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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:
Oct. 14, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin P Finn, Tucson, AZ (US);
Homer H Schwartz, II, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Tim S Connel, Tucson, AZ (US);
Richard J Snyder, Tucson, AZ (US);
Youn H Oh, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Missile Systems Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102374 ; 60253 ; 244-31 ; 244-321 ; 244-324 ; 244130 ;
Abstract
A missile has a non-cylindrical fuselage over at least a portion of its length, with a non-cylindrical propulsion system contained within the non-cylindrical portion of the fuselage. The fuselage and propulsion system are preferably generally elliptical in cross section, with a dimensional ratio of the major axis to the minor axis of from more than 1:1 to about 1.5:1. The missile further includes a guidance system and guidance control features.