Aeronautics inventions 10/07

20070246611 - Triboelectric treatment of wing and blade surfaces to reduce wake and bvi/hss noise: Triboelectric treatment of or addition to a wing tip and an airfoil upper and lower surfaces is selectively done to electrostatically mutually charge the wing tip and the airfoil upper and lower surfaces with the atmospheric air frictionally coming in contact, in order to reduce trailing-edge vorticity and to promote... Agent: Anadish Kumar Pal

20070246603 - Aeroengine mounting: A mounting arrangement of a gas turbine engine comprising a core engine, surrounded by a nacelle having a bypass duct, the mounting arrangement comprising a front mount, a rear mount and characterised by the mounting arrangement further comprising a fail-safe mount axially spaced from the front and rear mounts. The... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070246601 - Manned/unmanned v.t.o.l. flight vehicle: A manned/unmanned, autotonomously or remotely directed, horizontal, or vertical take-off and landing (HOVTOL) aircraft. This air vehicle incorporates multiple vertical facing ducted fans (shrouded propellers) driven by at least one power plant. Control authority of said air vehicle when in vertical flight mode is maintained through varying and vectoring the... Agent: Otis Layton

20070246602 - Airship retrieval system: An airship retrieval system comprises a plurality of aerodynamic pods releasably mounted in suitable locations about the external surface of the airship. Within the pod is a handling or a tether line that is attached at one end to the airship and at the other end to the pod. When... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20070246604 - Integrated engine exhaust systems and methods for drag and thermal stress reduction: Integrated engine exhaust systems and methods for reducing drag and thermal loads are disclosed. In one embodiment, a propulsion system includes an engine installation configured to be mounted on a wing assembly of an aircraft. The engine installation includes an engine, and an exhaust system operatively coupled to the engine.... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070246605 - Electric flight control system for aircraft elevators: The invention relates to an electric flight control system for aircraft elevators. According to the invention, the flight control system can be controlled in terms of load factor or rate of pitch. The inventive system comprises built-in protections in relation to load factor, incidence and pitch attitude.... Agent:

20070246606 - Imperative chute: An aircraft emergency landing assist system comprised of a harness to cradle the major stress points of the aircraft. The harness made of lightweight high tension material attached to the aircraft fuselage. The harness works as a sling with straps coming up each side of the aircraft to attach to... Agent: Jean Lewis

20070246607 - Diffusing air inlet door assembly: An inlet door assembly for reducing air pressure loss and enhancing performance of an auxiliary power unit (APU) contained within an aircraft housing is provided. The inlet door assembly includes a duct and a diffuser. The duct, which is configured to be movably coupled to an aircraft and to move... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070246608 - Fuel tank system: Unsafe electric energies can exist in aircraft fuel tanks as a result of static build-up or induced currents from lightning strikes. The invention provides an aircraft fuel tank including two discharge paths for the safe discharge of electricity from the tank before it reaches levels where an arc, spark or... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070246609 - Method for expelling a fluid medium from an aircraft: The invention relates to releasing a fluid medium from cargo and specialised airplanes, mainly for fighting large-scale forest fires and the similar by water or extinguishing agents. The inventive method consists in expelling said fluid medium from an on-board container by imparting to said medium a speed relative to the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070246610 - Avionics framework: A modular avionics system for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has a control module that executes flight control and vertical and lateral guidance algorithms to generate control commands. A data link module communicates with a remote control station and receives control commands from the remote control station. A data acquisition... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070241227 - Ballistic guidance control for munitions: A method and system for guiding and controlling an ordinance body having a trajectory and a bore sight angle including making corrections to the trajectory based on bore sight angle vs. time history. The system is incorporated with existing fuse components in a replacement kit for existing munitions. The method... Agent: Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration Inc.

20070241228 - Compact tiltrotor pylon-conversion actuation system: A tiltrotor aircraft having a wing and a rotatable pylon carried by the wing is disclosed. The pylon is secured to a pylon support spindle that extends into the wing. A link connects a radial portion of the pylon support spindle to a radial portion of a rotary actuator, such... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20070241229 - Inlet distortion and recovery control system: An air induction system for an aircraft to control distortion and pressure recovery for improved aerodynamic performance. The system includes an inlet and at least one dielectric barrier discharge generator positioned upstream of the engine for imparting momentum to a low-energy boundary layer of air. A plurality of spaced dielectric... Agent: Robert R. Richardson, P.s.

