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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8418962 | Distribution of point loads in honeycomb panels Composite panels used in aircraft are formed by a sandwich including a lightweight honeycomb core reinforced by a solid plank in medial regions of the panel. The plank is bonded to the honeycomb and forms an integral part of the core where a strut is attached to the... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8408495 | Fittings for attaching the vertical tail stabilizer of an aircraft A fitting is provided to fix a vertical tail stabilizer of an aircraft to a composite skin and a composite frame of the aircraft in an area of a rear fuselage thereof. The fitting includes a first composite piece having lugs to attach to the vertical tail stabilizer... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8408496 | Fuselage cell structure of an airplane for the simplified installation and attachment of fasteners for fastening conduits The invention relates to a fuselage cell structure of an aircraft for the simplified installation and attachment of at least one fastener for at least one conduit, the fuselage cell structure having a large number of reinforcing elements formed in particular using a... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8403266 | Attachment structure for affixing interior equipment components of an aircraft passenger cabin An attachment structure is provided by which interior equipment components of an aircraft passenger cabin can conveniently be affixed. The attachment structure includes, but is not limited to at least one system support that above the cabin floor extends at least al... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8398027 | Method and apparatus for reinforcing composite structures A computer implemented method and apparatus for creating a structural joint for an aircraft. A first composite component and a second composite component are co-joined to form the structural joint for the aircraft. A hole through the first composite component and th... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8387918 | Multi-directional support arm A compartment for a transportation device is provided. The compartment may include a one-piece basin, an inflatable wall member, and multi-directional support arms to attach the basin within the transportation device. The one-piece basin may fit through an opening i... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8382038 | Device, in particular connection rod, for bracing a fuselage structure of an aircraft and/or for fastening a component The invention relates to a device, in particular a connection rod, for bracing a fuselage structure and/or for fastening components on the fuselage structure. In one embodiment, the joints are integrated into fuselage structure for linking on both sides of co... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8371532 | Aircraft joint A method of joining a wing to an aircraft fuselage by forming a series of pinned lug joints between a fuselage side and a wing side of a wing box structure. The joint forming process includes providing a single row of lugs on one side of the joint to be formed, and ... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8356771 | Coupling for joining two frame segments The invention relates to a coupling for joining two frame segments within a fuselage cabin structure of an aircraft. The frame segments may comprise a Z-shaped or I-shaped cross-sectional geometry, optionally including a recess. Towards the top and the bottom, respe... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8356772 | Lightweight structure A lightweight structure is disclosed, in particular a lightweight structure for an aircraft which is formed from a large number of components which can be joined together by weld joining processes. According to the invention, the lightweight structure has a componen... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8356773 | Structural wing-fuselage component for connecting two wings to a fuselage section of an aircraft A structural wing-fuselage component for connecting two aerofoils to a fuselage section of an aircraft includes: a first wing shell component for the first wing and a second wing shell component for the second wing, with each component being made in a single piece a... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8328138 | Supporting strut for supporting an intermediate deck that is arranged in an aircraft fuselage A supporting strut for supporting an intermediate deck (2) that is arranged in an aircraft fuselage (1), includes a hollow cylindrical rod body (3) that includes a fiber reinforced material, with the two ends of the rod body (3) being des... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8308109 | Aircraft structure An aircraft control surface mounting structure including a cantilever rib mounted to a spar, the rib includes a first arm and a second arm both orientated to be substantially parallel to the line of flight of the aircraft. ... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8286917 | Attachment assembly and method An attachment assembly may be adapted for securing a panel member such as a class divider or a secondary door to a mating structure. The attachment assembly comprises at least one structural pin configured to be extendable from a retracted position to a deployed pos... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8286918 | Fastening device of a floor module A fastening device of a floor module in an aircraft hull is provided. The fastening device comprises an intermediate element that on one hand can be fastened to the aircraft hull using a joining device and on the other comprises a receiving device for a holding port... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8267354 | Fitting A fitting for joining a first component to a second component, the fitting comprising a composite part and a reinforcement element. The composite part is formed from a composite material and comprises: a base; an end wall meeting the base at a first corner; and a si... | 09/18/2012 |
| 8262026 | Releasable fastening of a component in an aircraft A device for the releasable fastening of a component in an aircraft includes a component carrier with a base plane, wherein the component carrier comprises an installation state in which the base plane of the component carrier comprises an angle relative to the hori... | 09/11/2012 |
| 8256716 | Aircraft flight termination system and method An aircraft has a flight termination system that allows flight of an unmanned aircraft to be quickly and efficiently terminated. The flight termination system separates one of the control surfaces of the aircraft, such as a wing, from a fuselage of the aircraft, whi... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8245977 | Apparatus for the pivotal fastening of an active surface, in particular a spoiler on a wind tunnel model of an aircraft An apparatus for pivotally fastening an aerodynamic surface. The apparatus includes a bearing block. A clamping block is connected to the bearing block and includes at least two elongate holes. A pivotally mounted strip member is coupled to the aerodynamic surface a... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8226039 | Vibration isolation devices and associated systems and methods Vibration isolation devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, an unmanned aircraft can include a fuselage having a first fuselage section and a second fuselage section adjacent to and at least approximately long... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8220744 | Fitting for introducing high forces into a fuselage cell of an aircraft Disclosed is a fitting for introducing great loads into a fuselage cell of an aircraft, in particular those which emanate from undercarriage components or are introduced into them. The fitting has a shoulder plate for bearing against the inside of the skin of the fu... | 07/17/2012 |
