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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5831206 | Ring vortex depth charge Apparatus for generating a ring vortex which will damage the hull of the get vessel. The apparatus comprises a torpedo which is launched from an attack submarine in the direction of the target vessel. When the torpedo is at a predetermined position, the ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5791591 | Target seeking free gyro A free gyro for use with a missile's seeker which allows the seeker to tr the target. The free gyro includes a support structure having a pair of roll axis forks which support a pitch gimbal and allow for rotational movement of the pitch gimbal about a p... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5786750 | Pilot vehicle which is useful for monitoring hazardous conditions on railroad tracks A self-propelled remotely controlled pilot vehicle adapted for use on raiad tracks to monitor hazardous conditions and obstacles on the railroad tracks. The pilot vehicle precedes a train along the railroad tracks at a distance which will allow the train... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5785591 | Mobile safety structure with separate compartments for containment and handling of hazardous materials A mobile safety structure with separate compartments for containment and dling of hazardous materials which includes a roof assembly, a base assembly having a containment pan, right side and left side walls and front and rear walls with the front and rig... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5760743 | Miss distance indicator data processing and recording apparatus A miss distance indicator data processing and recording apparatus compris an antenna which receives an RF missile telemetry signal from a missile attempting to intercept a target and a translated RF missile telemetry signal from an AN/DRQ-4 miss distance... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5756992 | Blackbody simulating apparatus for calibrating an infrared imaging device A blackbody simulating apparatus which has a blackbody simulator for emitting infrared energy in random directions. A collimator collects a portion of the infrared radiation emitted by the blackbody simulator and then redirects the infrared radiation as a... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5754318 | Apparatus for parallel recording of holograms in a dynamic volume medium Apparatus for the simultaneous parallel recording of holograms on a dynamic volume medium. Directed along a recording axis is a polychromatic source image which has multiple component images to be recorded in the dynamic volume medium. Each component imag... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5751380 | Optical protection apparatus for use with night vision devices An optical protection apparatus for preventing the degradation by bright ht of the performance of night vision devices which includes a first lens for focusing bright light from a light source onto a charge coupled device sensing array at its focal plane... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5751006 | Water heated panels for simulating the infrared signature of a target A array of water heated panel comprising a rectangular shaped support strure having a fluid inlet passageway positioned at the top portion of the structure and a fluid outlet passageway positioned at the bottom portion of the structure. The support struc... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5735639 | Modular mobile safety structure for containment and handling of hazardous materials A mobile safety structure for the storing and handling of containers of hrdous materials comprising multiple modular storage units. The modular storage units may be configured in tandem to form one embodiment of the modular mobile safety structure. In th... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5729338 | Computer controlled optical tracking system A system for tracking a target comprising an acquisition sight used by a ot of an aircraft to acquire and begin tracking the target. Once the pilot acquires the target an operator can use a track handle to track the target. The operator monitors the targ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5729100 | Method and apparatus for controlling backlash in motor drive systems An anti-backlash gearing system which includes first and second drive gears hich mesh with a driven gear to provide torque and rotational motion to the driven gear. The drive gears are each driven by a motor, while the driven gear drives a load. The anti-b... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5726747 | Computer controlled optical tracking system A tracking system including an acquisition sight for use by a pilot of an rcraft to acquire a target. Once the pilot acquires the target an operator uses a track handle to take control of tracking the target. The operator monitors the target utilizing nar... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5711009 | Method and apparatus for minimizing the effects of frequency selective fading on a PCM/FM data signal An apparatus for the error free transmission of PCM/FM telemetry data. The pparatus comprises a first mixer for receiving an RF signal which has a first frequency and which is the carrier for the PCM/FM telemetry data. A variable frequency oscillator provi... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5710431 | Outdoor scene simulating apparatus for testing an infrared imaging device An outdoor scene simulating apparatus for testing an infrared imaging dev comprising an infrared source, which emits infrared energy along a first optical path. Positioned downstream from the infrared source along the first optical path is a metallic sub... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5703314 | Infrared projector countermeasure system A countermeasure system, adapted for use on board an aircraft, for confus an incoming missile as to the location and heading of the aircraft. The countermeasure system generates for each side of the aircraft at least two infrared energy images which are ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5699068 | Doppler video signal conditioning circuit A doppler video signal conditioning circuit comprising first, second and rd buffers which respectively receive a voltage controlled oscillator signal, a second intermediate frequency signal and a second local oscillator signal from a missile' radar recei... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5666117 | Non-Return to Zero Level to Bi-Phase signal converter A digital conversion circuit for receiving a Non-Return to Zero Level Data tream and then converting the Non-Return to Zero Level Data stream to a Bi-Phase Data stream. Combinational logic including an EXCLUSIVE-NOR circuit, three D-type Flip-Flops, AND ga... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5657017 | Telemetry bi-phase-level to non-return-to-zero-level signal converter A signal converter for converting a bi-phase-level data stream to non-ret-to-zero-level data. The bi-phase-level data stream is input to a detector circuit. When the detector circuit detects a high level for more than half of a bit period, the detector c... | 08/12/1997 |
