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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:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian C. Baker, Arlington, TX (US);
Johnny Edward Banks, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/002 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/002 ;
Abstract
The invention, in one embodiment, is an apparatus for controlling the roll, pitch, and yaw attitudes of an air or sea vehicle. The apparatus includes an actuator including an actuation plane and an actuation mechanism, capable of displacing the actuation plane at three points; at least three non-propulsive fins; and a linkage between the actuator and each one of the fins, the linkage communicating the actuation plane's displacement to the respective one of the fins.