William Ray Magorian

39567494, May 11, 1976

Apr 16, 1973

5/351727

William Ray Magorian - China Lake CA

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

G01S 952

343 16R

An attack warning system for alerting ground troops or ships to the possiity of attack by enemy aircraft. The system establishes a detection shell at a range of 3 miles covering 360. degree. in azimuth and 60. degree. in elevation. The bearing measurement is obtained by a combination of antenna pattern shape and P-N Code modulation. A pair of oppositely facing receiving antennas and a pair of oppositely facing transmitting antennas located orthogonally with respect to the receiving antennas provide the 360. degree. coverage. The azimuth pattern of each antenna covers 180. degree. The system provides target bearing information by applying different codes to each of the two opposed transmit antennas and multiply decoding the received signals.

52181642, Jun 8, 1993

Mar 18, 1976

5/668769

William R. Magorian - China Lake CA

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

F42C 1304

102214

A proximity fuze for a foliage penetrating weapon provides for airburst at predetermined height above ground, regardless of terrain features, by inhibiting the warhead detonation signal until the desired height is reached.

44247451, Jan 10, 1984

Mar 24, 1972

5/238709

William R. Magorian - China Lake CA
Kenneth R. Wetzel - Ridgecrest CA

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

F42C 1106
F42C 1306
F42C 1540

102215

A digital timer fuze (DTF) in subcombination with a digital timer fuze sym. The central element in the fuze system is the aircraft fire-control computer including a fuze setter, which receives input signals from various sensors as required for rocket trajectory computations and, in addition, pilot commands. When the pilot arms the system and selects a firing mode, power is supplied to each fuze in the load. When the firing button (pickle switch) is depressed, timing commands are injected into each fuze in proper sequence and the rocket motors are initiated via circuits and initiators incorporated in the launcher pods. As each rocket moves forward under motor thrust, the lead to its fuze is separated. Physical interruption of this circuit initiates the "run" phase of the digital timer fuze. The digital timer fuze is electrically connected to the fuze setter.