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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161881 | Ring booster for fuze A fuse and a fusing method comprising initiating detonation of a first booster comprising a circular shaped charge and thereby causing detonation of a second booster. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8117726 | Line of sight precision machining A method of assembling an optical device and an optical device manufactured by placing in a housing an optical element comprising one or more interface datums, aligning the optical element to a reference feature to determine an amount of finish machining of the one ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8098191 | Electronic curtain for vehicle protection An apparatus and method for protecting against incoming projectiles comprising transmitting two radar waveforms, the first waveform comprising a pulsed continuous wave waveform, and the second waveform comprising a pulsed linear chirp waveform over a bandwidth, and ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092246 | Self-locking micro-D connector A connector apparatus and concomitant method of connecting first and second Micro-D connectors comprising inserting latches affixed at both ends of the first connector into mounting holes on the second connector and causing locking tabs on the latches to engage with... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7938011 | High shock test apparatus A testing apparatus and method comprising providing a platform for a unit under test, charging a capacitor bank with a charging system, with a switching and power control system generating multiple pulses per cycle from energy from the capacitor bank, and with an el... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7880885 | Portable evaluation of window transmission An apparatus and method for evaluating window transmission loss comprising taking a plurality of photographs through a filter of a window to be evaluated, determining a percentage of the window shown in each photograph that is undamaged, and computing an estimate of... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7847748 | Single input circular and slant polarization selectivity by means of dielectric control An antenna and a method of creating multiple polarization states in an antenna comprising providing to the antenna a single power input, dividing the power received from the single power input, and transmitting the divided power to a radiating element via a pluralit... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7851734 | Acceleration activated fin release mechanism An acceleration activated fin release apparatus comprising a fin holder that when in latched state holds fins in a retracted position and a latching mechanism maintaining the fin holder in latched state until released by an acceleration event. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7791765 | Method and apparatus for optical dithering A method for optical dithering and a dither device comprising a mounting structure, a refractive optic, an optic mounting structure surrounding the optic, and one or more linear drive motors. Four linear coils are preferably employed together with a control system o... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7718936 | Bulk material windows for distributed aperture sensors A distributed aperture sensor system and sensing method comprising a plurality of sensors each having an aperture and window that provides electromagnetic interference shielding by a material with a bulk resistivity of less than or approximately equal to 10 ohm-cm t... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7667570 | Nanostructured combination key-lock A lock and key mechanism comprising a sensor detecting friction between first and second nanostructured surfaces and a controller receiving output from the sensor and comparing same to stored values. Also a method for activating or deactivating a lock comprising pro... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7579979 | Bomb impact assessment using forward looking infrared sensor An apparatus combining an optical sensor and a bomb impact assessment system, and corresponding method for facilitating bomb impact assessment, comprising means for receiving an optical signal, means for splitting off a portion of the optical signal from a primary o... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7564422 | Press fit corrugated radiometer horn A radiometer horn, an array of such horns, and a method of making a radiometer horn, comprising providing at least two primary walls comprising interior corrugations and fitting into the corrugations at least one secondary wall comprising projections fitting into th... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7557769 | Electromagnetic interference protection for radomes A radome, and corresponding method of making, comprising an electro-optic transparent substrate, a semiconductor coating on the substrate, and a frequency selective surface embedded in the coating. ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7548575 | Self-seeding and phase-locking of an array of lasers An apparatus and method for combining a plurality of laser beams to form a single output beam comprising employing a plurality of lasers and optically connecting an image rotator and recoupler to each of the plurality of lasers. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7535432 | Universal antenna polarization selectivity via variable dielectric control An antenna and a corresponding method of creating any polarization state in an antenna comprising providing to the antenna a single power input, dividing the power received from the single power input, transmitting the divided power to a combiner network via a first... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7520464 | Spinning threat roll bearing estimator An apparatus and method for determining a bearing from a spinning projectile to a target emitting electromagnetic radiation comprising disposing a plurality of electromagnetic radiation sensors on a body of the projectile, receiving sensed electromagnetic radiation ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7494705 | Hydride based nano-structured energy dense energetic materials An energy dense energetic material comprising a layer of material comprising one or more metals substantially not in oxide form and a layer of material comprising one or more metals substantially in oxide form, wherein the layers in combination are energetic and hav... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7459684 | Long-wavelength infra-red night vision goggles A night vision apparatus and method comprising employing a detector operating in the 7 to 14 microns wavelength region, converting via electronics and/or photonics the received light to the region visible to the human eye, and displaying the visible light on a displ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7453552 | Laser amplification methods and apparatuses Laser amplification methods and apparatuses. With the invention, one can increase laser intensity on a target by computing a distance to the target, based upon the distance determining an ultra short laser pulse that will in traveling through a medium compress to ap... