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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152469 | Annular turbine ring rotor A fan-turbine rotor assembly (24) includes one or more turbine ring rotors (32). Each turbine ring rotor is cast as a single integral annular ring. By forming the turbine as one or more rings, leakage between adjacent blade platforms is minimized which... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8145538 | Quote-to-order validation system for housing components A quote-to-order system builds an order for cabinets for a house directly from the quote provided to the builder. This reduces data entry time and errors. The system also validates the final order relative to the quote and relative to the builder's purchase order. T... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143759 | Laminated stator assembly A stator core for a generator includes a multiple of core laminations along an axis, each of the multiple of core laminations define at least one leg which extends in a radial direction from the axis. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141366 | Gas turbine engine with variable area fan nozzle A nozzle section of a gas turbine engine includes a regulator system in fluid communication with a secondary flow duct and a tertiary flow duct to selectively regulate communication of secondary airflow into the tertiary flow duct. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141339 | Injector assembly having multiple manifolds for propellant delivery There is provided an injector assembly having two or more oxidizer manifolds and/or two or more fuel manifolds for delivery of liquid propellants to a combustion chamber such that combustion instability is reduced or eliminated during throttling. Delivery of the oxi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8096498 | Rotating auxiliary power unit air inlet door An inlet door assembly includes an inlet door rotatable about an axis of rotation. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8066479 | Non-integral platform and damper for an airfoil A section of a gas turbine engine includes a damper which extends from a disk between a first blade and a second blade to provide a dissipating vibratory motion energy in the form of friction heating. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8049386 | Seal cartridge A seal cartridge for a generator includes a housing which defines an annular cavity. An axial load spring and a seal ring within the annular cavity such that the seal ring is biased by the axial load spring. ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038588 | Combined shoulder shrug and neck exercise machine A combined shoulder shrug and neck exercise machine includes a shrug exercise system having a first shrug arm assembly and a second shrug arm assembly and a neck exercise system operable to receive a ratio of a first weight load on the first shrug arm assembly. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| RE42844 | Linear tractor dry coal extrusion pump A pump for transporting particulate material includes an inlet, an outlet, a passageway, a first and second load beam, a first and second scraper seal, and a first and second drive assembly. The inlet introduces the particulate material into the passageway and the o... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032269 | Control surface failure detection for fly-by-wire aircraft A flight control system which detects a failure of a flight control surface and performs at least one action in response to the detected failure. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031486 | Electrical distribution system and modular high power board contactor therefor An electrical distribution system provides a Line Replaceable Modules (LRM) with a printed wire board (PWB) which is of a relatively thick construction. The PWB is manufactured of a relatively thick construction to provide structural support for a multitude of elect... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029664 | Wash filter with wash velocity control cone A variable wash flow filter assembly includes a wash velocity control cone movable between a minimal position and a maximum position. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029017 | Airbag inflator manifold An example airbag inflator manifold assembly includes a cap portion establishing a plurality of apertures that are operative to communicate flow from an inflator to an airbag interior. A baffle portion redirects at least some of the flow from the plurality of apertu... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021115 | Active force generation system for minimizing vibration in a rotating system A method and device for reducing vibratory noise in a system with an integral rotating member includes independently operable drive systems for controlling the angular velocity of at least two independently rotatable masses. Control signals manipulate the drive syst... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020665 | Lubrication system with extended emergency operability A lubrication system, includes an auxiliary lubricant tank 48 and a supply conduit 58 extending from a source of lubricant 26 and through the auxiliary lubricant tank. A portion of the conduit resides within the tank and has an opening 136 | 09/20/2011 |
| 8015798 | Geared counter-rotating gas turbofan engine A gas turbine engine includes a gear system driven by a first and second counter rotating low pressure shaft and a fan driven by the gear system. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015010 | Vehicle communication system with news subscription service A vehicle communication system facilitates hands-free interaction with a mobile device in a vehicle or elsewhere. The invention also provides remote access to information such as existing news sources (i.e. existing RSS feeds) and supported websites. This also inclu... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011892 | Turbine blade nested seal and damper assembly A turbine blade damper-seal assembly includes a seal nested within a damper such that both the seal and damper are disposed to provide sealing between adjacent blade platforms. The seal traverses the seal slot in the damper and seals the gap between adjacent blade p... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011187 | Fuel injection method and apparatus for a combustor A combustor and injector system to inject a selected fuel into a combustor of a gas powered turbine. Generally, the injector is able to inject a selected fuel into a stream of an oxidizer to substantially mix the fuel with the oxidizer stream before any of the fuel ... | 09/06/2011 |
| D644706 | Low profile mount for a firearm | 09/06/2011 |
| 8004684 | Sensor head for a dry powder agent A sensor head for a dry powder agent according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes a housing defined along an axis along which light is communicated, the housing defines a multiple of apertures transverse to the axis, the multiple of apertures ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001669 | Pressurized cleaning of a turbine engine component A method of repairing a turbine engine component includes providing a turbine engine component having a first surface and a second surface. A porous structure extends from the first surface to the second surface. The first surface is exposed to a first pressure and ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997060 | Rocket engine power cycle An expander heat exchanger cycle system provides a fuel or oxidizer routed through a heat exchanger to cool and condense a coolant/turbine drive fluid. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7984146 | Aircraft health and usage monitoring system with comparative fleet statistics A Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) utilizes a common architecture which permits OEM and rotorcraft operators to view and trend HUMS data for an entire aircraft fleet independent of aircraft model, HUMS vendor, or raw data format. The system operates through... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983809 | Aircraft integrated support system (ISS) An aircraft integrated support system (ISS) downloads Integrated Vehicle Health Management System (IVHMS) data from an aircraft, processes the downloaded data to infer a status of aircraft systems and displays maintenance information via an Interactive Electronic Te... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7970498 | Model based sensor system for loads aware control laws A flight control system includes a model-based sensor system which estimates angular accelerations to control rotor system moment such that loads on the aircraft structure are reduced to thereby allow an aircraft structural envelope to more closely follow an aircraf... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967558 | Hybrid seal assembly for a fan-turbine rotor of a tip turbine engine The hybrid seal assembly includes a seal for use with rotating surfaces which may suffer significant deflections such as for sealing between flanges and mating surfaces typical of annular seal face surface of a diffuser section of a tip turbine engine. ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967239 | Rotor drive and control system for a high speed rotary wing aircraft A drive system for a high speed rotary-wing aircraft includes a combiner gearbox in meshing engagement with a main gearbox. The combiner gearbox is driven by one or more engines such that a main rotor system and a translational thrust system are driven thereby. The ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966827 | Gas turbine engine with fan variable area nozzle having a rotational valve system A turbofan engine includes a fan variable area nozzle having a multiple of vents through a fan nacelle and rotatable elements rotatable within the vents by an actuator system. Rotation of the rotatable element within each vent changes the effective area of the fan n... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7946622 | External and internal airbag tether arrangement An example tethered airbag arrangement includes an airbag movable to an expanded position. The airbag includes a contact face. An internal tether constrains expansion of the contact face. An external tether also constrains expansion of the contact face. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946549 | Hanger hook assembly for wire shelf An example hanger hook assembly for a wire shelf includes a rod end portion and a hanging rod extending from the rod end portion. A hanger end portion mounts to a wire shelf, and the hanger end portion aligns with a wire shelf storage surface. A hook portion extends... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942632 | Variable-shape variable-stagger inlet guide vane flap A variable shape inlet guide vane (IGV) system includes a variable-shape IGV flap with a flexible portion that enables the desired spanwise distribution of Cx, alpha, and beta at a fan rotor inlet. An actuation system that rotates a root section of the variable-shap... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942365 | Variable speed transmission for a rotary wing aircraft A transmission gearbox for a rotary-wing aircraft includes a main gearbox and a variable speed gearbox in meshing engagement with the main rotor gearbox. The variable speed gearbox permits at least two different RPMs for the main rotor system without disengaging the... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7931428 | Aircraft payload retention system for interior loads An aircraft payload retention system includes a cable, a brake assembly, a hollow crushable member and a hollow structural member. The hollow structural member is fixed adjacent an aircraft internal cargo bay. In response to a high-G condition, the payload may break... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931231 | Engine anticipation for rotary-wing aircraft A flight control system and method which determines an expected power required data in response to a flight control command of the at least one model following control law and utilizes the expected power required data to perform at least one action to control an eng... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930074 | Vertical speed and flight path command module for displacement collective utilizing tactile cueing and tactile feedback A flight control system includes a collective position command module for a lift axis (collective pitch) which, in combination with an active collective system, provides a force feedback such that a pilot may seamlessly command vertical speed, flight path angle or d... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927075 | Fan-turbine rotor assembly for a tip turbine engine A fan-turbine rotor assembly (24) for a tip turbine engine (10 )includes a fan hub (64) with an outer periphery (112) scalloped by a multitude of elongated openings (114) which extend into a fan hub web (115). Each elongated... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922433 | Locking fastening apparatus In some embodiments fastening apparatus includes a threaded fastening element adapted to be threaded into a hole provided in a first component, the threaded fastening element including a locking collar that is defined by at least one outer peripheral surface, and a ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918146 | Multi-path rotary wing aircraft gearbox A multi-path split torque gearbox system provides a multiple of three stage torque split power gear trains modules that each transmits torque from a high-speed engine to a main rotor shaft (36). The first stage bevel gear arrangement (30,32) provides a... | 04/05/2011 |
