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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167243 | Systems and methods to provide optical enlargement of passenger interior cabin space Systems and methods achieve an optical effect of cabin enlargement of a passenger vehicle. The optical effect creates a visual impression of a higher cabin when viewed from the forward part of the cabin space looking aft, and a wider cabin space when viewed from the... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157209 | Method for isolating a cabin wall of an aircraft or for cooling or heating of cabin air and a cabin wall suitable therefore The present invention relates to a method for insulating an aircraft cabin 6 and for the cooling or heating of cabin air in an aircraft, respectively with the method comprising the steps of: introducing aircraft cabin air into an aircraft cabin wall 6;... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8128025 | Providing skins for aircraft fuselages An aircraft including a space frame fuselage structure. A plurality of panels are connected with the structure and configured to form a skin over the structure. The panels are movable relative to one another so as to prevent loading of the structure from inducing lo... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123164 | Device for fixing a seat rail on a floor, and aircraft equipped with such a fixing device A device for fixing a seat rail, designed to maintain passenger seats on a floor, wherein it includes a connecting bracket, secured to the floor and to the seat rail, the bracket being adapted to support the stresses perpendicular to the plane of the floor, and the ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8091828 | Structural element and method of manufacture In a method for manufacturing a structural element intended for aeronautical construction, at least a first and second metal block are made available, the limit of elasticity under compression of the first metal block being greater than that of the second metal bloc... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8042767 | Composite fabric with rigid member structure A composite structure is provided including a first fabric and a second fabric. A substantially elongate and substantially rigid first member is spaced apart from and coupled with the first fabric via the second fabric. A resin substantially is infused into the firs... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8016230 | Fastner-free primary structural joint for sandwich panels Techniques for providing fastener-free primary structural joint for sandwich panels are disclosed. In one embodiment, a technique includes positioning a first panel having a first edge portion proximate a second panel having a second edge portion such that the first... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7997530 | Airplane fairing panel adjustable fitting assembly, kit and method An airplane fairing panel adjustable fitting assembly allows for installation and removal of a fairing panel from outside the fairing. Blind retention features are provided and a pivoting link structure is facilitated to accommodate flexing of an aircraft structure ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997529 | Compliant panel for aircraft A pressurized bulkhead or panel for an aircraft includes an energy absorbing skin that deforms in response to an object strike that imparts at least a threshold amount of impact energy to the skin. The skin may be configured as a dome or a lofted panel that is essen... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7984874 | Flexible cable connection to monuments inside of an aircraft cabin A flexible cable connection for connecting the monuments to an on-board supply device, which cable connection ensures that displacement of the monument in longitudinal direction of the aircraft becomes possible without disconnecting the connection cable, and the req... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7967248 | Rib element and composite flange for aircraft A rib element for aircraft and a composite flange for use in aircraft. The rib element (24) and the composite flange (14), manufactured from a composite material, comprise at least two elongated flanges (15, 16, 26) interconnected with one anoth... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7938362 | Airplane floor assembly The invention relates to airplane floor assemblies and to methods for their assembly. In one embodiment, an airplane comprises at least one fuselage section and at least one floor section. At least one system component is installed to the floor section prior to inst... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7845594 | Helicopter collapsible deck A helicopter collapsible deck having at least one longitudinal member and at least one cross member, which extend respectively in a first and second direction intersecting at a point; the cross member is interrupted at the point of intersection; the deck also has an... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7618008 | Air supply for an aircraft Nowadays in aircraft on-board inert gas generation systems (OBIGGS) are used to generate inert gases. Cooled bleed air of engines or auxiliary turbines is fed to said OBIGGS systems. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an air supply device for an OB... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7581697 | Design methods and configurations for supersonic aircraft Methods for configuring aircraft that may be implemented to integrate aircraft sonic boom constraint requirements with the design process for a supersonic aircraft, for example, to reconcile a target sonic boom constraint with the internal layout and balance of the ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7578468 | Acoustic absorption system for an aircraft airframe An airframe includes a mass barrier layer mounted to a multitude of frame members and adjacent to each of a multitude of foam portions to provide a contiguous layer to seal the foam portions within the respective multitude of frame voids. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7475850 | Cockpit floor for aircraft The invention relates to an cockpit floor (4) for an aircraft comprising a plurality of spars (14) extending along a longitudinal direction (X) of the aircraft and a plurality of cross-beams (16) assembled to said spars (14) and running a... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7461816 | Internal arrangement of the walls of the fuselage of an aircraft An internal arrangement of aircraft fuselage walls supports two longitudinal auxiliary passage ducts at the upper part of the fuselage and on each side of its longitudinal plane of symmetry. The arrangement includes a longitudinal central element forming a dome conn... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7429015 | Acoustic absorption blanket mounting system for an aircraft cabin An acoustic absorption blanket mounting system includes a blanket mounting strip (BMS) attached to a fastener strip mounted to an airframe member. The BMS is generally of a shape to removably capture a sound proofing blanket between opposed pair of wings. At least ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7423245 | Nose cover A nose cover (10) for a dome (12) through which radiation can pass, for a missile, the nose cover having an outer structure (22) through which radiation can pass and which is aerodynamically better than a spherical shape, and having correction o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413140 | Rotary wing aircraft with undercarriage structure A rotary wing aircraft (1) such as a helicopter comprises a force-transmission structure (5) for transmitting forces, in particular those coming from an undercarriage (2), and that, in longitudinal elevation view, presents an L-shape in which th... