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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157204 | Double fuselage aircraft Symmetric external parts of a front lower aircraft wing sweep forward such that lift generated by a rear upper wing is greater than lift generated by the front lower wing. The rear upper wing is in direct contact with rear upper parts of fuselages. A propulsion syst... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7350749 | Mass transfer system for stabilizing an airship and other vehicles subject to pitch and roll moments The invention relates to a mechanism to control the pitch and/or roll and/or center of gravity of a vehicle. The first embodiment is a track-based mass transfer system in which pathways are positioned along or radially terminate at a central horizontal plane of the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341223 | Hybrid unmanned vehicle for high altitude operations A hybrid aerial vehicle is optimized, for example, and not by way of limitation, to operate above 100,000 feet in altitude and provide persistent and maneuverable flight while carrying a wide array of communications and sensing payloads. The hybrid vehicle may use t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7275714 | Airship docking mechanism A system and method for docking an airship to a mooring mast includes a thruster that is mounted to the fore end of the airship. When activated, the thruster generates a thrust vector that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the airship and is... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7219854 | Cycloidal hybrid advanced surface effects vehicle A “wing in ground effect” aerial vehicle includes a wing mounted on a fuselage, and two cycloidal propulsion units for providing lift, thrust and longitudinal control. Additional lift is provided by a lighter-than-air gas such as helium contained in the fuselage... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7185848 | Mass transfer system for stabilizing an airship and other vehicles subject to pitch and roll moments The invention relates to a mechanism to control the pitch and/or roll and/or center of gravity of a vehicle. The first embodiment is a track-based mass transfer system in which pathways are positioned along or radially terminate at a central horizontal plane of the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7173649 | Video airship The video airship is a lighter-than-air airship, preferably spherical, including a video display disposed with substantially all of the craft's outer surface, a nearly invisible computerized electric propulsion-control system, speakers, microphones, video cameras, c... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7137592 | High-aspect ratio hybrid airship In one aspect, a hybrid airship including an outer shell, a plurality of helium filled gas envelopes, and an all-electric propulsion system can have a high-aspect ratio wing shape. In some embodiments, the hybrid airship may be launched using buoyancy lift alone and... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131613 | High-altitude launching of rockets lifted by helium devices and platforms with rotatable wings A system is disclosed for lifting a rocket into the upper atmosphere and establishing forward flight at several hundred miles per hour, before the rocket engines are ignited and the rocket is released from the lifting system. The main subassemblies of this lifting s... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108229 | Arrangement and method for the generation of water on board an aircraft An arrangement and a method are proposed for the generation of water on board an aircraft with the use of one or more fuel cells, whereby low-temperature fuel cells are provided as fuel cells. It is proposed that several single-cell or few-cell fuel cells may... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093789 | Delta-winged hybrid airship In one aspect, a hybrid airship including an outer shell, a plurality of helium filled gas envelopes, and an all-electric propulsion system may have the shape of a delta-wing. In some embodiments, the hybrid airship may be launched using buoyancy lift alone and aero... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7055777 | Airship and method of operation An airship has a generally spherical shape and has an internal envelope for containing a lifting gas such as Helium or Hydrogen. The airship has a propulsion and control system that permits it to be flown to a desired loitering location, and to be maintained in that... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040572 | Lighter-than-air aircraft with air cushion landing gear means A lighter-than-air aircraft (1) having a gas-filled hull (2) and a pair of spaced apart landing gear units (11, 12) on the underside of the hull arranged on opposite sides of a longitudinally extending central vertical plane of the hull. Each la... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036768 | Multi-purpose airship A multi-purpose airship usable for multi-purposes with less maintenance cost is provided. The multi-purpose airship comprises an operator cabin (1) to which a work device of agricultural chemical scattering device (10) or the like is fittable, a rotor ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6880783 | Hybrid air vehicle having air cushion landing gear A hybrid air vehicle having a gas-filled contoured flattened hull including a pair of longitudinally extending side lobes defining, on the underside of the hull, a longitudinally extending central recess, a payload module received in the central recess and air cushi... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6824098 | VTOL parafoil aircraft An aircraft is provided having an inflatable parafoil canopy wing and a suspended fuselage. The wing is constructed such that, when inflated, it has an airfoil configuration having leading and trailing edges, thereby producing lift by interaction with air encountere... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6581873 | Hybrid winged airship (dynastat) A winged hybrid airship (dynastat) combining the advantages of lighter-than-air (LTA) and heavier-than-air (HTA) aircrafts is disclosed. By combining the dynamic lift of low drag, high aspect ration airfoils (e.g., length over chord >10) with the static l... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6471159 | Airship shaped space craft The present airship-shaped space craft has a middle fuselage extending in a fore-and-aft direction, and a pair of two outer fuselages extending in the fore-and-aft direction located symmetrically on both sides of the middle fuselage. In the above fuselage... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6435453 | High speed rotor aircraft An improved method of operating rotorcraft capable of achieving high speeds such that stability is maintained as the craft speed exceeds 0.75 times the rotor tip speed. These high speeds are achieved by varying collective pitch, including to negative valu... