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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7118067 | Wheel mounted water spray deflector A water spray deflector to deflect water spray produced from aircraft landing gear from components of the aircraft. The water spray deflector has an inner diameter and an outer diameter. Coupled to the spray deflector are attachment arms that are adapted to couple w... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114684 | Method, apparatus, and computer program product for safe exit maneuver from dimensionally extended rotating space vehicle There is provided methods, apparatus, and computer program products for implementing a KINSTLER maneuver for an exit vehicle that is departing from a rotating space vehicle such that the exit vehicle does not contact the space vehicle during departure. A composite s... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108230 | Aircraft with topside only spoilers An aircraft with swept back wings and spoilers inlaid into the top surface near the tips of the wings. The aircraft also includes an elevator formed in the center back portion of the aircraft, which is also aft of the spoilers. It is aft to allow an auxiliary contro... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100873 | Hanger assembly for aircraft A hanger assembly for suspending an external store from an aircraft includes left and right side panels in hinged connection to a center panel, where the panels, in combination, form a band for substantially circumferentially surrounding the external store. The cent... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100869 | Turboprop carrier structure and an assembly including such a carrier structure The carrier structure of the invention is used for carrying a turboprop and it is designed to be mounted beneath and/or in front of an airplane wing. In characteristic manner, the carrier structure comprises: a top portion comprisi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097135 | Airship An airship (100) for conveyance through a fluid medium in a selected direction of travel. The airship includes a hull adapted to contain a lifting medium therein, wherein the hull (108) includes a first section having a width which varies along the sel... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097132 | Apparatus and method for selectivity locking a fin assembly A fin assembly includes a fin base, a fin tip rotatably connected with the fin base, and means for selectively locking the fin tip in a chosen configuration. A vehicle includes a body defining a cavity therein and defining an opening through a wall thereof, a fin co... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093796 | Aircraft An aircraft has an aircraft part with driving means and a body, and an impact reducing device which is movable between an inoperative position in which it is located close to the body and an operative position in which it is moved away from the body so as to first b... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093790 | Mooring facility for tethered gas balloon A mooring facility for a tethered gas balloon comprises a building structure containing a hemispherical basin capable of receiving the lower portion of an inflated lighter-than-air gas balloon for mooring the balloon. The surface of the bowl structure is complementa... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093794 | Aircraft and detonative engine incorporating pulse detonation engines An aircraft includes at least one airfoil having a leading edge and a trailing edge. A number of pulse detonation engines are distributed along one of the leading and trailing edges of the airfoil and are positioned beneath the airfoil. Each pulse detonation engine ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090165 | Aeroengine nacelle A nacelle (55) for a gas turbine engine (10), the engine (10) comprising accessories (34) mounted to a fan casing (28) and a core engine (9), the nacelle (55) substantially surrounds the engine (10) and compris... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090170 | In-orbit satellite sensor alignment determination A sensor alignment system and method is provided that facilitates the precise alignment determination of satellite sensors. The system and method utilizes an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to facilitate alignment determination of multiples sensors on a satellite. T... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086629 | Severance of polycarbonates and polycarbonate laminates with linear shaped charge The present invention involve a method for severance of materials made of polycarbonate, polycarbonate laminate and aciylic/polycarbonate laminate, a canopy fracturing system and a conopy having the canopy fracturing system. The present invention utilizes a l... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083142 | Compact co-axial rotor system for a rotary wing aircraft and a control system thereof A dual, counter rotating, coaxial rotor system provides an upper and lower rotor system, with a reduced axial rotor separation distance along a common axis by way of rotor tip position sensing and rotor position controls to avoid tip contact. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082877 | Current modulation-based communication for slave device Current modulation-based talkback in a system in which the background noise in the level of current draw is minimized such that the talkback is effected with a desirably high signal-to-noise ratio, such as by the master device holding the system voltage low such tha... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077359 | Pneumatically launched folding wing glider toy A glider toy has pivoting wings that may be locked in a retracted position prior to launch. Upon launching of the glider, the wings may be unlocked. During flight, the wings extend forward for an entertaining glide at the urging of one or more elastic members. A lau... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070150 | Method and system for presenting moving simulated images in a moving vehicle Methods and systems for presenting images to vehicle occupants are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes at least one display portion configured to display an image and be positioned proximate to a seat location within the v... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063289 | Helicopter tail section A vertical stabilizer (38) is supported by and projects upwardly and rearwardly from the tail portion (14) of a helicopter fuselage (12). A tail rotor (TSR) is mounted on the vertical stabilizer (38) for rotation about a horizontal axis (... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051973 | Airborne enhancement device An airborne enhancement device comprises a harness adapted to secure to a body of a user. A collar is coupled to the harness. A wing is coupled to the collar by at least one structural member. The wing is adjustably deployable. The wing is configured to adjust betwe... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040574 | Aircraft and watercraft adapted to float on main wing An aircraft has a fuselage, one or more propellers and a main wing. The wing has a central portion located beneath the fuselage and distal portions, which extend outwardly from opposite sides of the fuselage. The wing floats on water when the aircraft is stationary ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036772 | Spacecraft with extensible radiators The invention concerns a space craft, such as a telecommunication geostationary satellite, comprising a body, at least one main telecommunication antenna having a specific orientation relative to the body, at least a omnidirectional antenna having a field of view op... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036272 | Plant container A plant container consisting of decayable and ecologically safe materials is collapsible and assembled from its parts consisting of a pre-cut casing (1) and a bottom (2) made of dimensionally stable wire mesh or biologically degradable plastic and a de... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032861 | Quiet vertical takeoff and landing aircraft using ducted, magnetic induction air-impeller rotors A hover aircraft employs an air impeller engine having an air channel duct and a rotor with outer ends of its blades fixed to an annular impeller disk that is driven by magnetic induction elements arrayed in the air channel duct. The air-impeller engine is arranged ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028954 | Microfabricated translational stages for control of aerodynamic loading Micro-electro-mechanical (MEM) translational tabs are introduced for enhancing and controlling aerodynamic loading of lifting surfaces. These microtabs are mounted at or near the trailing edge of lifting surfaces, deploy approximately normal to the surface, and have... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014145 | Variable position intake for an aircraft mounted gas turbine engine An aircraft (10) comprises a wing (12) having an upper surface (16) and a lower surface (18) and at least one turbofan gas turbine engine (20) mounted on the wing (12). The axis (34) of the at least one turbofan gas t... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013807 | Current modulation-based communication for slave device Current modulation-based talkback in a system in which the background noise in the level of current draw is minimized such that the talkback is effected with a desirably high signal-to-noise ratio, such as by the master device holding the system voltage low such tha... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007895 | Variable flow restricting devices A pneumatically operated stores ejector rack for an aircraft having an adjustable flow restricting device for variably apportioning the flow of pressurized gas from a manifold to the store ejection thrusters. The flow restricting device includes at least one adjusta... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000870 | Laminar flow wing for transonic cruise In combination, an aircraft wing and fuselage, comprising the wing having camber at or near the wing leading edge which has blunted sharpness and low sweep angle, and the fuselage having indentation along the wing side thereof, and lengthwise of the fuselage. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000869 | Cross section for a supersonic airplane A fuselage for an airplane comprising a first side of the fuselage having a first curvature; and a second side of the fuselage having a second curvature; wherein the first curvature is different from the second curvature at a substantially vertical cross section of ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000569 | Automatic cat grooming, feeding, and litterbox apparatus An apparatus for grooming cats which includes a source of food located in an enclosure and a grooming brush assembly forming an adjustable aperture which is mounted between a portal formed in the enclosure and the source of food. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6988449 | Dynamic baselining in current modulation-based communication Dynamic baselining of current modulation-based talkback from a slave device to a master device in a system such as an electronic blasting system, wherein the dynamic baselining enhances communication integrity under conditions of environmental noise and the like. Wi... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6986481 | Extendable joined wing system for a fluid-born body An extendable wing system for a fluid-born body has a forward wing and an aft wing pivotably coupled together at a location outward of their wing roots. A linkage mechanism mounted on the body provides both pivoting of the wing roots about a pivot point and translat... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6982402 | Methods and apparatus for increasing aerodynamic performance of projectiles A method for enhancing an aerodynamic performance of an unmanned projectile. The method including at least one of the following: (a) morphing a cross-sectional shape of the projectile after launch thereof; (b) morphing a longitudinal shape of the projectile after la... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6978969 | Fly-drive vehicle A fly-drive vehicle is disclosed including a vehicle body, a motor mounted on the vehicle body, at least one rotor rotatably attached to the vehicle body, a pair of wheels each rotatably attached to a lower portion of the vehicle body, a drive propeller rotatably co... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974110 | Method and apparatus for converting electrostatic potential energy A new method is described to produce useful electrical energy from DC electrostatic fields using a pyramid-shaped capacitor. The system uses no moving parts and no mechanical energy is introduced. Also, when a pyramid-shaped electrode is charged with DC high voltage... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6959895 | Dual wing-pair air vehicle A vehicle for flying and having a forward portion and a rearward portion opposite the forward. The vehicle includes a first pair of wings arranged at the forward portion of the vehicle, a second pair of wings arranged at the rearward portion of the vehicle, and a su... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951320 | Lock mechanism for securing a door kinematics system and process of operating same A device for locking a door kinematics system of the door of an airplane includes a control unit, an actuator for actuating a locking system and an automatic reset device. The control unit actuates the actuator as a function of the existence of a predetermined signa... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951319 | Flexible hydraulic latch A latching system includes a flexible hydraulic latch male portion, and a receiving rail female portion. The receiving rail female portion receives the hydraulic latch male portion therein. The latching system includes a hydraulic system for providing hydraulic flui... | 10/04/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6948682 | Lifting body aircraft and reentry vehicle A lifting body aircraft suitable for atmospheric flight and/or as a reentry vehicle. The craft has a substantially flat upper surface, a lower surface with a doubly convex first section and a flat sloping second section. The doubly convex first section allows the cr... | 09/27/2005 |
