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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8031458 | Current return network A composite moving apparatus made substantially of composites may include a plurality of longitudinal conductive electrical pathways extending along a substantial length of the composite moving apparatus, and a plurality of lateral conductive electrical pathways ext... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023245 | Lightning strike mitigation for aircraft A lightning mitigation system for use on an aircraft employs parasitic capacitance associated with a motor/generator to dissipate voltage provided as a result of a lightning strike. The motor/generator includes a set of windings defined by an outer periphery and a c... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8004815 | Lightning protection system and an aircraft having such a system A lightning protection system for a composite structure has an outer surface designed to be subject to an air flow. This system has an electrically conductive strip and fasteners from the strip to the structure. Since the structure has holes designed for the ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7969706 | Lightning protection system for aircraft composite structure A lightning-protected conductive composite fuel tank includes a conductive material arrayed on an outer surface to at least partially cover a fastener centerline. Through holes extend along the fastener centerline through the conductive material and the underlying f... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7936550 | Fastening assembly including washer for sealing the assembly for lightning strike protection in composite structures A fastening assembly for a composite structure including a washer sealing the assembly for internal lightning strike protection. The washer includes one or more concentric ribs that are dielectric rings on both sides. When used (e.g., with a nut and bolt) internal t... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7907382 | Integrated protective device against electrical discharges in fixing elements The invention relates to an integrated device (1) for the protection against electrical discharges of conductive fixing elements (2) between one another or of a fixing element and another conductive element of aircraft, comprising a cap (3) and ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7898789 | Extra electric energy for day-night cycle solar aircraft An Extra Electric Energy System that supplies electrical power to an aircraft of the continuous flight duration day/night cycle solar powered type is described where the extra electric energy is generated as static charge by collisions of the aircraft with particles... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7869181 | Flex circuit lightning protection applique system for skin fasteners in composite structures A lightning protection appliqué incorporates a plurality of conductive plies adhesively affixed to a composite surface, at least a first one of the plies providing conductive characteristics sufficient to divert electrical energy from a lightning strike and at leas... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7859817 | Lightning diverter for conducting a lightning-induced electrical current and a method of producing the same The present invention concerns a method of producing a lightning diverter for conducting a lightning-induced electrical current, which is to be placed on structures such as wings on wind turbines, aircraft components, radomes and the like with the purpose of lightni... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7835130 | Method and apparatus for lightning protection of a composite structure A method and apparatus for lighting protection. In one advantageous embodiment a method forms a lighting protection system on a composite surface of an aircraft. A dielectric coating is formed on the composite surface in which the dielectric coating covers a metal f... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7800884 | Protective device against electrical discharges in fixing elements The invention relates to a device (1) for the protection against electrical discharges of a conductive fixing element (4) of an aircraft, comprising a cap (2) made of non-conductive material and a washer (3) made of non-conductive materia... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7755876 | Fastening assembly including washer for sealing the assembly for lightning strike protection in composite structures A washer, a fastening assembly including the washer and a composite structure including the washer sealing the assembly for internal lightning strike protection. The washer includes one or more concentric ribs that are dielectric rings on both sides. When used (e.g.... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7738236 | Light weight system for lightning protection of nonconductive aircraft panels A system for lightning-protection of an aircraft skin panel that includes a nonconductive skin panel substrate and a series of spaced apart electrically conductive strips embedded in and extending along an outer surface of the nonconductive skin panel substrate. A s... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7612979 | Lightning protected aircraft telescopic refueling mast An aircraft telescopic in-flight refueling mast comprising a metallic structural beam (31), electrically connected to the aircraft by flexible conductive means (33), having inside a fixed metallic tube (11) and a metallic telescopic tube (11 | 11/03/2009 |
| 7599164 | Lightning protection system for aircraft composite structure A lightning-protected conductive composite fuel tank includes a conductive material arrayed on an outer surface to at least partially cover a fastener centerline. Through holes extend along the fastener centerline through the conductive material and the underlying f... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7570475 | Cowling assembly A cowling assembly for a vehicle includes a generally external surface having secured thereto or adjacent thereto, an elongate lightning protection strip member. The lightning protection strip member includes a lightning diverter strip connected to a lightning condu... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7570474 | System, apparatus and method for automatically facilitating the discharge of static electricity from an apparatus One embodiment of the invention facilitates automatic static discharge from an apparatus such as an aircraft. The embodiment comprises an attachment structure, such as a jet canopy, having a system grounding port. The attachment structure can be operatively coupled ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7554785 | Lightning damage protection for composite aircraft A system for protecting a composite-body aircraft from damage caused by lightning strikes includes a Faraday cage defined on the exterior surface of the aircraft body by a continuous, electrically conductive grid that extends to the outermost lateral periphery of th... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7357353 | Method of joining structural elements in an aircraft A structure for use on an aircraft and a method of manufacturing said structure. The structure comprises first and second structural elements and a fastening device. The fastening device comprises a bolt that engages with a barrel nut. The first structural element i... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355832 | Methods and arrangements for reducing partial discharges on printed circuit boards Methods and arrangements for reducing partial discharges on a printed circuit board are provided. A method of reducing partial discharge in a printed circuit board includes providing a conducting surface coupled to a component under at least one of electrical and th... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342765 | Current insulation device for fuel systems An electrical insulating device for a linear component forming part of a fuel system subjected to risks of possible external electrical discharges formed by a part (13) made of insulating material attached to two metal flanges (15, 17) that allow inser... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336473 | Single-path electrical device and methods for conveying electrical charge A single-path electrical device generates a conductive channel through the air to alternatively convey charge to a target and remove charge from the target. The single-path electrical device uses either a grounding sphere or grounding torroid to store and at least p... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7307825 | Lightning strike protection system for aircraft fuel tanks made of low electrical conductivity composite material Lightning strike protection system for aircraft fuel tanks made of low electrical conductivity composite material. The system comprises an electrical conductive thin wire mesh (1) that covers the whole external surface of the tank outer skin (I) made of compo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7277266 | Lightning protection system for composite structure A lightning protection system for protecting composite structures and a method of protecting composite structures from lightning strikes. A dielectric ply is fixed above and completely covers metal surface features, e.g., skin fasteners through a composite skin to a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7236343 | Method and system for lightning current conduction protection using foil bonded strips An apparatus and method for current protection from lightning strikes is provided. An apparatus for current protection comprises an electrically conductive strip affixed to a surface, such as a structural panel, and electrically bonded to a system current return str... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7200418 | Detection of lightning The invention relates to a mobile radio-frequency enabled device. In order to enable a lightning detection by means of such a device, it comprises an electromagnetic interferences detection component detecting electromagnetic interferences in at least one radio-freq... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195418 | Device for joining composite structure elements with metallic structure elements A device for joining, in particular, composite structure elements with metallic structure elements of an aircraft. The device includes a junction element, provided with a first longitudinal partition wall fastened to a metallic panel, integral with a stiffener compr... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7126451 | Process for the preparation of coil for electric appliance and coil for electric appliance The present invention is to provide a process for the preparation of coil for an electric appliance by which a coil for electric appliances comprising an edgewise wound square coil having small intervals between coils and high quality can be easily prepared in good ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120004 | Current diverter strip and methods A current diverter strip is provided having a dielectric (22) located above a plurality of conductive segments (24). An insulator (30) is also provided among said conductive segments (24) and below said dielectric (22). When RF tra... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097131 | Drain valve and method of mounting The invention includes a method of mounting a component to the skin of an aircraft. The component can include a drain valve, a gas cap, other external fuel instrumentation such as sensors, and antennae. One aspect of the invention includes a new method of mounting a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093787 | Lightning strike mitigation system A lightning strike mitigation system for protecting a surface includes an inner insulating layer adjacent a surface to be protected, an outer insulating layer, and an intermediate layer formed from an electrically conductive material between the inner and outer insu... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086653 | Transferable cammed gasket The transferrable EMI gasket assembly utilizes a carrier with a pair of arms, each attached to a back panel by a hinged connection and extending in the same direction to overlie one another. The conductive, deformable gasket material is attached to the carrier and p... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088245 | Remote-readable identification tag and method for operating the same A remote-readable identification tag (T) that is provided with at least two resonance circuits (81 . . . 8n) and at least one transmitter/receiver antenna system (1) coupled with the circuits. The at least two circuits have a respectively differ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080805 | Stiffened structures and associated methods Stiffened structures and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an elongated metallic stiffening member can be attached to a composite sheet and positioned to resist bending of the composite sheet. In another embodiment, a structural system can include... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7050286 | Composite structure lighting protection Arrangements for preventing electrical energy from lightning strikes against aircraft dissipating via aircraft fasteners 10 in an aircraft structure of composite materials in which a fastener 10 is covered with a layer of an insulating material 30 | 05/23/2006 |
| 7042693 | Lightning protection apparatus and method A deployable lightning protection apparatus particularly suited for use with an aircraft radome comprises a source of electrically conducting fluid, a deliver apparatus which delivers the conducting fluid flow across to the surface of the radome prior to a lightning... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7018217 | Structurally integrable electrode and associated assembly and fabrication method A structurally integrable electrode, an assembly with an integrated electrode, and an associated method are provided. The electrode is configured to provide an electrically conductive path between nodes of an electrical circuit of a structural member. In particular,... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014143 | Aircraft lightning strike protection and grounding technique An aircraft panel assembly 10 is provided, including a panel core 28, a plurality of pre-preg layers 30 surrounding the panel core 28 forming an internal layer of plies 34, at least one metal foil layer 38 positioned on an o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008243 | Terminal block The invention relates to a terminal block for data and telecommunications systems, comprising at least one insulating body. At least one connecting element (8), designed to house a grounding clip (9), is configured on the underside of said body. Accord... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005863 | Monitoring system The invention relates to a device for monitoring a surge arrester connected to a power network, comprising a registering unit (1) and means (63, 66) for attachment of the registering unit to the surge arrester. The registering unit comprises a groundin... | 02/28/2006 |
