Guidance systems
I claim: 1. Apparatus for steering an aerial or space vehicle such as a missile, comprising means for deriving a first signal proportional to the rate of turn of the line of sight between the missile ... Read More
Inventors: Leek, Stanley;, Assignee: |
System to correct the trajectory of a projectile
The object of the present invention is to propose a system that is better protected against jamming signals emitted by the designated objective. According to the present invention, a system is shown c... Read More
Inventors: Couderc, Georges; Meyzonnette, Jean-Louis; Pepin, Christian; Pressiat, Robert;, Assignee: Thomson - CSF (Puteaux, FR) |
Missile operable by either air or ground launching
The present invention provides a missile that can be used in both the air-to-air and ground-to-air missions. The missile is controlled by the combination of a targeting aid for long-range guidance and... Read More
Inventors: Frazho, David B.; Wynn, Marc A.; Weins, David F.;, Assignee: |
Safety pitot tube cover
Consequently, it is object of the present invention to provide a pitot tube cover that automatically exposes the opening of the pitot tube when the vehicle upon which the pitot tube is mounted reaches... Read More
Inventors: DeGroff, Steve A.;, Assignee: |
Controlled environment habitat for aquariums
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Looking first at FIGS. 1 and 2, of the present invention, the habitat 10 is illustrated as would be submerged in an aquarium A, of a conventional type. The habitat 10 is gen... Read More
Inventors: Lineberry, W. Scott;, Assignee: |
Automated milking assembly
I claim: 1. A milking flow detector for measuring the outflow from a milking attachment to a cow, said detector comprising: a receptacle having an inflow conduit for receiving milk and first and secon... Read More
Inventors: Flocchini, Andrew J.;, Assignee: |
Radar seismograph improvement
OF THIS INVENTION Referring to FIG. 1 in detail, 1 is the helicopter, or other aircraft, which transports most of the apparatus of the invention: the transmitting, receiving, nulling, displaying and ... Read More
Inventors: Peterson, Glen;, Assignee: |
Developing device for xerographic copying machines
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an apparatus by means of which the inconveniences referred to above may be eliminated. Another object of the provision of a device by means of whi... Read More
Inventors: Palmans, Willy J.; Waterschoot, William C.;, Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. (Mortsel, BE) |
Impact-activated toy
What is claimed is: 1. An impact-activated toy comprising: a housing which in its entirety is freely displaceable by an external impact thereon; an impact-responsive momentary switch mounted in said h... Read More
Inventors: Hyman, Gregory E.; Greenberg, Lawrence J.;, Assignee: |
Simulated ball used in sports incorporating an electronic component
Among the various objects and features of the present invention is the provision of a simulated ball used for sports which incorporates an electronic component therein. Another object of the present i... Read More
Inventors: Hesu, Victor C.;, Assignee: Hyman Products, Inc. (Maryland Heights, MO) |
Magnetically mounted musical display assembly
It has been found that a pressure operated musical apparatus may be provided so as to mount indicia bearing material such as a decal upon a flexible cover which through the application of pressure act... Read More
Inventors: Carroll, Bobby L.;, Assignee: |
Method for absorbing radiation
A radiation absorber material designed to operate in the terahertz frequency range is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,942,402, issued to Prewer et al. This radiation absorber is formed from a cured silic... Read More
Inventors: Giles, Robert H.; Horgan, Thomas M.;, Assignee: University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA) |
Ball with extending tethers serving as a toy especially for small dogs
I claim: 1. A ball with extending tethers serving as a toy, especially for small dogs, comprising: (a) a ball, formed originally in two identical halves, each half having multiple integral cylindrical... Read More
Inventors: Topliffe, Doris H.;, Assignee: |
Kinetic perch system
The present invention involves a kinetic perch system for birds and other animals. In one embodiment, it includes a plurality of flexible rope sections with each section having a first end and a secon... Read More
Inventors: Morgan, James R.;, Assignee: |
Active impedance line feed circuit
What is claimed is: 1. An active impedance line feed circuit for supplying energizing direct current and alternating current signals to a pair of leads in a communication line comprising: a pair of ti... Read More
Inventors: Rosenbaum, Stanley D.; Holy, Zdenek;, Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited (Montreal, CA) |
Apparatus and method for reduction of NOx emissions from a fluid bed combustion system through staged combustion
The invention is an apparatus and method for the reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the emissions from a fluidized bed combustion system burning a nitrogen-bearing fuel. The fluidized bed combustio... Read More
Inventors: Taylor, Thomas E.;, Assignee: Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (Livingston, NJ) |
Thermal decomposition furnace of waste tires
What is claimed is: 1. A furnace for thermally decomposing waste tires comprising: an upper bed-forming section having lateral dimensions larger than the outer diameter of a waste tire; a vertically e... Read More
Inventors: Ueda, Yoshihiko; Saito, Ikuo; Sakae, Kazumasa; Oogiri, Tetuo;, Assignee: Onoda Cement Co., Ltd. (JP) |
Method of promoting secondary combustion in a fluidized bed incinerator
In accordance with the present invention, refuse such as municipal waste is fluidized with a fluidizing medium and primary air which are supplied into the fluidized bed incinerator. The refuse is burn... Read More
Inventors: Narisoko, Minoru; Inoue, Satoshi;, Assignee: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method in fluidized bed combustion
According to the drawing there is provided in a boiler casing 10 a first bed 11 and laterally thereof a second bed 12, said beds having a common freeboard. The beds thus positioned in parallel to eac... Read More
Inventors: Jarvstrat, Goran;, Assignee: Asea Stal AB (Linkoping, SE) |
Circulating fluidized bed reactor utilizing integral curved arm separators
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a fluidized bed reactor which is relatively compact in size, can be modularized and is relatively easy to erect. It is a further object of... Read More
Inventors: Gorzegno, Walter P.;, Assignee: Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (Clinton, NJ) |
Process and apparatus for emissions reduction from waste incineration
It is an object of this invention to provide a process and apparatus for combustion of wastes such as MSW, RDF or other comparable solid waste where fuel, preferably natural gas, is injected above the... Read More
Inventors: Khinkis, Mark J.; Abbasi, Hamid A.; Lisauskas, Robert A.; Itse, Daniel C.;, Assignee: Institute of Gas Technology (Chicago, IL) |
Method and apparatus for burning solid or sludge-like fuels in a fluidized bed
We claim: 1. A method of burning a fuel, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a weakly expanded fuel-containing fluidized bed of particles predominantly having a particle size above about 0.5 mm and a... Read More
Inventors: Huschauer, Helmuth; Heitmuller, Ralf J.;, Assignee: Vereinigte Kesselwerke Aktiengesellschaft (Dusseldorf, DE) |
Process and apparatus for reducing pollutant emissions in flue gases
It is an object of this invention to provide a process and apparatus for simultaneously reducing NO.sub.x, SO.sub.x, HCl, CO, THC and CHC emissions in flue gases from the combustion of combustible mat... Read More
Inventors: Khinkis, Mark J.; Patel, Jitendra G.; Rehmat, Amirali G.;, Assignee: Institute of Gas Technology (Chicago, IL) |
Friction heater
This invention achieves these and other results by providing a friction heater comprising a rotor and a stator into which the rotor extends. An outer surface of the rotor engages an inner surface of t... Read More
Inventors: Newman, Sr., William E.; Clark, Jr., Henry W.;, Assignee: |
Multi-plane optical membrane switch apparatus
The present invention provides an optically conductive keyboard membrane switch mechanism for use for example in keyboard applications among others. Two vertically displaced and separated planar, flat... Read More
Inventors: Ely, Richard I.; Subbarao, Wunnava V.;, Assignee: Burroughs Corporation (Detroit, MI) |
Molded code mark reader with elongated read beam
The above and additional objects are successfully realized by the mold identification apparatus and method of the invention, in which the pattern of protruding mold code marks in a predetermined secto... Read More
Inventors: Williams, Reade; Scott, Paul F.;, Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc. (Farmington, CT) |
Ringing circuit
We claim: 1. A circuit for generating ringing signals for a telephone system comprising: (a) a supply rail for connection between earth and a DC voltage source, (b) a first coil in said supply rail, (... Read More
Inventors: Robson, Michael A. C.; Cross, Peter A.;, Assignee: The General Electric Company, p.l.c. (GB2) |
Portable fog and driving light assembly
I claim: 1. In combination with an automotive vehicle having spaced front motor support frame members and front bumper support members extending from each frame member and carrying a bumper, a rotatab... Read More
Inventors: Sumlin, Ralph G.;, Assignee: |
Process for selective formation of II-VI group compound flim
An object of the present invention is to solve such problems of the prior art and provide a process for forming a II-VI group compound film with any desired shape in a self-alignment fashion at any de... Read More
Inventors: Tokunaga, Hiroyuki; Yonehara, Takao;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
High speed infrared imaging system
The present invention is a method of referencing an opearting an infrared imaging system that may be used with virtually any system. A preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed using a mechan... Read More
Inventors: Modisette, James E.; Johnson, Ralph B.;, Assignee: Texas Medical Instruments, Inc. (San Antonio, TX) |
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