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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120000349 | ASSIGNING WEAPONS TO THREATS System and method of assigning at least one weapon of a plurality of weapons to at least one threat of a plurality of threats. Data relating to a plurality of weapons and threats data relating to a plurality of threats is received and processed to select at least one of... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110277619 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SHIP DEFENSE The present invention includes systems for repelling a potential pirate boarding of a commercial ship. Electrification of metal surfaces around the sides of a commercial ship allows for providing an electric shock to a pirate attempting to scale a large commercial vesse... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110271822 | Automatic Real Time Command and Control System A system and method are provided for Unit of Action (UA) real-time optimal Command and Control (C2), where the UA's mission is to defeat the enemy in a predefined geographical zone. Command and Control (C2) functions are performed through an arrang... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110252953 | ROCKET PROPELLED BARRIER DEFENSE SYSTEM A system providing a physical-barrier defense against rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). The system is suitable for use on aircraft, ground vehicles, and ships.... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110113949 | MODULATION DEVICE FOR A MOBILE TRACKING DEVICE A modulation device provides optical energy to hamper the operation of a mobile tracking device. The optical energy may include multiple mobile device specific optical codes directed at the mobile tracking device in parallel.... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110100202 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM A system and method of detecting, processing, and selectively responding to radio frequency transmissions detected by at least one projectile deployed above a geographic area.... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110100201 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM A system and method of detecting, processing, and selectively responding to radio frequency transmissions detected by at least one projectile deployed above a geographic area.... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110072956 | Tactical Utility Pole and Door Mount Systems and Methods of Use Thereof Tactical utility pole and door mount system for use by law enforcement are described. Embodiments of the systems are user configurable depending on a particular tactical need. Variations are described for breaching a locked door, breaching a closed window, and deliverin... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110030538 | INTEGRATED AIRPORT DOMAIN AWARENESS RESPONSE SYSTEM, SYSTEM FOR GROUND-BASED TRANSPORTABLE DEFENSE OF AIRPORTS AGAINST MANPADS, AND METHODS Embodiments of an apparatus and method for defending a physical zone from airborne and ground-based threats are disclosed. In the various embodiments, an apparatus includes a detection component configured to detect and track a ground-based or airborne threat proximate ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030537 | ADVANCED COOPERATIVE DEFENSIVE MILITARY TACTICS, ARMOR, AND SYSTEMS This invention provides impact detection and vehicle cooperation to achieve particular goals and determine particular threat levels. For example, an impact/penetration sensing device may be provided on a soldier's clothing such that when this clothing is impacted/penetr... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100313741 | Applications of directional ammunition discharged from a low velocity cannon A method for destruction of hostile projectiles and a design of a low velocity cannon firing projectiles that contain directional ammunition. The method includes: firing from a low velocity cannon at least one projectile containing directional ammunition and detonating ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100294116 | Method and apparatus for protecting vehicles and personnel against incoming projectiles A projector of multiple skewed light planes or sheets is located adjacent a vehicle to be protected and detectors are arranged to detect the penetration of the light sheets by an incoming object, with the time intervals between the piercing of the planes defining the pa... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100282053 | Deployable projectile A method for protecting a second location against a first projectile fired from a first location at the second location. The method including: firing at least one second projectile toward the first projectile; and increasing a footprint of the second projectile via a de... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100282052 | RADIO FREQUENCY JAMMER METHOD A method for broadcasting electromagnetic waves such that user-selected electromagnetic receivers are prevented from receiving an intended electromagnetic communication.... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100282057 | Projectile accelerator and related vehicle and method An unguided projectile-accelerator system includes an enclosure, first and second charges, first and second projectiles, and a recoil-absorbing mechanism. The enclosure has an open first end and a closed second end, and the first and second charges are disposed within t... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100269675 | System for Disabling Small Water Craft A system and method for disabling a small boat comprises at least two hulls and an entanglement device disposed therebetween. In the illustrative embodiment, each hull is an unmanned underwater vehicle. The system is launched from a vessel to intercept the small boat. W... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100269674 | Safeguard System for Ensuring Device Operation in Conformance with Governing Laws A safeguard system ensures device operation in conformance with governing laws for devices such as directed energy weapons or surveillance systems, whose misuse may discomfort, harm or otherwise violate the legal rights of a person. A legal protocol is defined by rules ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100050856 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRODE DRAG COMPENSATION A method is performed by an electronic weapon system. The electronic weapon system is aimed in a first direction toward a target. The method includes, deploying an electrode of the system in a second direction different from the first direction, to compensate for drag o... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100038490 | METHOD, SATELLITE, AND A SYSTEM OR AN ARRANGEMENT WITH AT LEAST ONE SATELLITE FOR DETECTING NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL OBJECTS, AND THE USE THEREOF IN THE EXECUTION OF SAID METHOD The invention relates to a method, a satellite, and a system or an arrangement with at least one satellite for detecting flying objects that are located in the vicinity of a planet, planetoid or similar celestial bodies. The invention further relates to the use thereof ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100031808 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING SENSOR-BASED TACTILE FEEDBACK A method, system, and apparatus for providing feedback about firing on blueforce personnel are provided. A blueforce soldier is armed with a weapon that has one or more weapon sensors. The weapon sensors may provide information about a direction of fire and a firing sta... