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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136761 | Self-propelled wheel apparatus of aircraft In a self-propelled wheel apparatus of an aircraft, a drive mechanism composed of a wave gear drive and a motor is coaxially linked to an axle of a wheel via a one-way clutch, and rotational force in the reverse direction of the aircraft is transmitted to the wheel ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8079548 | Ground sensing system A ground sensing system for an aircraft attaches to the aircraft's landing gear to provide a ground touch indication. The ground sensing system includes a bracket, an upper arm, a lower arm, a roller and a sensor. The bracket is mounted to the landing gear while the... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8042766 | Hybrid aircraft wheel comprising metal and composite portions An aircraft wheel (14) comprises a metal support structure (30) having a first annular ring (31) and a second annular ring (32) connected via at least one connecting element (37); and a fiber-enforced, molded-composite body. The me... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7854411 | Aircraft undercarriage including a plurality of electromechanical actuators, and a method of testing it The invention relates to an aircraft undercarriage including a steerable bottom portion and a steering member suitable for turning the steerable bottom portion in response to a steering order. According to the invention, the steering member comprises a plurality of ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7802758 | Load-distributing rotor insert for aircraft brakes An aircraft brake rotor includes a circular rotor disk (10) having first and second walls (12) and a peripheral wall (14) connecting the first and second walls (12), the peripheral wall (14) including at least one notch (16)... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7426983 | Landing gear strut damper, and landing gear with independent struts comprising same A damper for an airplane landing gear leg comprises a main strut (11) and a rod piston (13) co-operating with the strut (11) to define a main chamber (15) and annular chamber (16) for hydraulic fluid, and presenting internally two ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7370830 | System and method for landing a tailless aircraft in a crosswind The method of landing a flying wing type aircraft in a crosswind includes the steps of disengaging the nose landing wheel upon impact with the runway so that it is free to castor; and thereafter, engaging the nose wheel after a specific time period after the nose wh... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7309109 | Axle extension An axle extension assembly for extending an axle having a longitudinal axle bore. The axle extension assembly includes a shaft having an axle bore insert portion that is adapted for insertion in the longitudinal axle bore. The axle bore insert portion includes a bor... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7280947 | Gear-driving-system designing system Featured are a system and method for designing a gear driving system. The designing system includes a characteristic setting section, calculating section and comparing section. The calculating section simulates an oscillation that is caused in the final gear of the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7249736 | Process for landing a tailless aircraft A process for landing a tailless aircraft having a nose, wings that produce lift, a nose landing gear with a shock strut, and main landing gear, comprises the steps of allowing the nose landing gear shock strut to compress after touchdown to a point where the nose o... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243880 | Landing gear door assembly An aircraft landing gear door assembly includes a plurality of doors moveable between open positions, in which landing gear can be deployed through an aperture, and closed positions, in which the doors are closed across the aperture. The plurality of doors includes ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234730 | Traction control system The present invention provides a traction control system for a vehicle. The traction control system includes an energy radiator positionable in proximal relation to at least one of the vehicle tires. The traction control system further includes a control system havi... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7188803 | Vertical take-off and landing aircraft A vertical take-off and landing aircraft is provided with a plurality of thrust generators which generate thrust substantially vertically upward with respect to the aircraft; a first prime mover which drives the thrust generators, and an occupant seat. At least one ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7143975 | Landing arrangement for an aircraft A landing arrangement for an aircraft comprises an aircraft support assembly (22) to support the aircraft (10) when the aircraft is on the ground. The aircraft support assembly (2) is movable between a first ground engaging condition (22 | 12/05/2006 |
| 7118067 | Wheel mounted water spray deflector A water spray deflector to deflect water spray produced from aircraft landing gear from components of the aircraft. The water spray deflector has an inner diameter and an outer diameter. Coupled to the spray deflector are attachment arms that are adapted to couple w... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108225 | More aerodynamic wheel fairings for small airplanes The invention described here provides better aerodynamics in airplane wheel fairings. A great improvement is achieved by putting doors on the fairing that completely enclose the wheel. This eliminates drag from the part of the tire that extends outside of a normal w... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089791 | Wheel assembly equipped with a tachometer The equipment for measuring the speed of rotation of a vehicle wheel (14) carried by a wheel axle (12) comprises a tachometer (30) having a stator (32) suitable for being secured to the wheel axle (12), a rotor (34) suitable... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077220 | Tractor with rear castor wheels A hydrostatic agricultural tractor has front ground wheels mounted on the frame at fixed angles parallel to each other and parallel to a center line of the frame and rear ground wheels mounted on a respective castor, with each of the front ground wheels being driven... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7051977 | Aircraft wheel support mechanism An aircraft wheel support mechanism capable of reducing the impact to the tire at the time of landing and capable of reducing the impact to the tire at the time of the wheel colliding with an obstacle lying on the runway. The mechanism has a suspension mechanism for... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044457 | Mount with replaceable load bearing and rebound members A mount with replaceable load bearing and rebound members is provided. The mount comprises a housing that defines a first chamber and a second chamber; a load bearing member removably located in said first chamber, said load bearing member comprising a load bearing ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6845943 | Apparatuses and methods for preventing foreign object damage to aircraft engines Apparatuses and methods for preventing foreign object damage (FOD) to aircraft engines are disclosed. In one embodiment, a deployable blocker is coupled to a wing portion and/or a fuselage portion of the aircraft and is configured to prevent debris from travelling o... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6786451 | Aircraft landing gear having an independent low-noise fairing system The invention relates to an aircraft landing gear having a retractable leg, in which the leg comprises a strut with a telescopic rod, the strut being hinged to a structure of the aircraft in order to pivot between a gear-up position and a gear-down position, said st... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6698689 | Auxiliary nose landing gear for aircraft The nose gear of an aircraft comprises a main group of at least one wheel (10) in permanent contact with the ground and a secondary group of at least one wheel (12), which is normally spaced from the ground, when the aircraft is on the ground. In the case... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6666407 | Helicopter undercarriage An undercarriage for a helicopter, having a supporting structure connectable to the fuselage of the helicopter, a wheel suspended from the supporting structure, and a shock absorbing member which has a bottom end portion hinged to the wheel, and is interp... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6641085 | Self-centering steering module An apparatus for steering a nosewheel on an aircraft, or the like, while the aircraft is on the ground. The apparatus includes a steering shaft that engages a cluster of gears and transfers torque from a steering command to the gears. The steering shaft i... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6499691 | Method of rotating aircraft wheels Aircrafts typically touch down with their wheels not rotating. Their tires skid for a few hundred feet before they turn the ground speed of the aircraft. Tire failure, and pollution can be largely eliminated by rotating the wheels prior to touchdown. A si... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6450448 | Airplane wheel unit A drive unit for a wheel of an airplane landing gear includes a pneumatic motor having a first impeller which is driven by pneumatic energy of compressed air and a second impeller which is turned by the expanded exhaust from the first impeller. These impe... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6354537 | Aircraft landing gear having axle to brake plate integration An aircraft landing gear brake arrangement wherein a landing gear stub axle and brake pressure plate are integrated. Each of the integrated assemblies is attached to a support fitting which pivots on the truck axle thereby causing the torque links to be u... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6202960 | Aircraft landing gear absorber A method and apparatus for eliminating aircraft landing gear fore-and-aft vibration is provided. The method includes using a tuned mass absorber attached to the landing gear. The gear walk motion has a peak amplitude motion and a pre-peak amplitude motion... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6173920 | Very large aircraft landing gear having eight wheel truck Very large aircraft landing gear using single mounted eight wheel bogie on dual shock struts. A primary or main two-stage shock absorber and a semi-articulating secondary or auxiliary single-stage shock absorber, each of which are mounted using the second... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6149100 | Aircraft landing gear having axle to brake plate integration An aircraft landing gear brake arrangement wherein a landing gear stub axle and brake pressure plate are integrated. Each of the integrated assemblies is attached to a support fitting which pivots on the truck axle thereby causing the torque links to be u... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6129310 | Aircraft nose landing gear An aircraft nose landing gear installation that utilizes a single piece pin inserted through the gear fittings and into the two piece, fail safe support structure without requiring mechanical retention on the outside of the wheel well.... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6123292 | Main landing gear having independent steering of each axle on multiple axle trucks A main landing gear system which employs Ackermann type steering utilizing kingpins and tierods wherein a plurality of paired wheels are employed and wherein each truck axle is adapted for independent steering. Electronic control means along with hydrauli... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6065719 | Main landing gear having tilting of main gear pivot pins A main landing gear system which employs Ackermann type steering utilizing kingpins and tierods wherein a plurality of paired wheels are employed and wherein each truck axle is adapted for independent steering. Electronic control means along with hydrauli... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5947414 | Main landing gear having tilting of main gear pivot pins A main landing gear system which employs Ackermann type steering utilizing kingpins and tierods wherein a plurality of paired wheels are employed and wherein each truck axle is adapted for independent steering. Electronic control means along with hydrauli... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5897077 | Quick-change skid landing gear A low-profile transportation and storage assembly is readily substitutable with a conventional pair of skid landing gear. The low-profile transportation and storage assembly includes a front auxiliary crosstube having low-profile wheels attached to opposi... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5791593 | Easy-attachable wheel apparatus for helicopters An easily-attachable supplemental wheel apparatus that allows one person to perform the ground-handling functions necessary to maneuver an aircraft or helicopter having a skid configured landing gear. The apparatus includes an axle extending across the la... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5746394 | Method and apparatus for damping high frequency vibrations generated by landing gear brake applications Adjacent wheel brake assemblies on aircraft multi-wheel landing gear are interconnected by a ring spring damped brake rod for torque compensation and to provide the added function of vibration damping.... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5692703 | Multiple application wheel well design An aircraft landing gear wheel stowage structure including a wing rear spar extending laterally across the aircraft; a mid bulkhead extending laterally across the aircraft and displaced rearwardly of the wing rear spar; a pressure bulkhead extending later... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5649679 | Airplane nose-wheel fairing cover The present invention relates to a protective cover for an airplane nose-wheel fairing. The protective cover prevents a nose-wheel fairing from becoming cracked or scratched as an airplane tow bar is attached or removed from the nose-wheel strut.... | 07/22/1997 |
