ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,848, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (Falls Church, Va.).
"Despun wing control system for guided projectile maneuvers" was invented by Michael J. Wilson (Lakeville, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guided projectile having a nose portion, a body portion, a tail portion, and a central axis. In various embodiments the projectile includes a control support portion and a collar assembly pivotally mounted to the control support portion. In various embodiments the collar assembly includes a collar having an exterior sidewall with a plurality of fixed aerodynamic surfaces thereon for spinning the coll...