Igal Finkelstein 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).
Abstract: The present invention relates to process for producing a transparent missile dome having a spanning angle larger than 180°, comprising the step of: (a) growing from single crystals of a ceramic material a first dome portion, said first dome portion being a portion of a sphere (b) growing from single crystals of a ceramic material a second dome portion, said second dome portion being a complementary sphere-portion for said first dome portion (c) attaching said complementary dome portion to said first dome portion and to the body of the missile, thereby forming a missile with a front dome having a spanning angle larger than 180°.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 14, 2005
Date of Patent:
February 26, 2008
Assignee:
Rafael-Armament Development Authority Ltd.
Inventors:
Dov Tibi, Tsafrir Ben-Ari, Igal Finkelstein
Abstract: The present invention relates to process for producing a transparent missile dome having a spanning angle larger than 180°, comprising the step of: (a) growing from single crystals of a ceramic material a first dome portion, said first dome portion being a portion of a sphere (b) growing from single crystals of a ceramic material a second dome portion, said second dome portion being a complementary sphere-portion for said first dome portion (c) attaching said complementary dome portion to said first dome portion and to the body of the missile, thereby forming a missile with a front dome having a spanning angle larger than 180°
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 14, 2005
Publication date:
June 29, 2006
Inventors:
Dov Tibi, Tsafrir Ben-Ari, Igal Finkelstein