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Class 244/62 - AIRCRAFT PROPULSION


Subclass of Class 244 - Aeronautics and astronautics
Definition: Devices and arrangements for propelling aircraft in flight.
No. of applications: 28
Last issue date: 01/26/2012


Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20120018571SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOLAR-POWERED AIRSHIP
A solar-powered airship with a hull configured to contain a gas and at least one propulsion assembly with a propulsion device and electric motors configured to drive the propulsion device. The airship may also include a power supply system including solar panels operati...
01/26/2012
20100294881Electrolysis system
The invention relates to an electrolysis system. Said system can be utilized in a nuclear fusion process, on roof of a ferromagnetic aircraft in preferred embodiment.

Said electrolysis system will utilize electric energy produced by said ai...

11/25/2010
20100243796Plasma gun system utilizing an aerospace craft
This invention relates to a plasma gun utilized in a plasma based aircraft maintained in a flight mode by rotating plasma vortices located above and beneath said aircraft. Plasma produced by aircraft is utilized by said plasma gun to facilitate initial take off of craft...
09/30/2010
20100206982COUNTER ROTATING FAN DESIGN AND VARIABLE BLADE ROW SPACING OPTIMIZATION FOR LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
An air vehicle propulsion system incorporates an engine core with a power shaft to drive an outer blade row. The power shaft is extends through and is supported by a counter rotation transmission unit which drives an inner blade row in counter rotational motion to the o...
08/19/2010
20100176248SPACECRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH GYROSCOPIC MECHANISM
A propulsion method employing gyroscopes (1,2) with electric motors (4) which are being moved along a closed path in the spacecraft. Rotation axis of the gyroscopes are rotated periodically relative to movement direction so that gyroscopic effect is only o...
07/15/2010
20100147998APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A ROTARY INPUT INTO COUNTER-ROTATING OUTPUTS
An apparatus and method for transmitting a rotary input into counter-rotating outputs is disclosed herein. An exemplary apparatus for performing the method includes a planetary gear set having a sun gear rotatable by a rotary input, a plurality of planet gears in meshed...
06/17/2010
20100116927Solar cell module
The present invention pertains to a solar cell module comprising at least one photovoltaic element encapsulated between a front layer on its light receiving surface side and a back layer, said front layer comprising at least one layer comprising a tetrafluoroethylene (T...
05/13/2010
20100090057Conveyance
An apparatus which exhibits properties allowing it to levitate and travel utilizing magnetic energy....
04/15/2010
20100059624AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE INDUCED DRAG
An aircraft including a longitudinal fuselage, at least two lateral wings connected symmetrically one on each side of the fuselage and at least one engine pod fixed to each lateral wing via an engine support pylon. At least one profiled bearing rod is positioned on each...
03/11/2010
20100051755TAIL-LESS BOXED BIPLANE AIR VEHICLE
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention sets forth an exemplary bi-plane air vehicle. The air vehicle may include, a plurality of wings coupled to one another in substantially a box configuration, wherein the bi-plane air vehicle has no tail....
03/04/2010
20100001143Discoidal flying craft
A flying craft has an aerodynamic aircraft fuselage structure preferably disc shaped. A pair of coaxial electrokinetic motor-generators are mounted concentrically, and preferably centered within the disc shaped structure of the craft. Each of the motors is toroidal in c...
01/07/2010
20090294582Propulsion Unit for Lighter-Than-Air Aircraft
A lighter-than-air aircraft is propelled via a bending-rotating tail whip. Two actuating areas located on opposite sides in a rear area of a lifting gas body are shortened by activated actuators. A vertical plane of symmetry of the lifting gas body and thus, the lifting...
12/03/2009
20090127383Tubular shaped interstellar space craft
The invention relates to a plasma based aircraft possessing a magnetic field, and, a huge plasma vortex. Said craft is tubular in shape. Said craft has a vast array of capacitors. The craft has a proton accelerator, plasma guns, diversion devices. Said craft will approa...
05/21/2009
20090072084LIGHTER-THAN-AIR VEHICLES
The present invention describes lighter-than-air vehicles. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a lighter-than-air vehicle having a payload module, the payload module including an engine. Furthermore, the lighter-than-air vehicle includes a non-rigi...
03/19/2009
20090026309Aircraft
The invention relates to an aircraft having a first propulsion unit with an air inlet above the fuselage of the aircraft and a second propulsion unit with an air inlet below the fuselage of the aircraft, the fuselage of the aircraft having recesses for receiving the pro...
01/29/2009
20070295010Method and apparatus to generate thrust by inertial mass variance
A device for producing a net force against a base comprising a mass change object, an accelerator, a power source operatively connected to the mass change object and configured to selectively apply to the mass change object (1) a mass-increasing waveform, characterized ...
12/27/2007
20070290099Decoupled ducting for twin-engine reaction rotor drive
An engine system for an aircraft capable of operating in a helicopter-type flight mode and a fixed-wing flight mode and is capable of transitioning between those flight modes while in-flight includes first and second engines, and a ducting assembly. The ducting assembly...
12/20/2007
20070252033Discoidal flying craft
A flying discoidal rotorcraft is equipped with a double counter rotated pulsed DC electric linear-toroidal electric motor-generator combined with a magnetically levitated suspension of the rotorcraft body over the propulsion assembly. The inner and outer rims are made u...
11/01/2007
20070181743Method for streamline traced external compression inlet
Embodiments of the present invention provide a Streamline Traced External Compression Inlet (STECI) that represents a new solution to external compression inlet integration issues. STECI utilizes a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solution produced by a shock-generati...
08/09/2007
20070114330Method for converting low-grade energy and a fuelless jet engine for its implementation
The invention can be used for converting atmospheric energy and low-grade heat of environmental thermal energy sources, for example water of natural water reservoirs into mechanical work, high-grade heat and cold. The inventive energy conversion method consists in using...
05/24/2007
20070102572Method for making gas turbine elements and corresponding element
A vane segment and a method is provided for manufacturing elements, namely gas turbine vane segments, in particular for an aircraft power train. Each vane segment comprises at least two vanes, one segment being produced by injection moulding of metal powder of several v...
05/10/2007
20060186265Aircraft propulsion system comprising four engines with pusher propellers
Aircraft propulsion system comprising four engines with pusher propellers.

The propulsion system comprises four engines (M1, M2, M3, M4) with pusher propellers, the engines being mounted in pairs on the wings (<...

08/24/2006
20060144994Homeostatic flying hovercraft
A homeostatic flying hovercraft preferably utilizes at least two pairs of counter-rotating ducted fans to generate lift like a hovercraft and utilizes a homeostatic hover control system to create a flying craft that is easily controlled. The homeostatic hover control sy...
07/06/2006
20060108471Method and system for maintenance, in particular disassembly, of gas turbines
A system and method for maintenance, in particular disassembly, of gas turbines, in particular aircraft engines, wherein a gas turbine is introduced, before being disassembled, into a first apparatus which is at least largely sealed against a cleaning agent being emitte...
05/25/2006
20060071122Full body teleportation system
A pulsed gravitational wave wormhole generator system that teleports a human being through hyperspace from one location to another. ...
04/06/2006
20050211829Magnetic Motive System
The invention is directed to a motive structure that, in one embodiment, is comprised of a body, a first magnetic field generator, a second magnetic field generator, and a controller for controlling the respective application of first and second currents to the first an...
09/29/2005
20050077425Thruster for propelling and directing a vehicle without interacting with environment and method for making the same
A thruster for propelling and directing a vehicle without interacting with its environment without using propellant and particularly adapted for use in space, comprising rotating means having a pair of a first and a second axes of rotation, connectable to the vehicle su...
04/14/2005
20050017127Mobile object with force generators
A mobile object being a vehicle of any type includes a plurality of force generators, enclosed in a hermetically sealed generator chamber filled with a pressurized gas, and a plurality of engines. Each force generator being a lift device comprises a rotor, which include...
01/27/2005
 
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