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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087619 | Active control stick assembly including traction drive An active control stick assembly. In one embodiment, the active control stick assembly includes a housing assembly, a control stick coupled to the assembly housing for rotation about at least a first rotational axis, a first artificial force feel (AFF) motor dispose... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084726 | Control system for an exoatmospheric kill vehicle A control system for a maneuverable kill vehicle is provided. The control system includes a pressurized fluid source configured to provide a pressurized fluid, a valve in fluid communication with the pressurized fluid source, and a voice coil actuator comprising a m... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8002871 | Methods and apparatus for an oxygen furnace quality control system A method for control of a basic oxygen furnace includes creating a computer-implemented model of the basic oxygen furnace based on support vector regression (SVR) such that the model is configured to produce a prediction of first turndown quality of the basic oxygen... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997157 | Control moment gyroscope A control moment gyroscope (CMG) is provided for deployment on a spacecraft. The CMG includes an inner gimbal assembly (IGA), which, in turn, includes an IGA housing, a rotor rotatably coupled to the IGA housing, and a spin motor coupled to the IGA housing and confi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993704 | Protective coating systems for gas turbine engine applications and methods for fabricating the same Protective coating systems for gas turbine engine applications and methods for fabricating such protective coating systems are provided. An exemplary method of fabricating a protective coating system on a substrate comprises forming a bond coating on the substrate, ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991580 | Benchmarking diagnostic algorithms A method for benchmarking diagnostic algorithms for a particular application is provided. The diagnostic algorithms are rank ordered based on a specified criterion so as to weed out weak algorithms, selecting more robust algorithms, defined in some sense, for deploy... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989020 | Method of forming bond coating for a thermal barrier coating According to a method for forming a coating system on a turbine engine component substrate that comprises a nickel-based superalloy substrate having at least one refractory metal included therein, a nickel-based layer is formed on the substrate, the nickel-based lay... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986249 | System and method for displaying graphical departure procedures A method of visually presenting aviation obstacles to an operator of an aircraft is disclosed. The method comprises receiving departure information associated with a runway having a departure end, parsing the departure information to determine a presence of an obsta... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984615 | Combustors for use in turbine engine assemblies An engine assembly includes a scroll assembly including an inlet, an outlet, an inner section, and an outer section. Each of the inner section and the outer section extend between the inlet and the outlet with the outer section being longer than the inner section. T... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7983803 | Apparatus and method for providing improved wiper operation Methods and an apparatus are provided for controlling a wiper system of a type that can operate in an automatic mode wherein the wiper system is deactivated automatically and in a manual mode wherein the wiper system is deactivated by a user, the wiper system includ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983451 | Recognition method using hand biometrics with anti-counterfeiting A method is provided for identifying and verifying a person using hand biometrics with an anti-spoofing measure. The method comprises acquiring (51) a first image (10) of a hand in a first configuration, acquiring (52) a second image (30, 40 | 07/19/2011 |
| 7921337 | Systems and methods for diagnosing faults in electronic systems Apparatus, systems, and methods for identifying a fault in an electronic system are provided. One apparatus includes memory storing a model of the electronic system, a processor, and a fault module. The processor is configured to pass system inputs through the model... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7606658 | Financial decision aid for 4-D navigation A method for facilitating a financial decision for 4-dimensional navigation of a vehicle includes receiving navigation information for the vehicle. A current location of the vehicle is determined. Data associated with at least one predetermined location of a plurali... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604871 | Electrical components including abrasive powder coatings for inhibiting tin whisker growth An electrical component includes a conductive substrate, a tin layer formed on the substrate, and a barrier coating formed on the tin layer to impede tin whisker growth. The barrier coating includes a polymer matrix, and abrasive particles that are dispersed about t... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604726 | Platinum aluminide coating and method thereof Platinum containing coatings for corrosion and oxidation protection of a substrate, and platinum electrodeposition methods for coating a substrate. The coating may comprise platinum and at least one supplementary constituent, and the method may involve co-electrodep... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7603209 | Perspective vertical situation display system and method A display system and method for an aircraft simultaneously displays the terrain under the flight plan, or under the current track of the aircraft, as both a two-dimensional lateral situation view image and as a perspective vertical situation view image. This provide... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7414543 | Multiple miniature avionic displays A display screen for displaying multiple sets of information is provided. In one embodiment, an aviation display screen includes a main window and a plurality of miniature windows. The main window is adapted to illustrate one set of information. Each miniature windo... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413418 | Fluidic compressor A compressor system that is configured to compress the fluid from low pressure source to a higher pressure magnitude is powered from the same low pressure fluid source. The compressor system includes two piston assemblies that are coaxially coupled to one another, a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410341 | Internally-cooled seal housing for turbine engine The invention relates to a system of shaft sealing for a turbine engine. Carbon-ring seals placed on pressurized bearing compartments are adapted to operate on ceramic runners which are cooled by lubricating fluid. The runners are closed at one end so that fluid doe... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7387489 | Bleed valve outlet flow deflector A bleed valve assembly for discharging bleed air into a gas turbine engine bypass plenum includes a bleed flow duct, a bleed valve, and a flow deflector. The bleed flow duct is contoured such that it delivers uniformly flowing bleed air to the flow deflector when th... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387291 | Collapsible shaft and control assembly The present invention provides a collapsible shaft and control assembly that is useful for transferring rotational control valve movements to a control surface. The invention includes a housing, shaft, and actuator arm. The housing defines a hollow cylinder. The sha... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386981 | Method and apparatus generating multiple pressure signals in a fuel system A fuel system includes a first fuel line carrying fuel at a first line pressure (P22), a second fuel line carrying fuel at a second line pressure (PFNC) greater than the first line pressure (P22), at least one pressure regulating section 102 hav... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387022 | Thermal mass flow transducer including PWM-type heater current driver A thermal mass flow transducer includes first and second constant current sources, a first temperature sensitive element, a second temperature sensitive element, a heater element, and a control circuit. The control circuit is coupled to the heater element and is fur... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383686 | Secondary flow, high pressure turbine module cooling air system for recuperated gas turbine engines A secondary flow, turbine cooling air system for the uniform cooling of high pressure turbine module components such as the turbine shroud, turbine blade tips, turbine nozzle, transion liner, and turbine bearing support housing in a recuperated gas turbine engine is... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382544 | Devices and related methods for light distribution A device for distributing light may comprise a plurality of liquid optical lenses comprising at least one liquid. Each liquid optical lens may have a configuration that is based on a pressure associated with the at least one liquid and the pressure may be selectivel... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375678 | Displaying obstacles in perspective view A system and method for displaying obstacles in a conformal perspective view. The system comprises a display screen for graphical display of data, at least one obstacle data source, one or more graphics processors for receiving obstacle data from the at least one ob... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370833 | Method and system for determining a singularity free momentum path A method for avoiding singularities in the movement of a set of collinear CMGs in an array of CMGs in a spacecraft is provided. First, a command to adjust an orientation of the spacecraft is received. Then, the momentum needed from the set of collinear CMGs is deter... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372208 | Methods and apparatus for thermal management of fluorescent lamps An assembly for heating a fluorescent lamp (such as the lamp used in a flat panel display) includes a circuit card having a plurality of transistors each configured to produce heat disposed thereon. A thermally-conductive layer is disposed proximate to the plurality... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373272 | Temperature compensated resonant transmission line sensor A position sensing system uses a resonant transmission line having a moveable dielectric as a position sensor. The system includes circuitry that supplies an RF drive signal to the resonant transmission line, which reflects the drive signal. Based on a standing wave... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367529 | Momentum tube for distributed actuation An spacecraft control system is provided that includes a tube and a plurality of microwheels. The plurality of microwheels is disposed within the tube. Each microwheel has a first stator wafer, a second stator wafer, and a rotor wafer disposed therebetween. The firs... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367488 | Method of repair of thin wall housings The present invention provides methods and materials for use in repairing a worn component having thin walls. One kind of thin wall may be the wall of a cylindrical portion of the component where such wall has a worn inner surface and an opposite outer surface. The ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367427 | Accessory lubrication system for a turbine plant A lubrication system for supplying lubricants between two environments is provided. The first environment is disposed within a first housing and the second environment is disposed within a second housing having a supply opening and an exhaust opening. The system inc... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367122 | Stepped sleeve repair of knife seal bores in driven compressor housing A method is provided for repairing a driven compressor housing including a bore having an inner surface configured to engage a shaft-mounted knife seal. The method includes the steps of removing material from the bore inner surface, press-fitting a sleeve into the b... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367424 | Eccentric exhaust muffler for use with auxiliary power units A muffler system is provided for use with an auxiliary power unit. In one embodiment, and by way of example only, the system includes an outer can, an annular baffle, and a tube. The outer can has a sidewall including a forward end, an aft end, and a cavity extendin... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369420 | Control circuit for isolated forward DC-to DC converters An isolated DC-to-DC converter comprises a converter section configured to receive an input voltage and produce an isolated output voltage and a controller section configured to control the operation of the converter section to maintain the output voltage at a prede... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369139 | Background rendering of images An apparatus includes a rendering engine to render a foreground of an image. The apparatus also includes a logic, separate from the rendering engine, to merge at least one background color with the foreground of the image. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364120 | Quantized control-moment gyroscope array A momentum actuator for steering a spacecraft is disclosed. The momentum actuator comprises a rotor, a gimbal upon which the rotor is mounted, and a stepper motor coupled to the gimbal and operable to rotate the rotor about the gimbal in a series of steps. In one em... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366627 | Method for satisfying certification requirements and verifying the integrity of structural health management systems A method is disclosed wherein a plurality of sensors mounted on a structure, a baseline data set for each of the plurality of sensors and a calibration procedure verify the integrity of a structural health management system. Initially a baseline data set is establis... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366591 | System and method for vertical flight planning A method for performing performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan. A system performs performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan of an aircraft that includes determining which vertical flight plan rules of a plurality of vertica... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365504 | Motor having multiple independent armature winding sets A motor is provided that includes multiple sets of independent stator windings that are not magnetically coupled, which allows the motor to be driven by multiple independent current drivers, and thereby increases the overall torque generated by the motor. In one emb... | 04/29/2008 |
