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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181909 | Pressure bulkhead for aircraft A pressure bulkhead assembly adapted for installation in an aircraft fuselage includes a bulkhead web and a reinforcing structure. The bulkhead web has a first side facing the pressurized compartment and a second side opposite the first side. The reinforcing structu... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177166 | Tail structure for an aircraft or spacecraft A tail structure for an aircraft or spacecraft, which adjoins a fuselage section of the aircraft or spacecraft, includes a support construction for supporting at least one craft component, and a bulkhead unit intended for the pressure-tight sealing of the fuselage s... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177167 | Central section of aircraft with ventral or belly fairing capable of movement An aircraft center section includes a center part of an aircraft fuselage, a wing section, a center wing box installed at least partly in the fuselage and providing a junction between the wing section and the fuselage, and a ventral fairing partly enveloping the fus... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8157212 | Composite barrel sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures, and methods and systems for manufacturing such barrel sections Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections are disclosed herein. A composite section configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a skin and at least first and second stiffeners. The sk... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8146860 | Aircraft fuselage with circular-arc-shaped exterior contour A fuselage section comprises an interior that forms a passenger cabin. In horizontal projection the fuselage section is geometrically defined by a first exterior skin region and a second exterior skin region, wherein the second exterior skin region faces the first e... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8128028 | Internally stiffened composite panels and methods for their manufacture Internally stiffened composite panels and associated manufacturing methods. An internally stiffened composite panel can include a first face sheet, a second face sheet offset from the first face sheet, and at least one core portion sandwiched between the first and s... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128030 | Line system for an aircraft A line system for an aircraft, in particular an airplane, having multiple assemblies, in particular multiple fuselage sections of a fuselage cell and multiple wing shells, the line system including multiple lines for transmitting power and/or information, wherein th... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128029 | Ventral fairing for an aircraft Ventral fairing for an aircraft provided between a left wing and a right wing, which comprises a lower central section of convex transverse cross-section located between the left lower surface of the left wing and the right lower surface of the right wing, and with ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123166 | Primary structure for aircraft of composite material with improved crash resistance and associated energy-absorbing structural element The disclosed embodiments relate essentially to a primary structure of an aircraft fuselage that has at least a first strut linked at one end to a crossbeam and at the other end to a reinforcing frame. A second strut has one end fastened to the structure below the e... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118259 | Storage compartment for the nose gear of an aircraft A front landing gear storage compartment for an airplane, which includes a set of retractable landing gears including a front gear centered on a longitudinal median plane of the fuselage. The storage compartment forms an impervious partition between a pressurized zo... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8100360 | Light rail system for powered introduction of large loads in a structure A device for securing installed equipment in an airplane, with one or more oblong attachment rails, one or more attachment means for securing the attachment rails to an airframe structure, and one or more bracket units that can be attached to or in the attachment ra... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100361 | Hull structure A hull structure is provided, for use in particular in an aircraft or spacecraft, the hull structure including an outer skin and structural components which are connected to said skin, as well as an inner lining which forms a supporting structure together with the o... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096503 | Structuring construction for an aircraft fuselage A structuring construction for an aircraft fuselage is provided having an outer skin as well as a plurality of formers extending at a spacing side by side crosswise to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage wherein at least a partial number of the formers includ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096504 | Integrated aircraft structure in composite material Integrated aircraft structure in composite material that comprises a skin and stringers (1), with the skin comprising a string part (5) and a basic skin (3), which structure further comprises U-shaped elements (15) each of which comprises... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8083181 | Airplane having a fuselage shell and a floor structure An airplane has a fuselage shell and a floor structure that includes cross members and floor plates. Rods are used exclusively to connect the fuselage shell to the floor structure. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079549 | Monolithic integrated structural panels especially useful for aircraft structures Structural panels for use in manufacturing fuselage bodies and other aircraft structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a monolithic integrated structural panel is configured to include a skin, an array of stiffeners and an array of frames which are prefer... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074928 | Floor system for a fuselage airframe of an aircraft A floor system for a fuselage section of an aircraft is provided. The floor system has an essentially self-supporting design and is substantially mechanically separate from the fuselage section as primary structure. Consequent to the free or self-supporting design o... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070098 | Aircraft tail cone In a rear cone of a fuselage of an airplane a pressurized space is arranged in the rear cone and extends up to an impervious strong wall, placed on a rear portion of the length covered by a fin. The pressurized space constitutes an area accessible to individuals and... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066221 | Aircraft ventral fairing partition wall and aircraft equipped with a ventral fairing The invention concerns a wall (10) of vertical partitioning for a ventral cowling of an aircraft including a plurality of vertical panels (11, 12, 12′, 13, 13′), each panel being linked to an adjacent panel by a vertical post (14, 15, 16). A... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8042768 | Systems and methods for reducing noise in aircraft fuselages and other structures Systems and methods for reducing noise in aircraft fuselages and other structures are described herein. A noise reduction system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes an auxetic core, a damping layer, and a constraining layer. In thi... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038099 | Bonded metal fuselage and method for making the same A bonded metal fuselage for aerospace vehicles includes a monocoque structure having an outer metal skin, metal tear straps bonded to the outer skin and metal stringers bonded to the outer skin and to the tear straps. The outer chords of fuselage frames are fastened... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033503 | Pressure bulkhead for an aerospace fuselage A pressure bulkhead for an aerospace fuselage includes a bulkhead main portion having an approximately flat shape in unloaded state; and a frame supporting and connecting said bulkhead main portion to the fuselage; wherein said bulkhead main portion includes an airt... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8016235 | Cover for an aircraft access opening The invention relates to a cover for the access opening in a composite material aircraft structure, characterized in that it comprises the following elements: an outer cover (18) arranged on the outer part of the aircraft sk... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016233 | Aircraft configuration An aircraft configuration that may reduce the level of noise, infrared radiation, sonic boom, or combination thereof directed towards the ground from an aircraft in flight. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an aircraft includes a tubular fus... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016234 | Airframe structure of an aircraft or spacecraft The present invention provides an airframe structure of an aircraft or spacecraft, with: a hollow body section which can be subjected to an internal pressure; a membrane arrangement which has at least one single-part, multi-curved membrane component for sealing off ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7967250 | Hybrid aircraft fuselage structural components and methods of making same An aircraft fuselage assembly of basic construction in composite materials employs metallic frames with reduced quantity of metallic shear ties attached to the composite stiffened skin, formed by two or more longitudinal panels, spliced with longitudinal metallic sp... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7895810 | Crash paddle for reinforcing a primary fuselage structure of an aircraft Disclosed is a crash paddle for reinforcing a primary fuselage structure of an aircraft. The crash paddle may be used for connecting the floor to the primary fuselage structure. The crash paddle includes a beam with in particular an H-shaped cross-sectional geometry... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891608 | Space frame fuselage structure and related methods An aircraft for carrying cargo in one or more containers. The aircraft includes a fuselage structure having a plurality of nodes and a plurality of elements connecting the nodes to form a space frame in which to carry cargo. At least some of the nodes are positioned... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883056 | Insulation arrangement for the internal insulation of a vehicle The present invention relates to an insulation structure for the internal insulation of a vehicle. The insulation structure is improved in such a way that using it a fire incursion of the flames of a source of fire acting from outside the vehicle environment into th... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874516 | Structural frame for an aircraft fuselage A structural frame for a fuselage including a lower arched structure (1), a cross-piece (2), supporting a floor element (3) and a connecting lattice (4) between the lower arch (1) and the cross-piece (2), the connecting latt... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871040 | Composite aircraft structures with hat stiffeners A composite panel structure for an aircraft includes a plurality of annular, hat-shaped frames disposed coaxially along a long axis of the aircraft in a spaced, parallel relationship, an inner skin having an inner surface bonded to an outer surface of the hat frames... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7850117 | Fuselage structure A fuselage structure comprises a plurality of elements that in longitudinal direction are interconnected by weld joints; a plurality of circumferential ribs that are connected to the plurality of elements and that extend so as to be substantially perpendicular in re... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7837147 | Systems and methods for reducing noise in aircraft fuselages and other structures Systems and methods for reducing noise in aircraft fuselages and other structures are described herein. A noise reduction system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes an auxetic core, a damping layer, and a constraining layer. In thi... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7810756 | Composite internal beam for reinforcing the structure of an aircraft A beam for reinforcing the structure of an aircraft is located inside the fuselage of the aircraft. The fuselage includes at least one pressurized zone (P) that is separated by at least one airtight wall (18) of at least one other non-pressurized zone (16 | 10/12/2010 |
| 7784736 | Front aircraft part comprising a flat partition between a pressurised zone and a non-pressurised zone housing landing gear The present invention relates to a front aircraft part (1) comprising a non-pressurised landing gear housing zone (28) designed to house a front landing gear (30) in a retracted state, as well as a pressurised zone (2) adjacent to the non... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780116 | Composite anti-crash structure with controlled buckling for an aircraft A structure (2) for an aircraft (1) comprises transverse walls (3-8) connected to longitudinal walls (9-12); each wall (3-12, 18, 18B) comprises two jackets (19) of composite material disposed on either ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7775478 | Floor beam assembly, system, and associated method A floor beam assembly, system, and method for installing floor beams within a structure are provided. According to one embodiment, a floor beam assembly for installing a floor beam within a structure is provided. The assembly includes at least one floor beam and at ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766276 | Aircraft fuselage with upper and lower deck Aircraft fuselage with an upper deck, constructed as a passenger area, and a lower deck, including a freight area, and with a ventilation installation for the upper deck and lower deck, wherein a bilge area is constructed as a vacuum chamber against the freight area... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7753312 | Lightweight structure especially for an aircraft and method for making such a structure A fiber reinforced strip is adhesively bonded to an outwardly facing surface of a reinforcing frame and to an inwardly facing outer skin surface. Such a strip position reduces crack propagation in a lightweight structure particularly in the outer skin adhesively bon... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7735779 | Optimized fuselage structure A fuselage structure including an upper fuselage portion defined by a first cross-section including at least three different radii of curvature. The fuselage structure may also include a lower fuselage portion defined by a second cross-section including at least thr... | 06/15/2010 |
