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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8360361 | Method and apparatus for jet blast deflection Methods and apparatuses for passive jet blast deflection or the like. Use of the passive jet blast deflector permits the efficient dispersal of a fast moving local heat source into the environment through passive means while providing a high strength structure. The ... | 01/29/2013 |
| 7938361 | Jet blast wall structures A jet blast wall structure is provided which is adapted to withstand and deflect high temperature jet blasts from the jet engines of aircraft. The structure comprises a plurality of panels, each of which has a front panel face and edge frame members at each side of ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7793886 | Jet air recovery generator and jet blast deflector A combination of an air recovery generator and blast deflector for generating energy on the ground from horizontally discharged air from an aircraft on the ground and for deflecting the discharged air upwardly comprising: a) a laterally elongate frame having a slopi... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7437987 | Blast shielding A blast shockwave shield including an upright, monolithic body having a lateral center, and front and back sides, and a blast-facing, curved strike face formed on the upright, front side of the body, including a pair of companion, laterally spaced, laterally symmetr... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6802477 | Blast deflector A jet blast deflector is adapted for location on a sea vessel. The jet blast deflector is configurable such that in use the jet blast deflector deflects eflux created by the blast of a jet engine of an aircraft downwardly and beneath the deck of a vessel. ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6112849 | Sound protection device for railroad track system A sound protection device for reducing the propagation of airborne sound comprises a track system and an elastically deformable, low sound-protecting wall made of rubber or plastic and extending in the longitudinal direction of the track. The sound-protec... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6016996 | Airborne apparatus for ground erosion reduction Apparatus for reducing ground erosion caused by impinging hot jets such as the lifting jets of VSTOL aircraft or rockets, said jets emanating from a hot jet nozzle such as a lift engine nozzle or a lift/propulsion engine nozzle, comprising means for intro... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6015244 | Wind directing sea wall A sea wall able to diffuse sheets of wind borne water being blown over the sea wall by a strong wind. The sea wall has a vertically extending barrier, preferably topped by a cap, and wind diverting member mounted above the uppermost surface of the barrier... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5845875 | Modular launch pad system A modular launch pad for a launch vehicle which comprises a frame and a plurality of building units separably connected to the frame by means of connectors. The building unit comprise a concrete slab and a peripheral frame made of U-shaped channel section... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5607742 | Ground environment mats A ground environment mat for VSTOL aircraft and the like, comprising drag elements controlling the effect of laterally transmitted ground jets resulting from jet entry to the mat, so as to reduce hot gas and debris ingestion by the aircraft's air intakes,... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5591904 | Apparatus for diminishing intake vortexes in jet engines For the purpose of diminishing intake vortexes at jet engines with turbo-compressors of aircrafts, in particular during test runs, an apparatus is provided, which consists of a grating disposed near the ground below and directly in front of the engine inl... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5429324 | Split exhaust jet blast deflector fence A jet blast deflector fence comprising two curved corrugated deflecting surfaces separated from each other in a common structural framework that is fastened to a concrete foundation, with the taller front deflecting surface open at the bottom to permit th... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5127609 | Jet blast deflector fence A jet blast deflector fence designed to present a cleaner, simpler, aesthetically pleasing appearance, the deflector fence comprised of simple frames which include only two structural members, a curved rib channel member securedly and hingedly attached to... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4541594 | Takeoff and landing platform for V/STOL airplane A takeoff and landing platform for V/STOL aircraft has features to reduce ground effect. The platform has a plurality of vanes mounted above a flat horizontal surface. Each of the vanes is curved to turn the jet stream from the vertical. The upper edges o... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4471924 | Blast deflecting fence A blast deflecting fence having separate upper and lower deflecting surfaces which overlap. The lower deflecting surface is curved so that a jet blast directed towards it is deflected upwards. The upper deflecting surface is positioned so that lower porti... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4294308 | Method and assembly for camouflaging at least one building A method of camouflaging at least one surface of at least one building is disclosed herein and utilizes an elongated support bar of nonlinear and preferably also nonsymmetrical configuration. This support bar is fixedly maintained along the length of and ... | 10/13/1981 |
