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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. 09, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
H. Ray Kelley, Oviedo, FL (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23Q 2/100 ; G01R 3/102 ; G08B 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23Q 2/100 ; G01R 3/102 ; G08B 2/900 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a squib fire network including built-in testing which is able to safely and efficiently verify the proper operational status of the squib fire network. All squibs in a given squib fire network of a missile can be tested prior to launch, thereby improving the reliability of weapon deployment.