmits a continuous wave electromagnetic s... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5331266 | Cooperative differential drive system A cooperative differential drive system (20) for use in material handling and flight control and guidance systems, and the like. The drive system (20) may be employed in application that require high resolution task repeatability capabilities and the exec... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5321409 | Radar system utilizing chaotic coding A radar system (20) has a chaotic code source (22) with a chaotic code output (23), which generates a chaotic code according to a chaotic difference equation. The radar system (20) further includes a transmitter (24) with a carrier signal source (28) of a... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5317284 | Wide band, low noise, fine step tuning, phase locked loop frequency synthesizer A wide bandwidth, low noise, fine frequency step phase locked loop frequency synthesizer (10) and processing method. The synthesizer (10) includes a first divider (16) for dividing a first signal provided by a reference frequency source (12). A first phas... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5310134 | Tethered vehicle positioning system A tethered vehicle such as a missile system comprises a tethered vehicle body having a control system and propulsion system therein, a control station for the tethered vehicle located outside of the tethered vehicle body, and an optical fiber data link ex... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5302780 | Split coaxial cable conductor and method of fabrication A coaxial cable conductor (20) comprises a center conductor (22) having a preselected longitudinal shape and a longitudinally split outer conductor (24). The split outer conductor (24) includes a first partial outer conductor (60) comprising a portion of ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5293811 | Missile control fin actuator system A control fin actuator (28) for a guided missile (20) includes a pressure actuator (40) having a slidable piston (44) inside a housing (42). Rolling diaphragm seals (50, 56) of the top piston face (46) and the bottom piston face (48) to the inside wall of... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5286108 | Fixture for performing tensile tests at extremely high temperature A fixture for performing tensile tests on advanced materials at extremely high temperatures (greater than 2500 degrees fahrenheit). The fixture allows gripping a specimen without introducing thermal gradient in the specimen. It incorporates a self alignin... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5283687 | Amplifier for optical fiber communication link A bidirectional optical fiber (12) amplifier suitable for use in a dual payout fiber-optic communication link (10) is disclosed herein. The inventive amplifier (12) is typically encasted in a shell or service loop, and is preferably connected between firs... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5280382 | Direct current to radio frequency pulse generating system A circuit arrangement to convert high voltage direct current energy into radio frequency energy that includes photoconductive switch means which is periodically closed by a pulsed light source, such as a laser, to generate the radio frequency energy. A se... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5278562 | Method and apparatus using photoresistive materials as switchable EMI barriers and shielding A method and apparatus for providing a switchable electromagnetic interference (EMI) barrier. The method protects an object against electromagnetic radiation, through the steps of: providing an object to be protected from electromagnetic radiation; placin... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5271143 | Method of making a multipiece gimbal A gimbal (22) with three critical dimensions is prepared by separately fabricating three components of the gimbal (22), and then joining the components on tooling. The steps of the method include fabricating a base ring platform (50) while maintaining a p... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5264909 | Measurement of optical fiber diameter The diameter of an optical fiber (36) moving past a measurement apparatus (20) is evaluated in a time of less than about 50 microseconds, permitting closely spaced individual measurements along the length of the optical fiber (36). The measurement apparat... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5222305 | Method for specifying and verifying positive graphics pattern positions relative to non-plated tooling holes patterns on the same substrate A method of specifying and verifying tight toleranced positional accuracies of external conductive patterns on electronic substrates relative to non-plated tooling hole patterns in the same substrate comprising the addition of round plated or otherwise de... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5221060 | Thermal expansion compensated winding of optical fiber canisters An optical fiber canister (20) is formed of a bobbin (22) having an optical fiber (24) wound in a plurality of layers. The optical fiber layers include a first layer (42) having a plurality of spaced-apart helical wound segments (44), with each pair of he... | 06/22/1993 |
