US3269312A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Aerial vehicles
Assignee: BAC AND BRITISH AEROSPACE
•
Filing: 1963-07-03
•
Granted: 1966-08-30
•
Expires: 1983-07-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Fenton George Herber Alexander
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 04:06
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B15/00; F42B15/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
194 words
AN AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE COMPRISING A FIRST CYLINDRICAL ROCKET MISSILE HAVING A REAR PORTION INCLUDING A PROPULSION MEANS AT ITS REAR END, SAID PROPULSION MEANS LYING WITHIN THE CIRCULAR PERIPHERY OF THE MISSILE, AND A HOLLOW FRONT PORTION CONTAINING A SECOND ROCKET MISSILE WHICH IS DISPOSED WITH ITS NOSE POINTING TOWARDS THE REAR END OF THE FIRST MISSILE AND WHICH HAS A PROPULSION NOZZLE AT ITS REAR END; MEANS FOR SEPARATING THE REAR PART OF THE FIRST MISSILE FROM THE FRONT PART CONTAINING THE SECOND MISSILE; FIN MEANS ON THE REAR PORTION OF THE FIRST MISSILE FOR STRABLIZING THE FIRST MISSILE IN A SPINNING CONDITION; FURTHER FIN MEANS ON THE FRONT PORTION OF THE FIRST MISSILE FOR STABLIZING THE SAID FRONT PORTION IN A SPINNING CONDITION AFTER SEPARATION OF THE SAID REAR PORTION FROM THE SAID FRONT PORTION; A CAMERA MOUNTED IN THE FRONT OF THE SECOND MISSILE WITH ITS LENS POINTING LATERALLY AND SOMEWHAT TOWARDS THE FRONT END OF THE FIRST MISSILE; WINDOW MEANS IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA, AND GYRO-OPERATED MEANS FOR OPERATING THE CAMERA EACH TIME THE CAMERA LENS POINTS DOWNWARDS DURING THE DESCENT OF THE COMBINED FIRST AND SECOND MISSILES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
194 words
AN AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE COMPRISING A FIRST CYLINDRICAL ROCKET MISSILE HAVING A REAR PORTION INCLUDING A PROPULSION MEANS AT ITS REAR END, SAID PROPULSION MEANS LYING WITHIN THE CIRCULAR PERIPHERY OF THE MISSILE, AND A HOLLOW FRONT PORTION CONTAINING A SECOND ROCKET MISSILE WHICH IS DISPOSED WITH ITS NOSE POINTING TOWARDS THE REAR END OF THE FIRST MISSILE AND WHICH HAS A PROPULSION NOZZLE AT ITS REAR END; MEANS FOR SEPARATING THE REAR PART OF THE FIRST MISSILE FROM THE FRONT PART CONTAINING THE SECOND MISSILE; FIN MEANS ON THE REAR PORTION OF THE FIRST MISSILE FOR STRABLIZING THE FIRST MISSILE IN A SPINNING CONDITION; FURTHER FIN MEANS ON THE FRONT PORTION OF THE FIRST MISSILE FOR STABLIZING THE SAID FRONT PORTION IN A SPINNING CONDITION AFTER SEPARATION OF THE SAID REAR PORTION FROM THE SAID FRONT PORTION; A CAMERA MOUNTED IN THE FRONT OF THE SECOND MISSILE WITH ITS LENS POINTING LATERALLY AND SOMEWHAT TOWARDS THE FRONT END OF THE FIRST MISSILE; WINDOW MEANS IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA, AND GYRO-OPERATED MEANS FOR OPERATING THE CAMERA EACH TIME THE CAMERA LENS POINTS DOWNWARDS DURING THE DESCENT OF THE COMBINED FIRST AND SECOND MISSILES.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3124072A
Cited
US1880960A
Cited
US2145508A
Cited
US2763447A
Cited
US3026772A
Cited
US3060824A
Cited
US3158100A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-08-29 | 1970-02-28 | 1970-08-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-08-29 | 1974-02-28 | 1974-08-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-08-29 | 1978-02-28 | 1978-08-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |