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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091834 | Multi-grommet retained slider for parachutes A reefing slider for providing improved line management and canopy deployment characteristics of a ram air inflated airfoil type canopy. During initial descent of the parachute the slider, secured by retaining elements, is held against the canopy in the upper reefin... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7338016 | Multi-grommet retained slider for parachutes A reefing slider for providing improved line management and canopy deployment characteristics of a ram air inflated airfoil type canopy. During initial descent of the parachute the slider, secured by fastening elements, is held against the canopy in the upper reefin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7287481 | Launch and retrieval arrangement for an aerodynamic profile element and an aerodynamic profile element The invention relates to an aerodynamic profile element for energy production using traction force, in particular for driving watercraft. The invention further relates to a launch and retrieval arrangement for a profile element, and a drive arrangement for a watercr... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7270298 | Personal flying apparatus A personal flying apparatus has a substantially horizontal element having a lower surface adapted to acted on by a wind upwardly so as to produce a wind-generated lifting force, and an inflatable element connected with the substantially horizontal element and filled... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7140576 | Inflatable wing with manifold An aerodynamic wing with a leading edge inflatable strut and at least one inflatable rib strut, wherein the struts are provided with a connection air pathway that allows the leading edge strut to act as a manifold for the inflation of the connected rib struts. Prefe... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7104504 | Inflatable wing with active canopy profile control An aerodynamic wing formed by a flexible canopy with an internally routed canopy line for controlling the canopy profile. Preferably, the canopy line is routed through a gatherable tube secured to the trailing edge of the canopy. Tensioning the canopy line alters th... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097134 | Wing device for sporting activities A human body attached wing device (20) for use during downhill alpine activities such as skiing and snowboarding. Wing device (20) includes independently operable, mirror image, left and right wings (24) and (26), which may be joined to a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7032864 | Wing with inflatable struts An aerodynamic wing formed by a flexible canopy with integrated inflatable, elastically deformable members integrated into the lifting surface. Preferably, the elastically deformable member extends and contracts the lifting surface depending on forces experienced by... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014149 | Traction kite design An arch style traction kite which includes a wing or wing envelope which has a leading edge which, when viewed in plan with the wing or envelope laid in a horizontal plane, is concave in a centre section of the wing or envelope and straight or convex in plan near th... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6929221 | Ram air parachute with tensioned top skin An improved ram air canopy is disclosed having a top skin formed of a plurality of substantially rectangular top skin pieces. Each top skin piece has areas of reduced width at predetermined locations. The areas of reduced width result in a specific tension pattern o... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6886785 | RAM air parachute with multistage deployment A ram air parachute of the present invention includes specific cross porting of the ribs between certain cells to create a two-stage or multi-stage deployment. Cross ports between certain sets of cells have reduced or no conductance. In this manner, the center cells... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6837463 | Ram air inflated wing A wing for a traction kite, etc comprises a plurality of cells formed by chordwise-extending ribs (3), valved openings (6) to the cells allowing ram air to inflate the wing. By changing the initial cut-out of the material forming the cells near wing ti... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6808144 | Autonomous payload recovery system A parafoil recovery system capable of autonomously controlling the descent profile of a payload to a recovery area and maneuvering the parafoil to execute a soft landing in the recovery area is disclosed. A descent profile management system determines wind speed and... | 10/26/2004 |
| 5967463 | Air foil having valve A canopy-type parachute is provided which includes improved stability features and lends itself to relatively easy assembly. Integral valves promote stability of the airfoil by not allowing rapid deflation of the airfoil, and their location and orientatio... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5816537 | Inflatable kite arrangement and launcher An inflatable kite (150) that includes a plurality of longitudinal inflatable tubes (54). The kite includes transverse inflatable tube (53) at the rear end of the kite. When the kite is inflated, the front end has a larger cross-sectional area than the re... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5813627 | Balloon support apparatus for hot air balloon ride The balloon support apparatus for a hot air balloon ride comprises a doughnut shaped sleeve engaged within a crown area of an envelope of the hot air balloon. The sleeve contains a lighter than air substance, such as helium, in an amount sufficient to ele... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5388786 | Escape apparatus An object of the invention is to provide an escape apparatus which enables persons to promptly escape from an elevated place such as a building and an aircraft, and is easy to handle. An aerial floating flier such as airfoil or a parachute is folded and c... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5362017 | Parawing A self-inflatable parawing comprises an airfoil made of a flexible sheet erial and having a plurality of apertures located in the lower, aft surface thereof for admitting inflating air created by the positive air pressure of the air stream flowing over t... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5244169 | Inflatable structure paraglider A paraglider having ram-air inflated left and right wings and supported above a pilot by suspension lines, the wings consisting of foldable and flexible sheet material and defining front openings to receive ram-air to inflate the wings in flight, the comb... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5169092 | Paraglider canopy Airfoil canopy for paragliders made of non-porous cloth and comprised of a number of parallel primary air chambers (12) having upper surfaces (14), lower surfaces (16), open front ends (18), tail ends (20) and ribs (22). Secondary chambers (30) are provid... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5161755 | Reinforced life parachute A life parachute including a canopy formed of pieces of fabric sewed together, sheaths extending from the center of the canopy in a spoke-wise manner, and an inflatable envelope connected to a compressed gas container by way of a conduit. The inflatable e... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5149019 | Balloon parachute A balloon parachute is described that inflates at a controllable rate to gradually slow the descent of an attached instrument package. This balloon parachute is in the form of a pyramid that is closed on all sides in all three dimensions. The balloon para... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5044576 | Parawing with an automatic canopy withdrawing mechanism Disclosed is a parawing with an automatic canopy withdrawing mechanism having a canopy, a frame to which the canopy is fastened and on which a pilot can be carried, a propeller mounted on the frame, and a plurality rows of suspension lines interconnecting... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5028018 | Device for accelerating the opening and/or extension of aviation devices, such as canopy parachutes, square or sliding parachutes, gliders (hang-gliders) and others Device for accelerating the opening and/or the extension of aviation devices, such as canopy, square or gliding parachutes, among others, has an air space (4) at the base (7) and along the circumference of the canopy (2). The air space (4) has for example... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4930727 | Cross braced airfoil An improved, cross braced airfoil for a wing-type parachute which is composed of an upper panel having a front edge and a rear edge and angularly oriented rib panels secured to the top panel and extending downwardly away from the top panel to a generally ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4930726 | Built-in control flaps for a multi-cell wing type canopy A built-in control flap for a ram air, multi-cell, wing type canopy having a ram air inlet is located in each side of the canopy at the rear portion thereof. Each built-in control flap is separated from the adjacent center portion of the canopy between th... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4811920 | Aerial device A load carrying aerial device having an inflatable component which is inflatable from a collapsed configuration to an inflated aerofoil configuration and which is maintained inflated in flight by air introduced into the component through an air intake as ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4771970 | Pressure flow control device The invention provides a pressure flow control device of the type used primarily to maintain both vertical and horizontal stability and manueverability in a predetermined fluid environment. The device includes the first skin of predetermined configuration... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4768739 | Emergency warning and signaling system A warning and signaling system includes a kite attached to a flexible tether rope wherein one end of the rope is secured to a person or a lifeboat. The kite is made from a material having high visibility and includes radar reflective material. The tether ... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4705238 | Ram air parachute with multiple pressure centers Upper and lower rectangular canopies are connected by a plurality of transversely spaced vertical airfoil shaped ribs to define a plurality of longitudinal air flow chambers. Suspension lines are connected to selected ones of the ribs and are arranged in ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4562981 | Parachute and hang glider safety device A parachute assembly includes a canopy, a harness connected to the canopy by lines, the canopy having an apex and a basal perimeter. Envelopes in the canopy defined by a plurality of generally triangular inflatable gussets extend from adjacent the apex to... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4406433 | Leading edge inlet for ram air pressurized airfoil The air scoop opening at the leading edge of a flexible, ram-air inflated airfoil canopy, is framed between curved lip sections extending tangentially from the upper and lower surface members of the canopy to prevent airflow separation adjacent the leadin... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4379534 | Cargo lift system A system for transferring cargo at sea by helicopter includes an automatily activated self inflatable apparatus for reducing the velocity of the cargo if jettisoned or inadvertently dropped into the sea and for keeping the cargo afloat until retrieval ma... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4257568 | Preinflatable expansion device for low altitude escape or sporting parachute The improvement refers to an inflatable device for quick expansion of parachutes for low altitude jumping, comprising elements of bags firmly connected to the canopy and sheathed into by tubes of the expansion structure, as well as lines tied between thos... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4105173 | Inflatable parachute for use as escape or sporting device For use as an escape device from burning buildings or for sporting use, a parachute canopy is supported in an open use position by an inflatable frame consisting of a network of inflatable lightweight flexible tubes. The inflatable framework has a portion... | 08/08/1978 |
