Patents by Inventor Wayne L. McKusick

Wayne L. McKusick 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: 4193072
    Abstract: 2. A combination proximity fuze comprising a radio circuit and an infrared ircuit, said radio circuit operative to produce a first voltage impulse when a reflected electromagnetic wave is received from a target, said infrared circuit operative to produce a second voltage impulse when a heat source from a target is detected, a first memory circuit connected to said radio circuit for storing said first voltage impulse for a first predetermined time interval, a second memory circuit connected to said infrared circuit for storing said second voltage impulse for a second predetermined time interval, a coincidence firing circuit connected to said first memory circuit and to said second memory circuit whereby a primer may be ignited when said first and second voltage pulses are applied to said coincidence firing circuit simultaneously within said first and second predetermined time intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1962
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Wayne L. McKusick