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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6631666 | Device for constructing a braided tubular structure A machine, for the construction of a braid (11), that includes a set of identical multiindented wheels (2), which are mounted on a fixed support (1) and driven in rotation to cause the circulation of spindles (6) carrying spools (7) of braiding threads (8... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6613258 | Method for making parts in composite material with thermoplastic matrix A process is proposed for the fabrication of parts with large dimensions formed of a skin (10) and stiffeners (12, 16) such as aircraft fuselage segments made of a composite material with a thermoplastic matrix. After stiffeners have been made separately ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6500515 | Connecting rod made of composite material The present invention relates to a connecting rod made of composite material, especially for internal-combustion engines, the composite material being formed by a reinforcement embedded in a cured material, and the connecting rod (A) comprising, along the... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6495227 | Braided tubular Structure for a composite part its construction and its applications Braided tubular structure (11) including longitudinal elongate elements (9) distributed on a plurality of collars coaxial with the structure and braiding threads (8) forming two grids of directions oblique in relation to the longitudinal elongate elements... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6468372 | On-site tooling and method for repairing a damaged zone in a composite structure The present invention relates to on-site repairs of a composite structure (10) such as an aircraft structure in which a concave recess (14) is machined in the damaged zone, a non-polymerized composite part (16) is set into said recess and part (16) is pol... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6375121 | Method for making a composite panel and resulting panel The object of the invention is a process for the production of a monolithic composite panel provided to be articulated on a support, particularly a panel articulated by hinges (36) for the production of a fan hatch of a turbo reactor or of a landing gear ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6342878 | Input peripheral for computer with automatic switching between 3D and 2D operation modes, and its interaction process with a display screen Input peripheral for a computer with automatic switching between 3D and 2D operating modes, and its interaction process with a display screen. A casing (10) containing a tracking type electromagnetic sensor (16) is fitted with a contactor (22) on one face (12)... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6334730 | Telescopic rod for opening a mobile cowl, in particular of an aircraft engine bay A bar (25) for holding open a cover (4) hinged on the nacelle enclosing an aircraft engine (7) comprises two sections (26 and 28) of unequal length, one of which is hinged (27) on the cover (4) and the other (30) on the engine (7). The mechanism for locki... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6296486 | Missile firing simulator with the gunner immersed in a virtual space A simulator for simulating the firing of weapons the simulator including a firing station, and a missile weapon simulator. The missile weapon simulator able to simulate imaginary firings, an image display device, an image processing device, and an instruc... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6286430 | Device for the pyrotechnic cutting of non-metallic parts A pyrotechnic cutting device (14) is designed for directly cutting one or two parts (10) made form a nonmetallic material, such as a composite material. The device (14) comprises a pyrotechnic expansion tube (16), which acts on the part or parts (10) to b... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6281487 | Device for protecting an optical system against excess luminosity A device for protecting an optical system against the excess luminosity of an incident light beam. The device forms first and second light beams from an incident light beam. A mirror reflects the first beam which is then guided toward the optical system. ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6269243 | Device for allowing the use in an aircraft of radiocommunication means The present invention relates to a device for allowing the use in an aircraft (A) of a personal radiocommunication means (R), in particular a mobile telephone. According to the invention, said device (1) comprises a first antenna (2) outside the aircraft ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6250227 | Provisional linking and pyrotechnic separation device for two nonmetallic assemblies A provisional linking and pyrotechnic separation device is placed between two assemblies made from nonmetallic materials such as composite materials. Prior to separation, parts belonging to each of the two assemblies are fixed to one another, either by di... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6241182 | Hybrid control system for an aircraft aerodynamic surface System for controlling an aerodynamic surface (1) (flap, aileron, control surface, etc.) of an aircraft. According to the invention, this system comprises: an electric machine (8) which can operate either as a motor or as a generator, the output of which is co... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241183 | Method for controlling an aeroplane control surfaces to counter ground lateral drift A control process for the control surfaces of an aircraft to prevent lateral deviation of the trajectory on the ground during a landing or interrupted takeoff, in which the spoilers are extended asymmetrically.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241189 | Protective device for a jet engine air inlet cowl equipped with a deicing system The present invention relates to an air inlet cowl (9) for a jet engine, the leading edge (16) of which is hollow and supplied with hot air for deicing by a pipe (10) and an injector (12). According to the invention, the pipe (10) and the connector (12A) ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6227485 | Opening device common to two adjacent aircraft engine nacelle covers A single actuator (35) is controlled so as to successively open two covers (4 and 5) on an aircraft engine nacelle which are adjacent, successively forming two hinges (40 and 47).... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6219010 | Elastically deformable antenna reflector for a spacecraft An antenna reflector for a spacecraft, produced in an elastically deformable way and capable of changing from a folded position to a deployed position at least partly under the action of its own elasticity. The reflector includes at least one fold line, t... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213428 | Aircraft fore structure An aircraft fore-structure for wide- and very-wide body freight aircraft that is characterized by the presence of a unpressurized landing gear compartment in the lower fore end section. The landing gear compartment is formed by a ceiling at the top, that ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6209822 | Device for attaching an engine to an aircraft strut A device (14) for attaching or hooking an engine to an aircraft strut (10) comprises a circular arc-shaped fitting (16), formed from two elementary, coupled portions, which are also circular arc-shaped. These two elementary portions can be separate parts ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6206067 | Equipment for on-site repair of a composite structure with a damaged zone and corresponding method The present invention relates to on-site repairs of a composite structure (10) such as an aircraft structure in which a concave recess (14) is machined in the damaged zone, a non-polymerized composite part (16) is set into said recess and part (16) is pol... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6196865 | Removable rear connector for a circular electrical plug A connector composed of two hinged subassemblies (26, 28) that enable a removable rear connector to be fitted onto a plug (10) whether or not fitted with its wiring. Subassembly (26) comprises a collar formed of at least two sections (36a, 36b) capable of... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6197411 | Composite, metal matrix material part with a high rigidity and high stability in a longitudinal direction An elongated part, of composite, metal matrix material, respectively comprises 35 to 45 vol. % of a matrix based on aluminum or magnesium alloy and 65 to 55 vol. % of continuous carbon fibers, arranged in sheets parallel to the length thereof. At least ap... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6193192 | Deicing device for a jet engine air inlet cowl Deicing device for the leading edge of the air inlet cowl of a jet engine. According to the invention, an injector (12) whose task is to inject pressurized hot air into the leading edge is connected to the pressurized hot air inlet by means of a ball join... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6182688 | Autonomous device for limiting the rate of flow of a fluid through a pipe, and fuel circuit for an aircraft comprising such a device A device for limiting the flow rate of a fluid through a conduit operates autonomously without any external energy source, and independently of the level of pressure upstream, by operating on an imposed upstream-downstream pressure difference. The flow li... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6179249 | Turbojet pod with laminar flow The bay (12) of a turbofan engine (10) comprises a front structural element (30), whose external surface is continuous and extends over at least 50% of the geometrical chord of the bay. Said element (30) is installed on maintaining and guiding members (44... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6175341 | Elastically deformable antenna reflector for a spacecraft An antenna reflector for a spacecraft is elastically deformable so as to be capable of changing from a folded position, when inside the spacecraft, to a deployed position, outside the spacecraft, at least partly under the action of its own elasticity. The... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173919 | Attachment device for an aircraft engine The invention relates to a device for attaching an aircraft engine onto a pylon fixed to a wing or a fuselage. The device comprises a fitting (26), fixed to the pylon (20) by bolts (34, 36), and at least two connecting arms (28, 30), linking the fitting t... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6168408 | Apparatus for manufacturing composite parts produced by resin transfer molding An apparatus for manufacturing composite parts produced by resin transfer molding (RTM) is configured to operate in controlled flow-rate mode or controlled pressure mode to use the RTM technique for manufacturing large-sized composite parts with a low fib... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6164061 | Fuel-injecting apparatus for ramjet engine cooled by transpiration A fuel injection strut for a ramjet adapted to operate at high Mach numbers includes a combustion chamber into which a flow of combustion-supporting gas is introduced. A first end of the strut includes a stem having a leading edge with a dihedral shaped w... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6155041 | Hybrid engine capable of employing at least a ramjet mode and a super ramjet mode The present invention relates to a hybrid engine capable of employing a ramjet mode and a super ramjet mode and comprising a main engine system (3, 4, 5, 8) which burns fuel and which comprises at least one air inlet (3) for an air stream (F), a combustio... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6148610 | Solid propellant charge for a propulsion unit and propulsion unit equipped with such a charge A solid propellant charge for a propulsion unit (1). The latter includes a casing (2) containing the solid propellant charge (3), in the form of an elongated body having a longitudinal axis (X--X), which charge (3) has, over part of its longitudinal exten... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6148259 | Process and device for determining an optimal flight path of an aircraft A method of determining an optimal flight path of an aircraft during its cruising phase includes forming a grid in a vertical plane of the space between a first position and a second position, selecting various path portions between the first position and... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6142410 | Device for guiding an aircraft, in particular a missile A device for guiding an aircraft includes an image sensor mounted on the aircraft, a data transmission unit for transmitting the images provided by the image sensor, a guide station for receiving the images which includes a touch-sensitive screen for disp... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6142424 | Method of steering a vehicle and vehicle allowing implementation of the method The invention relates to a method of steering a vehicle, as well as to said vehicle allowing the method to be implemented. The method of steering such a vehicle including a propulsion system (2) and a jettisonable nose cone (8) containing a payload is notewort... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6136236 | Method for manufacturing composite material pieces by resin transfer moulding A manufacturing process of a large part of composite materials with a high fiber content (more than 58%) using the resin transfer moulding technique, wherein a fiber pellet (26) is placed in a mould (20) and strongly compressed, whilst the resin is inject... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6125914 | Method for making a composite part with magnesium matrix by infiltration casting A mold having a supply tube in a lower portion and in which has been placed a fibrous preform, is placed in a container. A crucible filled with magnesium blocks is placed under the mold. The magnesium is heated and the mold is preheated under vacuum until... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123043 | Fibrous reinforcement for a composite component, and process and device for producing it The present invention relates to the production of a reinforcement for a composite component, comprising a fibrous substrate (22, 23) reinforced by a stitching thread forming stitches (27.1, 27.2; 30.1, 30.2; 33.1, 33.2 and 36.1, 36.2) passing through sai... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6079670 | Hot air diffuser for a jet engine air inlet cowl with de-icing circuit The present invention relates to an air inlet cowl (9) for a jet engine, especially for an aircraft. According to the invention, the diffuser (12) of hot air for de-icing, arranged in the hollow leading edge (16) of the cowl (9) is in the form of a polygo... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6073084 | Process and device for verifying the consistency of the measurements from an angle-of-attack probe A process and a device for verifying the consistency of the measurements made by an angle-of-attack probe (2) mounted on an aircraft. The device (1) includes: first system (3) for computing a first coefficient of lift of the aircraft from a measurement fr... | 06/06/2000 |
