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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 1982
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elias Reisman, Orange, CA (US);
S Kirby Wilson, Ramona, CA (US);
Paul G McManigal, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Lawrence L Goldberg, Villa Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Aerospace & Communications Corp., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244-31 ; 244-321 ; 244171 ;
Abstract
A technique for sensing both the earth generated electromagnetic and electrostatic fields is employed on board a remotely guided spin-stabilized projectile or missile in order to accurately determine a vertical reference direction and provide for proper response to received guidance information during the entire flight trajectory.