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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6896564 | Motor for driving a propeller including a phase adjuster A motor for driving a propeller is disclosed which has a drive shaft (10) which is coupleable to a propeller shaft (20) by bevel gears (12 and 14) so as to rotate the shaft (20) to in turn rotate propeller blades P of an outboard m... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6688926 | Motor for driving a propeller including a phase adjuster for altering the pitch of the propeller blades A motor for driving a propeller is disclosed which has a drive shaft (10) which is coupleable to a propeller shaft (20) by bevel gears (12 and 14) so as to rotate the shaft (20) to in turn rotate propeller blades P of an outboard motor. The drive shaft (2... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6364610 | Manually adjustable variable-pitch boat propeller A variable-pitch boat propeller has a hub rotatable about a hub axis, a plurality of vanes rotatable on the hub and extending generally radially of the hub axis, and an adjustment element rotatable on the hub about the hub axis and connected to the vanes ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6071076 | Actuation system for a gas turbine rotor blade An actuation system which includes apparatus for transferring control signals for varying the blade pitch from a non-rotating member to a rotating member of a gas turbine engine is described. In one embodiment, the engine includes a main disk containing a... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6065933 | Folding rotor blade/propeller drive and pitch control actuator A propulsion blade retraction and pitch control apparatus includes a hollow primary drive shaft, a pitch control gear assembly mounted, within a propeller hub, to the primary drive shaft, a radially spaced array of pitch control stub shafts mounted to, in... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6042333 | Adjustable pitch impeller An impeller has a plurality of rotating passageways which can be defined between adjacent blades, the blades having a curved root portion and able to pivot across a part spherical hub to maintain a fine line contact. The passageways have a convergence to ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5967753 | Controllable-pitch propeller, especially for sport boats and other watercraft A controllable-pitch propeller for a sport-type watercraft has a push rod eccentrically connected to each blade displaceable in a bore of the propeller hub. The push rod is sealed with respect to the end of that bore by a multifold bellows whose radial fl... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5931637 | Propeller with variable rate of pitch change A propeller is controlled to change pitch at at least two different rates. In one embodiment, an electric motor is provided with a high or low voltage for driving a pitch change mechanism at a high or low change rate. Preferably the rate is selected autom... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5779446 | Air driven turbine including a blade pitch control system An air driven turbine having variable pitched blades is provided that includes a pitch change mechanism and associated control circuits for automatically adjusting the pitch of the blades during either rotating or non-rotating operational modes of the air... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5462410 | Damper and seal for propeller quill shaft Damping and sealing of the quill shaft (30) that transmits torque from one rotating component to another as for example in a pitch change actuator system for aeronautical propellers is provided by an O-ring (40) mounted in the space between the end of bal... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5451141 | Propeller pitch change machanism with inductive brake and motor Pitch change for a variable pitch propeller or fan of the type utilized in a gas turbine engine is effectuated by the unique application of a bidirectional electrical induction AC motor and an electrical DC induction brake operatively connected to the pit... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5431539 | Propeller pitch change mechanism The pitch change mechanism for a variable pitch propeller blade or Advanced Ducted Propulsor (ADP) interconnecting the pitch change actuator and the propeller blades of the type that includes a trunnion attached to the root of the propeller blade, the con... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5391055 | Propeller pitch change mechanism with impulse turbines The pitch of either a fan or propeller driven by a gas turbine engine is changed by utilizing a pair of impulse turbines interfacing between the stationary and rotating portion of the fan or propeller and utilizing a servo control responding to a desired ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5282719 | Quad mode fan pitch actuation system for a gas turbine engine Blade pitch is changed by an actuator that is responsive to the relative rotation of two input members. Blade pitch is not changed when the members are rotated at the same speed. However, blade pitch is changed in one direction when a braking torque is ap... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5199850 | Pitch stop assembly for variable pitch propulsor A pitch change system (30) for varying the pitch of the blades (16) of a multi-bladed propulsor (10) comprises a pitch change actuation assembly (40) and a pitch change drive assembly (70) for selectively actuating the pitch change actuation assembly (70)... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5141399 | Pitch change control system A pitch change actuation system is disclosed for adjusting the pitch of a variable pitch propeller blade (20) rotatably mounted to a hub (10) of the propeller. The pitch change actuator comprises a blade actuation piston (30) operatively connected to the ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5042966 | Pitch control system A pitch control system has a main electronic control, a mechanical back-up control and a switching system for transferring pitch control from the electronic to the mechanical control in the event of electronic control failure. The switching system utilize... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5037271 | Pitch control system A pitch control system has a main electronic control, a mechanical back-up control and a switching system for transferring pitch control from the electronic to the mechanical control in the event of electronic control failure. The switching system utilize... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4753572 | Propeller pitch change actuation system A mechanical pitch lock includes a pitch lock screw (60) that simultaneously rotates within an actuator (42) while the actuator moves to change the pitch of a propeller blade (16). While rotating simultaneously with the motion of the pitch actuator, the p... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4750862 | Modular propeller blade pitch actuation system A modular, easily replaceable, pitch actuation system is removably secured within the hub of an aircraft. The modular system houses a driving system which provides a rotational output to set the pitch of propeller blades mounted to the hub, and a pitch ch... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4671737 | Blade pitch changing mechanism Overspeed conditions in a ram air turbine are eliminated through a novel blade pitching mechanism. The mechanism includes a rotatable shaft with a hub mounted thereon for rotation therewith. The hub rotatably mounts at least one blade and a hollow blade p... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4591313 | Propeller pitch control system and apparatus A plurality of propeller blades are mounted to an axially elongated tubular propeller hub (H1). Each blade is rotatable in position about a radial axis. An electromechanical linear actuator (A1) is housed within the hub for rotating the blades to change t... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4527072 | Divisible cabin for a windmill A cabin for a windmill comprises inherently rigid, self-supporting, relatively disengageable parts. Cabin parts which occasionally have to be submitted for repair and/or maintenance work are removable from the windmill. During the repair and/or maintenanc... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4523891 | Propeller pitch change actuation system A propeller pitch change actuation system comprises an input actuator (230) driving a ball screw (200). Operation of the ball screw rotates a torque tube (140) about the longitudinal axis thereof to drive a screw 145 and control valve 120 which controls t... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4490093 | Windpower system A windpower system includes a support and a turbine having a shaft rotatively mounted to the support. The turbine has variable pitch blades whose pitch is controlled by the differential motion of a rotary control shaft coaxial with the turbine shaft and t... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4066911 | Wind-driven prime mover A sail-type wind-driven prime mover is provided in which the area of the sails facing into the wind is adjustable. The prime mover comprises a drive shaft from which depend radially extending front and rear masts which support flexible sails. The area of ... | 01/03/1978 |
| 3994128 | Dual output variable pitch turbofan actuation system An improved actuating mechanism is provided for a gas turbine engine incorporating fan blades of the variable pitch variety, the actuator adapted to rotate the individual fan blades within apertures in an associated fan disc. The actuator includes means s... | 11/30/1976 |