Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120048992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDING A CANNON SHELL IN FLIGHT An apparatus and method for guiding a cannon shell accurately are disclosed. The apparatus includes two main parts adapted to be installed on the leading end of the cannon shell. The front main part of the apparatus is equipped with at least one pair of fins and is rota... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048991 | TAIL THRUSTER CONTROL FOR PROJECTILES A system and method for guiding a projectile is presented. A nozzle system includes a boom assembly body that can be attached to a rear end of a projectile. A gas tank in the boom assembly contains pressurized gas. Fins are attached to the boom assembly body to guide th... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120043411 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM A UAV includes: a rocket body, having a rocket motor and a payload section; a parachute coupled with the payload section; an image capture device; a magnetometer to provide a compass reference for images taken from the image capture device; and a transmitter to communic... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20110297031 | Surface Ship, Deck-Launched Anti-Torpedo Projectile A surface ship, deck-launched anti-torpedo projectile is disclosed. The projectile has a blunt-end nose to create a cavitating running mode. The nose has a gradual, stepped, right-circular cylindrical or conic geometry. In some embodiments, the projectile includes a plu... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110240793 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CONTROLLED THEREBY Apparatus and method are provided for controlling a vehicle in motion through a fluid medium. A manipulable flare assembly is mounted to a load bearing structure, the structure being configured for mounting to the vehicle. An actuating mechanism has a rotational member ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110073705 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR PROJECTILE FINS A device for driving in rotation fins of a projectile, the fins being of the deployable type integral with fin heads which are able to be oriented along an axis of spin (X, Y) substantially orthogonal to a projectile's longitudinal axis (Z), wherein the fin heads are dr... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20100327108 | SPACECRAFT AFTERBODY DEVICE An afterbody device for a spacecraft fitted with at least one rocket engine at the rear of the craft includes at least one movable cover element designed to take a first position, masking and reducing the vehicle's rear drag, where it prolongs the vehicle's fuselage aro... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100327107 | BIDIRECTIONAL CONTROL SURFACES FOR USE WITH HIGH SPEED VEHICLES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Vehicles with bidirectional control surfaces and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a rocket can include a plurality of bidirectional control surfaces positioned toward an aft portion of the rocket. In this embodiment, the bidirect... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100275805 | Mechanical stepper motors for gun-fired projectiles, mortars and missiles A projectile including: a body having an internal space; and a mechanical stepper motor disposed in the body. The mechanical stepper motor including: a shuttle having one of a plurality of pockets and movable pins offset from each other with a first spacing; a body port... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100176238 | STABILITY MULTIPLEXED AUTOPILOT Rolling airframe projectile guidance and stability systems are disclosed. Flight control surfaces, such as canards and/or tail fins are attached to a projectile airframe that is designed to roll during flight. Stepper motors are attached to the flight control surfaces a... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100147992 | ECCENTRIC DRIVE CONTROL ACTUATION SYSTEM A control surface actuation system has the ability to move aerodynamic control surfaces using a rotational motion of a motor. In an arrangement, rotational motion of the motor enables the aerodynamic control surfaces of a rotating projectile to oscillate and thus vary t... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100078004 | Method and apparatus for launching solid body and multiple solid bodies using compressed gas An apparatus for launching projectiles may incorporate a hermetically sealed launch tube, projectile or projectiles within the launch tube with their payload inside or connected via meaning of socket to projectile from outside. The space between the outer surface of the... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100032515 | FUZE GUIDANCE SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE CALIBER CAPABILITY A fuze guidance system is configurable by an end user, allowing the end user to select between different configurations of canards of the system. The different configurations of canards may include canards with different surface areas, optimized for providing appropriat... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100018428 | LAUNCHABLE UNIT A launchable unit including a warhead for generating non-nuclear electro magnetic pulses and a thermobaric warhead without dangerous fragments. The warheads in combination are arranged to operate in different modes dependent on target types and/or objectives with engage... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090114763 | MODULAR, HARNESSLESS ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATION SYSTEM ASSEMBLY A modular electromechanical actuation system assembly is provided that includes an electronic control unit housing having a plurality of motor receptacles and a plurality of battery receptacles formed in an outer surface thereof. Each of the motor receptacles has an ass... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090101752 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR ROTARY SHAFTS A locking assembly has a base and a rotary shaft which is capable of rotating relative to the base. The rotary shaft has a shaft body and a set of capture portions supported by the shaft body. The locking assembly further includes a set of detention mechanisms supported... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20080315032 | Techniques for providing surface control to a guidable projectile A guidable projectile has a central shaft, a projectile body, and a surface control assembly. The projectile body is arranged to rotate around at least a portion of the central shaft during flight of the guidable projectile to provide stabilization. The surface control ... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080196578 | Personal Rifle-Launched Reconnaisance System A reconnaissance system that comprises a projectile (10) that has an opening (17) through which images of a target area can be acquired. The projectile (10) is launched from a portable launcher (30) towards the target area, and comprises imag... