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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6951322 | Personal aircraft device A personal aircraft device (“PAD”) and a powered personal aircraft device (“PPAD”) configured to be ridden and/or releasably connected to a person or user. The personal aircraft device can be configured to provide a large array of maneuvers during sky diving... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6769648 | Personal aircraft device A personal aircraft device (“PAD”) and a powered personal aircraft device (“PPAD”) configured to be ridden and/or releasably connected to a person or user. The personal aircraft device can be configured to provide a large array of maneuvers during sky diving... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6628995 | Method and system for variable flight data collection Aircraft flight data collection is enhanced by changing the data sampling rate as a function of an operational condition of the aircraft, such as its flight phase. An algorithm is used to determine the flight phase. Then, the data is collected at a first ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6497530 | Universal flange joint for attaching The present invention related to a universal joint assembly for attaching two missile sections together wherein one section is a recycled rocket motor. The joint assembly includes a plurality of attachment blocks each secured through fasteners to the oute... | 12/24/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5304352 | Atmospheric ultra-violet laser ozonogenesis A method of converting diatomic oxygen to a free-radical version such that the combination of the two can produce ozone. It is widely held that the ozone layer is becoming depleted as ever increasing levels of chloroflourocarbons become present at that al... | 04/19/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5217189 | Suspension flight control method and apparatus A flight control apparatus for use in an aircraft includes support structure for suspending a pilot beneath a pair of wings while permitting movement of the pilot relative to the aircraft in the forward, rearward and both lateral directions. A control sys... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5160100 | Airfoil canopy aircraft An aircraft comprises a vehicle (1) suspended in flight by a steering control rod (68) pivotally mounted to the body of the vehicle and having outer ends (12, 14) connected to the lower ends of load suspension lines (3, 5, 6) connected at their upper ends... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4776530 | Safety apparatus for hang glider A safety apparatus for a hang glider that indicates any failure of a pilot to properly hook in a flight harness. The apparatus includes a circuit having a power source, such as a dry cell battery, connected to an alarm through a harness hook in sensor. Wh... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4688022 | Safety device for hang glider A safety device to warn the pilot of a hang glider if take-off is attempted without the glider hook-up strap being connected to the pilot's harness includes two sensors arranged in series with an alarm. One of the sensors is arranged to close a circuit wh... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4600170 | Tandem seat for ultra light aircraft A tandem seat assembly for ultra light aircraft is disclosed which is interchangeable with a single seat configuration. The assembly, which is primarily used for pilot training, is fitted with dual aircraft controls. The single seat must be removable from... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4445654 | Aircraft recovery chute An ultralight aircraft and/or pilot recovery system includes a parachute having a canopy connected by means of a plurality of shroud lines to a first elongated cable having a length to position the parachute clear of the aircraft engine and propeller with... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4272039 | Electronic hang glider hook-up warning system An electronic warning system that alerts a pilot of light-weight foot-launched aircraft that the required pre-launch physical hook-up of pilot-to-aircraft has not been accomplished.... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4247060 | Attitude recovery device for hang glider A hang glider attitude recovery device that may be rapidly deployed with a minimum of pilot action comprises a drag element having an effective point of attachment rigidly spaced above the point from which the pilot is suspended, and a mechanism for activ... | 01/27/1981 |
