US3118638A
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Decoy for guided missiles
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1958-10-31
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Granted: 1964-01-21
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Expires: 1978-10-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Fred H Rohr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 20:27
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41J; F41J2/00; F41J2/02; F41J9/00; F41J9/08; F42; F42B; F42B12/00; F42B12/02; F42B12/36; F42B12/56; F42B12/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A DEVICE FOR DIVERTING A GUIDED MISSILE FROM A PATH ALONG WHICH IT IS MOVING IN RESPONSE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES PICKED UP THEREBY FROM A TARGET COMPRISING: AN INFLATED BALLOON; A CASING DEPENDING FROM SAID BALLOON SAID CASING HAVING A WALL PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED OPENINGS OF LARGE AREA THEREIN; AND A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES OF INTENSITY COMPARABLE TO THOSE EMITTED BY SAID TARGET DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CASING, SAID SOURCE COMPRISING A BATTERY AND AN INFRARED LAMP ENERGIZED FROM SAID BATTERY AND MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING OPPOSITE SAID OPENINGS FOR EMITTING AND RADIATING INFRARED RAYS THROUGH SAID OPENINGS IN SUBSTANTIALLY ALL DIRECTIONS FROM THE SIDES OF SAID CASING.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
113 words
A DEVICE FOR DIVERTING A GUIDED MISSILE FROM A PATH ALONG WHICH IT IS MOVING IN RESPONSE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES PICKED UP THEREBY FROM A TARGET COMPRISING: AN INFLATED BALLOON; A CASING DEPENDING FROM SAID BALLOON SAID CASING HAVING A WALL PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED OPENINGS OF LARGE AREA THEREIN; AND A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES OF INTENSITY COMPARABLE TO THOSE EMITTED BY SAID TARGET DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CASING, SAID SOURCE COMPRISING A BATTERY AND AN INFRARED LAMP ENERGIZED FROM SAID BATTERY AND MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING OPPOSITE SAID OPENINGS FOR EMITTING AND RADIATING INFRARED RAYS THROUGH SAID OPENINGS IN SUBSTANTIALLY ALL DIRECTIONS FROM THE SIDES OF SAID CASING.
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