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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:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2006
Applicants:
Randy L. Gaigler, Parkville, MD (US);
George Raymond Root, Jr., Gambrills, MD (US);
Benjamin D. Skurdal, Bel Air, MD (US);
Leszek Stanislaw Basak, Nottingham, MD (US);
Inventors:
Randy L. Gaigler, Parkville, MD (US);
George Raymond Root, Jr., Gambrills, MD (US);
Benjamin D. Skurdal, Bel Air, MD (US);
Leszek Stanislaw Basak, Nottingham, MD (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for launching a countermeasure device is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, the system uses an electromagnetic catapult to throw a countermeasure payload, wherein the azimuth, elevation, and propulsive force of the electromagnetic catapult are controllable.