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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096350 | Dual point adjustable depth air sparging well system An adjustable depth air sparging well system having a fixed depth or secondary air injection point and an adjustable depth or primary air injection point for injecting compressed air into saturated or groundwater regions of the soil's subsurface to remove volatile c... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7750853 | Partially shorted microstrip antenna A partially shorted microstrip antenna configured to wrap around a projectile's body without interfering with the aerodynamic design of the projectile. The microstrip antenna has three identical conformal antenna elements equally spaced around the circumference of t... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7748931 | Chemical injection using an adjustable depth air sparging system A supplemental fluid adjustable depth air sparging system which is used to remediate contaminates from groundwater within the soil. An adjustable depth air injection point injects compressed air, and an adjustable depth chemical injection point injects a chemical ox... | 07/06/2010 |
| 6789908 | Confocal ellipsoidal mirror system for wide field of view imaging An optical system having a pair of ellipsoidal shaped reflective surfaces or mirrors which receive light from an object and provide wide field view imaging for the object. The optical system directs the light onto a flat detector to a record a wide field of view ima... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6675716 | Pyrotechnic pellet decoy method A method for decoying an infrared seeker comprising the steps of providing a plurality of small pyrotechnic pellets, igniting the pellets and dispersing the pellets.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6644230 | Locking marine bitt A marine bitt which is easily removed from the deck of an ocean going vessel and attached to the deck of the vessel. The marine bitt is used to secure cargo including vehicles to the deck of a barge or other ocean going vehicles. The easy removal of the m... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6608576 | Pulse code modulation encoder for data acquisition A programmable pulse code modulation encoder comprises a programmable controller arranged to receive a digital signal input and a plurality of parallel analog signal inputs. The said programmable controller is arranged to digitize the parallel analog sign... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6598828 | Integral data acquisition capacity Provided is a modified configuration that permits operation of instrumentation onboard platforms that may experience severe environmental conditions. The instrumentation permits autonomous acquisition of performance data. Acquired data may be recorded for... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6588286 | NoFoam system for testing a foam delivery system on a vehicle A NoFoam system which permits the testing of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicle's foam delivery system. The NoFoam system includes the piping, valves, and connecting elements to interface with the fire vehicle's foam delivery system, while mini... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6580064 | Background rejection circuit A background rejection circuit uses the harmonic content of an angularly narrow target to produce a signal. The signal is used to modulate an externally derived audio signal to produce a target indication signal free of background noise.... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6578791 | Variable gravity bias control system for a guided missile A missile flight control initiating device for optimizing flight control time and a variable gravity bias device that corrects guidance signals from the missile's guidance computer during the optimized flight control time. These devices function to correc... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6564146 | Tracking system for providing position information Processing GPS signals received at moving targets and at a fixed location near instrumentation associated with timing and recording an event allows the determination of instantaneous target position to be made without a requirement for additional active t... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6556896 | Magnetic roll rate sensor A magnetic roll rate sensor for measuring the roll rate or roll position of a missile. A pair of magnetic sensor elements mounted within the missile provide analog electrical signals representative of a change in the earth's magnetic field due to the pres... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6549168 | GPS and telemetry microstrip antenna for use on projectiles A microstrip antenna system having a GPS antenna for receiving GPS data and a telemetry antenna for transmitting telemetry data mounted on a dielectric substrate. The microstrip antenna system is designed for use on small diameter airborne projectiles whi... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6529157 | Radar signature evaluation apparatus An improved radar signature evaluation apparatus for measuring and evaluating the radar signature for an aircraft, missiles, and other vehicle. The radar signature apparatus includes an instrumentation system for generating radar cross section data for th... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6518912 | Signal processing circuit A signal processing circuit is disclosed for providing fuze-on-jam capability in a target detecting device, while in the presence of continuous wave or continuous wave noise jammer signals. A target detection system will protect the target detecting devic... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517287 | Method for removing contaminants from dredge material in an underwater environment A method of removing contaminated sediment material from a contaminated area on the ocean floor using a reactor vessel wherein seawater is from within the interior of the reactor vessel so that the vessel penetrates the ocean floor. A pressurized fluid is... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6508492 | Swiveling hose coupling A swiveling hose coupling comprising first and second nipples and a cylindrical shell. The cylindrical shell includes a swivel shell, and first and second retaining rings. The swivel shell is set between the first and second retaining rings. The first and... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6497137 | Annular after reactor with sound attenuator for use in a jet engine test cell and test stand An annular after reactor is aligned axially with the direction of exhaust flow from the exhaust port of a jet engine under static test. Located near the front end of the reactor is a first set of gas injectors. A second set of gas injectors are located do... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6494336 | Modular combat load system A modular combat load system which is portable, light weight and easily moved from one location to another and which allows the military to supply troops with mission critical consumable supplies, such as drinking water, in a combat environment. The syste... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6487971 | Light initiated detonator An explosive detonator capable of initiating fuze explosive trains remotely by radiant energy from a flash of light impinging upon the surface of explosive.... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6486823 | Adaptive cross polarization electronic countermeasures system An adaptive cross polarization electronic countermeasures system comprising identical transmit and receive antennas. The transmit antenna is rotated 180 degrees with respect to the receive antenna. The transmit and receive antennas are mounted facing the ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6471507 | WSL gas igniter The WSL Gas Igniter is, in essence, a small, reuasable gas bomb intended to be used in the testing of fire suppression systems. The device has two main parts. The main parts are the control box and the igniter head. The control box controls all aspects of... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6464133 | Property management system A system and method for managing property using a program designed to assist a user in completing necessary forms. The program assists the user by providing hints, overlaying text, and troubleshooting suggestions. The user is guided through each segment o... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6466172 | GPS and telemetry antenna for use on projectiles A microstrip antenna system having a GPS antenna for receiving GPS data and a telemetry antenna for transmitting telemetry data mounted on a dielectric substrate. The microstrip antenna system is designed for use on small diameter airborne projectiles whi... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6459270 | Method for testing high voltage breakdown and leakage current of electrical cables A method for testing a cable for defective insulation. A user connects one end of each cable conductor to a numbered terminal block. The user measures the insulation resistance between the first and second conductors of the cable using an insulation resis... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6433691 | Personal collision warning and protection system A sensor transmits a pulse in the direction of travel of a user and receives reflections from any obstacle in the path. The sensor provides two signals which indicate the relative range and the relative velocity between the user and the obstacle. A decisi... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6420802 | Hydraulic winch limit switch circuit A hydraulic winch limit switch circuit for preventing a winch cable from moving beyond its normal stop position which insures that the winch cable and research equipment attached to the cable are not damaged. The circuit includes a single pole limit switc... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6416019 | Precision parachute recovery system A parachute recovery system which provides for the recovery of a payload such as a target drone without damage by allowing for a safe, non-destructive landing of the payload at a desired location. The parachute recovery system comprises a payload, a parac... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6409420 | Portable vehicle barrier A portable vehicle barrier which is configured as a net to disable and prevent further movement of vehicle traveling across the vehicle barrier. The net has a lead array of spikes and a trailing array of spikes which puncture and adhere to the front and r... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6411074 | Pulse width modulated cable signal injecting apparatus A signal injecting apparatus which includes a microcontroller for generating a 1024 hertz square wave signal which is supplied through a NAND gate to a field effect transistor. When the transistor is switch on a tank circuit comprising a pair of capacitor... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6411451 | Laser protection system The present invention pretains to a device for protecting the human eye by means of a narrow bandwith interference filter which filters out one or more specific wavelengths of light emitted in the form of a coherent, concentrated beam that is laser radiat... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6405580 | Apparatus for detecting and measuring foam forming compounds in aqueous solutions An apparatus for detecting change in the foam forming characteristic of an input stream of an aqueous solution which continuously samples the input stream by taking a series of discrete, independent measurements. A sample of the input stream is collected,... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6397753 | Water-based apparatus to mitigate damage and injuries from a fully or partially confined explosion A water-based apparatus for mitigating the gas pressure loading and associated damage and injuries from a fully or partially confined explosion. The water-based apparatus comprises a water-blanket which rests on each pallet of ordnance to mitigate the gas... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397665 | Apparatus for detecting and measuring foam forming compounds in aqueous solutions An apparatus for detecting change in the foam forming characteristic of an input stream of an aqueous solution which continuously samples the input stream by taking a series of discrete, independent measurements. A sample of the input stream is collected,... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6396233 | Ball joint gimbal system A ball joint gimbal system which provides for a precise line-of-sight stabilization of a gimballed mirror that rides on a ball and its associated support structure. The mirror is positioned by four braided lines. The brained lines are driven by four servo... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6353634 | Video decoder using bi-orthogonal wavelet coding A video decoder for decompressing video data to recreate highly accurate and detailed video images. The video decoder includes a programmable gate array which receives a serial data stream of compressed video data containing 32 bit data words. The program... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6338457 | Precision parachute recovery system A parachute recovery system which provides for the recovery of a payload such as a target drone without damage by allowing for a safe, non-destructive landing of the payload at a desired landing location. The parachute recovery system comprises a payload,... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6325924 | Reactor vessel for removing contaminants from dredge material in an underwater environment A reactor vessel for in situ cleanup of contaminated sediments in an underwater environment. A slurry is generated within the reactor vessel after the reactor vessel penetrates an area of the seabed which includes severely contaminated sediments. The cont... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6326759 | Ball joint gimbal system A ball joint gimbal system which provides for a precise line-of-sight stabilization of a gimballed mirror that rides on a ball and its associated support structure. The mirror is positioned by four braided lines. The brained lines are driven by four servo... | 12/04/2001 |
