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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354636 | Flexible laminate material for lighter-than-air vehicles A laminate material for lighter-than-air vehicles includes a liquid crystal polymer fiber layer, a polyimide layer secured to the liquid crystal polymer fiber layer; and a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) layer secured to the polyimide layer. The layers are secured to... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344108 | Landing assist apparatus interface bulkhead and method of installation An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus wil... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334757 | Airship retrieval system An airship retrieval system comprises a plurality of aerodynamic pods releasably mounted in suitable locations about the external surface of the airship. Within the pod is a handling or a tether line that is attached at one end to the airship and at the other end to... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7278647 | Motorcycle dolly A dolly includes a first platform that has a central longitudinal axis and monolithically formed outer and inner side portions extending outwardly and at an oblique angle therefrom. The side portions further extend along a length of the axis for retaining a motorcyc... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278368 | Anchoring system An anchoring system for securing hardware having an aperture to a deck using a fastener, the anchoring system including a tie-down, an attachment lug configured to engage the tie-down, and a stud extending outwardly from the attachment lug. The tie-down includes a p... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7252266 | Landing assist apparatus eccentric bushing An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus wil... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7219856 | UAV recovery system A UAV capture system is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, the UAV capture system is coupled to the deck of a sea-faring vessel. The UAV capture system includes a single arresting line that is supported by a stanchion. In the illustrative embodiment, the sta... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216581 | Piston locking actuator A locking actuator may be locked in an extended position. A piston with a first and a second end defines a recess that originates proximate to the first end. A strut is adapted to at least partially nest within the recess and the strut is adapted to hold at least on... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7168385 | Watercraft tethering apparatus A tethering apparatus for a watercraft includes an elongated flexible line, a spool and a biasing member adapted to urge the spool to automatically uptake portions of the elongated flexible line. A locking device is attached to an end portion of the elongated flexib... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150430 | Internet linked environmental data collection system and method An environmental data collection system and method is provided having an internet link for providing an additional level of security for a remotely controlled data collection platform having a security alarm for protecting the platform and the environmental subject ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7134627 | Device for lashing down rotorcraft blades The present invention relates to a device for lashing down a rotorcraft wing, said wing being provided with at least first and second adjacent blades P and P′, the ends of said blades being provides with respective endpieces. In addition, the device comprises a ma... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118077 | Platform and system for mass storage and transfer in space A platform for storage and transfer of payloads in space includes a plate for supporting a payload, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the payload to and from the plate. A groove extends diametrically between two edges of the plate for receiving a rail provid... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114681 | Landing assist apparatus with offset landing probe An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus wil... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104505 | Autonomous satellite docking system This invention solves problems associated with prior-art soft-dock mechanisms by placing all active components of a soft-dock system on the chaser side of the mechanism, leaving the target side of the mechanism completely passive (i.e., requiring no power expenditur... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097137 | Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10). The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and pic... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093790 | Mooring facility for tethered gas balloon A mooring facility for a tethered gas balloon comprises a building structure containing a hemispherical basin capable of receiving the lower portion of an inflated lighter-than-air gas balloon for mooring the balloon. The surface of the bowl structure is complementa... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066430 | Methods and apparatuses for capturing and recovering unmanned aircraft, including extendable capture devices Methods and apparatuses for capturing and recovering unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be captured at an extendable boom. The boom can be extended to deploy a recovery line to retrieve the ai... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059564 | Methods and apparatuses for capturing and recovering unmanned aircraft, including a cleat for capturing aircraft on a line Methods and apparatuses for capturing and recovering unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be captured by a recovery line in flight, a process that can be aided by a line capture device having a ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7028949 | Landing assist probe mounting system An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus wil... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025304 | Helicopter messenger cable illumination An apparatus for illuminating the messenger cable of a helicopter includes a helicopter having a floor and including a RAST system; the RAST system comprising a messenger cable with a connector attached to one end for lowering to a landing deck of a ship, the RAST s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6979479 | Flexible material for lighter-than-air vehicles A laminate material for lighter-than-air vehicles includes a liquid crystal polymer fiber layer, a polyimide layer secured to the liquid crystal polymer fiber layer; and a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) layer secured to the polyimide layer. The layers are secured to... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6921249 | Main rotor shear restraint A main rotor shear restraint that includes two spherical ball segments, two corresponding bearing outer races, and a spring system for loading the bearing outer races against the two spherical ball segments. ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6883749 | Aerostat deployment apparatus An apparatus for inflating and deploying an aerostat having a nose section and a tail section includes a cylindrical container for housing the deflated portion of the aerostat. The cylindrical container is formed with an open end and defines a longitudinal axis. A f... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6811113 | Internet linked environmental data collection system and method An environmental data collection system and method is provided having an internet link for providing an additional level of security for a remotely controlled data collection platform having a security alarm for protecting the platform and the environmental subject ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6805321 | Device for mooring an aircraft A mooring device adapted particularly for an aircraft, includes at least one line (18) or the like ensuring connection between an anchoring point (20) on the aircraft and the ground, elements (26) for dynamically controlling the tension of the l... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6715712 | Aerostat deployment apparatus An apparatus for inflating and deploying an aerostat having a nose section and a tail section includes a cylindrical container for housing the deflated portion of the aerostat. The cylindrical container is formed with an open end and defines a longitudinal axis. A f... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6672543 | Compact mechanism for retrieval of a towed body from moving vehicles Recovery of a towed body, in one embodiment in the form of a decoy which is initially stowed in a receptacle or canister and which is allowed to pay out behind an aircraft on a towing cable wrapped around a spindle, is accomplished by snaring or lassoing ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6592076 | Collapsible airship batten assembly A collapsible airship batten assembly (20) is disclosed for airships (22). The assembly (20) is deployed upon inflation of the containment chamber, and is freely collapsible during the deflation process. The preferred embodiment includes the folding nose ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6568631 | Launching of high altitude airships A method of launching inflatable airship apparatus (3) for subsequent ascent to high altitude for operation as an airship having a hull (4) formed from an inflated flexible gas containment envelope (5), payload (15), drive motor (6) mounted at the stern o... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6527226 | Flight deck handling system for landed aircraft A remotely controlled movably powered shuttle frame has foundation pads attached thereto at all four corner portions for separating skid pads of a helicopter from the flight deck of a marine vessel, wherein both the skid pads and the fight deck are outfit... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6360995 | Docking system & method for space travel vehicle A system and method for docking a space object to a space travel vehicle is disclosed. The space travel vehicle includes a frame assembly which may be deployed into an at least generally funnel-shaped profile at the desired time. A web of sorts is attache... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6263620 | Soundproof hangar for airplanes This invention concerns a sound proof hangar for airplanes with a wide entrance (3) for aircraft (7). To provide a sound barrier at the open side, the entrance opening is limited, at least on one side, by a series of deflecting surfaces (10), the inner ed... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6227484 | Tethered balloon A tethered balloon having a spherical balloon proper inflated with a gas whose specific gravity is lower than that of the outside air, a gondola attached to the bottom of the balloon proper, a vertical stabilizer attached to the balloon proper, a connecti... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6019314 | Aircraft handling apparatus Apparatus is disclosed for moving an aircraft across a deck surface from a landing position to a stowed position. The apparatus comprises a pair of control beams (26, 28). The control beams are propelled along longitudinal (6, 8) and transverse rails (22,... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6016997 | Method and device for coupling especially a landed flying appliance to a positioning device Coupling a landed helicopter to a positioning device, on a ship deck, for example, has up to now been carried out by an operator in such a way that the operator manually operates a grasping means (18), engaging with a longitudinal side of the helicopter, ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6007023 | Cable restraint system for aircraft engine run-up tests The invention is a cable restraint system for an aircraft having first and second main landing gears equally spaced from the longitudinal axis of the aircraft; the system for securing the aircraft from movement during engine run-up testing when the aircra... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5988564 | Aircraft turnaround apparatus A long arm for an aircraft turnaround apparatus mounted at one end to the floor of an aircraft hanger for swinging about a vertical axis causing a nose-wheel carriage at the free end of the arm to follow a semicircular path. The nose-wheel of an incoming ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5979121 | Wind resistant dwelling A wind resistant habitable dwelling which includes the fuselage of an aircraft rotatably mounted on a support column. The tail fin of the fuselage is retained to allow the dwelling to pivot about the support column and point into the direction of the prev... | 11/09/1999 |
