Aeronautics inventions 01/07

20070018033 - Precision aerial delivery of payloads: An aerial deliver system mounts a payload to an air delivery vehicle for aerial deployment by air into water from a location remote from the target region. The air delivery vehicle includes deployable wings and tail fins for gliding or powered flight to a target region. A release mechanism between... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070018035 - Lifting and propulsion system for aircraft with vertical take-off and landing: Lifting and propulsion system for aircraft with vertical take-off and landing that consists of applying to the aircraft certain propeller engines and rotating lifting systems around the transversal shafts and near the centre of gravity, presenting pairs of stabilizing propellers, turbines or fans in counter-rotation activated by electrical motors on... Agent: Robert M. Schwartz, P.A.

20070018034 - Thrust vectoring: Thrust vectoring enhances aircraft and spacecraft maneuverability. The propulsion systems of aircraft, using gas turbine engines, and spacecraft, using solid or liquid rockets, generate compressed gases that are directed through a nozzle to generate forward thrust. This patent describes opening ports to release gases from aircraft and spacecraft in a... Agent: John Dickau

20070018036 - Lifting body aircraft and reentry vehicle with chines: 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. Chines may be provided between the upper and lower surfaces. The doubly convex first... Agent: R. Bennett Ford

20070018037 - Aircraft of compact dimensions: The aircraft comprises a fuselage, a main wing substantially of disc-like shape positioned above the fuselage, and a secondary wing which intersects the fuselage and is provided with movable control parts. The aircraft further comprises a main propulsion system including an internal combustion engine intended to drive a propeller positioned... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070018038 - Engine heat exchanger with thermoelectric generation: A vehicle has a body and a source of a propellant. An engine is carried by the body. The engine reacts the propellant to produce thrust. The engine has a heat exchanger transferring heat from the reaction to at least a component of the propellant and generating electricity thermoelectrically.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20070018039 - Device for actuating the pivoting movement of a vehicle flap: The device for actuating a pivoting movement of a vehicle flap about a pivot axis includes a gas spring having a cylinder and a piston rod protruding from the cylinder. Either the cylinder or the piston rod is coupled to a fixed component of the vehicle body, and the other... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070018040 - Flight control surface actuation system with redundantly configured and lockable actuator assemblies: A flight control surface actuator assembly includes a pair of flight control surface actuators and a pivot arm. One of the flight control surface actuators is coupled to a flight control surface and a static airframe structure, the other flight control surface actuator is coupled to the flight control surface... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070018041 - Model aircraft: A toy vehicle adapted for remote control operation. The toy vehicle includes a pair of sponsons which are spaced apart by a horizontal wing. A tail section is provided. The tail section includes one or more moveable directional control surfaces. A motive mechanism is mounted directly or indirectly to the... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070018042 - Insulation arrangement for the internal insulation of a vehicle: The present invention relates to an insulation structure for the internal insulation of a vehicle. The insulation structure is improved in such a way that using it a fire incursion of the flames of a source of fire acting from outside the vehicle environment into the vehicle interior is excluded... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20070018043 - System and method for pivot for stowage compartments or rotating items: A pivot system for use with a stowage bin system in a mobile platform (for example, a commercial aircraft) is provided, where the pivot system enables electrical communication between structure pivotally supporting the bin, and electrical components on the bin. The pivot system includes a pivot boss including an engagement... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070018044 - Separation wall in an aircraft cabin: a section (32) movable between an opened out position in which the movable section (32) projects beyond the contours of the rigid and fixed panel (24, 26, 28) and a retracted position in which the projecting portion of the movable section (32) is retracted at least partially in relation to... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070018045 - Method of attaching electrically powered seat track cover to through hole seat track design: A system for communicating electrical signals between two spaced apart seat assemblies on a mobile platform, for example an aircraft. The seat assemblies are secured to seat tracks mounted on a floor of the aircraft cabin. The seat tracks have a plurality of spaced apart holes that enable seat assembly... Agent: Ernest Caravalho

20070018046 - Multiple attendant galley: A service galley at the rear of an aircraft that has a generally U-shaped configuration of multiple cart storage compartments. The rear galley also includes an island of cart storage compartments. The island may be attached to the floor of the aircraft or to a bulkhead. Mobile service carts are... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broltman, P.C.

20070018047 - Seat fastening device: The invention relates to a seat fastening device, especially for fastening aircraft passenger seats to the cabin deck of an aircraft, which has at least one fastening rail (12) which is provided on its top facing the passenger seat with through openings (14) which have distances to one another in... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070018048 - Winged structural joint and articles employing the joint: A structural joint includes inner preforms 20, 22 and outer preforms 24, 26 of material. The outer preform has legs 38, 40 that extend longitudinally and laterally from a fold 42. The inner preforms project longitudinally past the fold to define a spar 44. A wing, such as wings 50,... Agent: Pratt & Whitney

20070018049 - Integrated wingtip extensions for jet transport aircraft and other types of aircraft: Methods and systems for efficiently increasing the wing area of an aircraft are disclosed herein. An integrated wingtip extension configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a tapered wing section and a winglet. The tapered wing section includes an inboard end portion having a first chord length... Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP

20070018050 - Load patch for airships: A load patch for attaching concentrated loads to a flexible inflated structure such as a high-altitude airship is stiff in the direction of the applied load so as to carry the load, and is attached to the inflated structure for a very short distance through T-tape so as to minimize... Agent: Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20070018051 - Parachute steering system: A parachute steering system allows load drops to be guided until being landed on a defined target. The steering system includes an upper platform and a lower platform, joined in articulated fashion. The upper platform incorporates a device for fastening the parachute thereto, while the lower platform has a device... Agent: Robert M. Schwartz, P.A.

20070018052 - A system and method for in-flight control of an aerial vehicle: A system for in-flight control of an aerial vehicle (2) including an on-board flight control system (5), a remote control station (4) and a read-only digital representation of a subset of the airspace. The flight control system (5) and the remote control station (4) each comprises the digital representation. The... Agent: Albihns Stockholm Ab

20070018053 - Device and method for dampening at least one of a rigid body mode and elastic mode of an aircraft: Further, the application describes a method for damping at least one rigid body mode and/or at least one elastic mode of an aircraft, especially for blast load reduction, and increase of stability and comfort in an airplane 1,22 by means of the respective device. With only one filter of second... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070018054 - System and method for reducing the loads acting on the fuselage structure in means of transport: According to the method of the invention, an amplitude characteristic and/or phase characteristic of loads acting on the fuselage structure are/is modified such that a reduction in the load acting on a fuselage structure 5 of a means of transport occurs, as a result of which a significant reduction in... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070018055 - Aerodynamically efficient surface: A Tile, in the form of a natural wave, is provided to replace traditionally smooth surfaces to aid in more efficient shedding of a fluid medium.... Agent: Eric T. Schmidt

20070018056 - Retractable vortex generator: A flow control device is disclosed including a flow control surface over which fluid is designed to flow in a predetermined direction. Vortex generators are associated with the flow control surface. Each respective vortex generator has a pivot axis that forms an acute angle with respect to the predetermined direction... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070012817 - Multi-medium vehicle systems: A multi-medium vehicle system is disclosed which uses a common controller to at least partially control each of a plurality of vehicles to move a common payload through multiple transportation mediums. Each vehicle may be designed for a particular transportation medium, such as air, land, water or other medium. The... Agent: Keith L. Jenkins Registered Patent Attorney, LLC

20070012818 - Miniature aircraft: A miniature aircraft 1 has a center axle 22, two rotors 3 and 5 provided substantially axially to the center axle 22 and capable of rotating in opposite directions, rotary wings 34 and 54 provided to the rotors 3 and 5, vibrating members 4 for rotating the rotary wings 34... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070012819 - Tethered or free flight blimp with collapsible tail fins: A lighter than air blimp which has either an aerodynamically shaped or a round envelope of flexible sheet material, and a plurality of stabilizing fins mounted in a circumferentially spaced apart arrangement about the tail end portion of the envelope. The tail fins are collapsible, to faciliate storage and transport... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070012820 - Reusable upper stage: This patent describes a reusable upper-stage, that utilizes a position-adjustable propulsion module and payload compartment, an aeroshell, a guidance and control system, and a deployable landing apparatus. The position-adjustable upper-stage propulsion module is shifted forward in the aeroshell prior to reentry into the atmosphere to allow the stage to reenter... Agent: David Buehler

20070012821 - Launch vehicle crew escape system: A launch vehicle upper-stage escape system is described that allows a crew capsule or a payload capsule to be safely and rapidly separated from a launch vehicle in the event of an emergency using the upper stage main engine for propulsion. During the initial portion of the flight the majority... Agent: David Buehler

20070007382 - Solver for a restrained deformable system with released degrees of freedom: A process of using finite element analysis for determining the behaviour of a system, submitted to predetermined load and displacement boundary conditions with a degree of freedom relative to a local coordinate system released at one node of the system. For a geometrically non-linear solution scheme, a plurality of incremental... Agent: Clifford Chance US LLP

20070007383 - Techniques for controlling a fin with unlimited adjustment and no backlash: A fin control assembly includes a housing, an arm configured to couple to a fin and to steer the fin relative to the housing, and a locking member disposed within the housing. The locking member is configured to (i) lock the arm in a substantially fixed state to inhibit movement... Agent: David E. Huang, Esq. Bainwood Huang & Associates LLC

20070007384 - Physical threat containment, neutralization and protection means applicable to terrorism, combat and disaster mitigation: Various novel means are provided to neutralize determined if not fanatical attackers, and in most embodiments to proactively prevent harm to most or all innocent bystanders. In one example, a flyable unmanned craft is provided, which is useful for disrupting an armed enemy from shooting friendlies. In another example, a... Agent: David W. Collins Intellectual Property Law

