Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20120080553 | PREDICTIVE ROLL CAPTURE A method for controlling autopilot roll capture of a rocket comprising adapting the start time and the rate of roll capture such that regardless of the initial rocket spin rate, the roll capture process is completed at a predetermined time.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20110297783 | ROLLING PROJECTILE WITH EXTENDING AND RETRACTING CANARDS A slow rolling projectile comprises a projectile body has a forward section and a rear section and having a longitudinal axis. Two or more canards in the forward section are capable of being extended from and retracted into the projectile body at predetermined frequenci... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110101154 | Steerable Projectile A steerable projectile (30) comprises a body portion (32) and a nose portion (34). The nose portion and body portion are substantially coaxially arranged and rotatable relative to one another about their co-axis. The nose portion further comprises a... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20100282893 | Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same A weapon and weapon system, and methods of manufacturing and operating the same. In one embodiment, the weapon includes a warhead including destructive elements and a guidance section with a target sensor configured to guide the weapon to a target. The target sensor inc... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100044495 | AIRBORNE GUIDED SHELL A kit for upgrading a non-guidable shell to an airborne guidable shell includes a device to couple the kit to the body of the non-guidable shell. A fastener provides for fastening the resulting airborne shell to an aircraft and for detaching it there from. The kit also ... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090283627 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AIR BRAKE RETENTION AND DEPLOYMENT Methods and apparatus for an air brake system for a projectile according to various aspects of the present invention comprises a pivot and a protrusion mounted on the pivot. The protrusion is adapted to selectively translate outward from the projectile around a translat... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090218437 | Torsional spring aided control actuator for a rolling missile A control actuator system. The novel system includes a control surface mounted on a body and adapted to move in a first direction relative to the body, and a first mechanism for storing energy as the control surface moves in the first direction and releasing the stored ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20080179449 | RETRACTABLE THRUST VECTOR CONTROL VANE SYSTEM AND METHOD A retractable thrust vector control system (10) for a rocket motor (26) that can generate an exhaust plume comprises at least one control vane (12) connectable to an attitude control assembly (20) that rotates the vane (12) about a con... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080006736 | Two-axis trajectory control system A trajectory control system includes a first control mechanism having a pair of outputs operably associated with a first pair of control surfaces, the first control mechanism operable to articulate the first pair of control surfaces in unison and a second control mechan... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070152097 | Exhaust assembly for mass ejection drive system The present invention discloses a system, device and method for providing an exhaust assembly adapted for use with a mass ejection drive system to produce rotational torque about the principle axis of the drive system. Representative features generally include a vane su... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070063095 | Trajectory correction kit The Trajectory Correction Kit (TCK) is a completely self-contained retrofit kit that is externally and fixedly mounted as an add-on to the rear (aft of the tailfins) of an existing, unguided rocket. The TCK continuously measures the pitch and yaw of the rocket as it is ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20060060692 | Method and system for adjusting the flight path of an unguided projectile, with compensation for jittering deviation A method for adjusting the flight path of an unguided projectile, which comprises the steps of: (a) Measuring the magnitude and direction of the jittering of a projectile launch tube, at an ejection time of a projectile from the launch tube; (b) Measuring a velocity dev... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20050178877 | Device for correcting the trajectory of projectiles in a weapon replica Device for correcting the trajectory of projectiles in a weapon replica The invention relates to a trajectory correction device for a projectile exiting a cannon of a weapon replica, comprising
| 08/18/2005 |
| 20050103925 | PROJECTILE DIVERTER The present invention provides a fast, low-cost, small diverter capable of generating a relatively high impulse (1-5 N-sec) over a short time period. The diverter is adapted for installation in a projectile for steering the projectile in flight by ejecting an end cap or... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050011989 | MISSILE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD A jet propulsion outlet device is disclosed that has a grid plate having a plurality of densely clustered nozzlettes, the nozzlettes of the grid plate being configured to operably couple to a pressurized gas source to efficiently expand the pressurized gas. ... | 01/20/2005 |
| 20050001088 | METHOD FOR PILOTING A SPINNING PROJECTILE A method of projectile control provides a control order for an organ allowing the yaw piloting of a spinning projectile. The control order causes a modification of a yaw piloting parameter of the projectile, the parameter that needs to be controlled being fin deflection... | 01/06/2005 |
