Aeronautics inventions 12/06

20060289694 - Processes and devices to guide and/or steer a projectile: A terminal guidance and/or steering process for a projectile towards a target, process in which the orientation of a velocity vector {right arrow over (Vp)} is determined then a guidance law is applied and finally a steering algorithm enabling the projectile to be reoriented towards its target, process wherein the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20060289695 - Device with remote motor for controlling an aerodynamic control surface of a missile: An aircraft comprising at least one aerodynamic control surface (26) controlled using a remote motor (4), through a transmission comprising a linear device (7) rigid in torsion but flexible in bending and in tension and compression, to absorb thermomechanical deformations. This transmission comprises small clearances, good flexibility, does not require... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060289696 - Electric flight control surface actuation system for aircraft flaps and slats: An aircraft flight control surface actuation system includes a plurality of electric motors-driven flap actuators, and a plurality of electric motor-driven slat actuators. The motor-driven actuators receive activation signals from flap and slat actuator controllers and is, in response to the activation signals, move the flaps and slats between stowed... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20060289697 - Aircraft propeller shaft support system providing propeller shaft damping: The invention is a propeller support system for damping vibrations of a propeller shaft and propeller on an aircraft. In detail, the support system includes a bearing support for the propeller and a drive system to move the bearing support along the propeller shaft as a function of propeller RPM.... Agent: Louis L. Dachs

20060289698 - Lavatory fast pack system and method: Apparatus and methods for cabinet devices for lavatories are provided. In one embodiment, a method for resupplying a lavatory in an aircraft includes removing a first amenities module from an amenities cabinet in the lavatory; and inserting a second amenities module into the amenities cabinet, wherein the first and second... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20060289699 - Container apparatus for object to be dropped: A container apparatus for an object to be dropped, which contains an object to be dropped functioning as a point marker or a hydrographic conditions measuring device or the like and is dropped by a transport airplane such as an aircraft flying in the air to a water surface of... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20060284002 - Unmanned urban aerial vehicle: The proposed UUAV provides a small, agile vehicle that leverages the unique principals of remote controlled model aviation. The UUAV also encompasses an aerodynamically shaped, gas filled wing that can be used to provide buoyancy for lift assistance both through the use of the lighter than air gas and by... Agent: Mr.david W Burns

20060284003 - Hybrid unmanned vehicle for high altitude operations: A hybrid aerial vehicle is optimized, for example, and not by way of limitation, to operate above 100,000 feet in altitude and provide persistent and maneuverable flight while carrying a wide array of communications and sensing payloads. The hybrid vehicle may use the high altitude winds to gain altitude by... Agent: Chan Law Group Lc

20060284004 - Method of scavenging atmospheric energy, causing rainfall, and for dissipating severe weather formations using an electrostatic dirigible: A method and apparatus for scavenging atmospheric energy, causing rainfall, and for dissipating severe weather formations using a lighter-than-air dirigible or balloon suspended by two controlled tethers wound on motorized spools, the tethers being electrically connected to a high-voltage electrostatic generator on the ground. The dirigible is suspended by the... Agent: Royal W. Craig Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

20060284005 - Bendable wing for micro air vehicle: A micro air vehicle having a bendable wing enabling the micro air vehicle to fly. The bendable wing may be bent downwards so that the wingspan may be reduced for storing the micro air vehicle. The bendable wing may be formed from one or more layers of material, and the... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20060284006 - Missile control system and method: A missile includes a control system having divert and attitude control system thrusters with control valves. Each of the control valves has a nozzle plate having a plurality of small nozzles therein. The nozzle plate includes a pair of portions, one of which is rotatable relative to the other. Control... Agent: Jonathan A. Platt Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20060284007 - Propeller guard for aircraft: A safety device for a fixed wing aircraft includes a strip positioned around propeller blades. In one alternative, the strip has a circular shape and a cross-sectional airfoil shape wherein the strip is coupled with any one of a trailing edge of the fixed wing and a leading edge of... Agent: Mark Terry

20060284008 - Aircraft landing gear initial touch-down velocity monitor: A system for use in monitoring, measuring, computing and displaying the initial touch-down descent velocity experienced while aircraft are executing either normal, overweight or hard landing events. Pressure sensors and motion sensors are mounted in relation to each of the landing gear struts to monitor, measure and record the impact... Agent: Decker, Jones, Mcmackin, Mcclane, Hall & Bates, P.C.

