Patents by Inventor Ralph R. Ragan

Ralph R. Ragan 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: 4470562
    Abstract: An inertial guidance system for a rocket powered ballistic missile which vides navigation and control while the missile is proceeding in its flight trajectory. Signals are generated within the confines of the missile and without outside information representative of angular and linear motion of the missile with respect to an inertial frame of reference, a digital computer compares these signals against a preset parameter stored in the computer to provide control signals along the pitch and yaw axes. An autopilot uses these control signals to provide mechanical control movements, and an exhaust nozzle deflection arrangement connected to the autopilot deflects the exhaust of the rocket for guidance along a predetermined flight trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1965
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Eldon C. Hall, Joseph D. Sabo, Samuel A. Forter, Ralph R. Ragan, J. H. Laning, David G. Hoag, Wallace E. Vander Velde, Daniel J. Lickly, Edward M. Copps, Jr.