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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061656 | Hinge apparatus with an actuatable assembly A hinge apparatus for automated decoupling that includes an actuatable assembly normally coupled, very robust, and suitable for the hanging of a door/canopy and the like. When mounted, the apparatus is normally decoupled where rapid egress is necessary, and complete... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7143979 | Vehicle windshield An injection molded windshield is provided for a vehicle. The injection molded acrylic or polycarbonate windshield enables vehicle shape design flexibility while achieving lower aerodynamic drag. The injection molded windshields offer additional benefits for the cre... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7086629 | Severance of polycarbonates and polycarbonate laminates with linear shaped charge The present invention involve a method for severance of materials made of polycarbonate, polycarbonate laminate and aciylic/polycarbonate laminate, a canopy fracturing system and a conopy having the canopy fracturing system. The present invention utilizes a l... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7040577 | Attachment apparatus for injection-molded frameless canopies An apparatus and method for latching a canopy to a vehicle, such as an aircraft, that avoids plastic creep and crazing due to concentrated loads is provided. The apparatus includes first attachment components that are at least partially embedded within an injection-... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6845947 | Aircraft canopy jettison apparatus with airbag A method of removing a canopy from a cockpit of an aircraft comprising providing an airbag in the cockpit adjacent the canopy; inflating the airbag; and as the airbag inflates, applying a force to the canopy from the inflating airbag to thereby jettison the canopy. | 01/25/2005 |
| 6752355 | Method and system for emergency escape from an aircraft A method and system for ejection operation in an aircraft are provided. The system allows selection of one of two modes of ejection: ejecting through the canopy; and jettisoning the canopy before ejection. The system includes an ejection mode selector for selecting ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6695257 | Ejection escape system for a passenger airplane An ejection escape system for passenger airplane that there is a locking mechanism at the connection of the left top cabin cover, the right top cabin cover with the airplane body, there is also a locking mechanism at the connection of the left top cabin c... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6609464 | Severance of polycarbonates and polycarbonate laminates with linear shaped charge A method for severance of materials made of polycarbonate, polycarbonate laminate and acrylic/polycarbonate laminate utilizes a linear shaped explosive charge placed at a predetermined distance or stand off from the polycarbonate material to be severed. T... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6314982 | Link apparatus An extendable/retractable link apparatus 10 defines a fluid passage therethrough and may be connected between two relatively moveable components, e.g. an aircraft ejector seat and the adjacent fixed airframe, so that, when there is relative movement withi... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6286430 | Device for the pyrotechnic cutting of non-metallic parts A pyrotechnic cutting device (14) is designed for directly cutting one or two parts (10) made form a nonmetallic material, such as a composite material. The device (14) comprises a pyrotechnic expansion tube (16), which acts on the part or parts (10) to b... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5954296 | Aircraft canopy fracture system An aircraft canopy fracturing system includes a canopy having fore and aft portions and a region that is severable from the canopy to provide an opening therethrough for the egress of aircraft occupants. The severable region has a shape that inhibits pass... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5362016 | Parachute deployment system as a function of ejected pilot seat speed An ejected pilot's seat deploys a drogue chute shortly upon ejection so as to slow the pilot's seat. A strain gauge is connected in line with a drogue chute to sense the load thereon. The load corresponds to speeds at which the ejected seat travels. As th... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5301904 | Canopy breaking device An aircraft canopy breaking device, having means for penetrating the canopy lazing material upon application of an applied force from the rising ejection seat to the penetrating means. The device further comprises prepositioning means for prepositioning th... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5289996 | Aircraft windshield system with frangible panel for aircrew emergency escape An improved aircraft cockpit canopy for allowing thru-the-canopy ejection of an ejection seat is disclosed. The canopy includes windshield and side sections of transparency panels tough enough to withstand high energy bird strikes and a portion of an over... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5228642 | Canopy or panel actuation system An aircraft canopy ejection system includes a releasable coupling 22 in the load path between an opening/closing jack 19 and the canopy. The coupling 22 is released immediately before emergency jettison of the canopy.... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5205516 | Canopy or cover assemblies and pivot arrangements An assembly for hinging a canopy to a fuselage includes a hinge with a floating hinge axis which accommodates differential thermal expansion of the canopy and the fuselage.... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5104067 | Detonating cord powered canopy breakers A powered canopy breaker attached to an ejection seat, that fractures a canopy when the seat is ejected. The breaker has a piston that is operatively connected to an explosive cartridge. When the seat is ejected, the piston engages the canopy, pushing the... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5072896 | Powered canopy breakers A powered canopy breaker attached to an ejection seat, that fractures a canopy when the seat is ejected. The breaker has a piston that is operatively connected to an explosive cartridge. When the seat is ejected, the piston engages the canopy, pushing the... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4982916 | Ejector seat security device for aircraft An ejector seat device for aircraft includes a support structure which is adapted to be mounted in an aircraft and which can be ejected in an emergency, a seat connected to the support structure, a harness system which is capable of keeping a person in th... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4721272 | Emergency remover device for ejecting aircraft canopies An emergency remover device for ejecting an aircraft canopy preliminary to in-flight ejection of personnel from the aircraft, which device is a ballistic gas actuated telescoping multi-cylinder assembly that is normally keyed in retracted relation and com... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4709885 | Parachute system and aircraft ejection seat incorporating the same A parachute system for an airman ejected from an aircraft in an ejection seat includes at least one drouge parachute housed within a rigid hollow container. In conventional manner, the drogue parachute is connected by lines with releasable attachments on ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4580745 | Aircraft cockpit canopy An aircraft cockpit canopy has a separable portion which is capable of being separated from a remaining portion of the canopy at a clearly defined break line by means of detonating cord, to facilitate ejection of a crew member along a predetermined path t... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4570879 | Pyrotechnical process and device for bailing out of an aircraft When the pilot seated at the front of a high-performance two-seater aircraft equipped with a forwardly-plunging transparent canopy transparency, wants to bail out on his ejection seat, he triggers a two-period pyrotechnical sequence; first, he cuts out a ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570880 | Arrangement of devices to sever and remove canopy wall sections from aircraft cockpits An arrangement of devices for removing wall parts of a cockpit canopy in emergencies, with fuses being mounted in such a manner to the canopy glass for the purpose of the rapid removal of glass parts from the ejection path of a person to be rescued. Glass... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4512538 | Device for maintaining a detonating cord against a transparent aircraft canopy member Device for maintaining a detonating cord against a transparent aircraft canopy member which is of the type comprising a closed sheath within which is placed the cord. The device also has an outer envelope, whereof a first part, surrounded by the closed sh... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4405104 | Panel breaking apparatus Panel breaking apparatus for breaking a panel such as a military aircraft cockpit canopy ahead of an ejector seat and wherein at least one conductor formed of aluminum sheathed in palladium is embedded in the panel. The conductor is part of an electrical ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4333381 | Plate-glass fitted with an explosion-cutting device The window is constituted by two parallel walls and a central space, a detonating fuse being inserted between the walls and mounted in such a manner as to produce anisotropic detonating action. As a result of detonation, breakage and ejection of the outer... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4301707 | Embedded explosive severance of non-metallic materials This invention relates to apparatus for explosively severing non-metallic material such as aircraft canopy transparencies, egress panels and other structural members. To provide a more effective use of a given amount of explosive, a detonating cord is enc... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4275858 | Panel breaking systems A Panel Breaking Apparatus comprising at least one fusible conductor having at least one region of increased fusibility and embedded in intimate contact with the panel material and connected to a source of electrical power operable to produce a high-energ... | 06/30/1981 |