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451930 | Low profile adjustable optical cell mount An optical cell mount and a corresponding method of mounting an optical cell comprising inserting into the optical cell an adjustable nut portion comprising an upper section threaded on the outside and a lower section threaded on the inside and rounded on the bottom... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7443554 | Tilted plate dither scanner An optical apparatus and a method of using an optical instrument comprising providing to a primary optical axis of the instrument a plate tilted so as not to be perpendicular to the primary optical axis and continuously rotating the plate about the primary optical a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7397970 | Automatic scene correlation and identification Computer software for and a method of determining location of a target image within a two-dimensional input image by employing a three-dimensional reference image comprising determining object edge points in the input image; given estimated seeker line-of-sight orie... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7346217 | Digital image enhancement using successive zoom images A method and Electro-Optical (EO) system for processing imagery comprising selecting a first frame of data as a template frame; capturing a second frame of data using the EO system, for a plurality of pixels of the second frame, correlating the plurality of pixels o... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7320389 | Three-axis offset damping system The present invention comprises a three-axis damping system employing dampers and springs in spatially oriented arrays to isolate an object against translational forces in any direction as well as rotational forces. The inventive system also is biased in the vertica... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7261042 | Insensitive munition design for shrouded penetrators A munition and method of making same comprising at least partially surrounding a warhead with a protective barrier comprising pumice and surrounding the protective barrier with a shroud. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7212170 | Antenna beam steering via beam-deflecting lens and single-axis mechanical rotator An antenna beam steering apparatus and method comprising providing an antenna, employing a beam-deflecting lens through which energy passing from and to the antenna is deflected, and rotating the antenna with a single-axis rotator. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209285 | Common axis three mirror anastigmatic optic A three mirror anastigmatic optic (and corresponding method of making) comprising a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, a tertiary mirror, and a vertex common to the primary and tertiary mirrors. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207274 | Sticky polymer lethal agent tracer A monitoring device and method comprising providing a projectile comprising a sticky medium, one or more sensors embedded therein, and a data transmitter receiving input from said one or more sensors, and firing the projectile at a target to which the medium will at... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7161552 | Electromagnetic interference protection for radomes A radome, and corresponding method of making, comprising an electro-optic transparent substrate, a semiconductor coating on the substrate, and a frequency selective surface embedded in the coating. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159645 | Low torque inner gimbal heat remover A cooling assembly for removing heat form an enclosed environment containing a gimbal device. The assembly comprises an exhaust bellows equipped with a device to draw heated air from the heat source to the outer environment an inlet bellows through which cool, outsi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159479 | Active damper for stabilized mirrors An active damping method for a stabilized mirror, and a corresponding active damper apparatus, comprising providing a tachometer measuring speed of a motor driving the mirror, employing compensation electronics receiving input from said tachometer and the motor, and... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147208 | High-speed high-flow high frequency valve A valve and concomitant method of controlling flow of a fluid with a valve comprising isolating a fluid path from a valve stem with a diaphragm in a valve body, blocking the fluid path with a plunger having a stroke of less than approximately 500 micrometers, drivin... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7119969 | Pixel matched camera optics An optical system and method comprising acquiring radiation in a plurality of spectral bands, each acquired by a discrete collector, receiving the acquired radiation in one or more of the spectral bands with one or more afocal zoom optics, each receiving radiation f... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107163 | Magnetic levitation force control An apparatus and method for predicting attractive magnetic levitation force comprising measuring flux density for a component of an attractive magnetic levitation system and computing a predicted attractive magnetic levitation force from the flux density. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7071881 | Circular antenna polarization via stadium configured active electronically steerable array An apparatus for (and method of) generating circular antenna polarization (from a planar structure encompassing the feed, excitation, and antenna functions), consisting of a plurality of modules each comprising one or more patch antennas, wherein at least one or mor... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6291823 | Ion-induced electron emission microscopy An ion beam analysis system that creates multidimensional maps of the effects of high energy ions from an unfocussed source upon a sample by correlating the exact entry point of an ion into a sample by projection imaging of the secondary electrons emitted... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6269725 | Fluid-filled bomb-disrupting apparatus and method An apparatus and method for disarming improvised bombs are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a fluid-filled bottle or container made of plastic or another soft material which contains a fixed or adjustable, preferably sheet explosive. The charge is fired... | 08/07/2001 |
| 5935216 | Methods for operating parallel computing systems employing sequenced communications A parallel computing system and method having improved performance where a program is concurrently run on a plurality of nodes for reducing total processing time, each node having a processor, a memory, and a predetermined number of communication channels... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5882621 | Method of preparation of carbon materials for use as electrodes in rechargeable batteries A method of producing carbon materials for use as electrodes in rechargeable batteries. Electrodes prepared from these carbon materials exhibit intercalation efficiencies of .apprxeq.80% for lithium, low irreversible loss of lithium, long cycle life, are ... | 03/16/1999 |
