Patents by Inventor Fay E. Null

Fay E. Null 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).

  • Doppler countermeasure device
    Patent number: 4149166
    Abstract: 1. A Doppler decoy protection device comprising a missile capable of being launched from a space craft whose protection is sought, and to travel in advance thereof and at a speed greater than the speed of said space craft, guide means extendable rearwardly from said missile, Doppler decoy means slidable on said guide means for simulating the Doppler characteristics of the craft whose protection is sought, means for damping the speed of travel of said decoy means rearwardly on said guide means so that the resultant forward speed of said decoy means will substantially equal the speed of the craft whose protection is sought.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1961
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Fay E. Null