Aeronautics inventions 06/07

20070145180 - Distributed flight control surface actuation system: An aircraft flight control surface actuation system includes a plurality of flap actuators, and a plurality of slat actuators. The actuators receive actuator position commands from an actuator control unit and, in response, move flaps and slats between stowed and deployed positions. The flight control surface actuator control unit includes... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070145181 - Transportation system for a wind turbine component, vehicle for a transportation system, displacement system, method of establishing a transportation or displacement and use thereof: The invention relates to a transportation system for a wind turbine component such as a wind turbine nacelle or a section of a tubular wind turbine tower, said system comprising a wind turbine component with a rigid structure. The system further comprises at least one standardization means directly or indirectly... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070145182 - Electric motor assisted takeoff device for an air vehicle: A takeoff assist device for an air vehicle, such as an unmanned air vehicle is provided. The device features an electric motor and is much less complex and lighter than takeoff assist devices heretofore known. A body member is shaped to fit to a portion of the air vehicle. The... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070145183 - A device for assisting an airplane in intercepting a segment of a flight path utilizing positional and ground speed indicators: Device assisting with interception by an aircraft of a flight path segment located in a horizontal plane and a system of assistance with interception and follow-up of such a segment. The device includes means of determining a ground speed vector and means of displaying to present, on a screen, a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070145184 - Device and system for assistance within interception by an aircraft of a flight path segment: The device includes means of determining a ground speed vector and means of displaying to present, on a screen, a means of indication (10) of the ground speed corresponding to a first rectilinear section (10) in the horizontal plane, connected to a symbol (7) whose angular orientation corresponds to the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070145185 - Process for landing a tailless aircraft: The invention is a process for landing a tailless or flying wing type aircraft having a nose and wings that produce lift. The process includes the step of allowing the nose of the aircraft to stay lower upon touchdown such that lift from the wings is reduced.... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070145186 - Air guiding flap of an aircraft comprising control of the pressure forces impinging thereon, process for adjusting the position of an air guiding flap and ram air system including such an air guiding flap: The invention relates to an air guiding flap of an aircraft wherein one surface thereof faces an air duct and is exposed to a prevailing pressure in the air duct and whose opposite surface is exposed to the pressure of the relative wind flowing past the aircraft. The air guiding... Agent: Thomas J Burger Wood Herron & Evans

20070145187 - Aircraft passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed: A passenger accommodation unit with a deployable bed includes a passenger seat and a passenger bed positioned relative to the seat and adapted for movement between a stowed position in which the bed is upright and adjacent to the seat, and a deployed position in which the bed is horizontal... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070145188 - Component, particularly a lightweight hybrid component: The invention relates to a component (1) comprising a particularly shell-shaped base carrier (2) and at least one core element (6). The aim of the invention is to provide an improved component (1), wherein an intermediate layer (5) is inserted in between the base carrier (2) and the core element... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070145189 - Opening and secure-closing system for doors: Opening and secure-closing system for doors comprising two doors (1,2) for accessing the interior of a chamber, which open towards the outside being hinged around two hinging axes (19,20), both doors (1,2) comprising a set of bolts (17,18) and the opening and closing system comprising additional means of opening/closing operation... Agent: Klauber & Jackson

20070145190 - Current insulation device for fuel systems: An electrical insulating device for a linear component forming part of a fuel system subjected to risks of possible external electrical discharges formed by a part (13) made of insulating material attached to two metal flanges (15, 17) that allow inserting the device (11) between two parts of said linear... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070145191 - Method and system for increasing safety in chemical application from an aircraft: This invention relates to a method and system for increasing safety in chemical application from an aircraft. Wind speed, wind direction and other critical flight parameters are measured, calculated, recorded, and visually or audibly announced during the aircraft flight via onboard equipment, which parameters provide a means for the aircraft... Agent: Larry A. Schemmel Office Of The Attorney General

20070145193 - Safety pre-impact deceleration system for vehicles: A safety pre-impact deceleration system for a variety of conveyances includes a parachute structure formed from air bags inflated with gas. Alternatively, the parachute structure includes a canopy with orifices. Air spaces in the parachute structure or orifices in the canopy have adjustable and selective dimensions to control the operational... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070145192 - Supersonic aircraft with spike for controlling and reducing sonic boom: Method and arrangement for reducing the effects of a sonic boom created by an aerospace vehicle when said vehicle is flown at supersonic speed. The method includes providing the aerospace vehicle with a first spike extending from the nose thereof substantially in the direction of normal flight of the aerospace... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg, LLP

20070145194 - Fuel tank with specialized tank outlet for spacecraft: A fuel tank of a spacecraft stores a liquid fuel and a pressurized propellant gas that drives the fuel out of the tank though a fuel extraction arrangement including a reservoir or fuel collection container and a tank outlet. A spiraling or J-shaped or hook-shaped fuel collection channel and plural... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20070145195 - Deployable array support structure: A truss structure for a panel array includes a plurality of deployed bays. The plurality of deployed bays in a first side and an opposing second side. Each side includes a first upper horizontal support member attached to a first vertical support member and collapsible on a first joint translating... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070131819 - Aircraft having variable incidence wing and air cushion landing system: An aircraft including a fuselage and at least one wing which may vary incidence with respect to the fuselage for the purpose of extremely short take off and landing and an air cushion system mounted beneath the fuselage for the purpose of surface independent taxi, take off, and landing. The... Agent: Robert Platt Bell Registered Patent Attorney

20070131820 - Rotorcraft control system and method of using: A rotorcraft control system for effectuating primary flight control and high harmonic control. The control system preferably including at least one primary flap, at least one primary actuator used principally for primary flight control, at least one secondary flap, and at least one secondary actuator used principally for high harmonic... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070131821 - Wing/winglet configuration and aircraft including it: A wing/winglet configuration includes an airfoil and a winglet disposed at one end of said airfoil, said airfoil and said winglet defining an airfoil zone, a winglet zone and a connecting zone of connection of the winglet and the airfoil, a portion of the upper surface of the profile being... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070131822 - Aerial and ground robotic system: An aerial and ground robotic system has a number of mobile nodes creating a mesh network, including at least one aerial node. A sensor is provided on the at least one aerial node. A base station receives data from the sensor through the mesh network.... Agent: Law Office Of Dale B. Halling, LLC

20070125904 - Apparatus and method for restraining and deploying an airfoil: An apparatus includes means for biasing a first airfoil of a vehicle toward a fully deployed position, means for restraining the first airfoil in a stowed position, means for releasing the first airfoil from the stowed position, means for restraining the first airfoil in a partially deployed position, and means... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20070125905 - Control apparatus and control method for aircraft: The thrust control signal transmitted from the operator of an aircraft is input in both an aircraft control ECU and engine control ECUs that control respective gas-turbine engines such that the engine control ECUs can obtain information concerning the aircraft required output. The engine control ECUs control speeds of the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070125906 - Ram air channel for the supply of ambient air in an aircraft: A ram air channel (10) for the supply of ambient air in an aircraft includes a first air inlet (12) and a main flow channel (16) which extends downstream of the first air inlet (12). In order to guarantee that the systems on board the aircraft are supplied, in a... Agent: Thomas J Burger Wood Herron & Evans

20070125907 - Variable speed gearbox with an independently variable speed tail rotor system for a rotary wing aircraft: A gearbox of a rotary-wing aircraft includes at least one variable speed system which optimizes the main rotor speed for different flight regimes such as a hover flight profile and a high speed cruise flight profile for any rotary wing aircraft while maintaining an independently variable tail rotor speed.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070125908 - Device and method for floor heating in an aircraft: The invention relates to floor heating for an aircraft which has a floor (20) made up of heatable panels (18). In order to be able to heat up the panels (18) in an energy-saving way, the same are provided with hollow chambers (26) which pass through them, wherein a feed... Agent: Thomas J Burger Wood Herron & Evans

20070125909 - Overhead flight crew rest: A mobile platform, for example a commercial aircraft having a crew rest module. The crew rest module includes an entrance module, a bunk module, and two stairways. The entrance module includes an entrance and a seating area having two seats on a seating platform which is disposed elevationally above the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070125910 - Method and associated apparatus for capturing, servicing and de-orbiting earth satellites using robotics: This invention is a method and supporting apparatus for autonomously capturing, servicing and de-orbiting a free-flying spacecraft, such as a satellite, using robotics. The capture of the spacecraft includes the steps of optically seeking and ranging the satellite using LIDAR; and matching tumble rates, rendezvousing and berthing with the satellite.... Agent: Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center