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080099598 | Integral locking mechanism for deployable device A guided projectile has a deployment system for deploying a deployable structure, such as a fin, another type of control surface, or an antenna. The deployment system includes a single-piece body that has a hub body and a resilient tab. The resilient tab presses against... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080078859 | Folding control surface assembly and vehicle incorporating same A folding control surface assembly includes a torsion shaft, a base, and a control surface hingedly attached to the base via the torsion shaft, such that the torsion shaft biases the control surface toward an unfolded configuration with respect to the base. A vehicle in... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080029641 | Three Axis Aerodynamic Control of Guided Munitions An apparatus for 3-axis aerodynamic control of multi-caliber bodies comprising three shafts each having at least one canard; bevel gears attached to said shafts; and a set of three miniature stepper motors, each driving a zero backlash spur assembly attached to the driv... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080001023 | Fin retention and deployment mechanism A fin retention and deployment mechanism that has the advantage of providing for the deployment of aerodynamic control surfaces on command without the need for an additional actuation device or control circuitry separate from the actuator that controls the angle of the ... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070114323 | Method of Synchronizing Fin Fold-Out on a Fin-Stabilized Artillery Shell, and an Artillery Shell Designed in Accordance Therewith This disclosure relates to a method of limiting the yawing motion on the trajectory of an artillery shell during the firing phase using a sliding driving band and completely folded-in guide fins. The shell is converted as soon as possible outside the mouth of the barrel... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20070102567 | Apparatus for deploying wing of guided missile An apparatus for deploying a wing of a guided missile comprises a fixed wing fixedly coupled to a body of a guided missile, a rotary wing rotatably coupled to the fixed wing, and a deploying portion for rotating the rotary wing into an unfolded state from a folded state... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070095238 | Spin-stabilized artillery projectile A spin-stabilized artillery projectile (10) with a brake device (16) for reduction of the longitudinal deviation of the artillery projectile (10) in a target area (26) that has a number of impulse elements (24) distributed around its c... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070007383 | TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING A FIN WITH UNLIMITED ADJUSTMENT AND NO BACKLASH A fin control assembly includes a housing, an arm configured to couple to a fin and to steer the fin relative to the housing, and a locking member disposed within the housing. The locking member is configured to (i) lock the arm in a substantially fixed state to inhibit... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060289695 | Device with remote motor for controlling an aerodynamic control surface of a missile An aircraft comprising at least one aerodynamic control surface (26) controlled using a remote motor (4), through a transmission comprising a linear device (7) rigid in torsion but flexible in bending and in tension and compression, to absorb thermo... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060289694 | Processes and devices to guide and/or steer a projectile A terminal guidance and/or steering process for a projectile towards a target, process in which the orientation of a velocity vector {right arrow over (Vp)} is determined then a guidance law is applied and finally a steering algorithm enabling the projectile to be reori... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20050242230 | Adapter device for projectile fired from a launching tube An adapter device (10) is used in order to allow a projectile (12), such as missile, to be launched from a standard launching tube (14), without having to modify the latter. This device comprises an adapter tube (24) in which the projectile (... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050224632 | Apparatus and method for actuating control surfaces A method for actuating a control surface includes mechanically combining two inputs into a single mechanical output to the control surface. An apparatus for actuating a control surface includes means for mechanically combining two inputs into a single mechanical output ... | 10/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 20050178878 | Jet vane thrust vector control system Disclosed is a jet vane thrust vector control (JV-TVC) system. A general system has many problems in design techniques considering actual operation environments, and does not have reliability in component assembly design. The JV-TVC system improves thrust vector control... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050173588 | Method of correcting the trajectory of a spin-stabilised projectile and projectile implementing one such method The invention relates to a process to correct the trajectory of a spin-stabilised projectile, process in which at least one correction is made to the axial position of the projectile's centre of aerodynamic thrust, such process wherein the correction of the axial positi... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050151000 | Deployment and drive device for projectile control surfaces A deployment and orientation device for projectile control surfaces, the deployment being carried out by means of springs between a loading position in which the control surfaces are folded inside the projectile and held against the action of the spring means using bloc... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050150999 | Tandem motor actuator The invention relates to an actuator system for a projectile having a first and second pair of opposing steering fins disposed in a transverse plane of the projectile. The first pair of opposing steering fins includes a first fin and second fin. The second pair of oppos... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050133661 | Methods and apparatus for increasing aerodynamic performance of projectiles A method for enhancing an aerodynamic performance of an unmanned projectile. The method including at least one of the following: (a) morphing a cross-sectional shape of the projectile after launch thereof; (b) morphing a longitudinal shape of the projectile after launch... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050056723 | FIXED CANARD 2-D GUIDANCE OF ARTILLERY PROJECTILES Applicants have invented a guidance system for guiding a projectile, the projectile having a body portion capable of being spun in a first direction and a nose portion connected to the body portion by a spin control coupling, the nose portion being capable of being spun... | 03/17/2005 |
