Patents by Inventor Elmond E. Decker

Elmond E. Decker 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).

  • Patent number: 5179382
    Abstract: An improved radar retro-reflector providing overlapping coverage at low angles of elevation comprises a plurality of three-corner retro-reflectors made of electromagnetically reflective material lying in three planes which intersect each other at right angles. The individual retro-reflectors are supported between a horizontal base and a platform mounted above the base, and are interconnected to each other and to the base and to the platform in a geodesic configuration. Additional three-corner reflectors may be mounted atop the platform in back-to-back configuration. The radar retro-reflector may be foldable into a compact generally flattened storage position by making the device out of a plurality of hingedly connected triangular panels controlled by a hydraulic or other actuating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Elmond E. Decker