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Pizza Pie With Concentric Rings of Crust

A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.

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Class 244/171.4 - Horizontal launch


Subclass of Class 244 - Aeronautics and astronautics
Definition: Subject matter in which the launch takes place in a horizontal
No. of patents: 7
Last issue date: 05/03/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
7934684Rocket-powered vehicle racing competition
A method for racing rocket-powered vehicles directly against one another is provided in which a first rocket-powered vehicle simultaneously races against a second rocket-powered vehicle to be the first to complete a race course. The method may include the first and ...
05/03/2011
7281682Spacecraft and launch system
A spacecraft system for achieving LEO and beyond includes a lifting body spacecraft, and an acceleration bed unit for accelerating the spacecraft horizontally on a runway to liftoff. The rocket engines of the spacecraft then power the spacecraft into LEO, and the sp...
10/16/2007
7252270System and method for launching a missile from a flying aircraft
System for launching a missile from a launch region within the atmosphere of a planet, the missile being located within a flying vehicle before launching the missile, the system including a missile support coupled with the missile, and a foldable control-surface mec...
08/07/2007
7240878High wing monoplane aerospace plane based fighter
The Hypersonic Orbital Fighter and the methods of flying it are disclosed. The Hypersonic Orbital Fighter is characterized by a winged, modified lifting body shape with the forward ventral section comprising an X-30 type compressive air inlet, throttleable supersoni...
07/10/2007
7131613High-altitude launching of rockets lifted by helium devices and platforms with rotatable wings
A system is disclosed for lifting a rocket into the upper atmosphere and establishing forward flight at several hundred miles per hour, before the rocket engines are ignited and the rocket is released from the lifting system. The main subassemblies of this lifting s...
11/07/2006
7036773Compact external launcher for small space payloads
The present invention allows a payload to be launched from the exterior of a conventional launch vehicle with little integration expense. In one example, the invention includes an aerodynamic fairing having an internal cavity to contain a payload, a mounting adapter...
05/02/2006
4802639Horizontal-takeoff transatmospheric launch system
This invention is directed toward providing a transatmospheric launch system that is essentially totally reusable, provides wide flexibility in choice of orbit, and may be launched quickly on short notice. The system of the invention is a two-stage horizo...
02/07/1989
 
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