20060284009 - Composite landing gear apparatus and methods: Composite landing gear apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a composite component includes an elongated member having a first composite portion coupled to a second composite portion by a pair of composite sidewall portions and forming an elongated cavity therebetween. The first composite portion includes a plurality of... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20060284010 - Hydrofoil for an amphibious aircraft: A control apparatus, such as a hydrofoil, for general aviation class amphibious aircraft which include at least one fuselage having a hydrodynamic surface, the fuselage including a primary flight surface and a ducted power plant located aft and above the fuselage. The power plant location removes the fan/propeller arc from... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20060284011 - Container for storage and transporting of a radome: A Container for the storage and transportation a radome displays a flat base on which the flat wall of said radome rests and a detachable lid that can be immobilized on the periphery of the base. The base consists of a plate of rectangular shape, two of whose diagonally opposite... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20060284012 - Aircrew restraint system: A mobile aircrew restraint system includes a track system and a trolley which runs along the track and carries a retractor which releases a webbing strap attached to a harness. The track is preferably an extruded or sectioned track which follows contours of an aircraft interior and may be removable... Agent: Averill & Varn

20060284013 - Long-haul airplane: A long-haul airplane has a private cabin for the pilots within a storage compartment disposed on a floor below the flight deck. The private cabin is in communication with the flight deck through an opening in the floor.... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20060284014 - Insulation package arrangement for insulating the interior of an aircraft fuselage: The design and attachment of an insulation package according to an exemplary embodiment, which may be installed near the fuselage structure, is believed protect the cabin region of an aircraft against fire whose flames act on the insulation package from outside the aircraft environment, thus clearly facilitating evacuation of the... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20060284015 - Fire shield method: Provided is a method for providing fire shield protection to an aircraft auxiliary power unit, or portion thereof, or to other aircraft systems.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20060284016 - Sealed structural passenger window assembly and method of forming same: A window assembly and method for use with a mobile platform, and particularly with commercial or military aircraft. The window assembly includes a composite window panel that is secured to the fuselage skin of the aircraft. A tempered glass fairing is used in connection with a retainer clip and a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060284017 - Door for compartment of the baggage-compartment type: w

20060284019 - Controllable refueling drogues and associated systems and methods: Controllable refueling drogues and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes a fuel delivery device having a deployable portion configured to be deployed overboard an aircraft during aerial refueling. The deployable portion can include at least a portion of a flexible fuel line,... Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP

20060284018 - Valves for annular conduits including aircraft fuel conduits and associated systems and methods: Valves for annular conduits and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A fluid transmission system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a first conduit having a first wall aligned with a flow direction in the first conduit and a second conduit disposed annularly around the first conduit... Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP

20060284020 - Dual voltage integrated power and attitude control system and method: An integrated power and attitude control system and method for a vehicle efficiently supplies electrical power to both low voltage and high voltage loads, and does not rely on relatively heavy batteries to supply power during the vehicle initialization process. The system includes an energy storage flywheel, and a solar... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20060284021 - Method and apparatus for loss of control inhibitor systems: Active and adaptive systems and methods to prevent loss of control incidents by providing tactile feedback to a vehicle operator are disclosed. According to the present invention, an operator gives a control input to an inceptor. An inceptor sensor measures an inceptor input value of the control input. The inceptor... Agent: National Aeronautics And Space Administration Langley Research Center

20060284022 - Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods: Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a yaw generating system that can include an aerospace vehicle having a fuselage with a first portion and a second portion. The system can further include a movable control surface coupled... Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP

20060284023 - Deflection device for a stream body: The present invention relates to a deflection device, for example, for a blunt stream body. The deflection device has an edge, which, for example, can be mounted to the stream body. In an advantageous manner, the deflection device allows an influencing of the slipstream in such a way that turbulences,... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20060278753 - Controller for a life support system: A system for a variable configuration CO2 removal within an air recovery framework. The system may include description and model development. There may be time modeling that incorporates inter-mode switching time and intra-mode dynamics time. The intra-mode dynamics time may have a mode time interval divided into finite elements and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20060278754 - Missile fin locking method and assembly: A fin locking mechanism for locking in place, and subsequently unlocking fins for installation on a missile having a plurality of otherwise moveable fins. Where the fins are mounted to a crank arm, there is a locking detent, with a locking notch, integral to the crank arm. A spring loaded... Agent: Kathleen K. Bowen Co., Lpa

20060278755 - Aircraft landing gear assembly shimmy damper: An aircraft vehicular assembly is provided that includes a nonelastomeric outer tubular member having an inner axial center bore with a tubular cylindrical frictional interface contiguous smooth inner surface segment, and a nonelastomeric inner member having an outer bonding surface segment. The nonelastomeric inner member is rotationally received in the... Agent: Lord Corporation Patent & Legal Services

