Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313995 | Inclinable munitions launcher A deck-mounted inclined munitions launcher is disclosed. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, the launcher includes a platform, two pivotally-coupled munitions canisters, and a drive system. An exhaust end of each munitions canister is movably coupled to ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7270297 | Hoist for aircraft cabin construction A device is provided for hoisting a module for mounting into an overhead space, such as the crown of an aircraft fuselage. The device includes a frame that supports the module, and a lifting device that lifts the first frame to properly place the module. The lifting... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252270 | System and method for launching a missile from a flying aircraft System for launching a missile from a launch region within the atmosphere of a planet, the missile being located within a flying vehicle before launching the missile, the system including a missile support coupled with the missile, and a foldable control-surface mec... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246769 | Vehicles particularly useful as VTOL vehicles A vehicle including a fuselage, at least one lift-producing propeller carried by the fuselage on each side of its transverse axis a pilot's compartment formed in the fuselage between the lift-producing propellers and substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis,... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243880 | Landing gear door assembly An aircraft landing gear door assembly includes a plurality of doors moveable between open positions, in which landing gear can be deployed through an aperture, and closed positions, in which the doors are closed across the aperture. The plurality of doors includes ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7178442 | Detachable hanger The invention is a detachable hanger assembly for attaching a flying object to a launch rail on a launch platform. The detachable hanger assembly is attached to the flying object by one or more bolts and is adapted to slide in a slot in the launch rail when the flyi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156347 | Pivotable pylon for external carriage of aircraft stores A pivotable pylon for carrying stores, such as ordinance, sensors and pods external to an aircraft includes an elongated strongback coupled against an external surface of the aircraft and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof. An elongated pivoting str... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7093802 | Pressurized sonobuoy deployment system A jet aircraft with integrated, rotary sonobuoy launch system has storage racks for a number of sonobuoys in sonobuoy launch containers; and one or more launcher units in its cabin. Each launcher unit has a pressure shell with a door allowing loading of sonobuoys in... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6688209 | Multi-configuration munition rack A munition rack comprises a center strongback with an aircraft attachment hookup structure thereon, a first munition deployment structure, including a first munition deployer, affixed to a first outboard end of the center strongback, and a second munition... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6679454 | Radial sonobuoy launcher A radial sonobuoy launch system comprising a clam-shell launch tube and method for launching a sonobuoy. The clam-shell launch tube radially releases a sonobuoy and the clam-shell launch tube is reloaded during flight. The sonobuoys are pneumatically ejec... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6539833 | Dropping device The present invention relates to a dropping device, preferably borne by a carrier aircraft, for distributing interference medium and especially electronic raspberry. The device according to the invention represents in principle an improvement to the devic... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6460445 | Playload dispensing system A payload dispensing system for an aircraft is disclosed that includes a housing mounted to the aircraft. A hollow shaft is mounted to the housing having an open first end and a closed off second end with a hole therethrough. The payload includes an apert... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6347567 | Covert aerial encapsulated munition ejection system A system for launching precision guided munitions (PGMs), artillery rockets/missiles, and cruise missiles from an aircraft includes a mobile unit having a storage compartment provided with a rack assembly arranged to define multiple tiers for storing muni... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6250195 | Compact universal ejection/rail launching system A compact universal apparatus which is mountable within an optimally sized weapons bay of a conventional fighter aircraft, which includes an automatic scissors or trapeze type lowering linkage mechanism for a conventional or inventory bomb ejector rack un... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6009788 | Variable flow-restricting device and method A variable flow-restricting and apportioning device for an aircraft ejector rack system having a pair of fluid-actuated thrusters includes a pair of rotatable feed conduits for supplying pressurized fluid to the thrusters. Each feed conduit has an exit fl... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5945624 | Ammunition magazine for large-caliber ammunition In order to accommodate the ammunition (7) in an ammunition magazine (1) in a space- and mass-saving manner without an external drive, and to subsequently remove the ammunition quickly from the magazine, the individual ammunition bodies (7) are disposed, ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5932829 | Suspension and release rack apparatus capable of carrying both bombs and missiles Suspension and Release Equipment (S&RE) capable of carrying and releasing various types of weapons including bombs and missiles without the need for reconfiguration. The rack assembly of the present invention includes a plurality of separate, yet linked h... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5915290 | Integral weapons loading hoist and bomb rack interface unit The present invention relates to an integral hoist and weapon rack interface assembly adaptable for loading a weapon onto an aircraft. The assembly includes a hoist mechanism positioned at an aircraft weapon station and a separate rack attached to the hoi... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5614896 | Method and system for aircraft weapon station testing A weapon station testing system for testing the mission readiness of an aircraft (10) having a plurality of weapon stations including a first weapon station (12a) and a second weapon station (12b) comprises a common electronics module (14) and a plurality... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5554815 | Munition constituting a cartridge-launcher loader, in particular for countermeasure cartridge-launcher on aircraft A munition constituting a cartridge-launcher loader comprises a plurality of consumable modules each in the form of a flat strip of juxtaposed cartridges each comprising a payload of chaff, an ejector pyrotechnic charge, an electrical initiator, and a reu... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5413024 | Disposable flare dispenser magazine for infrared decoy flares A disposable flare dispenser magazine for infrared decoy flares providing the ability to quick load a plurality of infrared decoy flares to a flight aircraft during combat rearming. The magazine, in conjunction with a cover, is incorporated as a packaging... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5400690 | Multi-receptacle pyrotechnic cartridges and corresponding ammunition The present invention falls within the sector of infrared or electrogmagnetic decoys for protecting light aircraft or helicopters. It relates more particularly to pyrotechnic cartridges and to ammuniton comprising racks receiving the cartridges. This inve... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5359918 | Multi-receptacle pyrotechnic cartridges and corresponding ammunition In the field of infrared or electromagnetic decoys for protecting light aircraft or helicopters, pyrotechnic cartridges and ammunition comprising racks receiving the cartridges are described. Thus it is possible for the same volume of ammunition to have a... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5219133 | Lone attack aircraft defense system A defense system which provides turret-like platforms equipped with missiles at various points on an airplane or helicopter. The missiles are recoiless and may be either self-guided or aviator-guided. The number of missiles and type of launch (pylon or tu... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5088664 | Ordnance ejector system for an aircraft A ordnance ejector apparatus (10) for ejecting an ordnance from an aircraft includes a mechanical linkage comprising a forward bell crank (36) and a forward connecting link (46) and a rearward bell crank (50) and a rearward connecting link (60). A rail (2... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5065961 | Ordnance ejector system for an aircraft A ordnance ejector apparatus (10) for ejecting an ordnance from an aircraft includes a mechanical linkage comprising a forward bell crank (36) and a forward connecting link (46) and a rearward bell crank (50) and a rearward connecting link (60). A rail (2... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5034686 | Weapon interface system evaluation apparatus and method An apparatus and method are provided for evaluating the operational status of a weapon interface system ("WIS") for coupling an aircraft controller to a plurality of weapon systems and a corresponding plurality of weapon ejectors. The WIS to be evaluated ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4923148 | Apparatus for stowing and deploying stores from air and marine craft Apparatus for stowing and deploying stores from air and marine craft (FIG. 2) in which the stores 28 are stowed on a modular stowage structure, such as pallets 32, with releasable locking devices 10 securing the pallets to the craft. Further releasable lo... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4881601 | Apparatus for deployment of aerial-drop units Disclosed is an apparatus which carries and selectively deploys aerial-drop units. The apparatus comprises a plurality of substantially parallel tubes, each tube being sized to hold a stack of units and is suspendible from an aircraft by a carrier. Associ... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4802641 | Method of providing rapid conversion of an aircraft weapon carriage A method of providing rapid conversion of an internal weapon carriage to an external weapon carriage on an aircraft and returning the external carriage to an internal carriage. The method of conversion providing an aircraft with the option of carrying eit... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4746083 | Device for ejecting a load slung under a high-performance aircraft Device for ejecting a load slung under an aircraft, designed to impart to this load, at the moment of its release, kinematic values controlled as a function of the instantaneous flight parameters of the aircraft at this moment. A plurality of separate mod... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4697764 | Aircraft autonomous reconfigurable internal weapons bay for loading, carrying and launching different weapons therefrom An aircraft autonomous, reconfigurable internal weapons bay for launching different types of weapons such as air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles with folding or fixed fins. The weapons bay is characterized by having internally folding doors which provid... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4679483 | Dispenser and dispensing cassette A dispenser for launching radar deflecting elements from dispensing cassettes which are detachably supported in respective cells of the dispenser, each cassette supporting therein at least two cartridges containing the deflecting elements. Each cassette c... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4606517 | Store adapter A store adapter attachable to an aircraft with minimum modifications for retaining and supporting the store proximate the bomb rack of the aircraft, and for releasing the store by actuation of the bomb rack mechanism which causes release of the store clea... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4600171 | Aircraft stores vertical extension and retraction system The invention is an aircraft stores extension and retraction system 10 for raising and lowering stores mounted to a stores support assembly 69 along a substantially vertical path 94' of a specified length. The system 10 comprises first and second translat... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4589615 | Store load and ejector device for aircraft A store load and ejector device for carrying stores on the exterior of an aircraft or the like and for dispensing same at the option of a pilot comprising a cap plate for connecting with the aircraft, struts connected with the cap plate and carrying at th... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4573393 | Box distributor for sequentially discharging objects from aircraft and landcraft means The invention relates to a box distributor for sequentially discharging objects from aircraft and landcraft, particularly for sowing mines from helicopters. The distributor comprises a box-shaped framework with a plurality of vertical compartments closed ... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4543873 | Method and system for store rack carriage A system and method which allows for the change of pitch angle of a store as required during the mission of an aircraft to minimize the frontal area of the store. By minimizing the drag of the store during the flight, the range of the weapon delivery syst... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4441674 | Constrained store ejector An apparatus for the carriage and release of aircraft stores uses two ejer pistons with integral latch hooks. The pistons are hydraulically interconnected to release a store by simultaneous extension. The latch hooks are opened by upward compression of a... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4318328 | Removable external payload carrier for aircraft A carrier including one or more guide tracks, an endless positioning chain associated with each guide track for supporting a payload item, and one or more drive motors for moving the chains in unison with respect to the guide tracks to move a payload item... | 03/09/1982 |
