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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:
Aug. 26, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen P Grossman, El Segundo, CA (US);
Stephen K Laird, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244121 ; 2441374 ; 244 / ;
Abstract
A missile engine inlet cover has an elongate air scoop having a rigid forward shell and a rearward attached flexible molded end piece. The missile engine inlet cover is held in place by the launch rail with the flexible molded end piece releasably inserted into or over the missile engine inlet. During missile launch, flow of air into the open end of the air scoop forces the air scoop to rotate rearward and dislodges the flexible molded end piece from the missile engine inlet to allow operation of the missile engine.