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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:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Scott D Crist, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Alliant Techsystems Inc., Hopkins, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42C / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324452 ; 102211 ;
Abstract
A radome probe apparatus for use with an electrostatic proximity sensor is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a radome nose cone probe connected to a projectile and having an inner surface. The nose cone is made of a dielectric material. Single or multiple electrically conducting areas are connected to the inner surface of the nose cone. The conducting areas are dielectrically isolated. Electronics are utilized to sense the time rate of change voltage or current between the areas due to the intrinsic electrostatic charge on a target aircraft.