Patents Represented by Attorney J. H. Lynn

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  • Decoy flare
    Patent number: 4171669
    Abstract: A decoy flare cartridge for use in an aircraft photoflash cartridge rack. drocarbon compound plus gelling agents are placed in a photoflash cartridge. A primer in the base of the cartridge is fired to propel a piston which forces the gel out of the cartridge through an orifice plate. The expelled hydrocarbon compounds are then ignited to form an infrared source for decoying a hostile infrared seeking missile away from the tailpipe of the decoy-carrying aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Edward A. Allen