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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8442445 | Protocol reference model, security and inter-operability in a cognitive communications system Various cognitive communications system architectures and their corresponding Protocol Reference Models (PRMs) are disclosed. Such PRMs incorporate a Cognitive Plane in addition to conventional Data and Management Planes. The additional Cognitive Plane functionality... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8436905 | Front lens shutter mount for uniformity correction An imaging system comprising a lens, a detector array (e.g., focal plane array), a signal processing module and a shutter, wherein the shutter is positioned in front of the lens (between the lens and the scene being imaged). This front lens shutter mount configurati... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8430036 | Multiple diverging projectile system A system for firing multiple projectiles in a parallel or diverging manner is provided. The system can comprise tail-end portions of projectiles that add structure to a cartridge, provide for efficient combustion, allow projectiles to transition from a straight conf... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8426818 | Post-supported microbolometer pixel A post-supported bolometer pixel and a process for manufacturing it comprising the steps of depositing a sacrificial layer over a substrate with readout integrated circuit pads that connect to the integrated circuit; forming vias through the sacrificial layer to the... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8422013 | Optical multiplexer/demultiplexer An apparatus for optical spectrometry utilizes a simplified construction, reducing the number of independent optical elements needed while providing a sizeable dispersed spectrum. The apparatus provides a spectral intensity distribution of an input source wherein in... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8417125 | Full-duplex laser communication using single wavelength from an optical transmitter Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with a laser communication system using a single wavelength are presented. A first data is modulated onto an RF carrier to produce a modulated RF carrier. A laser is intensity modulated using with the modulated RF ca... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8405524 | Seismic method for vehicle detection and vehicle weight classification A system is provided for detecting the passage of vehicles and the classification thereof by weight using geophone outputs and a unique density measurement in which the number of peaks of the geophone signal above a predetermined threshold over a number of time fram... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8400539 | High density composite focal plane array A composite focal plane assembly with an expandable architecture has a multi-layer, double-sided aluminum nitride (AlN) substrate and vertical architecture to achieve the dual function of focal plane and electronics backplane. Imaging dice and other electrical compo... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8392056 | Diagnostic connector assembly (DCA) interface unit (DIU) In a diagnostics system for use on vehicles, wherein the improvement comprises a connector assembly that translates diagnostic connector assembly signals into a digital format suitable for computer based analysis and fault diagnosis on an individual vehicle and vehi... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8391271 | Time synchronization for distributed mobile ad hoc networks Time synchronization among nodes in a wireless mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is obtained using a cross layer approach. Each node maintains a routing table that contains entries corresponding to other nodes of the network that are one or more hops away from the node,... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8390525 | Circularly polarized omnidirectional antennas and methods An antenna, suitable for battlefield identification use, employs a multifunctional design. A closed-end coaxial line structure with center conductor has slanted slot radiators provided in its outer conductor. The slot radiators excite a pattern between upper and low... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8379296 | Nonlinear optical CdSiP2 crystal and producing method and devices therefrom CdSiP2 crystals with sizes and optical quality suitable for use as nonlinear optical devices are disclosed, as well as NLO devices based thereupon. A method of growing the crystals by directional solidification from a stoichiometric melt is also disclosed... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8376280 | Aerodynamic deflector shield for protection of optical devices mounted on fixed-wing aircraft In a method for operating an infrared countermeasure optical device on an aircraft, the improvement comprises the steps of positioning a deflector upstream from the optical device to allow said optical device to operate in high-speed freestream flows. ... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8373518 | Method and apparatus for digital synthesis of long multi-cycle microwave pulses Conductive segments (transmission line conductors) are positioned within a transmission line structure in order to generate multi-cycle microwave pulses. The conductor segments are switchably coupled to one or the other conductor of the transmission lines, inside th... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8371202 | Method and apparatus for protecting vehicles and personnel against incoming projectiles A projector of multiple skewed light planes or sheets is located adjacent a vehicle to be protected and detectors are arranged to defect the penetration of the light sheets by an incoming object, with the time intervals between the piercing of the planes defining th... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8371201 | Method and apparatus for efficiently targeting multiple re-entry vehicles with multiple kill vehicles A method and apparatus is provided for increasing the effectiveness of destroying selected objects in a target cloud by prioritizing the objects detected in a large aperture IR detector aboard a carrier vehicle and sequentially illuminating the detected targets with... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8365671 | Adaptable smart warhead charge and method for use A method for detonating a munition comprising the steps of providing a plurality of micro-detonators and microprocessors in said munition and initiating said micro-detonators in a predetermined sequence by means of said microprocessor. Depending on the specific pred... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8365575 | Chemically modified organic CDC based rapid analysis system A method of performing chemical analysis is disclosed. The method includes the steps of forming carbide-derived carbon (CDC) material having a plurality of pore size, surface chemistry, and surface electrical properties. An array of the surface functionalized CDCs a... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8343792 | Method for manufacturing lateral germanium detectors An improved method for manufacturing a lateral germanium detector is disclosed. A detector window is opened through an oxide layer to expose a doped single crystalline silicon layer situated on a substrate. Next, a single crystal germanium layer is grown within the ... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8338230 | System and method for multi-chip module die extraction and replacement A system and method are provided in which a first chip in a stacked multi-chip module configuration is affixed via one or more adhesion layers to a first portion of a partitioned interposer unit. Planar partitions of the interposer are physically bonded via multiple... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8319636 | Method for locating items A convenient handheld locator is provided for locating an item in an urban environment in which the locator is programmed to search for and locate specific items, with the detected item being displayed on the locator as to its identity or name, also displaying where... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8304332 | Structure and method for fabrication of field effect transistor gates with or without field plates A method for fabrication of a field effect transistor gate, with or without field plates, includes the steps of defining a relatively thin Schottky metal layer by a lithography/metal liftoff or metal deposition/etch process on a semiconductor surface. This is follow... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8301075 | Tactical radio and radio network with electronic countermeasures A tactical radio includes a radio frequency (RF) processing module having a receiving component path and a transmitting component path. A signal processing module coupled to the RF processing module includes a jammer detection stage for identifying a type of jamming... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8300417 | Apparatus for adapting mezzanine cards There is provided an apparatus for accommodating at least two different sized cards, the apparatus comprising a card housing comprising one or more card slots, each card slot being adaptable for inserting the at least two different sized cards; and a card guide syst... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8299936 | Method and apparatus for establishing low frequency/ultra low frequency and very low frequency communications A method for generating electromagnetic waves in the ELF/ULF comprising the steps of using a ground-based Horizontal Electric Dipole (HED) antenna to send electromagnetic pulses upwardly in the E-region of the ionosphere to form an oscillatory or pulsed electric fie... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8295767 | Method of manufacturing a microradio A microradio is provided with a hysteretic switch to permit an optimum range increasing charging cycle, with the charging cycle being long relative to the transmit cycle. Secondly, an ensemble of microradios permits an n2 power enhancement to increase ran... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8294099 | On-wafer butted microbolometer imaging array An apparatus and method for assembling a large microbolometer infrared imaging array from sub-arrays, including the step of forming a sub-array assembly of independent imaging arrays on the silicon wafer as the imaging sensor is being processed, whereby seams or gap... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8281701 | Method of providing a defense against a shaped charge A method of providing a defense against a shaped charge uses an outer and an inner armor layer provided with a medial space between these outer and inner armor layers. One or more defensive shaped charges are positioned in the medial space. If the outer armor layer ... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8281697 | Method for launching naval mines An air-based vertical launch system is described by means of which ballistic missile defense can be achieved effectively from a large aircraft. A method for ensuring safe missile egress is proposed. A method for ensuring that the missile strikes the ballistic missil... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8280323 | Fuzzy logic control of an RF power amplifier for automatic self-tuning Fuzzy logic is utilized to control an RF amplifier and associated tuner for continuous self-optimization and automatic load matching to at least double the battery life of a battery-powered transmitter. ... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8279821 | Assigning channels to users in wireless networks that incorporate multi-user detection (MUD) Statistics are collected for each network user, including signal bandwidth (BW), required receive power (RRP) for decoding a user signal, and available transmit margin (ATM). Users are ordered by BW from greatest to smallest. Users with a greatest BW are then ordere... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8272327 | Multiple diverging projectile system A system for firing multiple projectiles in a parallel or diverging manner is provided. The system can comprise tail-end portions of projectiles that add structure to a cartridge, provide for efficient combustion, allow projectiles to transition from a straight conf... | 09/25/2012 |
| 8269171 | System and method for detecting, tracking and identifying a gas plume A system and method for detecting, tracking and identifying a gas plume. The system comprises a processor and a detector in communication with the processor. The detector is effective to detect spectral radiance from a region of interest to detect first and second d... | 09/18/2012 |
| 8260085 | Fusion of image block adjustments for the generation of a ground control network A method for fusion of image block adjustments for the generation of a ground control network constituting a Metric Information Network (MIN). Utilizing the subject. fusion algorithm it is possible to duplicate the results of an extremely large simultaneous image bl... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8249843 | Predicting aerodynamic impacts for small appendages (IRCM installation) on large fixed wing aircraft using computational fluid dynamics A method for predicting aerodynamic impact for small appendages on aircraft, wherein the improvement comprises using an adaptable computational fluid dynamic model of airflow adjacent the appendage by isolating a patch surrounding the small appendage, measuring the ... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8234689 | System and method for generating target area information of a battlefield using information acquired from multiple classification levels A system and method for generating target area information. The system comprises a first processor effective to receive first information of a first classification level and a second processor effective to receive second information of a second classification level ... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8232682 | High power bipolar pulse generators A bipolar pulse generator is implemented in a simple structure while providing a high efficiency design having a relatively low total size, while still allowing access by fibers used to control a photoconductive switch that activates the generator. The bipolar pulse... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8228405 | Real-time pixel substitution for thermal imaging systems A non-uniformity correction (NUC) process for imaging engines is augmented with real-time pixel substitution capability. This feature checks for pixels that have significantly degraded from their factory performance. Degraded pixels found are then substituted in rea... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8217375 | Integrated pod optical bench design In an integrated gimbal and High-Powered Multiband Laser (HPMBL) for use in an infrared countermeasure apparatus in a pod mounted on an aircraft, the improvement comprises an optical bench that connects the optical path between side-by-side mounted gimbal and high p... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8212996 | Method for centroiding and tracking a distorted optical image A centroiding method is provided for an optical tracking system including a laser used for countermeasuring purposes in which a pencil thin laser beam is accurately positioned onto a target through the use of centroiding techniques for ascertaining the position not ... | 07/03/2012 |
