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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:
Nov. 25, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
John D Emerson, Arab, AL (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41G / ; F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102293 ; 244-312 ;
Abstract
An add-on ballast assembly for adding on to a missile in the field in a fle manner. The ballast is added in the unused hollow center of bobbins secured in the aft end of the missile. The bobbins have guidance wires wound therearound to be dispensed during flight. The addition of the ballast changes the center of gravity of the missile.