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410126 | Tunable acoustic absorption system for an aircraft cabin A tunable acoustic absorption system according to the present invention includes an airframe batting area; a primary soundproofing blanket area; an interior trim panel area; and a hard trim area, which are layered over an aircraft outer skin. Specifically tailoring ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407134 | Auxiliary nose undercarriage, a force-transmission structure, and a rotary wing aircraft A steerable auxiliary nose undercarriage (2) for a rotary wing aircraft (1); the undercarriage (2) being retractable substantially rearwards. In the undercarriage (2), an oscillating system (13) presents a elevation stroke (58 | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398946 | Power line sentry charging A rechargeable battery energized unmanned aerial vehicle having surveillance capability and an ability to clandestinely collect propulsion and other energy needs from a conveniently located and possibly enemy owned energy transmission line. Energy collection is by w... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7384015 | Aircraft nose with shield A shield for a nose of a large aircraft. The shield is float-mounted on a frame of the aircraft in one embodiment. To this end, the shield and the frame are respectively provided with fingers and receptacles that engage with each other. To prevent loosening, periphe... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7370567 | Armored plating system An improved armored plating system having a series of elongate tubes arranged in parallel fashion to form a protective array. Each tube has a rectilinear cross section with slanted sidewalls so that each tube partially overlaps the following tube and is partially ov... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370469 | Rocket chamber heat exchanger A rocket engine chamber has a back structure and a heat exchanger structure located radially inwardly of the back structure. The heat exchanger structure has a plurality of integrally formed cooling passageways with adjacent ones of the passageways having a common s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367527 | Reinforced insulation product and system suitable for use in an aircraft An acoustical and thermal insulation product suitable for use in an aircraft is provided, comprising: an insulation layer formed from a sheet of insulation material, wherein the sheet of insulation material is arranged to form a series of undulations defining a seri... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7338013 | Floor for aircraft This invention relates to a floor (4) for an aircraft, and preferably a cockpit floor, this floor comprising a plurality of spars (14) running along a longitudinal direction (X) of the aircraft and a plurality of cross-beams (16) assembled to th... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325771 | Splice joints for composite aircraft fuselages and other structures Structures and methods for joining composite fuselage sections and other panel assemblies together are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shell structure configured in accordance with the present invention includes a first panel portion positioned adjacent to a ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318564 | Power line sentry charging A surveillance aircraft recharging system based on energy collection by magnetic induction from the current flowing in a randomly selected alternating current transmission line conductor. The charging energy originates in the magnetic field surrounding the current c... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7284726 | Self extinguishing composite primary structure A helicopter with one or more components formed from a self extinguishing composite primary structure material to provide increased passenger safety. The self extinguishing composite primary structure material has a core formed from a fire retardant material, which ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281685 | Flush-top seat mounting rail for passenger aircraft Preferably a seat mounting rail for a passenger aircraft includes a base connected to a crown by a web. The crown includes two support flanges protruding laterally in opposite directions from a reinforcement zone that connects to the web and that has a seat-securing... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278608 | Reinforced insulation product and system suitable for use in an aircraft An acoustical and thermal insulation product suitable for use in an aircraft is provided, comprising: an insulation layer formed from at least one sheet of insulation material, and a plurality of elongated reinforcing members for reinforcing the insulation product, ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275720 | Actively cooled ceramic thermal protection system An apparatus and method for thermal protection is provided. A thermal protection apparatus includes a porous layer attached to an inner structural member requiring thermal protection. The porous layer serves as both a cooling air plenum and a transpiring medium. The... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258303 | Aircraft partition designed to separate a cargo part from a cockpit or from a passenger compartment An aircraft includes a partition designed to separate a cargo part from a cockpit or a passenger compartment. The partition includes a corrugated structure, defining several corrugations with an approximately omega section extending along the direction of the height... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255916 | Metallic layer material, reinforced with basalt fibers, as well as products made thereof A metallic layer material includes at least two metal sheets. Each sheet has a thickness of less than 1.5 mm. Between the sheets, a plastic layer is disposed, which is bonded to the metal sheets. The plastic layer comprises a plastic material and basalt fibers, and ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256749 | Compact, mechanically scanned cassegrain antenna system and method A mechanically scanned reflector antenna system that produces a compact swept diameter and overall height, which is ideally suited for use on the external surface of a high speed mobile platform where a low profile, lightweight antenna is needed. The antenna system ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252263 | Design methods and configurations for supersonic aircraft Methods for configuring aircraft that may be implemented to integrate aircraft sonic boom constraint requirements with the design process for a supersonic aircraft, for example, to reconcile a target sonic boom constraint with the internal layout and balance of the ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244487 | Apparatus, system, and method of joining structural components with a tapered tension bond joint A system of composite and adhesive materials provides for a high strength, producible closeout joint in the form of tapered tension bond joint for high performance structures. The system includes one skin that is co-bonded to flat panel spars, with the joint being p... | 07/17/2007 |
