Method of fabricating radar chaff

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United States of America Statutory Invention Reg

PATENT NO H1631
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08563086

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The present invention is a method for making radar chaff consisting of metal rings having varying diameters, using photolithographic processes. One aspect of the invention has the steps of: providing a metal foil having a thickness suitable for use in radar chaff; overcoating the metal foil with a photoresist, to form a layered structure; undercoating the metal foil with a removable backing; exposing the photoresist to a quantity of actinic radiation for chemically modifying the photoresist into a photoproduct suitable for subsequent development, where the actinic radiation is patterned into a series of concentric rings; developing the photoresist, to expose the underlying metal in a series of concentric rings; removing the exposed metal to form a series of concentric metal rings on the removable backing; and removing the removable backing. Another aspect of the invention is a metal chaff precursor, comprising: a removable backing, coated with a plurality of concentric metal foil rings.

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NAVY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY THE800 N QUINCY STREET BALLSTON TOWER ONE ARLINGTON VA 22217

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ayers, Jack D Oakton, VA 12 336
Cowart, Gregory Alexandria, VA 3 62
Montgomery, John A Reston, VA 56 1437

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