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Examiner: Collins, Timothy D.


Primary examiner statistics: 173 patents; average approval time: 176 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 219 patents; average approval time: 219 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8038090 System and method for the retrieval of a smaller unmanned aerial ...
8030603 Systems and methods for a selectively engageable shaft lock and d...
8016243 Aircraft backup control
7766281 System for reducing aerodynamic noise at a supplementary wing of ...
7669802 Space based orbital kinetic energy weapon system
7604198 Rotorcraft having coaxial counter-rotating rotors which produce b...
7506837 Inbound transition control for a tail-sitting vertical take off a...
7458544 Method and apparatus for dropping a launch vehicle from beneath a...
7448573 Engine suspension pylon for aircraft
7448576 Filament wound crew rest enclosure structure
7445179 Engine assembly for aircraft
7441725 Aircraft wet wing
7438264 Method and associated apparatus for capturing, servicing and de-o...
7434766 Emergency oxygen or other gas supply system
7434767 Spacecraft adapter having embedded resources, and methods of form...
7429015 Acoustic absorption blanket mounting system for an aircraft cabin
7422178 Non-threaded structural insert for component attachment
7416158 Continuous disreefing apparatus for parachute
7416155 Canard position and dihedral for boom reduction and pitch/directi...
7413143 Payload to support track interface and fitting apparatus and meth...
7413144 Positioning system, device, and method for in-flight refueling
7413146 Control apparatus for kite powered conveyance device
7410132 Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of o...
7410131 Pulsed detonation engines for reaction control systems
7410129 Stacking tie-rod release device for a deployable structure
7410126 Tunable acoustic absorption system for an aircraft cabin
7401752 Protective shield assembly for space optics and associated method...
7395988 Rotor wing aircraft having an adjustable tail nozzle
7392963 Supersonic flight vehicle
7387277 Aircraft wing composed of composite and metal panels
7387279 Method and apparatus for supplying orbital space platforms using ...
7384015 Aircraft nose with shield
7384016 Adaptive compliant wing and rotor system
7380750 Method for lighter-than-air aircraft
7380756 Single dielectric barrier aerodynamic plasma actuation
7377469 Heat shield
7377468 Active stabilization of a refueling drogue
7374133 Wing having a negative dihedron for towing a load
7370832 Payload to support track interface and fitting apparatus and meth...
7370835 Platform and system for mass storage and transfer in space

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7118067 Wheel mounted water spray deflector
7114684 Method, apparatus, and computer program product for safe exit man...
7108230 Aircraft with topside only spoilers
7100873 Hanger assembly for aircraft
7100869 Turboprop carrier structure and an assembly including such a carr...
7097135 Airship
7097132 Apparatus and method for selectivity locking a fin assembly
7093796 Aircraft
7093790 Mooring facility for tethered gas balloon
7093794 Aircraft and detonative engine incorporating pulse detonation eng...
7090165 Aeroengine nacelle
7090170 In-orbit satellite sensor alignment determination
7086629 Severance of polycarbonates and polycarbonate laminates with line...
7083142 Compact co-axial rotor system for a rotary wing aircraft and a co...
7082877 Current modulation-based communication for slave device
7077359 Pneumatically launched folding wing glider toy
7070150 Method and system for presenting moving simulated images in a mov...
7063289 Helicopter tail section
7051973 Airborne enhancement device
7040574 Aircraft and watercraft adapted to float on main wing
7036772 Spacecraft with extensible radiators
7036272 Plant container
7032861 Quiet vertical takeoff and landing aircraft using ducted, magneti...
7028954 Microfabricated translational stages for control of aerodynamic l...
7014145 Variable position intake for an aircraft mounted gas turbine engi...
7013807 Current modulation-based communication for slave device
7007895 Variable flow restricting devices
7000870 Laminar flow wing for transonic cruise
7000869 Cross section for a supersonic airplane
7000569 Automatic cat grooming, feeding, and litterbox apparatus
6988449 Dynamic baselining in current modulation-based communication
6986481 Extendable joined wing system for a fluid-born body
6982402 Methods and apparatus for increasing aerodynamic performance of p...
6978969 Fly-drive vehicle
6974110 Method and apparatus for converting electrostatic potential energ...
6959895 Dual wing-pair air vehicle
6951320 Lock mechanism for securing a door kinematics system and process ...
6951319 Flexible hydraulic latch
6951322 Personal aircraft device
6948682 Lifting body aircraft and reentry vehicle
 
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