...When G.G. Hubbard learned of his future son-in-law's invention, he called it "only a toy." His daughter was engaged to a young man named Alexander Graham Bell.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100283655 | ACTIVE CHAFF An active chaff may be released by an aircraft to assist the aircraft in evading at least one of radar detection and a missile. The active chaff may include a signal generator, a signal spreading device, a microprocessor, a power source, and a substantially high-drag ae... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100253567 | Device, system and method of protecting aircrafts against incoming threats Device, system and method of protecting aircrafts against incoming threats. For example, a system for protecting an aircraft against an incoming threat includes: one or more electro-optic sensors to substantially continuously search for the incoming threat, and to gener... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20090251353 | Method and Apparatus for Spoofing of Infrared, Radar and Dual-Mode Guided Missiles The invention proposes to provide distraction spoofing even on modern infrared, radar and dual-mode guided missiles (4) by production of a decoy chain (20). The chain (20) is formed by a plurality of apparent targets which are switched successively,... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090189799 | SMART CHAFF A chaff element for interfering with radar signals. The chaff element has a dielectric substrate and a pair of elongate electrically conductive elements, having a total length of approximately one-half wavelength of the radar signals or otherwise tuned to the radar sign... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090184859 | DISRUPTIVE MEDIA DISPERSAL SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT A disruptive media dispersal system for aircraft which absorbs and scatters directed energy weapon beams such as tracking lasers and high energy lasers (HELs) is disclosed. The system may include laser detectors, laser beam propagation disruptive media and a dispersal s... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20080143579 | SMART CHAFF Missile deflector systems for protecting a vehicle from threats that use an infrared sensor for guidance are disclosed. An exemplary missile deflector system can include, for example, a radiation source and one or more deployable smart chaff elements. The light source a... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20050275582 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONBOARD DETECTION OF BALLISTIC THREATS TO AIRCRAFT A bi-static continuous wave radar system and related methods for detecting incoming threats from ballistic projectiles includes a remote source of RF illumination, and a local receiver installed in one or more target aircraft. A first receiving channel acquires direct p... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050134496 | RECOVERABLE POD FOR SELF-PROTECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND METHOD OF PROTECTING AN AIRCRAFT USING A RECOVERABLE POD In a countermeasure system for an aircraft, a countermeasure module includes a chamber. Countermeasure equipment is housed in the chamber of the countermeasure module. An attachment mechanism allows for releasable attachment of the countermeasure module to an aircraft. ... | 06/23/2005 |