Class 244/110A - Brake

Subclass of Class 244 - Aeronautics and astronautics
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 03/13/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8132757	Pitch-oscillation limitation system applied to an aircraft A pitch-oscillation limitation system, applied to an aircraft having main landing gear located toward the center of the aircraft and forward landing gear located under the nose of the aircraft, wherein the system includes means for automatically applying, in the eve...	03/13/2012
8123163	Aircraft kinetic landing energy conversion system A kinetic energy system which transfers the kinetic landing into recoverable electric energy for an aircraft. The system incorporates at least one wheel supporting the aircraft for landing and takeoff coupled with a dynamic functioning motor/generator mounted to and...	02/28/2012
7070031	Apparatus for exerting a resisting force An improved crash attenuator that uses a cable and shock arresting cylinder arrangement to control the rate at which a vehicle impacting the crash attenuator is decelerated to a safe stop is disclosed. The crash attenuator is comprised of a front section and a plura...	07/04/2006
7066997	Coal tar and hydrocarbon mixture pitch and the preparation and use thereof A method of making the saturated aircraft brake preform using a coal tar pitch having a softening point in the range of about 160° C. to 240° C. Also, a product having natural rubber in the formulation and the method of making the product using a coal tar pitch ha...	06/27/2006
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
6962245	Variable force energy dissipater and decelerator Tunable pull-through energy attenuator and decelerator devices is disclosed which provide for variable force-time profiles, deceleration and kinetic energy attenuation of moving objects so as to prevent damage or injury to impacting objects, vehicles or persons. The...	11/08/2005
6779756	Low-profile brake-in-spool aircraft arresting systems Arresting systems attachable to a tail-hook cable or other device for aircraft arrestment may have a total height of one foot, enabling above-ground installation at the edge of a runway. Arresting tapes are provided on horizontally positioned dual tape spools in a b...	08/24/2004
6682014	Device for exerting drag A braking device for increasing the drag coefficient of an associated shell at a desired point while in flight is described. The device comprises: at least two braking vane means which, when released, extend substantially symmetrically into a surrounding ...	01/27/2004
6394391	Landing truck for an aircraft in a forced landing A landing truck for receiving an aircraft in a forced landing constituted with a wheeled vehicle independently driven by front and rear engines and steered synchronously via front and rear steering compartments, a landing frame controllably operative in c...	05/28/2002
6296325	Method to connect and distribute power to an electromechanical braking system A method is provided for arranging the components and power connection points within an electromechanical braking system architecture in order to better maintain isolation of the power busses, and thereby improve overall integrity of the system, while sti...	10/02/2001
6057022	Pressure gradient CVI/CVD apparatus, process and product The invention relates to the field of high temperature composites made by the chemical vapor infiltration and deposition of a binding matrix within a porous structure. More particularly, the invention relates to pressure gradient processes for forcing inf...	05/02/2000
5845975	Sequential selective operation of aircraft brakes In an aircraft braking system comprising a plurality of carbon brakes a brake control system is provided whereby the number and/or proportion of brakes that may be disabled at each stage of a flight spectrum (i.e. taxi-out, take-off, in-flight, landing, t...	12/08/1998
5806794	Aircraft braking system with damped brake rod The invention is directed to a damped brake rod for use in an aircraft landing gear, the landing gear comprising a strut and a wheel and brake assembly carried on the strut. The brake rod connects the wheel and brake assembly to the strut and bears an axi...	09/15/1998
5605306	Mechanical tow line regulation system for an airborne towed aerobody A mechanical regulation system for controlling tow line payout between the aerobody and a towing vehicle. The system comprises a housing, a nonrotating spool, and a tow line wound around the spool that is coupled between the aerobody and the vehicle. The ...	02/25/1997
5603470	Airborne towed aerobody employing an expendable towing/deployment mechanism A launching and regulation system that incorporates an expendable towing and deployment mechanism for use with a towed aerobody that provides for launching and controlled tow line payout between the towed aerobody and a towing vehicle. The system comprise...	02/18/1997
5503893	Ultra-high performance carbon composites Method of fabricating a multi-ply carbon fibre fabric, preform or composite material from a layer of unidirectionally aligned carbon fibres of ultra-high modulus and a layer of low modulus carbon fibre comprising the steps of: arranging in superimposed re...	04/02/1996
5222689	Aircraft having magnetic suspension systems An aircraft having magnetic suspension systems adapted to be used as a winged surface effect aircraft, as a conventional type aircraft and as an aircraft of vertical take-off. A winged surface effect aircraft is provided with a magnetic suspension system ...	06/29/1993
5193764	Aircraft arresting system A system for arresting movement of an aircraft traveling off the end of a runway at high speeds. Rigid, friable, fire resistant foam boards, preferably phenolic foam, are connected to form a panel, and a plurality of layers comprised of stacked panels are...	03/16/1993
4976499	Braking system for use when towing an aircraft on the ground The system in accordance with the invention provides braking while an aircraft (1) is being towed on the ground by a tractor vehicle (2) which is mechanically connected to the aircraft and which is fitted with a brake device under the control of a brake p...	12/11/1990
4604938	Arresting and recovery system for test missiles A system for arresting and recovering test ballistic missiles is adaptable or use in an existing facility and with the existing arresting engine. A long loop of cable encircles a sheave on the nose-end of the test missile and is supported by sheaves mounte...	08/12/1986
4580744	Method and apparatus for controlling braking of an aircraft during landing once the main landing gear has made contact with a runway and before the nose landing gear has made contact The method of controlling aircraft braking during landing on a runway as soon as the running gear of the main landing gear has made runway contact and prior to the nose gear making contact, comprises: determining the value of the nose-up angle Ɗ of the a...	04/08/1986
4575026	Ground launched missile controlled rate decelerator A deceleration sled to decelerate and safely contain a launched test miss. The sled has crushable honeycomb which absorbs the initial impact of the missile as the sled accelerates along a track to the same speed as the missile. As the deceleration sled i...	03/11/1986
4448395	Improvements in and relating to winches A winch arrangement intended for the rapid shifting of aircraft or other wheeled vehicles which incorporate their own braking system and which may be under the control of an occupant during winching, is so constructed as to provide compensation for wide f...	05/15/1984
4331309	Programmed aircraft arresting system A variable K factor energy absorber for an aircraft arresting system has a movable control element which is moved into different positions to adjust the K factor. The movement of the control element is programmed during payout of the arresting system in a...	05/25/1982
4231535	Composite tape for arresting landing aircraft The tape for connecting a landing aircraft to a rotary energy absorber, which is arresting it includes at least two longitudinal sections, a leading section and a trailing section. The leading section absorbs the impact shock when the aircraft is first ar...	11/04/1980
4042079	Variable energy absorber for aircraft arresting system A fluid-operated energy absorber has an annular axle shaft and bearing assembly connected to the rotor shaft adjacent to a hollow compartment in the base of the rotor shaft. The annular assembly is interconnected by segmented plates. Opposite rotor vanes ...	08/16/1977
4019698	Air cushion undercarriage brake system An improved ground-run/skid-braking and/or maneuvering control system for an aircraft or ground effect machine having an air cushion type undercarriage of the type comprising an elastically retractable inflatable trunk or other air inflatable air cushion ...	04/26/1977

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