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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7847721 | Decoy for deceiving radar systems, especially doppler radar systems The present invention relates to a decoy for deceiving radar systems, especially Doppler radar systems. The decoy comprises a corner reflector, where at least one of the surfaces (1) is arranged to be able to obtain a varying reflectivity for radar radiation,... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7808420 | Electromagnetic imaging by four dimensional parallel computing Method for organizing computer operations on a system of parallel processors to invert electromagnetic field data (11) from a controlled-source electromagnetic survey of a subsurface region to estimate resistivity structure (12) within the subsurface r... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7373282 | Fault severity check and source identification A fault severity check and source identification method for a frequency domain instrument accesses acquired reflection data for a transmission line under test. From the acquired data reflection surfaces are isolated as a function of distance. Each reflection surface... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372398 | Electronic target position control at millimeter wave for hardware-in-the-loop applications An apparatus for use in controlling a simulated target position in a millimeter wave, hardware-in-the-loop system includes a pair of horns and a conditioning circuit. The conditioning circuit is capable of generating a pair of output millimeter wave signals, each to... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369081 | 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 ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7333050 | Radio frequency signature augmentation system Systems and methods are provided for simulating a target platform. An incoming radar signal is transmitted from a radar source and is received at a first platform. Time of the received radar signal is modulated to generate first and second range extent signals. The ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7295111 | Microwave detection system and method for detecting intrusion to an off-limits zone A system and method are provided for automatically detecting intrusion in an off-limits zone. The system includes a transmitter transmitting a signal along a path likely to encounter an intruder to the off-limits zone and a modulating reflector for receiving the tra... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7283085 | System and method for efficient, high-resolution microwave imaging using complementary transmit and receive beam patterns A scanning panel for use in a microwave imaging system captures a microwave image of a target using two complementary arrays of antenna elements. Each of the antenna elements in a first array is capable of being programmed with a respective phase delay to direct a t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280265 | Interferometric modulation of radiation An Interferometric Modulator (IMod) is a microelectromechanical device for modulating light using interference. The colors of these devices may be determined in a spatial fashion, and their inherent color shift may be compensated for using several optical compensati... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7246237 | Method and device for the generation of several channels in an IFF type system A method of interrogation/response in an IFF type Mode 5 communications system comprises at least the following steps: modulating the header of an interrogation message by using an orthogonal or substantially orthogonal function; detecting the modulation function us... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7202807 | Dynamic antenna A method and an antenna arrangement are disclosed for reducing the antenna radar cross section for an externally illuminating radar source. A radar pulse is transmitted with the antenna arrangement fully matched to achieve a lowest possible power loss of the pulse. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7055420 | Friendly fire avoidance/self-defense system The invention is a defense system whereby all primary delivery weapons systems with some types of communications systems will be able to identify friends from foes and with the ability to take appropriate actions afterward so that no harm will come to friendly asset... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7002429 | Nonreflective waveguide terminator and waveguide circuit A nonreflective waveguide terminator includes a waveguide portion and an electromagnetic wave absorber. The portion has a rectangular opening in a plane perpendicular to a radio-wave propagation direction. The portion has one open end in the direction and the other ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6947495 | Method for estimating and removing a time-varying DC-offset A method for estimating and removing a time varying DC-offset includes the steps of dividing the received burst into blocks (902), then finding the maximum and minimum values in each block (904). Once the maximums and minimum values have been found, th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947496 | Method for refining a DC-offset estimate and removing the DC-offset A method for refining a DC-Offset estimate and removing of the DC-Offset includes the step of determining if any AM is present (602). If AM is determined to be present, it is next determined if the I and Q path DC-Offset estimates are closely matched, if they... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6933858 | System and method for detecting obstacles within the area of a railroad grade crossing using a phase modulated microwave signal A system and method for automatically detecting the presence of an obstacle located within a surveillance area associated with a railroad grade crossing. The system includes a transmitter transmitting a signal through the surveillance area and a modulating reflector... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6798349 | Passive microwave tag identification system A system for identification and tracking of microwave responsive tags, the system comprising, a microwave responsive tag having a passive modulating element to uniquely backscatter directed microwave beams, a microwave base station for directing microwave beams in r... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6792383 | Passive ranging system and method A system and method for ascertaining the range of a noise-jamming target. The system includes a receiver; a data processor coupled to the receiver; and software adapted for execution by the data processor for computing rage to a target transmitter using first and se... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6664916 | System and method for identifying navigational markers using radar A system containing a navigational marker, the navigational marker having the ability to reflect radar in such a manner that the navigational marker is identified. In one embodiment, a polarized radar-reflective material is affixed to the navigational mar... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6571714 | Silicon window infrared augmenter There is provided an electrically powered augmenter device that has a silicon window. The silicon window emits the infrared radiation from the augmenter in a specific waveband, to attract heat seeking missles. Moreover, the augmenter may be mounted on the... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6570525 | Method and device for the encoding and decoding of power distribution at the outputs of a system In a method and device for the encoding/decoding of power distribution at outputs of a system, a distribution encoder includes an element that receives a useful input signal and a piece of distribution information, and that superposes the piece of distrib... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6559790 | Broadband passive moving target simulator The invention is a radar decoy which electronically simulates objects by generating radar detectable signals over the entire microwave frequency range. The simulator includes a series of tuned, spaced diode networks for generating carrier suppressed doppl... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6529154 | Method and apparatus for reading two dimensional identification symbols using radar techniques A method and apparatus are provided for sensing two-dimensional identification marks provided on a substrate or embedded within a substrate below a surface of the substrate. Micropower impulse radar is used to transmit a high risetime, short duration puls... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6456225 | Reflector circuit A reflector circuit is provided which responds to illuminating radiation with corresponding output radiation of increased magnitude relative to the illuminating radiation, while also providing a frequency selective limiting characteristic. The circuit com... | 09/24/2002 |
| 5841392 | Pulse-echo ranging system with improved target A pulse-echo ranging system includes an improved target and a ranging device which emits pulses of electromagnetic radiation toward the target and receives pulses reflected from the target. The target is provided with a modulating mechanism for modulating... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5819164 | Modulated retroreflection system for secure communication and identification A modulated retroreflection system for secure two-way communication and identification includes a transceiver at a first location and a transponder at a second location. The transponder receiving, modulating, and reflecting the signal back to the transcei... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5808577 | Stealth aircraft identification system The invention is an identification friend or foe system for an aircraft providing identification information when illuminated by an incident radar signal. In detail, the system includes at least a portion of the aircraft's surface incorporating magnetic m... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5796362 | Post launch on-board identification friend or foe system A post launch identification friend or foe fire control system for a munition has an identification and ranging interrogation unit for mounting on a munition. The interrogation unit transmits an interrogation unit which detects and verifies an incoming id... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5748138 | Synchronous identification of friendly targets A synchronous communication targeting system for use in battle. The present invention includes a transceiver having a stabilizing oscillator, a synchronous amplifier and an omnidirectional receiver, all in electrical communication with each other. A remot... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5684490 | Highway vehicle guidance system A radar highway motor vehicle guidance apparatus for guiding a land vehicle along a roadway using a forward looking, lateral position sensing, monopulse tracking radar guidance apparatus which transmits radar pulses forward of the vehicle. The pulses are ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5680136 | Electrically adjustable microwave reflector and application as an electromagnetic decoy A microwave radar reflector includes three, substantially planar networks whose reflectivity or transmissivity may be controlled. The three networks are arranged as a trihedron with an open angle. An additional network, whose reflectivity or transmissivit... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5673049 | Police radar jammer A method to confuse a police radar by moving a multiplicity of radar reflector antennas in the field of view of the radar. The moving radar reflector antennas present continuously changing doppler velocities to the police radar. The radar reflectors can b... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5670959 | Antenna reflector An antenna reflector, which can reflect incoming radio waves, is formed as a corner of a cube by orthogonally connecting three reflectors which can reflect incoming radio waves. The reflectors are formed from semiconductor layers, conductive sheets scatte... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5590031 | System for converting electromagnetic radiation energy to electrical energy A system is disclosed for converting high frequency zero point electromagnetic radiation energy to electrical energy. The system includes a pair of dielectric structures which are positioned proximal to each other and which receive incident zero point ele... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5583507 | Passive identification of friend vs. foe apparatus and method A method and apparatus for passive identification includes a series of elements preferably in the form of strips, bars or other geometric shapes, or as dipole antennas made of a material having variable EM retro-reflectivity characteristics. By varying th... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5570230 | Retroreflector for laser geodesy with omnidirectional correction of speed aberrations A cube-corner retroreflector for laser telemetry corrects speed aberration δ and has three substantially orthogonal mirror surfaces defining three substantially orthogonal edges converging at an apex. Each edge is associated with the surface substantiall... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5508704 | Method and apparatus for modulating a doppler radar signal There is disclosed herein a system for reflecting electromagnetic radiation emanating from a doppler-based radar source toward the source whereby at least a portion of the difference between the emanating and reflected signal is continuously varied betwee... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5501724 | Coating composition for attenuating reflection of electromagnetic radiation A coating composition for the attenuation of the reflection electromagnetic radiation and particularly electromagnetic radiation have a wavelength of greater than 800 nm including the near infrared is described. The composition comprises a chromophore cap... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5493301 | Spin determination of KE projectiles A technique for determining the spin history of kinetic energy penetrator projectiles. The method employs a special dihedral plug fitting in the rear (tracer well) of the penetrator projectile that produces a modulation of the tracking radar's signal. Thi... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5459468 | Pulsing radar reflector An apparatus for use, for example, as a runway radar signal reflector, for reflecting incoming radar signals, which includes a reflector for reflecting the radar signals, a chamber through which the incoming signals pass on the way to the reflector, and a... | 10/17/1995 |
