Aeronautics inventions 03/08

20080073458 - Aircraft: An aircraft that has a set of wings which spin about respective axes that are laterally spaced apart in a horizontal plane of the aircraft, parallel to each other, and positioned adjacent respective frame portions, each of said frame portions defining a continuous surface, having a semi-circular cross-section means being... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20080073459 - Multi-engine aircraft: The invention relates to a multi-engine aircraft whose at least two engines (2, 3) are fixed to the fuselage wings symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal vertical plane of symmetry thereof, respectively and the third engine (7) is provided for the tail of the fuselage which comprises tail-planes in the... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20080073460 - Aeroengine mount: A pylon structure for mounting an engine to an aircraft, characterised in that the pylon structure is split into a mount beam and a stub pylon, the mount beam is a part of the and the stub pylon is part of the aircraft. The advantage of the present invention is... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20080073461 - Integrated propulsive system comprising a bypass turbojet engine: An integrated propulsive turbojet engine system comprising a downstream cylindrical nacelle structure in two parts, one (26) of which is fixed and comprises a beam (20) for fastening attachment means to the aircraft, and the other (40) of which is able to move between a service position and a maintenance-facilitating... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080073462 - Force assisting system: A force assisting system (16) suitable for use in a luggage compartment (10) with a lowerable shell (14) in a passenger aircraft comprises a load determination device for determining a load acting on the lowerable shell (14) of the luggage compartment (10). The force assisting system (16) also comprises a... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080073463 - Aircraft cabin configuration with sleeping compartment in the upper level of the cabin: f

20080073464 - Passenger stairway for an aircraft and method for pulling in and out the passenger stairway: A passenger stairway, which may be integrated with an aircraft, contains at least one first stairway segment having a first plurality of steps and a receptacle device, and at least one second stairway segment having a second plurality of steps, which is insertable into the receptacle device, so that the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080073465 - Multi-layer interior fitting component: A multi-layer interior fitting component (10) comprises a transparent surface layer (12) consisting of a thermoplastic plastics material as well as a carrier layer (14) consisting of a foam. In a method for producing an interior fitting component (10) a transparent surface layer (12) consisting of a thermoplastic plastics material... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080067286 - Aircraft engine mounting device attachment arrangement: The present invention relates to an aircraft engine mounting device attachment arrangement (23) comprising a fitting (24) perforated with two orifices (102a, 102b), and two ball joints (25a, 25b) respectively housed in said orifices. The arrangement also comprises two anti-rotation systems (122a, 122b) used to lock the ball joints in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080067287 - Propulsion system with integrated pylon: Propulsion system with integrated pylon Propulsion system comprising a bypass turbojet and a nacelle (10) a downstream cylindrical part (20) of which is rigid and is attached at its upstream end to an intermediate case of the engine, this downstream cylindrical part (20) also comprising a longitudinal beam (26) for... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080067283 - Methods and apparatus for reducing noise via a plasma fairing: A plasma fairing for reducing noise generated by, for example, an aircraft landing gear is disclosed. The plasma fairing includes at least one plasma generating device, such as a single dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator, coupled to a body, such as an aircraft landing gear, and a power supply electrically... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080067284 - Personal land and air vehicle: A vehicle (1) for riding on land and flying in air comprises: a cabin (2) with wheels (3, 4), the cabin (2) being designed for accommodating at least one person, a rotor (40) having a rotor axle (41), a rotor base (44) and rotor blades (45) mounted to the rotor... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080067285 - Captive balloon assemblies and methods of using same: Captive balloon assemblies and methods of using the captive balloon assemblies are presented. In an embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method of entertaining. The method comprises providing an assembly comprising a balloon, a tower and a cable driving system. The balloon comprises one or more seats and is captive... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080067288 - Window replacement for filling a window frame: The invention relates to a window replacement for filling a window frame in an aircraft, in particular a passenger aircraft, the window replacement being fixable by means of a retainer in the window frame in place of the window assembly when the window assembly is removed. According to the invention,... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080067289 - Splice plate for stringers and orbital joining device: A splice plate for stringers designed to connect two adjacent stringers at least three independent pieces, a connection rod being designed to be fixed by two opposite extremities to two adjacent stringers, and at least two connecting plates, each connecting plate being designed to be fixedly joined to a first... Agent: Perman & Green

20080067290 - Optical tracking system for airborne objects: An airborne tracking system including a radiation emitter, a radiation receiver and a signal processor. The radiation emitter is adapted to direct radiation to a positioning area a defined distance from the radiation emitter, the radiation carrying a modulated location signal containing information corresponding to positions within the positioning area.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080067291 - Trim line kite control system: A kite control system including an aerodynamic wing with a leading edge and first and second opposing wingtips, a control device, a first steering line secured to the first wingtip and the control device, a second steering line secured to the second wingtip and the control device, and a trim... Agent: Slingshot Kiteboarding

20080067292 - Vortex generator at hot gas output: In order to reduce the surface of a support mast (2) of an aircraft engine in contact with the hot exhaust gases (18) of said engine, a vortex-generating device (24) is positioned on the surface of the mast (2), near the hot region (22). Thus, the vortex generated in the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080061188 - Projectile trajectory control system: Trajectory is controlled by a control system having fins that de-spin a section of the control system relative to a projectile or missile. The control system also includes aero-surfaces that produce a lift when brought to rotation speed of about 0 Hz relative to a reference fame and a brake... Agent: Feldmangale, P.A.

20080061189 - Fireproof bulkhead of a highly porous structure with intumescent coating and method for its production: The present invention provides a fireproof bulkhead, having a highly porous structure with an intumescent coating, the highly porous structure being formed as a reticulated foam or as a highly porous pimple or nub structure.... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080061190 - Device for connecting in flight an aircraft to a refuelling device of a tanker aeroplane: The invention concerns a device for connecting in flight an aircraft to a refuelling device of a tanker aeroplane. The invention is characterized in that the support structure (9) carrying the hollow connecting boom fixed to the fuselage structure (5) of said aircraft, comprises: a tubular cylindrical body (15) with... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20080061191 - Multi-functional high energy plasma aircraft and nuclear fusion system to produce energy from a controlled nuclear fusion reaction: The invention relates to a plasma based aircraft maintained in a flight mode by either post nuclear fusion reaction plasma contained rotating vortices above and beneath said aircraft, or a pre-nuclear fusion reaction aircraft flight mode comprising use of said rotating vortices and a plasma gun when needed. Said aircraft... Agent: Gary Richard Gochnour

20080061192 - Method and apparatus for mitigating trailing vortex wakes of lifting or thrust generating bodies: This patent provides for a method and apparatus for mitigating the formation of concentrated wake vortex structures generated from lifting or thrust-generating bodies and maneuvering control surfaces wherein the use of contour surface geometries promotes vortex-mixing of high and low flow fluids. The method and apparatus can be combined with... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080054121 - Ducted fan vtol vehicles: A VTOL vehicle comprising a fuselage having forward and aft propulsion units, each propulsion unit comprising a propeller located within an open-ended duct wall wherein a forward facing portion of the duct wall of at least the forward propulsion unit is comprised of at least one curved forward barrier mounted... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080054122 - Window frame for aircraft: A window frame (1) for installation in the exterior shell (5) of an aircraft comprises at least one outer flange (2), an inner flange (3), and a vertical flange (4) arranged perpendicular to and between these flanges, whereby the connection with the aircraft structure takes place via the outer flange... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080054123 - Operation mechanism for activating a deceleration device: An operation mechanism adapted for activating a deceleration device for decelerating an opening movement of a door. The operation mechanism features a first mode of operation and an second operation mode. In the first mode of operation the operation mechanism allows free rotation of the door, when the operation mechanism... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080054124 - 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

20080054125 - Parachute release device: A parachute release device enabling an automatic opening of the parachute during a fall of an object of a person to which the parachute is attached. The parachute release device determines the height at which the parachute is to be opened and is provided with means for a operating a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw