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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7740201 | Device and method for floor heating in an aircraft The invention relates to floor heating for an aircraft which has a floor (20) made up of heatable panels (18). In order to be able to heat up the panels (18) in an energy-saving way, the same are provided with hollow chambers (26) which p... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7726605 | Aerial sensor pod deployment system A roll-on/roll-off, aircraft-borne sensor pod deployment system having an operator station and a sensor pallet system and method of using same. The operator station has a base platform, a shelter box mounted on the base platform for accommodating a human operator, a... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7677494 | Boarding ramp device for aircraft When a single door for opening and closing an opening in a body is opened outward with its lower part as a fulcrum, a plurality of plate-shaped steps of a foldable boarding ramp provided on an inner face of the door are swung in association with one another from a s... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7669797 | Boarding ramp device for aircraft A foldable boarding ramp is operatively connected to a door opening provided in a body and is selectively extendable to the ground. The foldable boarding ramp is stored in a folded state inside a fairing covering a connecting portion between the body and a main wing... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7367528 | Airport system for operations, safety, and security A new and improved airport concept is disclosed herein. Redesigned aircraft would be allowed to dock in the terminal instead of pulling up to loading bridge. The nose section of the aircraft would tilt upwards or to the side, either before or after the aircraft ente... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7261257 | Cargo aircraft An aircraft for carrying at least one rigid cargo container includes a beam structure with a forward fuselage attached to the forward end of the beam structure and an empennage attached to the rearward end of the beam structure. Wings and engines are mounted relativ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7165627 | Portable airborne firefighting and sensing system A firefighting apparatus is adapted for use in a host aircraft comprising a fuselage defining an interior and an exterior. The firefighting apparatus includes a pressurizeable retardant tank disposed in the interior of the host aircraft, the retardant tank being cap... | 01/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7108228 | Hydrogen-fueled spacecraft A spacecraft having facilities for carrying astronauts and payloads into the earth satellite orbit and space having a composite fiber body with a Kevlar exterior skin. Said craft having a substantially round shape with a portion covered with solar cells. Said solar ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093798 | Transformable airplane A transformable airplane may be reconfigured easily and rapidly to perform any one or a combination of tanking, transport, bombing, or command and control missions as desired for a tactical situation by installing or replacing mission-specific modules as desired. A ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7051978 | Adaptable payload processes Processes for positioning, securing, and repositioning payload assemblies onto floor assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes forming a support structure having a plurality of elongated engagement members, each engagement member including an en... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6616100 | Cargo loading means for short body airplanes A less-than-200-seat-class airplane includes a fuselage having a horizontal diameter value of a cross-section greater than a vertical diameter value of the cross-section. The cross-section is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage. The fus... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6595466 | Boarding device for aircraft and flying wings equipped with such a device Boarding device for aircraft and flying wings equipped with such a device. The boarding device consists of at least one tunnel (20) connected to the outside of the aerodynamic shell (12) of the aircraft. More precisely, the tunnel is attached to the trailing e... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6382562 | AFT egress and control device for an aircraft An aircraft having a cabin within a wing of the aircraft includes an access opening in an aft end of the cabin adjacent a trailing edge of the wing, and a trailing edge portion of the wing juxtaposed with the access opening and including at least one pivo... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6189833 | Aircraft sliding door system An aircraft door is slidable along a door path between open and closed positions. The door is guided by one or more tracks. Riders carried by the door are engaged to the tracks. Each rider includes a roller held for rotation about a roller axis which is f... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6126114 | Door for aircraft, particularly for helicopter, with interconnected movements of upper and lower leaves A door is provided for an aircraft. The aircraft includes a cabin having a floor and a roof. The door includes an upper and lower leaves hinged along axes approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis (X--X) of the aircraft. The leaves can swing between a... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5975463 | Expandable aircraft bay and method An aircraft (50) with a variable cargo bay (52) includes a frame (60). A pair of fairing assemblies (54, 56) is coupled to the frame (60). Each of the pair of fairing assemblies (54, 56) has a ramp (100) connected to the frame (60) by a front sliding pivo... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5335880 | Cargo compartment door for an aircraft A cargo compartment door for a passenger aircraft having about 80 to 150 seats, wherein the cargo compartment is located underneath the cabin floor, closes a loading opening (6) that extends from approximately a connection area (3, 4) between the cabin fl... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5209435 | Passsenger car with emergency exit An elevated passenger car having an emergency exit feature. The passenger car is of the type supported such that there are substantially no obstructions between the underside of the car and the ground below it. The car includes a body having a passenger c... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5022610 | Retracting ramp toe A ramp toe system for use with a ramp of an aircraft, the ramp having internal and external surfaces and being pivotally attached at one end of the aircraft. A ramp extension having a proximal end fixed to the other end of the ramp and extending therefrom... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4832286 | Door arrangements for aircraft A rear loading door arrangement for aircraft having an access opening for the ground loading or air-borne delivery of freight and other items and which, when not in use, is closed off by a multi-panelled door assembly. This door assembly comprises a serie... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4498648 | Cargo door assembly The cargo door assembly (17) of the present invention is located in the aft end of an aircraft fuselage (11) and comprises a cargo ramp (19) and cargo door (21) with a hinged pressure bulkhead (23) together with operating linkage and locks coordinated for... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4453684 | Step operated locking mechanism for aircraft lower door Upper and lower sectional doors of rectangular configuration are mounted within an aircraft fuselage door frame and hinged for pivoting about horizontal axes at the upper and lower horizontal edges of respective door sections. A step is mounted to the int... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4395000 | Latch and lock mechanism for an aircraft cargo door assembly A latch and lock mechanism for an aircraft cargo door assembly is disclosed. The mechanism is adapted to a cargo door assembly of the type having an outwardly opening, nonplug-type cargo ramp and an inwardly opening, plug-type cargo door hinged to opposit... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4235399 | Cargo ramp A cargo ramp configured for stowage on a cargo carrying vessel and deployment between a cargo opening or the outer boundary of a cargo deck and the surface of a cargo handling region such as a runway, dock or pier. The cargo ramp includes two hinged toget... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4161301 | Deployment apparatus for stores from vehicles This apparatus proposes to sequentially deploy stores, such as mines or missiles, from a moving vehicle, such as an airplane or ship, at a predetermined rate and velocity. It includes modular palletized stowage of these stores, limited in size and shape o... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4140291 | Ramp toe stowage system A structural system for capturing, supporting, and releasably securing a tail ramp toe of an aircraft, while the aircraft is either on the ground or in flight. The preferred embodiment of the ramp toe stowage system is adapted for use with a cargo aircraf... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4114839 | Aerial photography camera mount assembly An assembly for mounting, supporting and releasably holding a vertically positioned aerial photography camera, and an angularly adjustable obliquely positioned aerial photography camera, in an aircraft having a downwardly and outwardly opening ramp to whi... | 09/19/1978 |
