Patents by Inventor Charles L. Padgett

Charles L. Padgett has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Light weight radar reflector
    Patent number: 4072948
    Abstract: An array of eight trihedral corner reflectors arranged to be suspended beth a balloon such that they aim into the eight quadrants of a three-dimensional coordinate system aligned vertically and equipped with a set of vanes which cause it to rotate when ascending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: William A. Drews, Charles L. Padgett, Ray A. Pinna