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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7960943 | Modular battery system having battery monitoring and data collection capability Disclosed herein is a modular battery system having at least one subsystem comprising a plurality of battery modules connected in series or parallel, wherein each subsystem preferably having a first endplate and a second endplate. The battery modules may be bound be... | 06/14/2011 |
| D608730 | Enclosure for battery systems and battery modules | 01/26/2010 |
| 6878207 | Gas gate for isolating regions of differing gaseous pressure Disclosed herein is an improved gas gate for interconnecting regions of differing gaseous composition and/or pressure, more particularly between atmosphere and a vacuum. The gas gate includes a cylinder within a housing situated between the regions of differing gase... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6790299 | Minimum signature propellant This invention relates to energetic compositions, which offer increased performance in conjunction with a total absence of halogen based oxidizers to eliminate exhaust products, such as hydrogen chloride. The oxidizers of choice are various combinations neat ammoniu... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6690462 | Calibration scheme for continuous monitoring of mercury emissions from stationary sources by plasma emission spectrometry The disclosed invention relates to a calibration method, system and apparatus for a multimetals continuous emissions monitor system (hereinafter "multimetals CEMS"). More specifically, this invention relates to a calibration scheme for continuous monitori... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6446921 | Collapsible display stand The display utility stand of the present invention is an aesthetically pleasing and durable collapsible portable display stand, which incorporates a minimal number of movable parts. The display utility stand may be adapted for supporting and stabilizing a... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6446427 | Solid fuel regression rate control method and device The present invention relates to a method and device for controlling the solid fuel regression rate of a solid fuel ramjet engine. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, pressure oscillations are excited using active, closed-loop control to v... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6419771 | Non-toxic hypergolic miscible fuel with stable storage characteristics The non toxic bipropellent of the present invention contains a non-toxic hypergolic miscible fuel (hereinafter referred to as "NHMF") and a rocket grade hydrogen peroxide. This NHMF has rapid ignition capability and minimizes the formation of precipitate,... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6417355 | Geminal-dinitro-1-5 diazocine derivatives This invention involves a new class of compounds, certain geminal-dinitro-substituted heterocycles, including geminal-bis(difluoramino)-substituted heterocyclic nitramines and the production thereof. More specifically, this invention involves the pro... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6395899 | Electronegatively substituted pyrimidines and intermediates leading to RNFX Calculated performance improvements are expected from a particularly new class of compounds, geminal-bis(difluoramino)-substituted heterocyclic nitramines, when formulated into explosives and propellants. This invention involves novel and nonintuitive met... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6389215 | Low birefringent polyimides for optical waveguides statement regarding federally sponsored research or development An optical waveguide subsystem, and process, having at least one cladding in contact with at least one core. The cladding has a refractive index less than the refractive index of the core. Either the cladding or core contains a crosslinked polyimide that ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6375532 | Quick release safety mechanism A quick release safety mechanism for use with a rescue tube is described herein. A preferred embodiment of the present invention incorporates a buoyant support, a connection strap having a distal end and a proximate end, and a means for attaching the shou... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6367341 | Slidable fixture positioner An apparatus for positioning an object in a remote location with a high degree of precision, insuring stability and repeatability for discrete sampling to be taken at intervals between each sampling on the order of years. A preferred embodiment of the pre... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6352460 | Neutral buoyancy recovery device A neutral buoyancy recovery device (NBRD) for retrieving an immobile object or incapacitated individual from a liquid area which utilizes neutral buoyancy to assist a rescuer. The NBRD is easily submerged under the surface of the liquid and placed under a... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6283036 | Variable output warhead This invention involves a hard target penetrating warhead designed to produce a variable explosive discharge. A standard warhead casing is divided into several compartments with each compartment separated by a shock-absorbing shield. Explosive fill in con... | 09/04/2001 |
