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Patent No. 5265827

Paddle Wheel Plane

An aircraft having vertical takeoff and landing capability provided with at least first and second laterally extending paddle wheels rotatable on a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft fuselage and between its nose and tail.

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Inventor: James J. Gorman


Address: Boxborough, MA
No. of patents: 8
Last patent issue date: 12/04/2012

NumberTitleIssue Date
8322267Armor repair kit and methods related thereto
An armor repair kit including repair putty and a scrim having a plurality of ceramic constituents attached thereto and methods for using a repair putty, scrims and kits to repair damaged armor are described herein. ...
12/04/2012
7243879Lattice fin for missiles or other fluid-born bodies and method for producing same
A method for the manufacture of lattice fins for fluid-born bodies is provided. In one embodiment, lattice fins having a metallic cell structure are manufactured from strips or sheets of metal. In another embodiment, composite lattice fins are manufactured from a lo...
07/17/2007
6953001Hatch or door system for securing and sealing openings in marine vessels
A hatch or door system secures and seals an opening in a surrounding structure, such as a horizontal or vertical surface of a marine vessel. A panel having at least two straight edges is rotatably mountable to the surrounding surface. An operating mechanism is mount...
10/11/2005
6928715Method for producing lattice fin for missiles or other fluid-born bodies
A method for the manufacture of lattice fins for fluid-born bodies is provided. In one embodiment, lattice fins having a metallic cell structure are manufactured from strips or sheets of metal. In another embodiment, composite lattice fins are manufactured from a lo...
08/16/2005
6764057Low cost tooling technique for producing pultrusion dies
A pultrusion die is usually fashioned of multiple pieces. One or more die components, and possibly all die components, can be formed by facing less precisely machined and finished tooling materials with highly polished sheet metal. Other possible die components can ...
07/20/2004
6730382Stiff composite structures
A damage-resistant structure suitable for ship's stanchions and other tube and post applications that are susceptible to permanent bending deformation from impacts or overloads is revealed. Multiple stiff, strong, axially oriented high aspect ratio reinforcements, i...
05/04/2004
6701680Low cost, light weight, energy-absorbing earthquake brace
An energy absorbing seismic brace for both retrofit and new construction. The brace comprises a central strut of either multi-legged or homogeneous section fabricated from low strength aluminum, whose characteristics maximize the seismic energy absorption...
03/09/2004
6530182Low cost, light weight, energy-absorbing earthquake brace
An energy absorbing seismic brace for both retrofit and new construction. The brace comprises a central strut of either multi-legged or homogeneous section fabricated from low strength aluminum, whose characteristics maximize the seismic energy absorption...
03/11/2003
 
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