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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4886225 | Inflatable fuel tank buffer An inflatable bladder is placed between the wall of an aircraft inlet duct nd the liquid fuel to reduce the potential damage caused by hydrodynamic ram effects from a projectile penetrating the fuel tank. The inflatable bladder is inflated by a regulated g... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4775120 | Extraterrestrial transportation apparatus and method Greatly reduced cost of extraterrestrial transporation of strong items and materials is obtained through the use of impact into a crash-capturing-containing facility for deceleration. Cargoes from both the Earth and Moon can be cheaply crash-transported t... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4728308 | Stern drive A drive mechanism for power boats having an inboard motor and a stern drive propeller mounting. The device includes a gimbaled propeller shaft housing located outboard of the transom. A gear pair mounted within the propeller shaft housing provides a lower... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4709882 | Electric propulsion system for aircraft An aircraft having a rotatively driven blade cooperating with an electrochemical power system for operating an electric drive system. The blade provides cooling heat transfer relative to the lithium/peroxide fuel system effecting desirable separation of t... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4705240 | Passive vortex lift control A method of applying and controlling vortex lift to a unique high-lift airfoil (29) is described wherein the planform of the airfoil (29) comprises a swept-forward outer panel (31) and a swept-aft or unswept inboard panel (33). A leading edge vortex (37) ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4688746 | Satellite despin device One or more spinning flywheels are adapted to despin or partially despin a rotating mass such as a satellite and to convert the rotational energy into heat or electrical energy. The flywheels have one degree of freedom, parallel to the satellite, spin axi... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4687162 | Apparatus for supporting an aircraft guide track for a movable airfoil An adjustable support assembly for an aircraft leading edge guide track. The support assembly includes an upper portion pivotally connected to the guide track, and a threaded shaft having a rotatable member threadably engaged thereto which extends through... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4684084 | Spacecraft structure with symmetrical mass center and asymmetrical deployable appendages An orbiting satellite system includes an asymmetrically deployed antenna and two deployable solar cell arrays. The solar cell arrays are deployed to a location which compensates for the asymmetry of the antenna so that the resulting station keeping thrust... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4681286 | Door anti-hijacking latch/lock mechanism with pneumatic decompression override An aircraft door having an electrically operated latching device (601) engaged only when electrical power is applied. Latch logic permits release by actuation of a switch (603) on the pilot's panel, by loss of electrical power (602), by a knob on the cont... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4676185 | Free fall escape vehicle and launch A free fall escape vehicle has surfaces of a deceleration structure that decelerate the vehicle upon entry into the water at a rate no greater than 4 g to 10 g by progressively increasing in area towards an escape vessel of the vehicle. In one form, the d... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4676460 | Longitudinal stability augmentation system and method The control system includes a schedule (54) which plots airspeed versus stabilizer angle for a trim condition. Following a pilot adjustment of the stabilizer angle to establish trim, the schedule (54) plots the trim airspeed to obtain a stabilizer angle v... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4676545 | Modular chassis for land, sea and air vehicles A modular structure formed of components which when assembled define the basic chassis of a land, sea, or air vehicle, to which chassis is attachable a body which may be a fuselage or hull in a selected configuration to create the desired vehicle. The str... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4676756 | Boat and propulsion system including a transom platform A boat and propulsion system especially useful for shallow water operation. A boat, such as a flat bottom fishing boat, is provided with a lowered transom and a platform attached to the transom which extends upwardly at an angle along the sides of the boa... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4676758 | Combined cutter and bypass for propeller A motor-driven marine propeller is disclosed for propelling a marine vessel. The propeller includes a hub member driven by the motor and a can member disposed coaxially relative to the hub member the can member having a fore and an aft end. The hub member... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4674716 | Blown crescent airfoil A supercritical movable airfoil over which is blown air to obtain a Coanda affect. A sealing strip is provided on a stationary airfoil portion which seals against the movable airfoil portion during blowing to prevent flow of air therebetween.... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4669685 | Passive thermal radiator for earth orbiting satellite An earth orbiting satellite (10) having an interior portion (22) supporting heat generating elements (26) and an exterior portion (12) having a thermal radiator (20) for heat radiated by these elements, is provided with reflectors (34s, 34c) in the annulu... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4667901 | Apparatus for adjustably mounting an ejection seat in an aircraft Apparatus for adjustably mounting an ejection seat (16) in an aircraft in which outer catapult cylinders (58, 60) support inner catapult cylinders (62, 64) and supply force to the inner cylinders to eject the inner cylinders and the seat from the aircraft... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4668200 | Life buoy with a radar responder A life buoy equipped with a radar responder adapted to transmit waves in response to radar waves from a searcher, the life buoy comprising a hull member of a rigid plastic hollow construction, the hull member water-tightly accommodating a receiving antenn... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667905 | High strength to weight horizontal and vertical aircraft stabilizer A minimum weight horizontal and vertical stabilizer (188) which a primary torque box is formed within the skins (202, 204) and extends transversely from the most forwardly spars (190, 212) to the most rearwardly spar (196) to occupy spaces between all of ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667899 | Double swing wing self-erecting missile wing structure A self-erecting wing structure for increased missile performance and maneuverability without significant sacrifice of payload space includes a wing pivotally attached to an air frame in a retracted position in which the wing is both rotated about its span... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667908 | Multiple body handling operations on the space shuttle A method is disclosed for exchanging a payload module on a satellite comprising a control module and a detachable payload for a new payload module in the STS or space shuttle orbiter using one RMS or remote manipulator system. In the method after the spac... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667906 | Replaceable tip for aircraft leading edge A replaceable tip for an aircraft leading edge and which has a metallic abrasion shield glove removably mounted to the leading edge of the aircraft, fasteners for securing the abrasion shield glove to the leading edge of the aircraft, and a non-metallic r... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4666107 | Deployable space panel structure A deployable space panel structure for use in connection with space vehicles such as satellites and the like. The deployable space panel structure includes a first series of interconnected substantially flat panel members and a second series of interconne... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4664053 | Sheer line deck-edge fender for vessels A vertically elongated resilient fender for deployment between a floating vessel and a dock or an adjacent floating vessel, defined by a flat rear wall and a convexly arched front wall integrally joined along their peripheral edges, together enclosing a h... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4662302 | Semi-submersible offshore vessel In order to reduce the risk of an offshore vessel capsizing in the event of a collision resulting in damage to its columns, a strengthening member is arranged in front of at least one of the columns, between the work platform of the vessel and the support... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4662588 | Airplane configured with a moveable disk structure A delta-wing and a tapered-wing planform are combined and result in an airplane which does not require a tail assembly or a fuselage and which provides a means to resolve the conflicting requirements for large circular aperture payload space and low drag,... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4660787 | Food supply system for an aircraft A food supply system is adapted for installation in an aircraft having an upper and a lower deck. A pantry is located on the upper deck. A food supply carts carrying platform is arranged on the lower deck for cooperation with the pantry on the upper deck.... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4658749 | Autonomous station for cleaning the hulls of pleasure craft An autonomous and semi-submerged station for cleaning the hulls of pleasure craft, comprising a floating ballasted pontoon or a wharf and principally a mobile cabin, ballasted, in unbreakable transparent material, with an open roof, having on its forward ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4658972 | Method for stretching and folding extension jib in wheeled type crane A method for stretching and folding an extension jib in a wheeled type crane including a telescopic boom, and a suspension-rod-supported compression column type extension jib to be supported in a flat posture at the fore end of the boom in stretched state... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4658748 | Releaseable hook In the mooring of ships, boats and barges to a dock or oil well platform it is necessary to have a line run from the ship or boat or barge to the dock or platform. The line running from the dock or platform to the ship or boat or barge is under tension. T... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4659034 | Towed air target A target bag to be towed has on its periphery arranged a plurality of pressure sensitive transducers for monitoring the trajectory of passing projectiles. The transducers are arranged to obtain overall omnidirectional response characteristics in relation ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4659039 | Landing gear drive system A drive motor system is coupled to the landing gear wheels of an air craft via a free wheeling clutch assembly. The drive motor system is energized when the landing gear is extended preparatory for landing either manually or automatically. The drive motor... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4657209 | Ducted propeller aircraft A ducted propeller aircraft from which visibility is excellent and which is capable of operating quietly and efficiently has a propeller shroud which serves as a primary load path to pass bending and torsional stresses to which the mainplane is subject in... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4655412 | Airfoil having improved lift capability An airfoil (10) having improved life capability and having airfoil curves including a camber divided into three regions I, II and III. Region I has a starting point aft and adjacent a leading edge (12) and encompasses the airfoil stagnation point. Region ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4653416 | Sailboard Sailboard comprising a sail assembly and a floatboard (2) supporting the sail assembly. The sail assembly comprises two wings (4, 5) in relatively displaced relation to each other, the two wings having substantially parallel leading edges (6, 7), the two ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653656 | Double center luffing crane A load lifting crane for raising the load at a site and moving the load in a substantially horizontal direction to a remote site where the load is lowered. The crane includes a base support member which has a pivotally supported vertically extending mast ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653653 | Hoisting systems A safety system for overhead hoisting cranes is provided which incorporates a overload release coupling in the high speed drive shaft between the prime mover and the gear reducers driving one or more hoist drums with a dual reeving and a safety brake acti... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653705 | Autogyro with auxiliary rotor drive An improved autogyro including a main airframe having a main engine and pusher propeller as customarily applied in autogyros, and a lifting rotor having an auxiliary drive for the lifting rotor for tapping a minor portion of power from the main propulsive... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4651884 | Portable and collapsible derrick structure A pickup truck derrick assembly includes a base frame, a derrick A-frame pivotally mounted on the base frame, a derrick frame erection subassembly, a frame support and locking subassembly and a cable compensation system. In one form, the frame erection su... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4651958 | Method and apparatus for effecting fine control of aircraft velocity In order to achieve fine control of the velocity of an aircraft flying a predetermined flight path at a predetermined nominal speed in the presence of such perturbations as wind gusts, a low inertia, fast acting device is extended or deployed into the air... | 03/24/1987 |
