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Simon Newcomb, astronomer ; Said in 1902, less than two years before the first flight at Kitty Hawk
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185944 | High-assurance file-driven content filtering for secure network server A server for transferring data between networks. The server is programmed to perform the following steps: (a) creating a receiving process, a filtering process and a forwarding process, the filtering process being dictated by a file that specifies filtering rules, w... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185609 | Method and apparatus for processing commands in an aircraft network A method, apparatus, and program code for processing commands in a network. A process creates a set of commands for an aircraft. The commands are in queues in a library in the network. Responsive to an event, the stored set of commands is sent to a proxy server appl... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185421 | Multi-objective optimization within a constraint management system Multi-Objective Optimization (MOO) is integrated with a Constraint Management System (CMS) so as to rapidly and flexibly search large design spaces and focus on “interesting” designs as determined by user-specified criteria. A method embeds a trade space and its... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185360 | Method and apparatus for obtaining a polar projection for a flight deck window or the like A computer aided design (CAD) system ascertains the clear view area of a transparency in light of head orientation and refractive properties of the transparency. Obstructions that limit the clear view are also taken into account. The CAD system is particularly usefu... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185327 | Monitoring of composite materials In a particular system for monitoring of a composite workpiece, at least one ultrasonic testing transducer is mounted to a surface of the composite workpiece and configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic energy to and from the composite workpiece during mechanic... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185326 | Corrosion detection and monitoring system A method and apparatus comprises a number of sensors and a computer. The number of sensors is capable of being associated with a location of an object having quantum dots. The number of sensors is capable of sending energy into the location, and the energy is capabl... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185258 | Automatic strategic offset function A system may generate a modified flight plan for an aircraft based on an original flight plan. The system may provide an automatic strategic offset function that includes an autoflight system; a sensor system including at least one of a global positioning system, an... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185255 | Robust control effector allocation Method and apparatus is disclosed which allocates the execution of a commanded vehicle maneuver among the vehicle's control effectors capable of affecting such maneuver, with consideration given to the possible nonlinear and/or non-monotonic effects each control eff... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184555 | SpaceWire network management A system and method for SpaceWire network management are disclosed involving a network and a network manager (NM). The network includes a plurality of switches and a plurality of nodes. The switches and nodes do not have any preprogrammed knowledge of the network to... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184362 | Phase control and locking method for coherently combining high-gain multi-stage fiber amplifiers Presented is a method and system for phase locking a multi-stage parallel fiber amplifier. The method comprises receiving a signal beam from a first stage, in one path of the multi-stage fiber amplifier, onto a fiber that is pumped to produce a saturated signal beam... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184281 | Methods for determining inconsistency characteristics of a composite structure Methods for determining an inconsistency characteristic of a composite structure, such as inconsistency density-per-unit area. In one implementation, a method is disclosed for determining an inconsistency characteristic of a composite structure. The method involves ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184152 | Camera-holding apparatus for evaluating parts An apparatus for evaluating a part may include a camera, a camera-holding member for holding the camera in place relative to the part being evaluated, and an indexing surface disposed in a fixed position relative to the camera-holding member. The camera may be posit... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184044 | Super resolution radar image extraction procedure A system, method, and apparatus for a super resolution radar image extraction procedure are disclosed. The super-resolution imaging radar (SRIR) system involves a pulse signal generator, an array bucket detector, an ancilla beam detector, and a coincidence circuit. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184043 | Super-resolution imaging radar A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed for a super-resolution imaging radar (SRIR). The SRIR employs a pulse signal generator that propagates bursts of radio frequency (RF) energy. Each burst contains a number of pulses. One pulse of each burst is an ancilla ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184042 | Self calibrating conformal phased array A system and method for a self calibrating conformal phased array are disclosed involving a plurality of transmit/receive elements; a plurality of embedded, calibration transmit/receive elements scattered across the array; and at least one back-end processor. The ca... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182628 | Composite barrel sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures, and methods for systems for manufacturing such barrel sections Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections are disclosed herein. A composite section configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a skin and at least first and second stiffeners. The sk... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182259 | Flexible tooling method and apparatus A molding apparatus comprises an upper molding box, a lower mold box, an upper flexible membrane covering an opening of the upper mold box, a lower flexible membrane covering an opening of the lower mold box, a heating system located in the upper mold box, a set of ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181674 | Wire bundle twister and comber A wire harness bundle twister and comber employs a comber plate having a plurality of apertures receiving a plurality of wire bundles in sliding engagement with handles extending from the comber plate for rotation of the plate to twist the wire bundles into a consol... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181421 | Edge-wrapped panel and methods for edge-wrapping a panel An edge-wrapped panel and methods for edge-wrapping a panel. The panel comprises a substrate layer, a laminate layer, and at least one retainer. The laminate wraps around the substrate first edge and around the retainer first edge and sandwiches the substrate and th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180753 | Automatically extracting data from semi-structured documents This description provides tools and techniques for automatically extracting data from semi-structured documents. A computer may receive a request for data representing an inferred structure of an input document. For the request, the computer may determine whether a ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180750 | Support model integration system and method A real time health management analytical system and method that enables a plurality of plug-in tools and extension tools to be interfaced with a central database, and for enabling information to be published to the database from each of the client tools, as well as ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180607 | Acoustic modeling method A cross-spectral correlation function of a structure may be determined by providing a finite element model of the structure having a plurality of elements each having a centroid. A plurality of composite centroids may be determined wherein each one of the composite ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180562 | System and method for taxi route entry parsing A method and apparatus for building, creating, or otherwise specifying an airport ground taxi navigation route for an aircraft from an input of the route is disclosed. The apparatus includes a keypad, voice recognition device, or other entry device, a processor, a d... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180479 | Adaptive control of composite plycutting The feed rate of an ultrasonic knife used to cut composite material is optimized using adaptive control. One or more parameters such as ultrasonic power or side load on the knife is sensed and used to generate feedback control signals. The feedback control signals a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179312 | Precise absolute time transfer from a satellite system Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are provided for obtaining a precise absolute time using a satellite system. The precise absolute time may be used, for example, as an aid for positioning systems including navigation in attenuated or jammed e... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179204 | Bandgap impedance surface of polar configuration usable in a waveguide transition module A bandgap surface for use in a waveguide transition module. The surface may be constructed with a ground plane; a capacitive layer including a plurality of capacitive elements arranged in a polar configuration within a common plane, and spaced apart from said ground... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178033 | Method and apparatus for rapidly generating aerospace tools A method and apparatus may be present for manufacturing. A shell may be formed having a support structure located in a cavity in which the shell and the support structure may be formed using an additive manufacturing system from a design of a tool. The cavity of the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177184 | Seat track assembly A seat track assembly an illustrative embodiment of the seat track assembly includes a seat track having an elongated track plate and a pair of generally elongated, parallel, spaced-apart track flanges extending from the track plate. Each of the track flanges is var... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177163 | Aircraft video control station with stowable seat The disclosure provides for an aircraft video control station. In an embodiment, the aircraft video control station comprises a wall mounted control panel, a desktop, a seat that is stowed when not in use, and a cabinet that contains the wall mounted control panel, ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177113 | Apparatus and system for welding preforms and associated method An assembly for positioning a structural assembly for friction stir welding, and a system and method for friction stir welding the structural assembly are provided. The assembly includes a frame defining an aperture therein, and at least one structural member positi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176788 | System and method of ultrasonic inspection An ultrasonic inspection apparatus may include a chamber partly filled with water from a first portion of the chamber to a water-line disposed apart from a second portion of the chamber, and at least one transducer disposed apart from the water-line. The at least on... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175762 | Electrically activated aircraft landing gear control system and method An electrically activated landing gear control system is provided. A processing module of landing gear control system is provided with landing gear control system software that receives data relating to the position of a landing gear lever. Proximity sensors positio... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174431 | System for measuring turbulence remotely A method of predicting turbulence that may involve receiving electromagnetic energy that has traveled along a path subject to the turbulence, with the turbulence altering the electromagnetic energy. A determination may be made as to the alteration caused by the turb... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173055 | Multi-ring system for fuselage barrel formation An aircraft fuselage barrel (10) includes a skin (12) and a shear tie (18). The shear tie (18) resides within and is integrally formed with the skin (12). The shear tie (18) is separate from and configured for frame attachme... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172547 | Dielectric barrier discharge pump apparatus and method A dielectric element barrier discharge pump for accelerating a fluid flow. In one embodiment the pump has a first dielectric layer having a first electrode embedded therein and a second dielectric layer having a second electrode embedded therein. The first and secon... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172182 | Aircraft spillover fuel tank Apparatus and methods described herein provide for a spillover tank to extend the fuel capacity of the main wing tank of an aircraft. The spillover tank is located in the wing of the aircraft adjacent to the main wing tank. At least one aperture exists through the s... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172036 | Apparatus and method for providing acoustic metamaterial A method for fabricating an acoustic metamaterial may include providing a planar pattern of springs arranged in columns and rows and separated from each other by interconnection nodes, providing a planar pattern of mass units separated from each other by a distance ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171770 | Calibration tool for air data measurement devices A calibration tool for an air data sensor of a vehicle comprises a target surface which is disposable on the vehicle. The calibration tool may further comprise a light pointer which is mountable on the air data sensor and which is operative to project a beam of ligh... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171642 | Method for forming a flexible single rail drilling system A method for manufacturing a mobile platform component that may involve attaching only a single rail to the mobile platform component, and positioning a carriage system having a main carriage and a secondary carriage on the rail. The main carriage may be positioned ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171337 | Computer architectures using shared storage Shared storage systems and methods are provided. A particular shared storage system is a system including multiple instances of shared storage. Each of the instances of shared storage includes data and file system metadata separated from the data. The file system me... | 05/01/2012 |
