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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2004
Applicant:
George Raymond Root, Jr., Gambrills, MD (US);
Inventor:
George Raymond Root, Jr., Gambrills, MD (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique for launching a missile that avoids some of the costs and disadvantages for doing so in the prior art. In particular, the illustrative embodiment of the present invention uses an electromagnetic catapult to throw the missile clear of the launch platform—with sufficient velocity to attain aerodynamic flight—before the missile's engine is ignited.