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6328622 | Submersible water toy A submersible water toy comprises a buoyant streamlined body and a pair of wings attached thereto. While the body encourages the vehicle to rise in water, the wings, being formed from thin flat members resist vertical movement while providing little resis... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6315242 | Propulsion system for a semi-buoyant vehicle with an aerodynamic A propulsion system for a non-rigid and at least semi-buoyant vehicle, the vehicle including a pressure stabilized gasbag having a gondola mounted on the bottom thereof. The gasbag further includes catenary curtains extending from the top of gasbag to the... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6293493 | Pressure stabilized gasbag for a partially buoyant vehicle A non-ridged semi-buoyant vehicle includes a pressure stabilized gasbag having a longitudinal, vertical and horizontal axis, top, bottom and side surfaces and front and rear ends and an aerodynamic shape capable of producing lift. Within the gasbag are fi... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6196498 | Semi-buoyant vehicle with aerodynamic lift capability The invention is a non-ridged, semi-buoyant vehicle. In detail, the invention includes a pressure stabilized gasbag having front and rear ends and an aerodynamic shape capable of producing lift, and longitudinal, vertical and horizontal axis, the tail end... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6142414 | Rotor--aerostat composite aircraft A composite aircraft comprising an aerostat containing a lighter than air gas, and a rotor assembly mounted to and below the aerostat, via an axle. The aerostat provides buoyancy to lift the weight of the aircraft plus a significant portion of the payload... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5823468 | Hybrid aircraft A hybrid aircraft is taught having VTOL, R-VTOL and S-STOL capabilities. The aircraft has a lifting body hull and four wing sections arranged in tandem which are pivotally moveable about their neutral axis. Each wing section has mounted thereon a pivotal ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5518205 | High altitude, long duration surveillance system A novel, high-altitude, solar powered aircraft, capable of staying aloft at high altitudes for many months or even years to conduct around the clock surveillance and/or reconnaisance, includes a forward wing with solar energy capturing cells, a rear wing,... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5425515 | Aircraft The object of the invention is to provide an aircraft which is capable of being enhanced in speed and preventing a crash even when a propeller does not operate to provide thrust to the aircraft. A wing which is an envelope made of a flexible material is c... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5383627 | Omnidirectional propelling type airship An omnidirectional propelling type of airship can be propelled in any direction in three-dimensions. The airship includes an airtight gas chamber, gas having a specific gravity smaller than that of air and filling the gas chamber, a section capable of acc... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5240206 | Airship An acrobatic airship capable of making a perfect somersault, and a 360 degree roll in a limited small air space, without utilizing high-powered thrusters or sophisticated automatic control mechanisms. The airship has a rather thick and round axi-symmetric... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5115997 | Surveillance balloon A tethered surveillance balloon having a relatively low lift-to-weight ratio (e.g., 1.1) and an aerodynamic device to help maintain the surveillance balloon elevation when subject to high velocity wind conditions at an altitude which is a high percentage ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5096141 | Aircrane An airship is described that shows a central rigid frame, extending the length of the airship, about which are arranged at least three equally spaced gas envelopes containing a lifting gas. Propulsion units are located at each end of the central frame and... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5082205 | Semi-buoyant composite aircraft with non-rotating aerostat A hybrid aircraft with a large non-rotating balloon chamber containing a lighter-than-air gas which provides a large static lifting force having a magnitude substantially greater than the weight of the aircraft with a support structure system which is sub... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5005783 | Variable geometry airship A variable geometry lighter-than-air craft which can change from a buoyant airship to a heavier-than-air craft by changing shape. The craft has a flexible envelope filled with helium or other lifting gas. Releasing or tightening the adjusting lines change... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5000398 | Flying multi-purpose aircraft carrier and method of V/STOL assisted flight The Flying Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier (FMPAC) comprises a runway body which is provided with V/STOL capability by at least two rotary wings, located outside the two lateral ends of the runway body in a side-by-side configuration. The rotary wings are,... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4889297 | Light aircraft for short-distance takeoff and landing A light aircraft for short distance takeoff and landing includes an airplane having a propeller provided on a rear pedestal thereof for producing vertical propulsion and an airship having a propeller provided on a rear pedestal thereof for producing verti... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4850551 | Propulsion system for a buoyant vehicle The invention is a propulsion system for a buoyant aircraft. The invention comprises a gas storage container filled with a lighter-than-air gas and having outer walls of which at least a portion thereof are flexible. A system is provided to move the flexi... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4450364 | Lighter than air wind energy conversion system utilizing a rotating envelope A lighter-than-air (LTA) wind energy conversion system (WECS) wherein the LTA envelope carries a main rotor and electrical generator to take advantage of high wind speeds available at high altitudes. The LTA envelope is adapted to rotate with the main rot... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4272042 | Airship and associated apparatus and method for anchoring same An airship and a magnetically operated anchoring assembly adapted to provide rotation of the airship with respect to the ground, includes a gondola mounted to an envelope structure adapted to house lighter-than-air gas as well as any enclosures which may ... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4261534 | Inflated wing aircraft An aircraft is constructed of an airfoil shaped inflated involucrum of lightweight gas-impervious plastic film. The airfoil is maneuverable to attain forward self-propulsion upon ascent as well as descent. The gases contained in the involucrum are heated ... | 04/14/1981 |
