Patents by Inventor Curtis B. RATH

Curtis B. RATH 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).

  • COMMAND MIXING FOR ROLL STABILIZED GUIDANCE KIT ON GYROSCOPICALLY STABILIZED PROJECTILE
    Publication number: 20230243628
    Abstract: The system and method of mixing pitch and roll commands from a flight control computer to produce fin deflections applied to as few as two fins to simultaneously produce both a rolling moment and a pitching moment. The system may be mechanical or digital where actuators can be linear or rotary, digital or analog. Deflections of the fins are generated which produce pitch and roll moments where addition of pitch and roll commands determines deflection commands to be sent to a first fin and subtraction of pitch and roll commands determines deflection commands to be sent to a second fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Curtis B. Rath
  • Command mixing for roll stabilized guidance kit on gyroscopically stabilized projectile
    Patent number: 11619473
    Abstract: The system and method of mixing pitch and roll commands from a flight control computer to produce fin deflections applied to as few as two fins to simultaneously produce both a rolling moment and a pitching moment. The system may be mechanical or digital where actuators can be linear or rotary, digital or analog. Deflections of the fins are generated which produce pitch and roll moments where addition of pitch and roll commands determines deflection commands to be sent to a first fin and subtraction of pitch and roll commands determines deflection commands to be sent to a second fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Curtis B. Rath
  • COMMAND MIXING FOR ROLL STABILIZED GUIDANCE KIT ON GYROSCOPICALLY STABILIZED PROJECTILE
    Publication number: 20220221258
    Abstract: The system and method of mixing pitch and roll commands from a flight control computer to produce fin deflections applied to as few as two fins to simultaneously produce both a rolling moment and a pitching moment. The system may be mechanical or digital where actuators can be linear or rotary, digital or analog. Deflections of the fins are generated which produce pitch and roll moments where addition of pitch and roll commands determines deflection commands to be sent to a first fin and subtraction of pitch and roll commands determines deflection commands to be sent to a second fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Curtis B. RATH