Patent US5855996A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US3374967A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Course-changing gun-launched missile
Assignee: United States Department of the Navy
•
Filing: 1949-12-06
•
Granted: 1968-03-26
•
Expires: 1969-12-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold J Plumley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:28
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41G; F41G7/00; F41G7/20; F41G7/30; F41G7/301; F41G7/305; F42; F42B; F42B10/00; F42B10/60; F42B10/66; F42B10/661
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
APPARATUS FOR CHANGING THE COURSE OF A MISSILE IN FLIGHT COMPRISING, A CASING FOR SAID MISSILE, A REACTION CHARGE DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CASING AND ARRAGED TO DIRECT AN IMPULSE THROUGH ONE SIDE OF SAID CASING AND THROUGH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE MISSILE AS THE CHARGE IS FIRED WHEREBY THE MISSILE IS GIVEN A LATERAL THRUST AND IS DIRECTED ALONG A NEW TRAJECTORY WITH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE MISSILE INITIALLY AT AN ANGLE WITH RESPECT THERETO, MEANS ON THE MISSILE FOR BRINGING SAID AXIS THEREOF INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE NEW TRAJECTORY, AND MEANS CARRIED BY THE MISSILE AND RESPONSIVE TO A TRANSMITTED SIGNAL FROM THE LAUNCHING POINT FOR FIRING SAID CHARGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
APPARATUS FOR CHANGING THE COURSE OF A MISSILE IN FLIGHT COMPRISING, A CASING FOR SAID MISSILE, A REACTION CHARGE DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CASING AND ARRAGED TO DIRECT AN IMPULSE THROUGH ONE SIDE OF SAID CASING AND THROUGH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE MISSILE AS THE CHARGE IS FIRED WHEREBY THE MISSILE IS GIVEN A LATERAL THRUST AND IS DIRECTED ALONG A NEW TRAJECTORY WITH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE MISSILE INITIALLY AT AN ANGLE WITH RESPECT THERETO, MEANS ON THE MISSILE FOR BRINGING SAID AXIS THEREOF INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE NEW TRAJECTORY, AND MEANS CARRIED BY THE MISSILE AND RESPONSIVE TO A TRANSMITTED SIGNAL FROM THE LAUNCHING POINT FOR FIRING SAID CHARGE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US1288883A
Cited
US2137598A
Cited
US2145508A
Cited
FR832427A
Cited
US2520433A
Cited
US2403567A
Cited
US2557949A
Cited
US2415348A
Cited
US2480868A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1971-03-26 | 1971-09-25 | 1972-03-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1975-03-26 | 1975-09-25 | 1976-03-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1979-03-26 | 1979-09-25 | 1980-03-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |