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Number of patents: 72
Last date: November 14, 2006

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7135684	Rotational-translational fourier imaging system requiring only one grid pair The sky contains many active sources that emit X-rays, gamma rays, and neutrons. Unfortunately hard X-rays, gamma rays, and neutrons cannot be imaged by conventional optics. This obstacle led to the development of Fourier imaging systems. In early approaches, multip...	11/14/2006
6960175	Orthopedic leg brace Knee braces generally have been rigid in both the knee bending direction and in the knee straightening direction unless a manually operated release is incorporated in them to allow the knee to bend. Desirably a braced knee joint should effectively duplicate the comp...	11/01/2005
6939610	Thermal insulating coating for spacecrafts To protect spacecraft and their contents from excessive heat thermal protection systems are essential. For such thermal protection, metal coatings, ceramic materials, ablative materials, and various matrix materials have all been tried, but none have been found enti...	09/06/2005
6939073	Releasable locking mechanisms In the aerospace field spacecraft components are held together by separation systems until a specific time when they must be separated or deployed. Customarily a threaded joining bolt engages one of the components to be joined, and a threaded nut is placed on that b...	09/06/2005
6802488	Electro-mechanical coaxial valve Coaxial valves usually contain only one moving part. It has not been easy, then, to provide for electric motor actuation. Many actuators being proposed involve designs which lead to bulky packages. The key facing those improving coaxial valves is the provision of su...	10/12/2004
6763083	Article screening system During the last ten years patents directed to luggage scanning apparatus began to appear in the patent art. Absent from the variety of approaches in the art is stereoscopic imaging that entails exposing two or more images of the same object, each taken from a slight...	07/13/2004
6666681	Circulating agricultural building heaters Agricultural forced air heaters marketed for use in farm buildings which house poultry, swine, and livestock are quite susceptible to the accumulation of dust and other particles. These heaters are gas fired units having combustion, air mixing, blower and...	12/23/2003
6447079	Shadowboxes and similar multipurpose stowage cases for hobbyists Shadowboxes traditionally have been used to show, and at the same time protect, hobbyist's items on display. The arrival of limited edition collectibles has led to a revival of the crafts of fabricating, not only shadowboxes, but other multiple compartmen...	09/10/2002
6014838	Floatable unit for decorative vegetation A buoyant apparatus is provided for floating plants and other foliage in ponds. It is directed to a floating support or raft for one or more plant pots. Such materials are attractive to fish and other aquatic animals frequently present in such decorative ...	01/18/2000
5617797	Stud shelving Shelving patent emphasis appears to be concentrated on ventilated shelving. The shelving herein is for use with wall studs. The areas between studs in garages, basements, and attics usually constitute wasted space. This space is even less pleasing when fr...	04/08/1997
5597077	Ventilated shelf liners and attachment means therefor The combination, a wire shelf, a shelf liner therefor, and a two element shelf liner retaining mechanism is disclosed. The wire shelf is the type including transverse deck rods supported by longitudinal rods. The shelf liner is in the form of a sheet of a...	01/28/1997
5253665	Industrial washers for cleaning metal parts Washers for cleansing metal parts, filters, quartz tubes and the like are either drum washers, or washers in the form of cabinets equipped with sprays. Industrial washers are washers adapted for assembly line cleaning of metal parts. Separate treating zon...	10/19/1993
5195209	Gutter cleaning system The invention constitutes a gutter cleaning system which includes a canister type vacuum cleaner with tubular wand sections with a nozzle adapted to be inserted into a gutter to remove debris therein. The nozzle carries an optical viewing system such as a...	03/23/1993
5130593	Inductor alternators Traditional alternators, that is those non-inductor alternators employed in machines such as automobiles, provide either moving conductors which cut through a stationary magnetic field, or a moving magnetic field which passes over stationary conductors. I...	07/14/1992
5052564	Compact disc display rack Since they should not be stacked, display racks are generally used to hold such objects as compact discs, video discs, records and the like. In display racks compact discs can be displayed for sale, and for showing them at home. Because of their generally...	10/01/1991
5025514	Pressure means for automatic hair and scalp treatment apparatus Automatic hair and scalp treatment machines are known which include a bowl, and a closure therefor, adapted to enclose the head with the face outside the closure. Also included are spray manifolds on an oscillating arcuate header, and driving means impart...	06/25/1991
5012534	Automatic hair and scalp treatment machines An automatic hair and scalp treatment machine which includes a bowl having a front wall, and a closure therefor, adapted to enclose the head with the face outside the closure. Also included are spray manifolds on an oscillating arcuate header, and a drivi...	05/07/1991
5010604	Automatic hair and scalp treatment apparatus for contacting the scalp behind the ears An automatic hair and scalp treatment machine which includes a bowl, and a closure therefor, adapted to enclose the head with the face outside the closure. Also included are spray manifolds on an oscillating arcuate header, and driving device imparting pa...	04/30/1991
4953811	Self-driving helicopter tail rotor In order to compensate for the torque component generated by the main rotor f a helicopter, the helicopter engine turns a tail rotor while it is turning the main rotor. Tail rotors, while essential components, take power from the engine, introduce a drag f...	09/04/1990
4913480	Cargo carriers for helicopters In external cargo carrying helicopters single or multiple point suspension argo slings are attached to cargo hooks on the undersides of helicopter fuselages. It is common practice to use such helicopters to transport motorized vehicles with those cargo sli...	04/03/1990
