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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:
Aug. 04, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ely G Fishlowitz, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156 64 ;
Abstract
A method for the manufacture of underwater flotation spheres using a persl computer and spreadsheet linked to a numerical control machine is provided. Base data is entered into the spreadsheet and may be verified. Formulae for the design equations are entered and computed for each sphere with data in the spreadsheet. The results of the calculations are readily available and may be displayed in a graphical manner. Sphere design geometry is transmitted to the controller of a numerical controlled (NC) machine. The NC machine produces finished spheres.