Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182711 | Flame suppressant aerosol generant The present invention is directed to pyrotechnic aerosol fire suppression compositions that burn rapidly, but coolly. The rapid burning of the compositions of the present invention produces a voluminous flame-suppressive aerosol that is useful in suppressing and/or ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180548 | Deceleration controlled braking A system, apparatus and method of controlling a brake system of a vehicle having a brake input device, such as a brake pedal, a plurality of rotating wheels and a plurality of brakes, each brake of the plurality of brakes corresponding to one wheel of the plurality ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177308 | Controller for electromechanical braking system with running clearance adjustment and method A system and method for establishing a running clearance position for an electromechanical actuator (28), wherein the running clearance is based on an actuator ram (34) position attained during a force application to a brake stack (30). In parti... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172198 | Valve assembly for aircraft water supply system A valve assembly (20) for an aircraft water supply system. The valve assembly (20) comprises a valve member (40), an electrical motor (64), and a mechanical returning mechanism (80). When electrical power is provided, the motor ( | 05/08/2012 |
| 8164326 | Non-contact sensor system and method for velocity determination A non-contact sensor system is provided that comprises a first sensor element disposed within a first member having an axis Y, and a second member configured to rotate about the axis Y at a value X. The second member is configured to interface with the first member.... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161809 | Brake wear measurement apparatus and method A brake wear measurement apparatus for use on a brake assembly equipped with a wear pin having a plunger slidably mounted in the plunger sleeve having a first end and second end and wherein when the brake wear measurement apparatus is placed over the wear pin, the w... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157062 | Wheel and brake assembly A wheel and brake assembly (10) having a torque bar (24) supported at a mid-span location. The torque bar (24) can be pre-loaded at a mid-span location. The pre-load can be effected by a spacer block (150) that is interposed between the w... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155433 | Method of object location in airborne imagery using recursive quad space image processing A method and computer workstation are disclosed which determine the location in the ground space of selected point in a digital image of the earth obtained by an airborne camera. The image is rectangular and has four corners and corresponds to an image space. The im... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151944 | Algorithm to determine wheel and brake cooling A system and device for estimating an amount of time needed for a vehicle brake assembly to cool to a predetermined temperature includes a first input for receiving data indicative of a temperature of the brake assembly, a second input for receiving data indicative ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8145064 | System and method for suppressing noise by frequency dither A system for suppressing noise by frequency dither includes a transmitter, receiver and a frequency dither circuit, as well as a cavity along a propagation path of the electromagnetic signal between the transmitter and the receiver. The transmitter is configured to ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144323 | Apparatus, method and computer-readable storage medium for determining the ring-down time in a spectrometer system A system is provided that includes a cavity ring-down spectrometer and a processor. The spectrometer is configured to pass, through a cavity resonator, a modulated, continuous-wave electromagnetic signal at each of one or more selectable, transmission frequencies in... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136759 | Retractable articulated landing gear A landing gear for an aircraft, characterized by upper and lower pintle frame members (38, 40) being connected to a telescoping shock strut (14) in a non-rigid manner that tolerates twisting when reacting to torsional loads applied to the landing gear,... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8118524 | Overrideable guide and vertical restraint for an air cargo system A centerline restraint includes a conventional center guide/restraint and a pair of a overrideable guide/restraint at either end. Each overrideable guide/restraint is lockable into one of three rotational positions about a common axis: a retracted position, an erect... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118256 | Brake shutoff valve test A system, apparatus and method of verifying operation of a vehicle fluid brake system shutoff valve is provided, wherein the shutoff valve is adapted to enable or inhibit the transmission of fluid pressure to at least one brake solenoid valve that controls operation... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112213 | Electric brake architecture with dissimilar emergency braking path A system, apparatus and method provide a means for controlling an electric brake actuator. An electromechanical actuator controller (EMAC) is configured to receive first data indicative of a desired braking force, second data indicative of a braking command generate... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109703 | Air cargo rollout stop A cargo rollout stop includes a base, and a guide head pivotally mounted to the base. The guide head is movable between a raised blocking position, and a lowered non-blocking position. A retraction pedal is pivotally mounted to the guide head, and is movable between... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109702 | Attenuated cargo caster A caster for use in aircraft along a cargo deck comprises a housing having at least one wall, a pivot assembly, a brake assembly and at least one spring. A pivot assembly can have at least one wall, first and second ends, and a base between the first and second ends... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8102280 | System and method for detecting a dragging brake Systems and methods to determine whether a brake is dragging based on post-takeoff spindown data are provided. The method comprises measuring spindown of a wheel to obtain spindown data. The spindown data is compared with a spindown envelope, and notification is pro... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8087610 | Aircraft shock strut having fixed upper bearing An aircraft shock strut includes a cylinder and a piston movable within the cylinder. A lower bearing and an upper bearing provide sliding engagement between the cylinder and the piston. The upper bearing is fixed to the cylinder and provides sliding engagement with... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083878 | Fire resistant veneer assembly for aircraft interiors A fire resistant wood veneer assembly includes at least a decorative veneer layer and at least one aluminum foil layer. The aluminum foil layer is bonded to the decorative wood veneer with phenolic adhesive at high pressure and high temperature to produce a fire res... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079548 | Ground sensing system A ground sensing system for an aircraft attaches to the aircraft's landing gear to provide a ground touch indication. The ground sensing system includes a bracket, an upper arm, a lower arm, a roller and a sensor. The bracket is mounted to the landing gear while the... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074933 | Aircraft graywater ejection system An aircraft (10) having a cabin (14) with a plurality of potable-water-using stations (22) that drain graywater to a transfer tank (24). The graywater ejection system pressurizes the transfer tank (24) at appropriate times and/or p... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074330 | Method and system for enabling z fiber transfer in needled preform A method for preparing a needled preform comprises transporting, cutting and needling a textile tape. The method further comprises cutting through a portion of the textile tape with a cutting device. The textile tape remains substantially contiguous after the cuttin... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070095 | Shrinking shock strut system for retractable landing gear A shrinking shock strut system for an aircraft landing gear having a retract actuator that is moveable in length to deploy or retract the landing gear, that includes a shrink strut and a transfer device. The shrink strut may be compressed in length for stowage in th... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066493 | Inflation aspirator with collapsible barrel An aspirator for inflating an aircraft evacuation slide, emergency raft or other inflatable device includes a flexible, collapsible aspirator barrel that is inflated during operation to form a substantially rigid tube. According to one embodiment, the inflatable sup... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066459 | Air cargo centerline restraint system having restraints mounted over floor joists outside the wingbox area for lateral support A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at l... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066458 | Air cargo centerline restraint system having restraints mounted over floor joists outside the wingbox area for lateral support A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at l... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8060997 | Low z preform A method for forming a fibrous three dimensional structure comprises providing a first fibrous layer, wherein the first fibrous layer is aligned in the machine direction. At least one additional fibrous layer is superposed with the first fibrous layer, wherein the d... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057855 | Non-pressure gradient single cycle CVI/CVD apparatus and method A process for densifying porous structures inside a furnace using non-pressure gradient CVI/CVD includes disposing a number of porous structures in a stack within a furnace. The stack has a center opening region extending through the porous structures and an outer r... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8029074 | Fault tolerant aircraft braking control using alternate wheel speed information A method for providing anti-skid braking control for a vehicle having a plurality of wheels, each wheel including a corresponding wheel speed sensor and brake, wherein when velocity data from at least one wheel speed sensor is lost, velocity data from a wheel speed ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027590 | System and method for signal extraction by path modulation A system includes a transmitter is configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal to a receiver, which is configured to receive the electromagnetic signal and another electromagnetic signal for mixing therewith. Propagation paths of the signals to the transmitter ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021474 | Oxidation inhibition of carbon-carbon composites A method of inhibiting oxidation of a porous carbon-carbon composite is disclosed and comprises the steps of: (a) contacting the carbon-carbon composite with an oxidation inhibiting composition comprising phosphoric acid or an acid phosphate salt, at least one alumi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020943 | Aircraft wheel assembly A wheel assembly (10) is disclosed, including a wheel base (14) and a wheel rim member (16). The wheel base (14) has along at least a portion of its length a non-circular cross sectional outer surface (86). The wheel rim member ( | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016366 | Differential brake control and weighted average wheel speed for brake control system A differential brake control system is provided for a vehicle having first and second wheels on respective sides of a vertical axis of the vehicle. The system includes processing logic for computing a wheel brake command based on an input brake command indicative of... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8003947 | System and method for magnitude and phase retrieval by path modulation A system includes a transmitter is configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal through a sample cell (including a sample medium) to a receiver, which is configured to receive the electromagnetic signal and another electromagnetic signal for mixing therewith. Pr... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7988391 | Self-locking, overrideable and attenuating cargo guide and restraint An aircraft cargo restraint has a base configured for attachment to a cargo deck. A housing is rotatably mounted to the base about a first axis and is movable between an erect position and a stowed position. A head is movably disposed in the housing, and is movable ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7968192 | Oxidation inhibition of carbon-carbon composites A method of inhibiting oxidation of a porous carbon-carbon composite is disclosed and comprises the steps of: (a) contacting the carbon-carbon composite with an oxidation inhibiting composition comprising phosphoric acid or an acid phosphate salt, at least one alumi... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7954757 | Landing gear noise attenuation A landing gear noise attenuator mitigates noise generated by airframe deployable landing gear. The noise attenuator can have a first position when the landing gear is in its deployed or down position, and a second position when the landing gear is in its up or stowe... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946165 | Over-speed, rough loads and hard landing detection system A system, apparatus and method provide a means for indicating an overload condition has occurred during aircraft operation. The occurrence of an overload condition is automatically determined and an indication output thereof. Based on the indication received by the ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7922431 | Air cargo centerline restraint system having restraints mounted over floor joists outside the wingbox area for lateral support A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at l... | 04/12/2011 |