| 8220745 | Connection arrangement for connecting a first and second reinforcing element for an aircraft or spacecraft, and a shell component A connection arrangement for connecting a first and second reinforcing element of an aircraft or spacecraft, the reinforcing elements each have profiled cross-sections comprising at least one foot portion and at least one web portion. They are spaced from one anothe... | 07/17/2012 |
| 8215584 | Aircraft structure including stiffener edge junctions An aircraft structure including stiffened panels assembled at the junction, without continuity of the stiffeners. Multiple panels are used to form the fuselage, tail units and wings of an aircraft. These panels include stiffeners which are interrupted at each panel ... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8210477 | Vibrations damper for fastenings elements in aircrafts Means for attaching installed parts (14) are cell-side attachment points (15) in a vehicle cell (11) of a vehicle, in particular of an aircraft (10), for conveying goods and passengers. Elastically coupling elements (25, 25a... | 07/03/2012 |
| 8186621 | Assembly between a front fitting and the traction coupling of the two lateral boxes of the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft The invention relates to an assembly between a front fitting and the traction coupling of the two lateral boxes of the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft comprising a front fitting (1, 1a and 1b), a front shear plate (2), an uppe... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177169 | Integrative structure for aircraft fairing Joining structure for aircraft fairing (7), said fairing (7) being arranged between the horizontal stabilizer and the vertical stabilizer or fuselage section (6) of the aircraft, the structure comprising fittings (2) in the shape of angle... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8118260 | Fitting for trimming a horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft A fitting for trimming the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft, made of composite material, the fitting including side walls of a torsion box as well as joining elements which join the fitting to the frames of the tail fuselage of the aircraft, the side walls being... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8091833 | Vibration isolation devices and associated systems and methods Vibration isolation devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, an unmanned aircraft can include a fuselage having a first fuselage section and a second fuselage section adjacent to and at least approximately long... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8047469 | Airframe attachment fitting An airframe attachment fitting includes a fitting base having a base attachment surface and a flange attachment surface, at least one attachment post extending from the base attachment surface of the fitting base and at least one attachment flange carried by the fla... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8016237 | Methods and apparatus for an integrated aerodynamic panel An integrated aerodynamic panel—e.g., for a trailing edge or leading edge of an aircraft aerodynamic surface—includes a first panel region defining inner and outer mold lines, and a second panel region contiguous with and extending from the first panel region in... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016236 | Method and apparatus for attaching a wing to a body A method and apparatus for assembling an aircraft. A wing spar fitting is connected to a spar in a wing for the aircraft. A body frame fitting is connected to a frame in a body for the aircraft. The locations and orientations of the body frame fitting and the wing s... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7997534 | Connecting structure for an aircraft or spacecraft and method for producing the same The present invention relates to a connecting structure for an aircraft or spacecraft, with a structural component and a stringer. The stringer is connected to the structural component by means of connecting regions. In order to reduce stress peaks that result for e... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992821 | Arrangement and method for installing a component in an aircraft An arrangement (10) for installing a component (12) in an aircraft comprises a guide device (14) which is connectable to an aircraft structure or is formed integrally with the aircraft structure, as well as an elastically deformable damping elem... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7938367 | Stringers assembled at a circumferential joint of an airplane fuselage The disclosed embodiments relate to an airplane fuselage produced by assembling, at a circumferential joint, at least two sections including a skin and at least one stringer split into two elements and which are assembled at the joint between the two sections by at ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931234 | Continuous fuselage connection An attachment system for attaching a tail unit to an attachment surface of an aircraft is disclosed. An attachment surface may be a fuselage, for example. In an arrangement, the attachment system includes a mounting with a first bearing surface that is capable of re... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7887009 | Methods and systems for attaching aircraft wings to fuselages Methods and systems for attaching aircraft wings to fuselages are disclosed herein. An aircraft configured in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes a fuselage and a wing. The wing includes a right wing portion extending outwardly from a right side ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7850119 | Sealing system for the gap existing between the fuselage and the elevator of the orientable horizontal stabiliser of an aircraft, extended with an aerodynamic fairing for sealing of the opening existing between the fuselage and the orientable horizontal stabiliser Sealing system for the gap (2) between the fuselage (3) and the elevator (4) of the orientable horizontal stabiliser (5) of an aircraft, extended with an aerodynamic fairing (8) for sealing of the opening (24) between the fu... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7810758 | Arrangement for coupling a coupling pivot for a trimmable horizontal stabiliser to the tail fuselage of an aircraft A device for coupling a coupling pivot for a trimmable horizontal stabilizer to the tail fuselage of an aircraft, with an inner plate, an outer plate with first fastening holes and first passage holes in the inner plate respectively facing second fastening holes and... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7748661 | Aircraft structure and a fastener for use therewith An aircraft structure, for example a wing (20), includes a structural skeleton having structural elements (for example, spars (60) and ribs (70)) enclosed within a skin (200). A fastener (110a,b) is fastened to the skeleton ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7721994 | Holder for interior installations in airplanes Nowadays, sliding bearings are usually used which apply the so-called plug-shoe principle to level-out dynamic movements of the surrounding. In this application, there is proposed a sliding bearing for airplanes comprising a frame, a carrier plate and a fast-locking... | 05/25/2010 |