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100024635 | Field Gun Tow A towed howitzer interchangeable between a travelling mode and a firing mode, the towed howitzer being suitable for deployment on a ground plane, the towed howitzer comprising: a barrel for firing a projectile, the barrel defining a barrel axis; a cradle for holding the... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100010793 | VEHICLE ASPECT CONTROL A computer system and method for determining a survivability aspect control signal for an aircraft is disclosed. The computer system can include a processor and a memory including software instructions adapted to cause the computer system to perform a series of steps. T... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090321578 | Planetary impact defense system A system for defending a planet having a satellite against impact from an incoming body includes an explosive system and a propulsion system. The explosive system is adapted for deployment on the satellite and detonation thereon with sufficient explosive force to produc... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090321579 | Space based orbital kinetic energy weapon system A space based orbital kinetic energy weapon system and method of using same is provided. The space based orbital kinetic energy weapon system includes a satellite having a control system configured to maintain an orbit in outer space around the earth and to deorbit the ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090260511 | Target acquisition and tracking system A projectile tracking system for acquiring and precisely tracking a projectile in flight in order to reveal the source from which the projectile was fired. The source is revealed by the back projection of a 3-dimensional track file. In preferred embodiments the system i... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090250634 | Back illumination method for counter measuring IR guided missiles Commercial aircraft are protected from attack by infrared seeking guided missiles through the utilization of a ground-based directed infrared countermeasure system in which the deployment of an IR guided missile is detected off-aircraft and more particularly on the grou... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090241763 | MULTI-PARTY MISSILE FIRING CONTROL SYSTEM A system under international control is in possession of the firing codes required to launch missiles owned by the parties to the system. Upon a request to the international authority for the release of its firing codes so that it may launch a first strike, the target p... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090223354 | Intuitive tactical decision display A method is disclosed for providing an observer with an intuitive sense of the tactical situation in an operational area that surrounds a point-of-interest. The observer is simultaneously presented a top-down view of the operational area that includes contact indicators... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090158921 | PERSONAL SECURITY BRACELET A battery powered personal security device is designed to be worn on the wrist of a wearer like a bracelet. The device includes an electrical circuit adapted to generate a discharge voltage of around 1500 volts sufficient to deter an attacker but not cause tissue damage... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090100995 | Integrated Weapons Pod An integrated weapons pod includes a plurality of pod components such as a targeting system, a weapons bay, a central processing unit (“CPU”), a wireless data link, and an external shell. The external shell houses the targeting system, the weapons bay, the CPU, and ... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090084252 | Method For Antimissile Protection Of Vehicles And Implementing Device The present invention relates to a method for antimissile protection of vehicles having a very short response time with practically no false alarms and not requiring the use of means such as decoys or conventional laser jammers, while providing the best possible protect... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090059460 | TUNABLE AND AIMABLE ARTIFICIAL LIGHTENING PRODUCING DEVICE A tunable and aimable artificial lightning producing device for tetanizing human voluntary muscle, disabling vehicular electronic ignition systems, and for pre-detonating wired explosives. A spark gap shaping apparatus controls a spark generated by a Tesla coil. A first... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090000465 | Method and Apparatus for Efficiently Targeting Multiple Re-Entry Vehicles with Multiple Kill Vehicles A method and apparatus is provided for increasing the effectiveness of destroying selected objects in a target cloud by prioritizing the objects detected in a large aperture IR detector aboard a carrier vehicle and sequentially illuminating the detected targets with cod... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080314234 | DISTRIBUTED GROUND-BASED THREAT DETECTION SYSTEM A distributed ground sensor threat detection system, which is an automated missile warning system designed to provide reliable, timely and accurate missile location information of shoulder-launched SAMs within the volume under surveillance by a network of sensors. Remot... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080297396 | Dynamic Replanning Algorithm for Aircrew Display Aid to Assess Jam Effectiveness The invention generally relates to the field of computer software particularly to an improved method of providing aircrew decision aids for use in determining the optimum placement of an Electronic Attack (EA) aircraft. The core of the invention is a software program th... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080202324 | ACCURACY FUZE FOR AIRBURST CARGO DELIVERY PROJECTILES In one aspect, an artillery projectile apparatus is provided that includes a carrier projectile containing a payload, and a fuze disposed at an ogive of the projectile and which is configured to eject the payload when the fuze is detonated. The fuze includes a receiver ... | 08/28/2008 |
| 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 |
| 20080191924 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING PERSONNEL AND MATERIEL FROM RF-BASED THREATS USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB) TRANSMISSION An ultra wideband (UWB) jamming system comprises a processor, a memory, a pulse generator, one or more UWB transmitters, and one or more UWB antennas. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the RF signals of a threat transmission or an RF-triggered explosi... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080190274 | COMMERCIAL AIRLINER MISSILE PROTECTION USING FORMATION DRONE AIRCRAFT A commercial airliner (100) controls and is flown in formation with a drone aircraft (200) that includes missile detection and diversion equipment (215) capable of protecting the airliner from a man portable missile (130).... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080148925 | Set defence means A set defence means for defending a designated area including, at least one monitor for monitoring the designated area to detect anyone therein in which a new presence appears, defence capable of debilitating personnel present anywhere in a remote designated area and co... | 06/26/2008 |
