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US3158100A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rocket propelled reconnaissance vehicle

Assignee: Data Corp
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Filing: 1963-03-04
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Granted: 1964-11-24
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Expires: 1983-03-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jack D Finley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 11:10
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B15/00; F42B15/36; F42B12/00; F42B12/02; F42B12/36; F42B12/365; F42B15/08; F42B8/00; F42B8/12; F42B8/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 208 words
AN AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE FOR GATHERING INFORMATION OVER A DESIGNATED TARGET AREA AND RETURNING SAID INFORMATION TO THE AREA OF AN INITIAL LAUNCHING SITE, COMPRISING, A DELIVERY STAGE RACKET INCLUDING A HOLLOW BODY SECTION, A NOSE SECTION, AND A TAIL SECTION, MOUNTING MEANS SECURED WITHIN SAID HOLLOW BODY SECTION, A RECOVERY STAGE ROCKET HAVING A NOSE SECTION AND A TAIL SECTION, SAID RECOVERY STAGE ROCKET BEING REVERSELY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID HOLLOW BODY SECTION BY SAID MOUNTING MEANS, WHEREBY THE NOSE SECTION OF SAID RECOVERY STAGE ROCKET IS POSITIONED ADJACENT THE TAIL SECTION OF SAID DELIVERY STAGE ROCKET, INFORMATION GATHERING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID RECOVERY STAGE ROCKET, ALTITUDE RESPONSIVE CONTROL MEANS CARRIED BY SAID VEHICLE FOR ACTIVATING SAID INFORMATION GATHERING MEANS WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES A PREDETERMINED FIRST ALTITUDE OVER SAID TARGET AREA, AND ALTITUDE RESPONSIVE LAUNCHING CONTROL MEANS MOUNTED WITHIN SAID VEHICLE TO CAUSE THE LAUNCHING OF SAID RECOVERY STAGE ROCKET FROM THE TAIL SECTION OF SAID DELIVERY STAGE ROCKET SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACTIVATION OF SAID INFORMATION GATHERING MEANS WHEN SAID VEHICLE REACHES A SECOND PREDETERMINED ALTITUDE OVER SAID TARGET AREA, SAID RECOVERY STAGE ROCKET BEING CAPABLE OF RETURNING SAID INFORMATION GATHERING MEANS TO THE AREA OF SAID INITIAL LAUNCHING SITE UPON DETACHMENT FROM SAID DELIVERY STAGE ROCKET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 208 words
AN AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE FOR GATHERING INFORMATION OVER A DESIGNATED TARGET AREA AND RETURNING SAID INFORMATION TO THE AREA OF AN INITIAL LAUNCHING SITE, COMPRISING, A DELIVERY STAGE RACKET INCLUDING A HOLLOW BODY SECTION, A NOSE SECTION, AND A TAIL SECTION, MOUNTING MEANS SECURED WITHIN SAID HOLLOW BODY SECTION, A RECOVERY STAGE ROCKET HAVING A NOSE SECTION AND A TAIL SECTION, SAID RECOVERY STAGE ROCKET BEING REVERSELY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID HOLLOW BODY SECTION BY SAID MOUNTING MEANS, WHEREBY THE NOSE SECTION OF SAID RECOVERY STAGE ROCKET IS POSITIONED ADJACENT THE TAIL SECTION OF SAID DELIVERY STAGE ROCKET, INFORMATION GATHERING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID RECOVERY STAGE ROCKET, ALTITUDE RESPONSIVE CONTROL MEANS CARRIED BY SAID VEHICLE FOR ACTIVATING SAID INFORMATION GATHERING MEANS WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES A PREDETERMINED FIRST ALTITUDE OVER SAID TARGET AREA, AND ALTITUDE RESPONSIVE LAUNCHING CONTROL MEANS MOUNTED WITHIN SAID VEHICLE TO CAUSE THE LAUNCHING OF SAID RECOVERY STAGE ROCKET FROM THE TAIL SECTION OF SAID DELIVERY STAGE ROCKET SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACTIVATION OF SAID INFORMATION GATHERING MEANS WHEN SAID VEHICLE REACHES A SECOND PREDETERMINED ALTITUDE OVER SAID TARGET AREA, SAID RECOVERY STAGE ROCKET BEING CAPABLE OF RETURNING SAID INFORMATION GATHERING MEANS TO THE AREA OF SAID INITIAL LAUNCHING SITE UPON DETACHMENT FROM SAID DELIVERY STAGE ROCKET.

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