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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120048990 | MODULAR ARTICULATED-WING AIRCRAFT Systems and/or methods for forming a multiple-articulated flying system (skybase) having a high aspect ratio wing platform, operable to loiter over an area of interest at a high altitude are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, autonomous modular flyers join toge... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110139928 | AUTOGYRO AIR VEHICLE An unmanned, towable aerovehicle is described and includes a container or frame to hold or support cargo, at least one and, in some examples, a plurality of autogyro assemblies connected to the container and to provide flight characteristics, and a controller to control... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110068223 | Aircraft Decoy Arrangement Aircraft decoy arrangement and method for generating a decoy signal from an aircraft having an isolated decoy. An aircraft receiver detects a threat signal from a threat source targeting the aircraft. An aircraft signal processor produces a decoy relay signal based on t... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110024548 | LAUNCHING SYSTEM AND LAUNCHING APPARATUS A flying object capable of being launched in air is detachably mounted on a wing body of a launching apparatus. The launching apparatus is towed by an aircraft through a cable so as to be run and taken off. After raising the launching apparatus to a launching height of ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110006151 | AERIAL RECOVERY OF SMALL AND MICRO AIR VEHICLES A method, apparatus, system, and computer system to facilitate aerial recovery of an air vehicle are disclosed. In various embodiments, a drogue is established in a drogue recovery orbit and an air vehicle is recovered with the drogue. Establishment of the drogue in a d... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100327104 | DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING THE ALTITUDE OF A PAYLOAD HAVING AN ALTITUDE-MAINTENANCE ENERGY SOURCE THAT IS PERMANENT AND EXTRACTED FROM THE SURROUNDING MEDIUM A device for permanently maintaining the altitude of a payload the altitude-maintenance energy source of which is practically permanent and extracted from the medium includes at least two gliding bodies connected together by at least one physical link and being, in use,... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100237183 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE RETRIEVAL OF A SMALLER UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE BY A LARGER UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE A system and method are provided for using a first aircraft to retrieve a second aircraft. The first aircraft is typically larger than the second aircraft. A minimum airspeed of the first aircraft is typically greater than a maximum airspeed of the second aircraft. The ... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20080223976 | Space vehicle launch system A space vehicle launch system is proposed which utilizes a vacuum filled lighter than air vessel to lift a rocket powered vehicle to a high altitude where the vehicle can easily blast into outer space. The main advantages of this system are that, first, the rocket would... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20070284473 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST DEPLOYING AND RETRIEVING OF TOWED BODIES In a method and apparatus for controlling the deployment of a towline connecting a mooring craft to an ejected object comprising the steps of monitoring velocity to determine when a point for optimum braking has been achieved and then engaging a brake system to retard d... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20050240341 | Low-power photonic telemetry system and method for spacecraft monitoring An optical telemetry system and method for monitoring the location and status of a spacecraft (e.g., a satellite, a missile, a manned vehicle, etc.) using an optical communication link in an extraterrestrial environment. The system is optimally suited for monitoring the... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050067524 | Method and system for accelerating an object A system for accelerating an object that includes a towing vehicle, a tether connected to the towing vehicle, an object having at least one airfoil connected to the tether and a controller for controlling movement of the object, wherein, the towing vehicle moves in a fi... | 03/31/2005 |
