Patents by Inventor Leonard M. Hoffman

Leonard M. Hoffman 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).

  • Chaff dispenser for atmospheric re-entry
    Patent number: 4597332
    Abstract: The invention proposes the launching or re-entry pods, individually or in oups, from a launching platform, so directed as to precede the entering body throughout the atmospheric trajectory, and containing therein chaff material or bundles to be dispensed therefrom at programmed intervals whereby the chaff material is scattered over a larger area ahead of the entering body so that receiving radar will track the chaff material rather than the body, thus confusing during the atmospheric re-entry of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1964
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Leonard M. Hoffman, John B. Kimball