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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177162 | Wingtip and sponson interaction on an amphibious aircraft A system for enhanced lateral stability of an amphibious aircraft includes a buoyancy system laterally displaced from opposite sides of the fuselage of the aircraft and wingtip system having a hydrodynamic planing surface associated with each wingtip. The hydrodynam... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7699262 | Detachable hydrofoil trim tabs for use with seaplane floats for assisting with lower speed on-plane condition and stability during step turning/chine walk manuevers A hydrofoil trim tab for use with each of a pair of seaplane floats, each tab including a substantially planar shaped body secured to an inside facing location of each float such that a pair of tab bodies are arrayed in opposing and inwardly directed fashion relativ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7552895 | System, apparatus and method to improve the aerodynamics of a floatplane The aerodynamics of a floatplane can be improved by providing a wing suitable for mounting on a spreader bar between floats of the floatplane, mounting said wing on the spreader bar between the floats of a floatplane, and preventing the wing from rotating around the... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7350751 | Anti-flip landing gear for aircraft A system for controlling landing gear of an aircraft is disclosed. The apparatus includes a sensor for sensing water, wherein the sensor is coupled to the landing gear and a retracting device for retracting the landing gear when the sensor senses a body of water. In... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334756 | Ground-effect craft and method for the cruising flight thereof The invention relates to flying vehicles. A centre wing is provided with aerodynamic profiles on the longitudinal sections thereof. A cigar-shaped fuselage is arranged on the central wing. A crew cabin and a cargo-passenger cabin are arranged inside the fuselage. Ho... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316193 | Vessel for water travel A vessel for water travel that has the stability of a heavy weighted vessel when at rest in the water and the performance of a lightweight vessel when in a planed condition. The vessel comprises at least one hull structure for partially submerged flotation in a body... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314398 | Floatation system including life raft A floatation system for attachment to a helicopter landing skid includes a girt dimensioned to be attached to a landing skid and a plurality of floats attached to the elongate girt, wherein the plurality of floats are adapted to be converted from a packed configurat... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7252264 | Flying sailboat A vehicle adapted for airborne flight and waterborne sailing has a fuselage (20) with left and right wings (52, 54) that pivot independently about a respective longitudinal axis from a generally horizontal orientation for flight to a generally vertical... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7207522 | Safety device trigger for activating a safety device An emergency floatation system for a helicopter includes a safety trigger device for inflating at least one raft during the course of an emergency. The safety trigger device includes a plurality of handles such that pulling any one of the plurality of handles trigge... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188804 | Float retractable landing gear A float retractable landing gear. The float retractable landing gear incorporates a wheel support, a side gear door, a bottom gear door, and one or more hinges and strut ears attached to a spine. At least one hinge is rotatably attached to a float. The float incorpo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7159820 | Seaplane with retractable twin floats A twin float aircraft (1) which has a retractable float (4 and 5) for each side of a fuselage (3) providing buoyancy for the aircraft during take off and landing and reduced air resistance during flight with each of the floats (4 a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156033 | Inflating aircraft flotation device A flotation device for maintaining an aircraft in a floating and stable condition is provided. The flotation device comprises at least one flotation bladder mounted to the aircraft and an inflation mechanism for inflating the flotation bladder. A method for maintain... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150435 | Type aircraft The present invention relates to a new type aircraft. The aircraft includes the airframe and wing, characterized in that the transverse section of airframe has an oblate (oval) profile with corrugated area on the ventral of airframe; the aircraft has uneven friction... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146925 | Apparatus for varying vessel hull geometry and vessels made therewith An apparatus for varying the dimensions of a hull of a vessel comprising an arcuate truss assembly having a plurality of members pivotally joined. The arcuate truss assembly is operatively arranged to form a portion of the hull. The assembly is operatively arranged ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143973 | Avia tilting-rotor convertiplane The present invention provides a tilt rotor aircraft having a centrally mounted tiltable engine and rotor assembly. A turbine or other type of engine (or engines) is pivotally mounted on a central frame above and between the pilot and co-pilot, who occupy separate a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7115010 | Floatation system including life raft A floatation system for attachment to a helicopter landing skid includes a girt dimensioned to be attached to a landing skid and a plurality of floats attached to the elongate girt, wherein the plurality of floats are adapted to be converted from a packed configurat... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111570 | Dynamic surface element for bodies moving through a fluid A dynamic surface element is located on a substantially smooth surface of a body moving through a fluid for improving the movement of the body. The dynamic surface element includes a lower wall provided on the surface of the body, the lower wall having a front edge ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097136 | Immersible unmanned air vehicle and system for launch, recovery, and re-launch at sea A sea-launched and recovered unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The aircraft is jet-powered and has features and systems to maintain watertight integrity such that it may be released from a submerged submarine or dropped into a body of water by a ship or an aircraft. T... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093796 | Aircraft An aircraft has an aircraft part with driving means and a body, and an impact reducing device which is movable between an inoperative position in which it is located close to the body and an operative position in which it is moved away from the body so as to first b... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7055450 | Transportation vehicle and method operable with improved drag and lift A powered transportation vehicle uses hydro and aero pressure lift on flat bottom surfaces for providing increased efficiency of operation. An elongate hull has a bottom surface having a large length to width aspect ratio operates in water, with a smaller aspect rat... