Christopher K Adams

US Patent:

6405918, Jun 18, 2002

Filed:

Oct 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/699825

Inventors:

Rex C. Claridge - Redondo Beach CA
Christopher M. Adams - El Segundo CA
Annetta J. Luevano - Los Angeles CA
Loren E. Record - Hawthorne CA

Assignee:

TRW Inc. - Redondo Beach CA

International Classification:

B23K 3102

US Classification:

228121, 228213, 228252, 228255

Abstract:

Brazing or soldering of pieces of low wettable materials ( ), such as single crystal silicon, is accomplished by sandwiching the brazing material ( ) between the pieces and sealing the edges of the brazing material with a tape ( ) wrapped about the periphery of the brazing material, mechanically placing that tape in compression and maintaining that compression while heating ( ) the sandwiched assembly to the brazing temperature of the brazing material. The tape possesses the characteristic of being non-wettable by the brazing material in the molten state and, hence, is impermeable to that melt. The tape may comprise a fibrous porous ceramic material.

US Patent:

20040046688, Mar 11, 2004

Filed:

Sep 6, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/236154

Inventors:

Mark Bigge - Bath ME, US
Christopher Adams - Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

G01S013/86

US Classification:

342/052000, 342/053000, 342/028000

Abstract:

A mobile surveillance vehicle security system, comprising one or more low profile vehicles equipped with a combination of thermal and radar equipment to provide surveillance of large areas using few assets, extended line-of-sight surveillance, integration with other sensor systems, information sharing, and system survivability of loss of sensors and vehicles.