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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087606 | Drag-reduction, propulsion, and lift generating system A motion generating system for propelling and/or lifting a craft exploiting explosive and implosive processes, whereby a propulsive or lifting force on the craft arises from two sources: generation of a stream of fluids which imparts thrust to the craft; and generat... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8079544 | Shock wave modification method and system A system for modifying a shock wave formed in a fluid by a body to modify effects of the shock wave on information transferred to or from the body. The system includes laser pulses for heating fluid along a path to form a volume of heated fluid expanding outwardly f... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7648100 | Shock wave modification method and system A system for modifying a shock wave formed in a fluid by a body to modify effects of the shock wave on information transferred to or from the body. The system includes an element for heating fluid along a path to form a volume of heated fluid expanding outwardly fro... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7441725 | Aircraft wet wing An aircraft wing (12) comprising a structural casing (14) defining a leading edge, a fuel cell (16) within the structural casing (14), a deicer (18) having electrical lines which receive a supply of electrical power from an onboard... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7415330 | Aircraft standby display device and system The device (1) comprises a set (3) of information sources, an information processing unit (4), a display means (6) comprising a display screen (8), and a configuration means (9) allowing an operator to configure said device ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407136 | Static port skin applique apparatus and method A surface-mounted fuselage skin appliqué panel having an aperture to a reference static air input port is rugged, replaceable, and independently calibratable. The static port skin appliqué generally conforms to the fuselage surface, and is held in place either wit... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401570 | Aircraft extremity marker A marker for the wingtip or other extremity of an aircraft. The marker includes a fabric pouch having a flap containing hook and loop fasteners, to hold the pouch on the aircraft extremity. A fabric tube extends outwardly and substantially horizontally from the pouc... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398946 | Power line sentry charging A rechargeable battery energized unmanned aerial vehicle having surveillance capability and an ability to clandestinely collect propulsion and other energy needs from a conveniently located and possibly enemy owned energy transmission line. Energy collection is by w... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387276 | Aerial sensor pod deployment system A roll-on/roll-off, aircraft-borne sensor pod deployment system having an operator station and a sensor pallet system and method of using same. The operator station has a base platform, a shelter box mounted on the base platform for accommodating a human operator, a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380751 | Jetair recovery generator A method of generating energy from a discharge of an aircraft comprising the steps of: a) providing an air recovery generator assembly having a bladed wheel; and, b) positioning the air recovery generator behind the aircraft. The discharged air from the aircraft the... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378626 | Directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system and method An agile, high-power, reliable DIRCM system that is easily extended to address sophisticated UV or UV-visible capable multi-band threats includes a missile warner having missile warning receivers (MWRs), one or two-color suitably in the mid-IR range, that detect lik... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7365974 | Method for electronics equipment cooling having improved EMI control and reduced weight An air cooling apparatus for an aircraft includes a cabinet that is configured to house a plurality of modules in a plurality of module accepting regions, respectively, wherein the cabinet has a backplane region. The apparatus further includes a plurality of air flo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365631 | Overheat detection sensor The invention relates to an overheat detection sensor. The inventive sensor is characterised in that it comprises a conductive core which extends inside a first conductive sheath, said core and first sheath being separated by a material having a positive or negative... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359703 | Adaptive communications system and method System and method for the adaptive control of VHF communications in aircraft. In one embodiment, the invention includes an adaptive communications system for an aircraft having a communications processor that accesses a communications switching model to select a pre... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356389 | Vehicle data services A method and devices are described for wirelessly uploading and downloading data to and from a mobile vehicular platform while within range of a coordinated network of base stations that monitor the location of the vehicle and optimize data throughput using any comb... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356438 | Method and device for temperature monitoring along a measuring line The present invention relates to a registering device for registering a location along a measuring line, at which location a temperature change takes place. In an advantageous way, according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, by means of the FMCW ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350752 | Fairing and installation methodology for sensor pressure belts A fairing system developed to reduce the flow disturbance around sensor elements allowing accurate measurement of the pressure distribution on an airplane exterior surface. The fairing also protects the sensors and electronics of the pressure belt from direct exposu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334467 | Air data module that ensures sufficient air data performance after exposure to relatively high overpressure An air data module is provided that is relatively small, lightweight, low cost, uses relatively low power, and is relatively easy to install, test, and maintain. The air data module includes a housing that is adapted to be mounted to an external surface of an aircra... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331104 | Device for the assembly of standard elements intended for the creation of precision mechanical structures A device for the assembly of at least two standard elements of a precision mechanical structure by a linking element, where the first standard element includes a reference surface, while the second standard element includes a bearing surface which has to be position... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330819 | Method and system for dynamic management of part reliability data A system for recording and analyzing reliability data during a dynamically-planned maintenance check includes means for obtaining and logging warranty-based reliability data from maintenance records generated during the performance of any routine or non-routine task... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324747 | Aircraft fuselage element and method of taking a number of pictures An aircraft fuselage element (26) with a fuselage body (30) which forms an internal cavity (40) and which includes a viewing window (32, 34). To provide for taking substantially distortion-free high-resolution pictures in the infrared wav... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318564 | Power line sentry charging A surveillance aircraft recharging system based on energy collection by magnetic induction from the current flowing in a randomly selected alternating current transmission line conductor. The charging energy originates in the magnetic field surrounding the current c... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319039 | Aerosol-based detection of biological agents The presence of an aerosol or cloud (3) of a toxic substance is detected by producing an aerosol (17, 5) of ligands (13) to the target substance in a region of sky that contains the target substance, permitting molecules the target substance to ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311579 | Block set for assembling a solid creation and apparatus for fabricating block for assembling solid creation A block set for assembling solid creations uses at least two types of cylindrical blocks. The cylindrical blocks are a thin cylindrical block and a thick cylindrical block. The thick cylindrical block may include a hole on a side face thereof for receiving the thin ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312725 | Display system for operating a device with reduced out-the-window visibility A display system for a device with reduced out-the-window visibility includes a display processor that receives an image from a sensor, wherein the sensor is capable of providing a continuously updated image of an area outside the device that is obscured from view o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311287 | Methods for incorporating area ruled surfaces in a supersonic aircraft A vertical stabilizer is configured to minimize the rate of change of cross-sectional area distribution of the vehicle or device to which the vertical stabilizer is mounted. One or more “waisted” areas can be included at the tip and/or the root of the vertical s... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309046 | Method for determination of fuselage shape of supersonic aircraft, and fuselage front section shape Objectives to be achieved by this invention are the provision of a method for determining the ultimate fuselage shape of supersonic aircraft by integral modification of the upper and lower surface shapes of the fuselage, to reduce sonic boom without increasing wave ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310573 | Method and apparatus for isolating aircraft equipment A system and method for interfacing equipment with flight Aircraft Equipment without causing interference between same. An isolation module includes transmission and power control functionality for ensuring safe and secure operation of the equipment on the aircraft.... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302795 | Internal combustion engine/water source system An internal combustion engine system for automotive vehicle wherein liquid water is produced by cooling a portion of exhaust gases at elevated pressure to induce condensation. The use of elevated pressure allows condensation to occur at a higher dew point which is e... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296766 | Lightweight structural damping assembly A structural damping assembly includes a bonding plate, a stiffener layer, an elastomeric layer, and a constraining layer. The elastomeric layer is boned between the stiffener layer and the constraining layer. The bonding plate and the stiffener layer extend between... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293632 | Brake-equipped retracting mechanism for retractable member In a brake-equipped retracting mechanism, rotational force of a motor is used to open a liquid crystal display device from a retracted position to an open position, a power spring is wound up in conjunction with this opening operation, and elastic restoring force th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295135 | Flight information system A flight instrument displays azimuth information in combination with horizon information and other optional information such as altitude and/or airspeed. Azimuth information is displayed using an elliptical pattern placed below a horizon line displaying horizon info... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287722 | Rocket-powered vehicle racing competition A method for racing rocket-powered vehicles directly against one another is provided in which a first rocket-powered vehicle simultaneously races against a second rocket-powered vehicle to be the first to complete a race course. The method may include the first and ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278327 | Film based position and pressure sensor Simultaneous pressure and position information is accurately measured in a sensor realized by utilizing first and second sensor elements that each exhibit a decreasing width over the length of the sensor element and that are arranged overlapping each other and in a ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275710 | Aircrew restraint system A mobile aircrew restraint system includes a track system and a trolley which runs along the track and carries a retractor which releases a webbing strap attached to a harness. The track is preferably an extruded or sectioned track which follows contours of an aircr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274978 | Electrical power supply system for unmanned aircraft A miniature, unmanned aircraft for acquiring digitized data, transmitting digitized data, or both, having an electrical supply system capable of sustained operation. The aircraft has a fuselage, a wing, a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, a propeller,... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7260505 | Method and apparatus for developing fault codes for complex systems based on historical data A method of developing fault codes for complex systems based on historical data that in one aspect is a software program arranged to be installed and to operate on a processor to process the historical data in order to facilitate development of the fault codes, the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252265 | Microaircraft and cellular phone equipped with microaircraft An aircraft which is attachable to, for example, a cellular phone. The aircraft is provided with at least four rotors actuated with compressed fluid or by ring-shaped electric motors. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252263 | Design methods and configurations for supersonic aircraft Methods for configuring aircraft that may be implemented to integrate aircraft sonic boom constraint requirements with the design process for a supersonic aircraft, for example, to reconcile a target sonic boom constraint with the internal layout and balance of the ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251550 | Aircraft accessory monitor Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring an aircraft accessory. The apparatus comprises a processor associated with said aircraft accessory, a transducer coupled to said processor and operable to produce parametric data relating to said aircraft accessory a... | 07/31/2007 |
