Patents by Inventor Chester E. Sharp

Chester E. Sharp 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).

  • Buoyant chaff
    Patent number: 4117486
    Abstract: 1. A buoyant elongated tubular chaff element responsive to radio frequency nergy comprising a hollow longitudinal body of relatively thin light weight flexible metal, a quantity of a gaseous medium lighter than air contained within said body sufficient to partially inflate the said body at normal atmospheric pressure and to fully inflate the said body at an altitude where the body weight equals the air displaced, the length of said body being substantially equal to one half the wave length of the radio frequency of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1961
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Chester E. Sharp