Aeronautics inventions 11/08

20080290213 - Turbofan engine for stol aircraft: A module (10) for use with a bypass turbofan engine. The module comprises a hot flow channel through which the hot gas flow generated by the engine can flow and a bypass flow channel (14) through which the bypass air generated by the engine can flow. Part of the bypass... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC Intellectual Property Department

20080290214 - Shaped composite stringers and methods of making: A stiffened skin panel of an aircraft that includes an aircraft skin panel of composite material and a composite stringer consolidated with the aircraft skin panel. The stringer has a pair of stringer sides, each extending from a stringer top to a stringer leg. The stringer sides may each extend... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080290215 - Hollow aerofoil and a method of manufacturing a hollow aerofoil: A hollow aerofoil (30) comprises an aerofoil portion (40) having a leading edge (42), a trailing edge (44), a concave pressure surface wall (46) extending from the leading edge (42) to the trailing edge (44) and a convex suction surface (48) extending from the leading edge (42) to the trailing... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080290216 - Method for extinguishing fire in aircraft compartment: The inventive method for extinguishing fire in an aircraft cargo compartment (3) consists in injecting a substantially pure nitrogen from high-pressure storage cylinders (12), in simultaneously actuating a device (5) for separating air and supplying nitrogen and in continuously introducing the nitrogen produced by said air separation device (5) into... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080290217 - Vent baffle: A vent baffle includes a vent panel having a vent panel opening; a blowout panel carried by the vent panel and covering the vent panel opening; a plurality of fastener openings provided in the blowout panel; a plurality of tear slits communicating with the plurality of fastener openings, respectively; and... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20080290218 - Plasma actuator system and method for use with a weapons bay on a high speed mobile platform: A system and method for controlling a freestream air flow over a surface of an airborne mobile platform, for example an aircraft. In one implementation the system includes a plurality of plasma actuators used on an undersurface of a fuselage of an aircraft upstream of a weapons bay of the... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20080290219 - Method and apparatus for treating fuel to temporarily reduce its combustibility: s

20080290220 - Unloading and loading of aircraft: An access platform (208) enables containers (222) to be loaded into a cargo hold (218) of an aircraft (202) from a ground vehicle (220). The platform (208) has two opposite and non-parallel ends (210, 214), between which there is defined a support surface, the platform when viewed in plan having... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080290221 - Support device for elements on a piece of space equipment with flexible deploying arms: A device (D) is devoted to supporting a first (M1) and a second (M2) element of a piece of space equipment, such as a telescope for example. This device (D) comprises at least two deployable flexible arms (O11 to O32) each comprising a first end (EX1) and a second end... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080290222 - Spacecraft low tumble linear release system: Systems and methods for releasing a spacecraft payload at a substantially constant velocity are disclosed. A linear actuator is used that includes a spring loaded and fluid filled chamber. The spring drives against a piston within the chamber that includes a control orifice that restricts the fluid flowing from one... Agent: Canady & Lortz LLP - Boeing

20080283659 - Buoyancy launch vehicle: A launching vehicle that is lighter than air and capable of lifting a space bound payload to the upper atmosphere, reducing the energy required for spaceflight. Several possible configurations include but are not limited to. First, a single conventional balloon comparable to a large weather balloon for small payload or... Agent: Jared S. Hornbaker