20070241230 - Aircraft undercarriage including a plurality of electromechanical actuators, and a method of testing it:

20070241231 - Cabin module and cabin compartment with such a cabin module: A cabin module includes a pallet, onto which a component is pre-installed, wherein the pallet forms a floor element of a cabin compartment. Several cabin modules with pre-installed component, e.g. cabinet, table, wall, bed, seat, etc. may be combined amongst each other into a cabin compartment. Furthermore, power and water... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20070241233 - Aircraft seat and carry-on luggage storage system: The invention comprises an elevated passenger seat with an underseat storage region for accessible, reserved, personal, assigned carry-on luggage space. The elevated passenger seats are in a file relationship and a side-to-side relationship. A method of increasing the total carry-on luggage storage volume in an aircraft is disclosed. The method... Agent: Franklin J Cona, P.e. Patent Agent

20070241232 - Seating for a passenger vehicle: A seating arrangement for a passenger-carrying vehicle, especially aircraft. The arrangement provides a plurality of seating positions (P1, P2, P3), a seating position comprising a seat (20) and a footwell (22). The footwell (22) of a first seating position (P2, P3) is located beside the seat of a second seating... Agent: Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP Attn: Richard M. Mescher

20070241234 - Aircraft archway architecture: An architectural archway for an aircraft. The archways can be positioned individually, or in pairs or other sets along the length of an aircraft fuselage. The archways are used to run or connect various transport elements, such as electrical wiring, water lines, and environmental control system conduits, between the upper... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20070241235 - Seating arrangement for a passenger airplane: Modified airplane seating comprises a typical row of standard economy-class airplane seats that include a raised middle seat with dedicated armrests with aisle or window seats on each side of the middle seat forming a staggered configuration. The raised middle seat comprises of a seat back portion, seat portion, and... Agent: Law Office Of Steven B. Leavitt, L.L.P.

20070241236 - High-lift device for an aircraft: An aircraft comprises a wing (2) defining an aerofoil surface, the wing (2) comprising a drooped leading edge flap (1) being moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The wing (2) is so arranged that during flight when the high-lift device is in the deployed position, air may... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070235582 - High speed vertical take-off and land aircraft with active fan balancing system: A high-speed vertical take-off and land aircraft includes a body with an engine supported by the body. A fan assembly is also carried by the body. The fan assembly includes a hub and a plurality of blades to provide vertical lift for the aircraft. A plurality of frictionless air bearings... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20070235583 - Lighter-than-air aircraft including a closed loop combustion generating system and related methods for powering the same: A lighter-than-air aircraft includes a gas envelope for containing a buoyant gas, and a propulsion system is carried by the gas envelope. A solar panel is carried by the gas envelope for powering the propulsion system when generating sufficient power. A closed loop combustion generating system is also carried by... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070235584 - Unmanned air vehicle interoperability agent: A method of coordinating communications between a plurality of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) operating in connection with differing communication languages. A common language is provided which includes common language commands and common language data objects. Common language commands are communicated from a user to a plurality of UAVs through a... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20070235585 - Aircraft landing gear kinetic energy monitor: A system for use in monitoring, measuring, computing and displaying the Kinetic Energy generated and 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.

20070235586 - Aircraft emergency landing assist vehicle: An aircraft emergency landing assist vehicle for assisting an aircraft during an emergency landing where one or more of the retractable wheels of the aircraft landing gear is damaged, has failed to extend, or is only partially extended from the aircraft wing or fuselage. During an emergency aircraft landing, the... Agent: Frederick W. Mau Ii

20070235587 - Device for supplying electricity and air to an airplane on the ground: In order to not risk producing an overpressure of air in the cabin of an airplane on the ground during servicing operation on the airplane, it is appropriate to deliver the air into the cabin of the airplane only when the inlets of the air-conditioning system are open. A device... Agent: Perman & Green

20070235588 - Deceleration device: A deceleration device adapted for gradual dissipation of kinetic energy comprises a spool reel carrying a belt being wound up on the spool reel; an elevating spindle being driven by the spool reel when the belt is being retracted from the spool reel; at least one collet screwed to the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070235589 - Atmospheric ionizer for space rockets: The invention provides a method of reducing air resistance pressure to an object moving through the atmosphere. Basically, the device consists of pairs of electrodes that discharges a string of pre-charged capacitors at a high voltage level, thereby ionizing the air and producing a vacuum. Since capacitors are made up... Agent: Magnar J. Grande

20070235590 - Vortex generator: The present invention provides a vortex generator that in one embodiment includes an apex having a first width; a rear face having a second width being greater than the first width; a first and second sidewall each extending from the first width of the apex to the second width of... Agent: Intellectual Property

20070235591 - Device for passenger bridges for aircraft: A cabin for a passenger bridge for the enplaning and deplaning of passengers. The passenger bridge has the form of a tunnel and the cabin is at its outer free end. The bridge can be maneuvered relative to the ground and to the airplane such that the cabin can be... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20070235592 - Minimum time or thrust separation trajectory for spacecraft emergency separation: A method and apparatus for separating a first spacecraft from a rotating second spacecraft within a separation corridor having a trailing boundary surface is disclosed. The method and apparatus use a non-stationkeeping trajectory that uses a greater portion of the separation corridor to reduce thrust requirements and reduce the time... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP

20070235593 - Flying control device for a rotorcraft: The invention relates to a rotorcraft cockpit having a left seat and a right seat placed side-by-side, a console extending between the seats, two side sticks, one situated to the right of the right seat and the other situated to the left of the left seat, enabling the pilot to... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070235594 - Pilot flight control stick feedback system: A pilot flight control stick haptic feedback mechanism provides variable force feedback to the pilot flight control stick based on actual aircraft conditions. The flight control stick is movable to a control position in a displacement direction. A control unit receives one or more signals representative of aircraft conditions and,... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070228210 - Weight-on-gear sensor: A weight-on-gear sensor for use on an aircraft with landing skids having a bracket and a displacement sensor attached to the bracket is disclosed. The bracket has a center member connecting a first end member to a second end member. The center member has a centerline and the end members... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20070228211 - Composite missile nose cone: A missile includes a radome-seeker airframe assembly that has a single-piece composite material forebody. The forebody is made of a high-temperature composite material that can withstand heat with little or no ablation. The forebody has a front part with an ogive shape and an aft part that has a cylindrical... Agent: Jonathan A. Platt Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070228212 - Airfoil for micro air vehicle: An airfoil for a micro air vehicle that includes components enabling the airfoil to adjust the angle of attack (AOA) of the airfoil in response to wind gusts, thereby enabling the airfoil to provide smooth flight. The airfoil may include a first compliant region positioned between an inboard section and... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070228213 - Aircraft engine unit: The invention relates to an engine assembly for an aircraft comprising a turbojet, a engine mount pylon, and a plurality of engine mounts inserted between the engine mount pylon and the turbojet. According to the invention, the plurality of engine mounts comprises a engine mount (6a) designed so as to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070228214 - Autonomous launch pad for micro air vehicles: Autonomous micro air vehicles surveillance systems are provided. A MAV system of one embodiment includes an MAV and a launch pad. The MAV has an engine that is adapted to power the MAV. The launch pad has a starter that is adapted to start the engine in the MAV when... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070228215 - Apparatus and methods for removably securing payloads in an aircraft: Apparatus and methods for removably securing payloads are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes coupling the payload to a body of a locking assembly, engaging an insertion portion of the body into the channel, translating the insertion portion of the body along the track from a first position to... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070228216 - Galley assembly for an aircraft: A galley assembly includes a plurality of modules including adjacent panels mounted to a floor by a plurality of floor fittings and interconnected by a monolithic connector block. The panels are formed by a core disposed between a pair of spaced-apart skins. One of the modules includes a horizontal worktop... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070228217 - Window frame for aircraft: With a window frame (1) for installation in the exterior shell (5) of an aircraft, which comprises at least one outer flange (2), an inner flange (3), and a vertical flange (4) arranged perpendicular to and between these flanges and in which on the inner (3) and vertical flanges (4),... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070228218 - Spacecraft three-axis attitude acquisition from sun direction measurement: Methods and apparatus for a spacecraft (1) orbiting about a celestial body such as the Earth to reacquire operational three-axis orientation with respect to that body. A method embodiment of the invention comprises determining (201) a set of actual conditions of the spacecraft, comprising a position of the spacecraft (1)... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070228220 - Two part spacecraft servicing vehicle system with adaptors, tools, and attachment mechanisms: An in-space spacecraft servicing system (10) includes a servicing spacecraft (22) and a propellant module (24). The servicing spacecraft includes a client servicing system (136), as well as navigation avionics (108) for independent flight operation and a servicing propellant tank (170). The propellant module moves the servicing module from an... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman PC

20070228219 - Two part spacecraft servicing vehicle system with universal docking adaptor: An in-space spacecraft servicing system (10) includes a servicing spacecraft (22) and a propellant module (24). The servicing spacecraft includes a client servicing system (136), as well as navigation avionics (108) for independent flight operation and a servicing propellant tank (170). The propellant module moves the servicing module from an... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman PC

20070228221 - Autonomous flight for flight platforms: A method and system for autonomous or semi-autonomous flight of a flight platform with flight actuators is disclosed. The system comprises a stabilization subsystem for controlling the flight actuators to maintain stabilization of the flight platform in flight and a flight control subsystem for controlling the flight actuators to implement... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070228222 - Method of improving lift of an aircraft wing: A method of improving lift of an aircraft wing. The method consists of a single step of mechanically generating a supplemental laminar air flow over the aircraft wing with a view to creating an area of low pressure over the aircraft wing which serves to enhance lift properties of the... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.