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055779 | Detachable skis for aircraft A wheel-through ski for the landing gear of an aircraft is disclosed. The ski has an airfoil shape, and the ski and its attachments are aerodynamically clean. The ski is provided with a three sided recess that permits the mounting of the ski on the aircraft without ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044076 | Pontoon for protection barrier system A pontoon provides buoyancy for a protection barrier to be provided in a body of water. The pontoon includes a metal structural member; a urethane inner shell that encases a portion of the metal structural member; a polyethylene region that encases the urethane inne... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040574 | Aircraft and watercraft adapted to float on main wing An aircraft has a fuselage, one or more propellers and a main wing. The wing has a central portion located beneath the fuselage and distal portions, which extend outwardly from opposite sides of the fuselage. The wing floats on water when the aircraft is stationary ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040573 | Landplane to flying boat conversion An aerodynamically efficient fiberglass hull consisting of a pointed bow, a step amidships, and aft section coming to a point which will be attached to the hull of land aircraft and convert them to water operations. In addition, one wing float will be securely attac... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7004094 | Drag reduction system and method A system for reducing skin friction drag includes a user-controlled drag reducing substance and components for introducing the substance at or near the surface of the object for which skin friction drag is desired. In a fluid injection system embodiment, a pressuriz... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994394 | Automobile body performing decreased aerodynamic lift Automobile body performing with reduced aerodynamic lift while speeding, and therefore having its fuselage shape of a parallelogram with acute angle. The fuselage is made with roof projected straight backward and also having its body rear plate, slanted upward towar... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974106 | V/STOL biplane The present invention is a 2 passenger aircraft capable of vertical and conventional takeoffs and landings, called a jyrodyne. The jyrodyne comprises a central fuselage with biplane-type wings arranged in a negative stagger arrangement, a horizontal ducted fan inlet... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6957792 | Lifting arrangement for aircraft fuselages A lifting arrangement for aircraft fuselages that consists of placing longitudinal vertical or slanted fins or plates on the lower and lateral lower part of the whole fuselage, said fins forming a channel with the underside of the fuselage, including nose, fuselage ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948441 | Shock limited hydrofoil system A shock mitigation system for a hydrofoil marine craft is provided, the shock mitigation system includes a pair of stacked lifting bodies, where an upper lifting body is used to provide initial lift for the craft. To mitigate the wave effects on the craft when opera... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6732672 | Trimaran type wing effect ship with small waterplane area A trimaran type WIG (Wing-In-Ground) effect ship with a minimum waterplane area is disclosed. This WIG ship comprises a main hull and two half-submerged sub-hulls each having a minimum waterplane area capable of minimizing the wave resistance and appendage resistanc... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6644591 | Aerodynamic supplementary device for float aircraft The additional device according to the invention for floats for seaplanes and floatplanes comprises four airtight bladders (10) to which compressed air can be applied, and which extend along the float and rest on side surfaces (11) of the float, which ess... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6644592 | Floatation system A floatation system for attachment to a helicopter landing skid includes a girt dimensioned to be attached to a landing skid and a plurality of floats attached to the elongate girt, wherein the plurality of floats are adapted to be converted from a packed... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6592073 | Amphibious aircraft General aviation class amphibious aircraft which include two fuselages, each having a hydrodynamic surface, the fuselages connected via a primary flight surface and a ducted power plant located aft and above the fuselages. The power plant location removes... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6398158 | High altitude low flying platform hull A high altitude low flying platform hull, including a laminar flow airfoil, a first slab side, a second slab side, a first fin and a second fin. The laminar flow airfoil has a nose, the nose has a nose leading edge. The first slab side has a first slab si... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6318670 | Water wing for airplane floats A small wing, located on the inside face of each float of a float airplane that causes the plane to go on step in 1/3 the space normally required. The wings are fixed in place on the floats. The wings enable a plane to take off on much smaller bodies of w... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6290174 | Amphibious aircraft with aerodynamic/hydrodynamic sponsons A hydrodynamic/aerodynamic amphibious aircraft (1) has a fuselage (10) with sponsons (100) extending outwardly and downwardly on either side of the underbelly (5) to define an inverted channel (15) having a substantially constant cross section. Each spons... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6199797 | Aircraft float and system utilizing the same A lightweight, high strength aircraft float for use by ultralight, experimental, and light general aviation float planes. The float consists of a unitary outer shell that is formed into a desired shape using rotational molding, or blow molding, from a sui... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6042052 | Retractable step fairing for amphibian airplane The invention comprises an improved seaplane having a retractable step. The term retractable step, however, is a misnomer. The step portion of the seaplane float includes a panel which may be extended once the plane is airborne to reduce aerodynamic drag ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5967462 | Water bomber float plane and method of water bombing An amphibious water bomber float plane, wherein the water bomber plane is equipped with a pair of floats for landing and taking off on water, with wheels for use on land, and having pair of floats secured for supporting the plane on water, water tanks wit... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5913493 | Seaplane hull A seaplane hull which in one embodiment has a high length to beam ration, substantially fair topside waterlines from bow to stern and a fine bow entry angle is disclosed. These characteristics minimize dispersement of the water, offering the low wave-maki... | 06/22/1999 |
