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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431243 | Guidance and control for an autonomous soaring UAV The present invention provides a practical method for UAVs to take advantage of thermals in a manner similar to piloted aircrafts and soaring birds. In general, the invention is a method for a UAV to autonomously locate a thermal and be guided to the thermal to grea... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7357358 | Aircraft leading edge device systems and corresponding sizing methods Aircraft leading edge device systems and methods for sizing such systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a spanwise lift coefficient distribution for an airfoil corresponding to at least one design condition and at least one aircraft angle of attack is identified,... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7287724 | Tether system for balloon ride A tether system for use in a balloon ride having a balloon envelope and a gondola includes a tether connected to the balloon ride to prevent free flight. The system includes structure for offsetting the gondola from the tether so as to enable use of a smaller, light... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7262395 | Expendable sonobuoy flight kit with aerodynamically assisted sonobuoy separation A flight kit that can be retrofitted to existing navy sonobuoys. The preferred embodiment gives sonobuoys the capability of self-deployment, allowing them to be sent to a location remotely without the use of manned aircraft or recoverable unmanned air vehicles. This... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255305 | Flying device utilizing natural principles An efficient flying device having flapping wings, an ornithopter, which uses many of the principles seen in bird flight, is presented herein. The wings are highly flexible, translationally stable and oscillate as a natural pendulum. Described as a springboard, the w... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7229098 | Frame rail torsion attenuator The present invention provides a torsion attenuator for a vehicle frame having first and second longitudinal frame rails extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis. A torsion attenuator in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7211032 | Air resistance exercise device Exercise device and method in which one or more generally planar blades with major surfaces are attached to the ends of an exercise bar. The bar is gripped with the hands and moved in a direction generally perpendicular to the major surfaces, with movement of the ba... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7185848 | Mass transfer system for stabilizing an airship and other vehicles subject to pitch and roll moments The invention relates to a mechanism to control the pitch and/or roll and/or center of gravity of a vehicle. The first embodiment is a track-based mass transfer system in which pathways are positioned along or radially terminate at a central horizontal plane of the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7137592 | High-aspect ratio hybrid airship In one aspect, a hybrid airship including an outer shell, a plurality of helium filled gas envelopes, and an all-electric propulsion system can have a high-aspect ratio wing shape. In some embodiments, the hybrid airship may be launched using buoyancy lift alone and... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128698 | Air resistance exercise device and method Exercise device and method in which one or more generally planar blades with major surfaces are attached to the ends of an exercise bar. The bar is gripped with the hands and moved in a direction generally perpendicular to the major surfaces, with movement of the ba... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100867 | Lifting foil A lifting foil for an aircraft, a hydrofoil or the like having a pair of courses or wings. Vortex losses due to spanwise fluid flow are substantially reduced by joining the tips of the courses with flow guides configured for jointly terminating the undesired flows. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097134 | Wing device for sporting activities A human body attached wing device (20) for use during downhill alpine activities such as skiing and snowboarding. Wing device (20) includes independently operable, mirror image, left and right wings (24) and (26), which may be joined to a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093789 | Delta-winged hybrid airship In one aspect, a hybrid airship including an outer shell, a plurality of helium filled gas envelopes, and an all-electric propulsion system may have the shape of a delta-wing. In some embodiments, the hybrid airship may be launched using buoyancy lift alone and aero... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7069147 | Airborne based monitoring A weather monitoring and prediction system that uses a fleet of aircraft to obtain data. Each aircraft has a local air data system that facilitates the measurement, recordation, and transmittal of local atmospheric data such as barometric pressure, and the correspon... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048227 | Parachute supported aircraft with controlled wing collapse and inflation This invention relates to a parachute supported aircraft having a frame and a seat for supporting at least a pilot. A parachute is coupled to the frame by a plurality of riser lines for allowing the parachute to inflate and form a wing for lifting the frame. A pair ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025644 | High-performance riverboard system This water board sport system comprises a water skimming board device attached to one end of a resilient buoyant tether, the other end of which is secured to an anchor to provide a rider of the board with motive force from flowing water. The tether comprises a braid... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018266 | Land sail vehicle A tricycle-type wind-propelled toy land vehicle includes a sail with reliable tangle-free boom control. Both the disposition of the boom and the front wheel steering is actuated by a radio frequency remote control system. The vehicle further includes a skid plate su... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007889 | Flexible airfoils and method An airfoil for use in kites, movable wing aircraft and fixed wing aircraft has a straight spar inserted into a sleeve in the arcuate leading edge of a flexible wing panel. The resultant forces on the spar dynamically shape the airfoil. The airfoil is reinforced by b... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6937937 | Airborne based monitoring A weather monitoring and prediction system that uses a fleet of aircraft to obtain data. Each aircraft has a local air data system that facilitates the measurement, recordation, and transmittal of local atmospheric data such as barometric pressure, and the correspon... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6905096 | Kite with planar aerodynamic surface A kite system including a base, a substantially exposed substructure coupled to the base to flex the base, and one or more masts and sails coupled to the base. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6884143 | Robotic sailing device A wind propelled vehicle. The wind propelled vehicle has a frame. A plurality of wheels is connected to the frame. A mast is connected to the frame and a boom is connected to the mast. A sail is connected to the mast. A motor is operably connected to the boom via a ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6685135 | Lift system intended for free-falling persons A lift system is described for free-falling persons including a lift body with a belt system which can be detachably attached to a person. The lift body is designed so that it defines a direction of flight in the longitudinal axis of the person, and a dev... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6579146 | Robotic sailing device and design A wind propelled vehicle defining a center of gravity. The wind propelled vehicle has a frame. A rear axle is connected to the frame at its rear portion and two rear wheels are rotatably connected to the rear axle. The center of gravity of the wind propel... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6550719 | Aircraft and drive device for aircraft In order to provide a compact, high-performance drive device for aircraft, in particular for power gliders, which comprise a propeller which is driven by a motor, preferably by an electric motor, and the blades (6) of which can be tilted towards the prope... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6478251 | Flier structure A flier structure including a fuselage extending from front side to rear side and a weight body connected with front end of the fuselage. A port wing and a starboard wing respectively leftward and rightward extend from the fuselage. A left tailfin and a r... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6364251 | Airwing structure The airwing structure according to the present invention comprises of an airfoil structure, a main frame, and a means for providing a downward and a forward tension on the airfoil structure. The airfoil structure further comprises of a leading edge, a tra... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6322021 | Deployable wing with propulsion for range extension A deployable wing that is folded so as to fit into a carrier such as an airplane that is released and automatically with the aid of parachutes to deploy and fly a given distance without assistance other than steering to reach a given destination and a pro... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6293490 | Aircraft Aircraft, in particular a hang-glider, with a flexible wing and a pilot's position preferably arranged beneath it, from which space the aircraft can be controlled, wherein the trailing edge of the flexible wing can be locally raised and/or lowered by mean... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6280280 | Jumping toy vehicle A remotely controllable toy surface vehicle has the capability of deploying wings on command and to attain flight in the absence of any air interactive propulsion mechanism. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, the fixed wings are first pitched to... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6260795 | Oya computerized glider The Oya glider is a modified hang-glider that incorporates many advanced aerospace technologies, such as, glues, for binding Shape Memory Alloy materials to Piezoelectric Ceramic Strips, and synthetic feathers. Lightweight composite plastic materials trea... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6220543 | Safe and secure commercial air transportation The safe and secure mass commercial air transportation to eliminate or, at least, mitigate dramatically the impact of a baggage-born explosion or fire in a cargo hold of a passenger airplane, menacing technical malfunction or failure of the airplane, or a... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6181989 | Aircraft attitude sensor and feedback control system This invention is an aircraft orientation system that locates the earth's horizon, in order to determine the aircraft's attitude in the pitch and roll axes. The invention uses infrared sensors on the aircraft aimed to the sides, front and rear of the airc... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6012675 | Aircraft system monitoring air humidity to locate updrafts An aircraft system intended for gliders and low power-to-weight aircraft, to aid the pilot in locating updrafts associated with the buoyancy of humid air in the convective layer of the atmosphere, namely moist thermals. The system comprises a pair of late... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5884863 | Method and apparatus for deploying a wing The deployable wing of the present invention comprises an internal structure having diverging leading edge spars attached to a keel spar and cross spars to form a delta wing configuration. This internal structure is enclosed within a volume defined by a f... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5853312 | Model airplane for scientific education and competition The present invention relates to an improved model airplane for purposes of scientific education and competition. Model airplanes in the prior art are either bad at flying, or do not look like real airplanes; and all are short of a collision prevention de... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5566908 | Air-launchable gliding sonobuoy An air-launchable gliding sonobuoy store includes a canister enclosing an flatable membranous wing folded in a collapsed state with an electroacoustic system. After launching, the wing inflates and a steering mechanism controls the wing glide path by skew... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5402969 | Aircraft structure An aircraft structure, such as a glider including a wing having a substantially flat, upper, first surface and a convex, lower, second surface. The wing first and second surfaces converge to a leading edge and a trailing edge. A weighted member is used to... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5252068 | Weight-shift flight control transducer and computer controlled flight simulator, hang gliders and ultralight aircraft utilizing the same The weight-shift movements of a suspended pilot are transformed into electrical signals representative of the movements. The signals may be used as the pitch and roll input information in an interactive computerized flight simulation system. The signals m... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5181674 | Wind driven craft A wind driven craft comprising a body and a pair of wings extending therefrom. The wings are pivotally connected to the body of the craft. The wings provide lift and thrust to the craft such that it is able to move under influence of the wind.... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5154370 | High lift/low drag wing and missile airframe An air launched, air-to-surface missile which has extended range and reduced radar cross section for low observability is disclosed. The design uses a triangular cross section fuselage, for low profile drag and reduced weight, a very high aspect ratio, su... | 10/13/1992 |
