Emergency passive radar locating device
US6300893A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q15/20
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An emergency passive radar locating device for use by missing persons or craft to enhance their survivability in a search and rescue operation. The emergency passive radar locating device comprises an array of eight radar corner reflectors. Each corner reflector of the emergency passive radar locating device has three radar signal reflective surfaces which are mutually perpendicular. When fully inflated the emergency passive radar locating device is spherical in shape with three mutually perpendicular toroidal flotation rings.
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