20070007385 - Electric flight control surface actuation system electronic architecture: An electric flight control surface actuation system is implemented using a low level control section and a high power section. The low level control section is disposed within an electronics bay within the aircraft, and is in operable communication with one or more flight computers via a communication bus. The... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070007386 - Mechanical part and method of manufacturing such a part: The invention provides a mechanical part for hinging to other mechanical parts at its ends, the mechanical part being made at least in part out of composite material from a central fiber preform and a peripheral fiber preform both of three-dimensional woven fabric, which preforms are assembled together while dry... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070007387 - Strut extender for landing gear snow skis: A landing gear strut extender apparatus and its method of use adjust the length of a shock absorbing strut to facilitate the attachment of the strut between an aircraft landing gear and a snow ski. The apparatus is specifically designed for holding the strut in a desired extended (or retracted)... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20070007388 - Thrust reversers including locking assemblies for inhibiting deflection: Aircraft systems having thrust reversers with locking assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an aircraft system includes a fan casing and a thrust reverser attached to the fan casing. The fan casing includes a first member. The thrust reverser includes a nozzle inner wall, a second member proximate to... Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP

20070007389 - Mobile transporter servicing unit for an operational ground support system: A mobile ground servicing unit (470) includes a stand-alone support structure (471). Wheels (473) are coupled to the support structure (471). The support structure (471) has one or more servicing levels (472, 474) that are associated with services. A ground support service sub-system is coupled to the servicing levels and... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broltman, P.C.

20070007390 - Aircraft door system and method of making and installing the same: A pre-hung aircraft door (10) and frame assembly (60) having a monolithic aircraft door (10) and a monolithic aircraft door frame (60), a method of manufacturing such aircraft door and frame assembly and a method of installing such aircraft door and frame assembly to the fuselage of an aircraft.... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070007391 - Isolated crew deck for an operational ground suppport system: An aircraft (1000) includes multiple servicing levels (1014, 1016) and a flight deck level (1040) that is isolated from the servicing levels (1014, 1016). An aircraft security system (1001) includes a passive system (1030) and an active system (1032) that is in operation with said passive system (1030). The passive... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broltman, P.C.

20070007392 - Cargo deck for receiving a load in the cargo hold of an aircraft: In an aircraft there is customarily provided, for receiving a load in the cargo compartment, a cargo deck that comprises a plurality of ball mats, floor panels or similar flat floor elements. Also provided are a plurality of roller conveyors or similar profile elements mounted in the long direction of... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070007393 - Method for propulsion: A method for propulsion that does not consume fuel. The method involves the modification of the dispersion force (i.e., van der Waals) that arises between particles, such as neutral atoms. The method comprises generating a lifting force by subjecting a plurality of confined particles to a trigger acceleration, exposing the... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070001051 - System and method for the measurement of full relative position and orientation of objects: Methods are provided where: a signal is transmitted from an illuminating source and received cavity waveguides disposed on an object; a position and/or orientation of the object is determined based on the signal received in the waveguides; and data representing the determined position and/or orientation is transmitted to a remote... Agent: Thomas Spinelli

20070001052 - Method for damping rear extension arm vibrations of rotorcrafts and rotorcraft with a rear extension arm vibration damping device: A method for damping vibrations in a tail boom of a rotary-wing aircraft includes the steps of detecting tail boom vibrations induced by external vibration excitation, and generating and introducing strains into the tail boom based on the detected tail boom vibrations. The strains are applied over a surface area... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070001053 - Layered shell vacuum balloons: A new type of vacuum balloon. A layered wall structure is used, including a relatively thick honeycombed section sandwiched between and bonded to two relatively thin layers. This layered wall design is used to form a thin-walled sphere having greatly enhanced resistance to buckling. Using this approach it is possible,... Agent: Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A. 2nd Floor

20070001054 - Airship ballast system: An airship ballast system includes an engine driven propeller and a cooling tube that is positioned coplanar with the propeller and outside its tip path. One end of the cooling tube is connected to receive exhaust gases from the engine while the other end is connected to a ballast tank.... Agent: Nydegger & Associates

20070001055 - Device for cargo disposition in an aircraft and for jettison said cargo therefrom: The invention relates to aircraft equipment, namely to means for cargo disposition in an aircraft and for jettison thereof without parachuting. The inventive device comprises pallets arranged in the cargo section of the aircraft means for fixing cargo on the pallets and for fixing pallets prior to the jettison position... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070001056 - Kite winch and method for pulling-in a kite: A kite winch allows a kite to be pulled-down from a high-elevation with reduced effort. The kite winch includes first and second sprockets coupled by a chain. The second sprocket has a larger diameter than the first sprocket. A spool for retaining kite string may be coupled with the second... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070001057 - Tethered, pilotable, stationary/towable kite: Disclosed is a device kite-like in nature which allows the user to ride within the kite and control its flight from within, rather than being a ground-based operator. Principle use of the invention is as a recreational device. The pilot/occupant is able to control pitch and yaw of the craft... Agent: Harold Paul Moore