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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. McCarty, Jr., Plano, TX (US);
Don A. Larson, Kennedale, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 10/46 (2006.01); F42B 15/34 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 10/46 (2013.01); F42B 15/34 (2013.01); G06F 17/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
The embodiments relate to a conformal, sometimes referred to as aerodynamic, nose cone, and in particular to a hollow conformal nose cone that is transparent to electromagnetic radiation of a predetermined wavelength, or wavelengths, and that comprises a variable thickness such that the electromagnetic radiation received on an outer surface of the nose cone forms a predetermined beam pattern within the nose cone. Also disclosed are mechanisms for generating such hollow conformal nose cones.