20080283673 - Ducted fan vtol vehicles: A vehicle including a fuselage having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, two Ducted Fan lift-producing propellers carried by the fuselage on each side of the transverse axis, and a body formed in the fuselage between the lift-producing propellers. Many variations are described enabling deflection and affection of flow... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080283674 - Low-drag swept wings: The invention relates to an aircraft, and a method for operating an aircraft, the aircraft having a longitudinally unstable configuration and swept wings, the swept wings being based on aerofoils having a leading edge and configured for preventing attachment line transition in conditions of laminar flow over the swept wing... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20080283675 - Rib structure for torsion boxes of a wing or horizontal stabiliser of an aircraft: Rib structure for a torsion box of an aircraft wing or a horizontal stabiliser. The structure comprises a center element which extends between the front spar and the rear spar of the torsion box, a series of vertical stiffening elements arranged between an upper skin and a lower skin of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080283676 - Variable contraction ratio nacelle assembly for a gas turbine engine: A nacelle assembly includes an inlet lip section having a highlight diameter and a throat diameter. One of the highlight diameter and the throat diameter is fixed and the other of the highlight diameter and the throat diameter is selectively adjustable in each of a first direction and a second... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20080283677 - Single-stage hypersonic vehicle featuring advanced swirl combustion: A single-stage hypersonic vehicle is comprised of a low-speed and a high-speed propulsion system. The low-speed propulsion system propels the single-stage vehicle to a threshold velocity, after which the high-speed propulsion system then takes over. The low-speed propulsion system includes a combined-cycle engine featuring a swirl generator that is integrated... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080283660 - Aircraft braking system: A method of braked pivot turning an aircraft, the aircraft comprising a fuselage and a landing gear assembly located to one side thereof. The landing gear comprises a bogie with wheels mounted thereon, at least one wheel being located on a first side of the bogie and at least one... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080283661 - Remote controlled mobile platform: A self-powered mobile platform that is configured to be remotely wirelessly controlled, said platform including a base with a first face that is dimensioned and configured to allow a vertical landing aircraft to land and take off.... Agent: John Alexander Galbreath

20080283662 - Aircraft interior module: An aircraft interior module can be manufactured independently of an aircraft fuselage to define a passenger cabin therein. The module can be inserted into the fuselage prior to final assembly, thereby parallelising some of the manufacturing process. This results in a time savings and a more efficient utilization of resources.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080283663 - Systems and methods for providing airflow in an aerospace vehicle: Systems and methods for providing airflow in an aerospace vehicle are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes an aerospace vehicle having an interior volume with a first portion and a second portion. The system can further include an external air supply device positioned to provide supply air... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP (boeing)

20080283664 - Aircraft fuselage structure: An aircraft fuselage shell section comprises a skin (11) defining a boundary between a first air pressure and a second air pressure, and a reinforcing structure (13) connected to the skin (11). The skin and reinforcing structure are adapted to bear, in use, pressure load resulting from a pressure differential... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080283665 - Aircraft ventral fairing partition wall and aircraft equipped with a ventral fairing: The invention concerns a wall (10) of vertical partitioning for a ventral cowling of an aircraft including a plurality of vertical panels (11, 12, 12′, 13, 13′), each panel being linked to an adjacent panel by a vertical post (14, 15, 16). At least one exterior panel (13, 13′) is... Agent: Perman & Green

20080283666 - Method and apparatus for attaching a wing to a body: A method and apparatus for assembling an aircraft. A wing spar fitting is connected to a spar in a wing for the aircraft. A body frame fitting is connected to a frame in a body for the aircraft. The locations and orientations of the body frame fitting and the wing... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080283668 - Composite material structure for aircraft fuselage and process for manufacturing it: The present invention provides a closed composite material structure for aircraft fuselage shaped on a male jig from which it can be separated in a certain direction, said structure comprising a single outer panel and a plurality of inner longitudinal stiffeners integrated in said panel, such that the expansion coefficient... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080283667 - Hybrid composite-metal aircraft landing gear and engine support beams: A hybrid composite-metal component is provided. The component includes an elongate inner metal piece, an outer metal piece disposed about at least a portion of the inner metal piece, and composite material disposed between the inner metal piece and the outer metal piece. The component may further include at least... Agent: Alston & Bird, LLP

20080283669 - Cargo parachute release apparatus, system and method: A cargo parachute release apparatus comprising an assembly plate and a hinged member that is hinged to the assembly plate with a hinge pin. Parachute riser attachment components are positioned between the assembly plate and hinged member when the hinged member is in the closed position. An electronic package assembly... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20080283670 - K-truss deployable boom system: An outer space deployable boom system is formed of a plurality of interconnected longeron members that are linked by diagonal members and batten frames. The diagonal members are arranged in a unique K-type configuration that provides a predictable and orderly folding dynamic as the boom system transitions from a stowed... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c Attn: Patent Intake Customer No. 64046

20080283671 - Engine anticipation for rotary-wing aircraft: A flight control system and method which determines an expected power required data in response to a flight control command of the at least one model following control law and utilizes the expected power required data to perform at least one action to control an engine speed.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080283672 - Drive system for a variable camber aircraft wing: The present invention relates to a drive system for a variable camber aircraft wing having position variable front flaps and/or rear flaps, having drive shafts, which are arranged such that that the flaps undergo a change of position in operation of the drive shafts, and having one or more drive... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080277524 - Methods and apparatus for aircraft: Methods and apparatus for aircraft according to various aspects of the present invention operate in conjunction with a fuselage and a wing. The fuselage may be configured to generate lift in response to airflow over the fuselage. In addition, the fuselage may have at least one hole defined therethrough. A... Agent: The Noblitt Group, PLLC

20080277533 - Aircraft combination engines inlet airflow control system: A power generation system for propelling, and generating electrical power in, an aircraft, having a gas turbine engine in an engine compartment in the aircraft with an air inlet in the aircraft that is curved along its extent in leading to an air compressor in the gas turbine engine having... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080277525 - Hydraulic distributor for airplane landing gear: A hydraulic distributor 10 assembles in a single body an assembly of hydraulic components that assure the supply of actuators for controlling the movements of the moving elements of an airplane landing gear, for which the movements of the landing-gear legs and of the trap-doors are assured by hydraulic actuators.... Agent: Perman & Green

20080277526 - Aircraft cooling duct: An aircraft structure, for example a wing, includes a section of skin, for example a lower wing panel, the panel defining an external (lower) surface that in use is on the exterior of the aircraft and an internal (upper) surface opposite the external surface, and a duct comprising a section... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080277527 - Attachment structure for affixing interior equipment components of an aircraft passenger cabin: An attachment structure is provided by which interior equipment components of an aircraft passenger cabin can conveniently be affixed. The attachment structure includes, but is not limited to at least one system support that above the cabin floor extends at least along the spacing of two frame elements. The system... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20080277528 - Payload support track interface and fitting: Apparatus for coupling a payload to a support track are disclosed. In one embodiment, a seat track configured for use with an interface assembly includes at least one elongated support. The seat track also includes an engagement member coupled to the elongated support and having a plurality of coupling apertures... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20080277529 - Nacelle cowling for turbojet and nacelle comprising at least one such cowling: A nacelle cowling for a turbojet, characterized in that it is provided with a fixed part and a mobile part, the mobile part being adapted to slide along the fixed part, from a closed position wherein the mobile part extends in the extension of the fixed part, up to an... Agent: Perman & Green

20080277530 - Vent door system with lever mechanism: An aircraft vent door system includes a vent door for a vent on an aircraft door. A cam, having a groove, is disposed on the vent door. The system also includes a movement assembly, which includes a roller disposed within the groove, and a lever coupled to the movement assembly.... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20080277531 - Hybrid composite panel systems and methods: Hybrid composite panel systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an assembly includes a primary section, a matrix member engaged with the primary section, and a secondary section engaged with the matrix member opposite the primary section. The primary section includes a plurality of first composite layers reinforced with... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20080277532 - Spacecraft battery thermal management system: A spacecraft battery thermal management system is provided that includes a battery, a first radiator panel and a second radiator panel. A first face of the first radiator panel is arranged to face a first direction and a first face of the second radiator panel is arranged to face a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080272233 - Method and system for generating renewable energy: A method, system and apparatus for the generation of energy. The method system and apparatus can include one or more airships that collect solar energy and convert it into electricity. An array of airships may be used so as to increase the collection rates of solar energy. The array of... Agent: Maier & Maier, PLLC

20080272226 - Ducted fan air vehicle with deployable wings: A ducted fan air vehicle and method of operation is disclosed for obtaining aerodynamic lift and efficiency in forward flight operation without significantly impacting hover stability. One or more retractable wings are included on the ducted fan air vehicle and are deployed during forward flight to provide aerodynamic lift. The... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080272227 - Target tracking device and method: A target tracking device incorporating a Position Sensitive Detector (PSD) 1 is described. A target is illuminated by a laser of a suitable wavelength. The target reflects the laser radiation and the reflected radiation is incident on a flying vehicle carrying a target tracking device. The PSD in the device... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080272244 - Hybrid aircraft: A hybrid aircraft (1) comprising an elongated fuselage (2), a rotor (3) having rotor blades (7) and a wing part (4) projecting from each side of the fuselage (2), is disclosed. Each wing part (4) is arranged rotatable about its longitudinal axis to the fuselage (2).... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080272230 - Engine assembly for aircraft: An aircraft engine assembly including a turbojet engine, an engine mount, and a plurality of engine attachments. The engine attachments include first and second forward attachments fixed to a fan case and located symmetrically in relation to a plane defined by a longitudinal axis of the turbojet engine and a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080272228 - Jet engine nozzle exit configurations, including projections oriented relative to pylons, and associated systems and methods: Nozzle exit configurations and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment includes a jet engine exhaust nozzle having an internal flow surface and an exit aperture, with the exit aperture having a perimeter that includes multiple projections extending in an aft direction. Aft... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP (boeing)