4887782	Cyclic control sticks for helicopters A means for controlling a rotor of a helicopter utilizes cyclic pitch chas to its rotor blades, accomplished with a cyclic control stick. Cyclic control sticks have been a matter of concern in crashing situations. Prior art cyclic sticks are hinged to th...	12/19/1989
4874292	Apparatus for damping helicopter rotor blade oscillations A major design consideration in helicopters is that of compensating for ssses on blades resulting from air forces during blade revolutions. Spinning rotor blades are severely stressed. To some degree conventional articulated helicopter rotor hubs overcom...	10/17/1989
4859026	Optical assembly for aircraft trailing ground lines In rescuing victims from such disasters as burning building with rescue ls or platforms, on in-flight refueling, and on hooking cargo hooks onto load rings, it is difficult to align the lines, platforms, hooks, or hoses, with the objects they are working...	08/22/1989
4832451	Collimator targets In the field of optics, collimators are adapted not only for testing, calating and measuring instruments, but for target projection and simulation. The technique is to use standard targets which are commonly available as target sets, such as three-bar an...	05/23/1989
4800715	Apparatus for suppressing infrared radiation emitted from gas turbine engines Successful flight of high altitude military aircraft is dependent, in part, pon the ability of the aircraft to remain undetected during flight. Against the highly sophisticated infrared sensors developed during recent years, particularly for miliary use, a...	01/31/1989
4780816	Key-to-address transformations Storage or retrieval of a record from computer storage or memory is generally accomplished by scanning, or direct addressing. Scanning a file of records to retrieve one particular record requires comparing its key with the key of one record after another ...	10/25/1988
4716507	Optical collimator target illumination Collimators are widely used optical instruments for testing, calibrating and measuring. In one type of collimator slits or patterns, called targets, are said to be projected to infinity. Placing a target in the focal plane of a collimator is a known techn...	12/29/1987
4709484	Lever displacement gauge The measurement of displacements wherein the reference point, the point bg displaced, is not fixed are not easily accomplished. Collective control systems in helicopters are representative of such displacements. Precise rigging of the collective control ...	12/01/1987
4649274	Temperature stable boresight module Laser guided weapons delivery systems are now well known. Such systems, termed laser designator/sighting devices, are optical devices. One of the major potential sources of error in optical devices is misalignment of optical elements, particularly in heli...	03/10/1987
4609167	Helicopter cargo rack In the transportation by helicopter of specialized cargo externally, such stokes litters, personnel carriers, auxilliary fuel tanks, gun mounts, and the like, it is frequently necessary to switch the carrying apparatus from one type of load to another. N...	09/02/1986
4609168	Removable helicopter external cargo carrying framework Helicopters employed in emergency situations have been adapted for a vari of external uses. For example, step and cargo carriers have been attached to the skid supports of these helicopters. Gun mounts and camera mounts have been used. In order to provid...	09/02/1986
4598280	Electric chip detector Frequently, particularly in the case of old machines such as engines, traissions, and gear boxes, particles, or "chips", are produced as the internal parts wear out. When these chips are present they indicate equipment damage and must be removed since th...	07/01/1986
4590475	Stall avoidance system for aircraft An aircraft stall avoidance system uses flight measurements such as accelerations, aircraft configuration, engine power, atmospheric conditions, and other related characteristics in computing the speed at which a specific aircraft is likely to stall in re...	05/20/1986
4575028	Cargo carrying helicopters One of the advantages of helicopters is their ability to lift significant ads to extraordinary heights. They do so with the use of various hoisting means that can initially raise the load from the ground, before the helicopter undertakes some movement to ...	03/11/1986
4514142	Power management process A power management system is disclosed for an advanced helicoptor having h lift and thrust propulsion units and at least one power plant which comprises, a signal generator for generating a first signal which is proportional to the power available from t...	04/30/1985
4501131	Cryogenic cooler for photoconductive cells Resolution and sensitivity of photoconducting light sensitive devices vary nversely with temperature. Hence it is desirable to provide cooling means for photoconductive radiation detectors. One type of low temperature photoconductor is fabricated by placin...	02/26/1985
4488851	Power management system A power management system is disclosed for an advanced helicopter having h lift and thrust propulsion units and at least one power plant which comprises, a signal generator for generating a first signal which is proportional to the power available from t...	12/18/1984
4422758	Boresighting of airborne laser designation systems A method and apparatus is described for boresighting the sighting systems ed with a 1.06 micrometer designator laser. The method enables boresighting visual direct view optics, TV, and forward looking infrared (FLIR) sights with respect to the laser itsel...	12/27/1983
4420860	Quick disconnect pin assembly A quick disconnect pin assembly is provided with a bushing having an intel bore with an axially extending recess. The disconnect pin, insertable into the bore, has an annular groove in alignment with the recess when the pin is in an inserted position wit...	12/20/1983
4384755	Electrical harness interface system An electrical harness interface system including a circuit board (either id or flexible) having one or more electronic modules adapted to be removably secured thereto with each of the modules having a plurality of connectors. An input/output connector an...	05/24/1983

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