20060278756 - Airplane tug: A tug operable to move an airplane. The airplane includes an airplane wheel, the tug may include a frame, a wheel supporting the frame for movement over ground, and a retainer assembly supported by the frame and engageable with the airplane wheel to connect the tug and the airplane. The... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20060278757 - Method and device for launching aerial vehicles: A heavier-than-air air vehicle, particularly a long endurance, solar powered, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) intended for “perpetual” flight within the stratosphere, is carried to its operational altitude suspended on a tether from a helium balloon. The tether is attached at or towards a tip of the UAV's wing so that... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20060278758 - Secondary arresting line release mechanism: A vehicle motion arresting mechanism for arresting the motion of a vehicle is provided. The mechanism includes a pendant for engaging an engagement member of the vehicle; a first tension limiting member attached to a first end of the pendant, the first tension limiting member having a first shear pin;... Agent: Venable LLP

20060278763 - Adjustable fittings for attaching support members to fluid conduits, including aircraft fuel conduits, and associated systems and methods: Adjustable fittings for attaching support members to fluid conduits, including aircraft fuel conduits, are disclosed herein. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a fluid conduit carried by an aircraft and a housing fixedly attached to the fluid conduit. The housing can include a first... Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP

20060278761 - Aerial refueling system: An aircraft aerial refueling system includes a fuel tank positioned in at least an aircraft wing to store fuel. At least two fuel pumps operate to transfer the fuel from the tank to a remotely located refueling connection. At least one electrically controlled valve provides each of an open position... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060278760 - Fittings with redundant seals for aircraft fuel lines, fuel tanks, and other systems: Fittings with redundant seals for aircraft fuel lines, fuel tanks, and other systems are disclosed. A fitting in accordance with one embodiment can be positioned adjacent to an aperture in a fuel tank wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. The fitting can include a first member having... Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP

20060278762 - In-flight refueling system, damping device and method for damping oscillations in in-flight refueling system components: An in-flight refueling system, damping device and method are provided for substantially reversing a change in the disposition of an elongate hose extending from a first aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. The various embodiments of the present invention provide a compact, lightweight, and easily installed damping device that may... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20060278759 - System and methods for distributing loads from fluid conduits, including aircraft fuel conduits: Systems and methods for distributing loads from fluid conduits, including aircraft fuel conduits, are disclosed. An aircraft configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a fuselage portion, a wing portion, and a fuel tank carried by least one of the fuselage portion and the wing portion. The... Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP

20060278764 - A method of commercial flight passenger boarding efficiently and safely: For example: DC-9 Airplane have 120 seats, five for one row, from left to right have “A” “B” “C” “D” “E”, “A” and “E” are by windows, between “B” and “C” is aisle, from front to back, there are 24 rows. Current Air line will send passenger seat in row... Agent: Yun Zhao

20060278765 - Spacecraft interface module for enabling versatile space platform logistics support: Systems and methods to deliver crew, cargo and other logistics services to space platforms. In one embodiment, a rendezvous and docking vehicle (RDV) comprises two docking mechanisms coupled to the RDV body. A pressurizable passageway connects the docking mechanisms. In one embodiment, the two docking mechanisms are different. An alternative... Agent: Law Offices Of Mark L. Berrier

20060273220 - Compact co-axial rotor system for a rotary wing aircraft and a control system therefor: 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.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20060273221 - Aircraft auxiliary power unit suspension system for isolating an aircraft auxiliary power unit: The invention provides an aircraft with an auxiliary power unit isolated from the aircraft. An auxiliary power unit suspension system includes at least one suspension linkage. The suspension linkage terminates with a first low stiffness elastomeric rod end. The low stiffness elastomeric rod end has a low spring rate with... Agent: Lord Corporation Patent & Legal Services

20060273222 - Arrangement of seats and baggage compartments in an aircraft cabin: e

20060273223 - Fire suppression systems: Reactive fire suppression transport agents may be used to release catalytic fire suppression agents, in reaction zones, which may then be transported by naturally occurring flows paths downstream to the vicinity of flame holding regions for fire suppression for example, in aircraft. The reactive fire suppression agents may be delivered... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20060273224 - Drain mast connector: A drain-mast connector, for use in transportation vehicles such asn aircraft includes an interface pipe which extends through an outer skin of a fuselage of an aircraft via a nipple-like connector. Such a connector allows for simple plug connection of the drain mast pipe and allows less contamination of the... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20060273225 - Canopy quick release device for parachutes: A base is attachable to a first object and a bar is attachable to a second object. A pivot lever having a lip is engaged with the bar. The base is configured to engage said pivot lever to define a fulcrum. A retainer engaged with said pivot lever. A keeper... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP