Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971517 | Gun recoil A gun comprising: a generally tubular barrel defining a barrel axis and having an external barrel surface about the perimeter of the tubular barrel a cradle having a cradle bore for accommodating a section of the barrel wherein the barrel is slidably mounted in the ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7274976 | Turret positioning system and method for a vehicle A turret is configured to be rotationally coupled to a vehicle which includes a first apparatus that is immovably coupled to the vehicle. The turret comprises a second apparatus coupled to the turret. The second apparatus is configured to be rotationally coupled to ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7159502 | Sliding block breech mechanism for a cannon The invention concerns a sliding block breech mechanism for a cannon with a breech ring arranged at the rear end of a cannon barrel and with a sliding breech block that slides perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the cannon barrel in a cavity of the breech ri... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7107129 | Turret positioning system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A fire fighting vehicle includes a turret and a turret controller. The turret includes a base which is coupled to the vehicle, and the turret is configured to rotate relative to the vehicle at the base. The turret controller is configured to use feedback control to ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086318 | Anti-tank guided missile weapon An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) weapon system with an overhead mounted, electrically driven, remote controlled weapon station that supports a tube-launched optically-tracked wire-guided (TOW) missile launcher and a machine gun, typically the caliber .50 M2, on a ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6912945 | Artillery firing system A recoil buffering apparatus for use with an artillery gun of the type comprising a breech assembly (15) connected to a barrel (12), the breech assembly (15) having a firing mechanism for firing a projectile through an open end of the barrel ( | 07/05/2005 |
| 6748844 | Artillery firing system A recoil buffering apparatus for use with an artillery gun of the type comprising a breech assembly (15) connected to a barrel (12), the breech assembly (15) having a firing mechanism for firing a projectile through an open end of the barrel ( | 06/15/2004 |
| 6708596 | Artillery firing system A recoil buffering apparatus for use with an artillery gun of the type comprising a breech assembly (15) connected to a barrel (12), the breech assembly (15) having a firing mechanism for firing a projectile through an open end of the barrel ( | 03/23/2004 |
| 6286411 | Apparatus for operatively supporting a machine gun A machine gun and associated armament apparatus, including an ammunition box for supplying belted ammunition to the gun, are exteriorly supported on a landing gear sponsor tow plate of a helicopter, adjacent a cabin area gunner's window, using a specially... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6196108 | Damped spring mechanism for a firearm A damped spring device for a firearm is disclosed. The damped spring device includes a housing, a cylindrical outer tube fixed to the housing and defining a cavity, and a cylindrical barrel slidably disposed within the outer tube cavity such that the oute... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5675113 | Device for coupling a recoil mechanism to a cradle and method for transporting an artillery weapon An artillery weapon includes a cradle, a recoil mechanism body, a flange that fastens the body to the cradle, first rigid fastening structure for fastening the flange to the cradle and second fastening structure for fastening the body to the flange.... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5210370 | Lightweight weapon stabilizing system A gun system comprising a recoiling cannon assembly, a stationary carriage having a cradle, and a campath and cam follower mechanism for moveably mounting the cannon assembly on the cradle for travel along a two-stage curvilinear recoil path. The first st... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5159148 | Recoil suppressing mount for a manually operated automatic weapon The invention relates to a recoil suppressing mount for an automatic weapon. The mount consists of a cradle assembly supported by a pin assembly to a fork means. There are also provided shock absorber means connecting the inner cradle relative to the oute... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4638714 | Cannon with longitudinally shiftable barrel A cannon barrel assembly has a barrel member centered on and extending along a barrel axis, a barrel tube member generally coaxially surrounding the barrel and having a pair of axially opposite tube muzzle and breech ends, and respective muzzle and breech... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4574685 | Turret system for lightweight military vehicle A lightweight military vehicle is provided with an unmanned turret for interchangeably supporting large weapon stations. Elastomer filled stanchions connected to a turret platform serve to isolate weapon impulse forces from the vehicle frame. Driver, comm... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4524671 | Antifriction bearing for longitudinal displacement guidance of a gun barrel A rolling bearing arrangement for guidance of a gun barrel during longitudinal displacement comprising a gun barrel having at least three circumferential axis-parallel strips projecting radially outward, each strip having two bearing surfaces parallel to ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4467697 | Anti-recoil arrangement A fire-arm having a stable or slidable barrel, receiver, bolt and stock is provided with coaxial to the barrel slidable mass and recoil springs. During discharge the entire impulse of the recoil-force is transferred to the arrangement of slidable mass whi... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4345504 | Gun mount A feature of this invention is the provision of a mount for a Gatling type gun having a muzzle clamp which is journaled for rotation in a reciprocable mass and which reciprocable mass is journaled for longitudinal reciprocation with respect to stationary ... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4063487 | Automatic firing weapon An automatic firing weapon embodying a support, a weapon housing displaceable relative to the support, a breechblock displaceable in the weapon housing. The breechblock is retained in its rearward position by means of a pawl pivotably mounted at the weapo... | 12/20/1977 |
| 3971291 | Apparatus for cocking a breechblock An apparatus for cocking a breechblock of an automatic firing weapon equipped with an electric motor which is operatively connected through the agency of an electromagnetic coupling with a displacement mechanism for the breechblock in order to move the br... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3969982 | Apparatus for damping the forward and return movements of an automatic firing weapon An apparatus for damping the forward and return motion of an automatic firing weapon comprising a weapon mount, a weapon housing and a weapon barrel, movement of the weapon housing is dampened with respect to the weapon mount by a first annular spring, wh... | 07/20/1976 |