20080272229 - Strut for locking the engine of an aircraft: An engine mount for an aircraft engine. The engine mount includes a rigid structure forming a box closed at its forward end by a forward closure rib, and a mounting system including a forward engine attachment having an attachment body fixedly mounted on the rigid structure. The attachment body lies... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080272231 - Winged device: A winged device has an axial support which is mounted for reciprocating rotary motion about a longitudinal axis of the support. A first wing vane is mounted to the axial support for rotation with the axial support. A second wing vane is mounted to the axial support. A cam follower... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080272232 - Jet engine exhaust nozzle flow effector: A jet engine exhaust nozzle flow effector is a chevron formed with a radius of curvature with surfaces of the flow effector being defined and opposing one another. At least one shape memory alloy (SMA) member is embedded in the chevron closer to one of the chevron's opposing surfaces and... Agent: National Aeronautics And Space Administration Langley Research Center

20080272234 - Aircraft landing gear: Aircraft landing gear includes a retractable housing comprising an upper leg (11); a lower leg (15) including a wheel axle (16) slidingly disposed within the upper leg (11) and resiliency biassed to an extended condition; a turning collar (18) rotatably disposed about the housing and having connection means for a... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080272235 - Load-distributing rotor insert for aircraft brakes: An aircraft brake rotor includes a circular rotor disk (10) having first and second walls (12) and a peripheral wall (14) connecting the first and second walls (12), the peripheral wall (14) including at least one notch (16) having a bottom wall (18) and first and second side walls (20)... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080272236 - Space frame fuselage structure and related methods: An aircraft for carrying cargo in one or more containers. The aircraft includes a fuselage structure having a plurality of nodes and a plurality of elements connecting the nodes to form a space frame in which to carry cargo. At least some of the nodes are positioned in the space... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20080272237 - Aircraft auxiliary fuel tank system and method: One or more main aircraft fuel tanks are provided with one or more fuel gauges arranged to provide a measure of the amount of fuel in said one or more main fuel tanks. One or more auxiliary fuel tanks are also provided. The aircraft uses fuel during a first phase... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080272238 - Equipment for a jump in an oversized parachute: The present invention relates to an equipment for jump in an oversized parachute for carrying a pilot (1) and a passenger (2) comprising a main harness (3) and a secondary harness (4) connected to the main harness (3) and provided with at least a dorsal part and a frontal part... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080272239 - Reversible space plane: A reversible aerospace plane includes an air intake at a first end of the aerospace plane, at least one heat exchanger disposed in the aerospace plane, an engine at a second end of the aerospace plane, wherein the aerospace plane is configured to accelerate in a first direction and configured... Agent: James E. Brunton, Esq.

20080272240 - Active vibration damping (avd) system for precision pointing spacecraft: An active vibration damping (AVD) control system for spacecraft provides a simple-to-implement and robust formulation that provides a novel damping control method for reducing spacecraft structural vibrations and improving antenna and instrument pointing. The AVD control system comprises an excitation signal generator configured to generate excitation input signals, and a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080272241 - Device for reducing a drag produced by the relative displacement of a body and fluid: The device reduces the drag or head loss due to the relative motions of a body and a fluid or of a fluid in a body. Within the surface of the body in contact with the fluid or on top of this surface, the device has elements (2) serving to... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080272242 - Method for ensuring the safety of an aircraft flying horizontally at low speed: e

20080272243 - Control apparatus for an aircraft: The present invention relates to a control apparatus for an aircraft comprising a multiaxially tiltable joystick for the actuation of at least two control transducers for the pitch and roll control of the aircraft, with the control transducers being associated with two control shafts which are connected to the joystick... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP