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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6626397 | Autonomous flying wing An unmanned flying vehicle comprises an autonomous flying wing having at least two wing portions arranged substantially symmetrically about a center portion. Each wing portion is pivotally attached to each adjoining portion such that the wing portions are... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6179248 | Aircraft An aircraft is composed of two elongated inflated, flexible tubes diverging from each other from a nose of the aircraft toward a trailing edge. First and second membranes span the upper and lower surfaces of the tubes respectively to provide upper and low... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5915650 | Aircraft wing with dual axis mobility A wing structure for hang gliders, ultralites, gliders, heavy aircraft, ornithopters and sailsoaring flying boats which has a first wing set that pivots on two axis, and a second wing set that remains substantially immobile relative to the fuselage or kee... | 06/29/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5816537 | Inflatable kite arrangement and launcher An inflatable kite (150) that includes a plurality of longitudinal inflatable tubes (54). The kite includes transverse inflatable tube (53) at the rear end of the kite. When the kite is inflated, the front end has a larger cross-sectional area than the re... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5530445 | Parafoil-borne distress signals Distress signal kits comprise a parafoil for carrying aloft various emergency or distress signals such as radar reflective materials, lights, flares, distress flags or smoke signals. Preferably the parafoil itself is colored International orange and conta... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5474257 | Deployable 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... | 12/12/1995 |
| 4969615 | Delta squared kite The present invention is for a kite which in its simplest form has a first edge spar and second edge spar which are equal in length and attaching to a flexible coupling such that when the coupling is in its neutral position the attached spars are substant... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4958787 | Kite The frame for the kite extends outwardly to side tips at a swept back angle and includes a pair of inwardly disposed extensions leading rearwardly at an angle directed to the opposite side of the kite. The extensions extend across each other at an angle t... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4209148 | Flying wing The flying wing comprises a rigid frame and a fabric canopy secured to the frame. The canopy has propelling, braking and steering hyperlift nozzles arranged on the surface of the canopy for canalizing the flow of air rearwardly from the under side to the ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4186680 | Sail assembly A skate sail is rigged with leading edge spars set by manipulation of a cruciform frame. The sail and frame assembly is suitable for mounting on a boat or vehicle as well as for being hand held, and is collapsible for compact stowing. When provided with a... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4133500 | Toy kites A toy kite has the general form of a hang glider and has a tow line which is releasable from the kite when in flight by slackening the tension in the tow line. Spars of the kite frame are hinged together by unitary plastic hinges and the frame can be fold... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4116406 | Hang glider having inflatable airfoil A high performance hang glider includes a frame to which is attached flexible sail fabric to create a delta-shaped Rogallo wing. The sail is of double thickness throughout a substantial portion of the wing area to provide an envelope inflatable in flight ... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4067515 | Hang glider A kite-like device used by an individual for gliding or soaring through the air usually commencing from a high elevation such as a mountain top. The glider comprises a pair of leading members and a keel interconnected by a nose plate, a cross member exten... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4050654 | Hang glider A foot-launched passenger carrying wing capable of flight including a frame, a flexible wing covering the frame, a keel, a bracket slidable on the keel, cross brace members pivotally attached to the bracket at one end and to leading edge members of the fr... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4047679 | Triangular-wing glider A light triangular-wing glider, comprises an auxiliary wing or stabilizer, arranged in an average plane approximately parallel to that of the principal wing, in front and above the latter. This auxiliary wing is flexible, principally constituted from a ma... | 09/13/1977 |
| 3949519 | Toy glider A flexible wing glider including a highly flexible, air impervious diaphragm which is secured to a central longitudinal keel and two rearwardly and outwardly diverging leading edge spars to form a pair of symmetrical, semi-conical wing sections. A payload... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3936012 | Hang glider A device capable of flight comprising a frame including first and second leading edte members, a keel interconnected to the leading edge members, a first cross member attached to the keel and to the first leading edge member, and a second cross member att... | 02/03/1976 |