Aeronautics inventions 06/09

20090159739 - Helicopter drip pan: A drip pan apparatus for a “M” model BLACK HAWK® helicopter and the like includes an expanded corner structure for accommodating an access port also positioned further outwardly in the corner than in prior drip pan apparatuses, facilitating filter viewing while retaining peripheral o-ring seal. An expanded corner of the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090159740 - Coaxial rotor aircraft: A dual, coaxial rotor helicopter is provided that is relatively easy to fly. Thrust is provided by two ducted fans that are mounted at the rear of the aircraft and spaced apart laterally. Differential thrust generated by the fans provides yaw control for the aircraft, and forward thrust is provided... Agent: Kenneth C. Hill Hill Law Firm

20090159757 - 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

20090159741 - Optimized configuration of engines for aircraft: The invention relates to a configuration of engines (3) for aircraft located in the rear part of the fuselage (2) of said aircraft, the engines (3) being attached in a fixed manner by pylons (5) to the structure of the aircraft, said structure comprising a torsion box (14) which traverses... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090159742 - Lifting structure for aircraft: e

20090159743 - Casing and front landing gear assembly for an aircraft: The casing comprises a wall defining an internal housing open on the bottom in order to allow the retraction of a corresponding front landing gear into the interior of the housing. The said wall separates the said non-pressurized internal housing from a surrounding pressurized zone of the aircraft. A reinforcement... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090159744 - System box for accommodating aircraft systems: A system box for accommodating aircraft systems, and for load transmission between an aircraft structure and a crew rest compartment. The system box comprises a first, a second and a third region, wherein the three regions differ from each other. The first region is adapted for attachment of the system... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090159747 - Aircraft fuselage element: An aircraft fuselage element (10) comprises an outer shell (12) and an inner shell (14) that is disposed with clearance relative to the outer shell (12), wherein an intermediate space (16) between the outer shell (12) and the inner shell (14) is connectable to an air source. A ventilation aperture... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090159745 - Aircraft stringer clip and related methods: An aircraft stinger clip and related methods are disclosed that provide an apparatus for attaching aircraft elements to an aircraft stringer. In one embodiment, the stringer clip is a three-piece clamp assembly spanning the width of an aircraft stringer and including a single bottom member and two opposing top members... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20090159746 - Hull structure: The present invention provides a hull structure, for use in particular in an aircraft or spacecraft, the hull structure comprising an outer skin and structural components which are connected to said skin, as well as an inner lining which forms a supporting structure together with the outer skin and the... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090159748 - Decompression device with adjustable release pressure: The invention relates to a decompression element for pressure equalisation in a cabin of an aircraft, with a decompression element frame (4), a flap (2) and a hinge element or at least one bearing element (6′) for fitting the flap to the decompression element frame (4). The hinge element or... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090159749 - Connector element for connecting two component parts: A connector element for connecting two component parts which can be for example a fuselage skin which is connected to a ring frame segment. Alternatively the connector element can also serve as a frame coupling for connecting two ring frame segments. The component parts can be formed with the same... Agent: Perman & Green

20090159750 - Holder for fixing components, in particular lines, inside an aircraft without using holes: Disclosed is a holder for fixing all types of component, in particular lines, without using holes and largely without using tools inside a conventional fuselage structure of an aircraft with stringers and annular formers, the formers each being provided with an angle bracket at crossing points between a stringer and... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090159751 - Devices and methods for preventing ice build-up and articles of manufacture that are resistant to ice build-up: Embodiments of the present invention feature heat exchange surfaces having a layer or coating having a lower surface tension than water, to repel water and prevent the formation of condensate on said surface.... Agent: Waters Technologies Corporation C/o Waters Corporation

20090159752 - Spreader bar lateral kite control: A spreader bar lateral kite control has a moveable kite control member, which moves laterally across the spreader bar and allows for changing a direction of kite pull with respect to a user's body. The spreader bar is spaced away from the user's body in a center and is attached... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090159753 - Momentum management system for reaction wheel by using null space vector and method: A reaction wheel momentum management method using a null space vector is provided. In accordance with this method, when any one of at least four reaction wheels used for triaxial control is made unavailable or degraded, a degraded wheel is used as long as possible for improving the mobility of... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090159754 - Rotary wing system with ion field flow control: A rotary-wing system which generates a directed ion field to propel a fluid along a rotary-wing to control at least one boundary layer characteristic.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090159755 - Aircraft control device: The invention relates to a control surface (3) for an aerodynamic lifting surface (2) of aircraft comprising a main closing rib (9) located at one end of the control surface (3) to which a main torsion bar (8) is joined, the mentioned torsion bar (8) being joined at its other... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090159756 - Aircraft flight control user interface fluid linkage system: A user interface fluid linkage system includes first and second user interfaces that are linked by a single, constant volume fluid line. The system includes identically configured, but oppositely mounted hydraulic fluid chambers to link motion between the first and second user interfaces.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090152395 - Absorbent structure for attenuating noise particular by a rotor-generator noise, and a rotor duct including such a structure: An absorbent structure for reducing the propagation of soundwaves emitted by noisy devices such as rotors or motors, the structure includes a rigid partition (1), at least one porous wall (4), and separator elements (2) for placing the porous wall (4) at a determined distance from the rigid partition (1),... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090152391 - Multibody aircrane: The MULTIBODY AIRCRANE performs relative positioning, predictive control, and ballast control to achieve very heavy-lifting tasks on land or sea. Such tasks allow station keeping and precise transfer of very heavy payloads between ships underway. This scalable multibody system features three subcomponents: AIRSHIP, SKYCRANE and LOADFRAME. This semi-autonomous system combines... Agent: Bruce Kimberly Mcwhirk

20090152392 - Parametric geometry model for a blended wing body: Lofting of a Blended Wing Body air vehicle is accomplished by first determining the required payload volume of the air vehicle. The payload volume is then analyzed to determine a list of corner points of the payload volume. The list of points is passed to a Loft Module as keep-out... Agent: The Boeing Company C/o Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20090152393 - Flight machinery: The flight machinery includes a structure in which a main body and a lightweight wing having an unvalued weight compared with the main body are connected by use of a power joint on a line joining the center of a lift force and the center of gravity of the wing... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090152406 - Rotating auxiliary power unit air inlet door: An inlet door assembly includes an inlet door rotatable about an axis of rotation.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090152394 - Method of feeding energy to actuators associated with an aircraft undercarriage:

20090152396 - Aircraft landing gear assembly shimmy damper: An aircraft vehicular assembly is provided that includes a nonelastomeric outer tubular member having an inner axial center bore with a tubular cylindrical frictional interface contiguous smooth inner surface segment, and a nonelastomeric inner member having an outer bonding surface segment. The nonelastomeric inner member is rotationally received in the... Agent: Lathrop & Gage LLP

20090152397 - Selective release latch: A selectively released latch securing a panel in position, but which resists release in response to sudden movement of the panel, yet allowing release in response to a slow and steady movement of the panel.... Agent: Jensen + Puntigam, P.s.

20090152398 - Device for limiting the deflection of a door arranged in a fuselage cell of an aircraft: s

20090152399 - Line system arrangement in an aircraft or spacecraft having a fuselage: A line system arrangement in an aircraft or spacecraft having a fuselage includes at least one receiving region for receiving at least one component of a line system, wherein the at least one receiving region is accessible, at least in some sections, from outside the fuselage of the aircraft and... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090152400 - Acoustically attenuated fuselage for aircraft: The invention relates to a covering (22) of a fuselage (1) for aircraft comprising propeller engines (3) comprising an opening (12) which is surrounded by a structural frame formed by the ribs (5) and the stringers (6) of the aircraft around the area of maximum acoustic impact of the propeller... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090152401 - Nacelle inlet thermal anti-icing spray duct support system: An anti-icing system for an aircraft engine nacelle comprises a generally ring-shaped hollow spray tube for directing hot gasses toward a portion of the nacelle; a plurality of fasteners for attaching the spray tube to a support structure of the aircraft engine; and a supply duct for delivering the hot... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090152402 - Satellite, method and a fleet of satellites for observing a celestial body:

20090152403 - Method for piloting an aircraft in approach phase: According to the invention, high lift Leading-edge slats (13) and high lift flaps (14) are simultaneously deployed, when the speed of the aircraft is equal to and less than an AES threshold.... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC James E. Ledbetter, Esq.

20090152404 - Limited authority and full authority mode fly-by-wire flight control surface actuation control system: An aircraft flight control surface actuation control system includes an actuator control unit and a flight control module. The actuator control unit includes at least two independent actuator control channels to generate limited authority flight control surface actuator commands based on pilot inceptor position signals and flight control augmentation data.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090152405 - Wing and method for reducing effects of propeller airflow on lift distribution: A wing for an aircraft includes a non-balanced lift gradient because as a result of at least one propeller slipstream flowing onto the wing the induced drag of the wing is increased. To reduce the increased induced drag, the wing comprises a first region with a reduced local wing camber... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090145996 - Method and device for varying a flight path of a projectile by intentional tumbling of the projectile: A method for varying the flight path of a missile, in particular of a spin-stabilized projectile, which has an outer wall and which is provided with at least one impulse device. The impulse device can be activated deliberately at a defined time during the flight of the missile. The impulse... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090145998 - Aircraft using turbo-electric hybrid propulsion system: An air vehicle incorporating a hybrid propulsion system. The system includes a gas turbine engine as a first motive power source, and one or more battery packs as a second motive power source. Through selective coupling to a DC electric motor that can in turn be connected to a bladed... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20090145997 - Integral powered wing aircraft: Disclosed is a rotary winged aircraft. More specifically, this invention relates to an aircraft wherein lift is generated by two discs which rotate about a central axis. The discs generate equal and opposite forces such that the central axis remains fixed, thereby allowing it to be used for a crew... Agent: Gray Robinson Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20090145999 - Method and apparatus for stratospheric and space structures: The high-altitude balloon has a skin made of nearly evacuated electrostatically inflated cells which provide thermal insulation to minimize heat loss from the gas in the balloon, while transmitting heat from the sun to heat the gas. The lower surface of the balloon is reflective to microwave or laser beams.... Agent: Gregor N. Neff, Esq.

20090146000 - Deployable aerodynamic devices with reduced actuator loads, and related systems and methods: Deployable aerodynamic devices with reduced actuator loads, and related systems and methods are disclosed. An external flow system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes an external flow body, a deployable device carried by and movable relative to the external flow body, and a coupling connected between the external flow... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP (boeing)

20090146001 - Power transmission system for an aircraft: A power transmission system for an aircraft is disclosed. A driving motor having a driving axle is provided inside an aircraft. The driving axle has a gear part and a wheel part. They drive a gear disk and a belt, respectively, to rotate the rotor and the tail rotor. The... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20090146002 - Initiating flight of a flying structure: In example embodiments described herein, techniques are described for launching flying structures such as a plank wings or a gliders, canards, or any other flying structures. In some example embodiments, a rotational arrangement facilitates such launches. In operation, a rotational arrangement couples with the flying structure and is configured to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090146003 - Flight control using multiple actuators on primary control surfaces with tabs: A flight control system for an aircraft directs a primary surface that is pivotable with respect to the aircraft with a moveable tab located at the end of the primary surface. A primary surface actuator maintains a position of the primary surface. A tab actuator moves the tab with respect... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20090146004 - Aircraft seating arrangement and seat: An aircraft seating arrangement includes pairs of seat groupings arranged with the seats of each seat grouping parallel with the other, and with each seat and seat pair positioned at an offset angle in relation to the longitudinal axis of the cabin. Privacy shells enclose the seats and include amenities... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20090146005 - Aircraft seat: An aircraft seat in a cubicle able to provide privacy via a hidden, sliding/pocket door drawn to a seat-side end of a divider between adjacent seats from within a facing panel of the next divider in the line of seats. The divider provides a recessed backing for the seat; whilst... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20090146006 - Aircraft seating and seating arrangements: A seating arrangement for an aircraft cabin is disclosed which includes seats having a backrest (16) which is pivotally moveable from an upright position to a flat position. A side ottoman (22) having a front portion (42) is located beside the seat base (14) of the seat. The seat has... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090146008 - Door frame compartment of cast titanium and structural fuselage part: A door frame component of cast titanium for a door opening in an outer skin of an aircraft or space vehicle is provided, the component including a contact surface for bearing against the outer skin, wherein the contact surface is formed to correspond to an inner contour of the outer... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20090146007 - Methods and systems for attaching aircraft wings to fuselages: Methods and systems for attaching aircraft wings to fuselages are disclosed herein. An aircraft configured in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes a fuselage and a wing. The wing includes a right wing portion extending outwardly from a right side portion of the fuselage and a left wing... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP (boeing)

20090146009 - Actuating device: An actuator is configured for transmitting a force or torque to a load. In one example configuration, the actuator includes an input device configured to apply an output force. A backstopping clutch is configured to transmit torque only in the input direction and to prevent back-driving of the input device.... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090146010 - Aerial transport system: Apparatus (20) for aerial transport includes a cabin (24) for containing a load and one or more cables (30), attached so as to suspend the cabin below a hovering aircraft (22). An elevator mechanism (32) is coupled to raise and lower the cabin on the one or more cables. A... Agent: D. Kligler I.p. Services Ltd

20090146011 - Docking system: A capture mechanism provides for receiving a necked coupling element within a socket, providing for the necked coupling element to slide therewith, biasing a latch lever in an open position so as to provide for receiving the necked coupling element within the socket adjacent to the latch lever, rotating the... Agent: Raggio & Dinnin, P.C.

20090146012 - Space shuttle with a device for docking to a satellite: A device provided on a space shuttle for docking to satellites, in particular communication or navigation satellites, which device comprises a linkage with a cone at its distal end—relative to the space shuttle—and a spreader mechanism, actuatable from the space shuttle, with spreader elements in the form of lever spreaders... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090146014 - Actuation system for a lift assisting device and roller bearings used therein: An actuation system for deploying and retracting a lift assisting device of a wing of an aircraft, is presented. The actuation system includes a track pivotally coupled to the lift assisting device, a shaft rotating in response to flight control signals to deploy or retract the lift assisting device, means... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20090146015 - Aircraft highlift system: The present invention relates to an aircraft high-lift system with at least one drive unit for operating the high-lift systems of the half wings (half-wing systems) and with at least one overload protection to avoid undesirably high operating torques in the half-wing systems, wherein the overload protection includes a comparator,... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20090146013 - Flight control using actuated variable moment arm: Systems and techniques are described for actuating a control surface about a pivot point using variable moments. A bracket having a moment arm is coupled to the pivot point such that the bracket is rotatable about the pivot point to actuate the surface. A power actuator has a shaft coupled... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20090146017 - Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices with non-parallel motion paths, and associated methods: Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices with non-parallel motion paths, and associated methods are disclosed. A device in accordance with one embodiment includes a wing and an inboard trailing edge device coupled to the wing and movable relative to the wing between a first stowed position and a first deployed... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP (boeing)

20090146016 - Trailing edge device catchers and associated systems and methods: Trailing edge device catchers and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes a wing having a wing support, a trailing edge device carried by and movable relative to the wing and having a device support, and a coupling connected between the wing and... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP (boeing)

20090146018 - Control device: The invention relates to a control device, in particular for an aircraft, having a multiaxially tiltable joystick for the actuation of signal transducers, in particular for the pitch control and roll control of an aircraft, as well as having a cardan-like joint by means of which the joystick is tiltable... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20090140095 - Electric powered rotary-wing aircraft: A rotary-wing aircraft with an electric motor mounted along an axis of rotation to drive a rotor system about the axis of rotation.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090140102 - Ducted fan vehicles particularly useful as vtol aircraft: A vehicle, including a vehicle frame, a duct carried by the vehicle frame with the longitudinal axis of the duct perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle frame, a propeller rotatably mounted within the duct about the longitudinal axis of the duct to force an ambient fluid therethrough from... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090140103 - Vehicle with vertical lift: An apparatus for producing vertical lift in a vehicle. In one embodiment, two sets of trans-flow fans discharge air through multi-directional vane assemblies that direct the discharged air outward and downward. Each one of the sets of fans is positioned on opposite sides of the vehicle. The multi-directional vane assemblies... Agent: Knox Patents

20090140104 - Turbojet nacelle and method for controlling separation in a turbojet nacelle: An aircraft turbojet nacelle comprising blowing means intended to inject a tangential airflow (Ft) into the internal volume (V) of the nacelle, said blowing means being provided in a wall of the air intake of the nacelle in the supersonic area of said air intake. The invention also concerns a... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090140096 - Impact resistant aircraft fuselage: The invention relates to a structural configuration of the rear fuselage (4) of an aircraft with propeller engines (1) comprising propellers (23) formed in turn by blades (3), the mentioned propeller engines (1) being located at the rear part of the aircraft and the empennage (5) of the aircraft in... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090140098 - Component with carbon nanotubes: The present invention relates to a component, in particular in the field of aviation and spaceflight, having a resin matrix in which carbon nanotubes are embedded for high conductivity of the component.... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090140097 - Flexible composite multiple layer fire-resistant insulation structure: A flexible composite multiple layer fire-resistant insulation structure has a primary facing surface and a secondary facing surface. There is at least one dimensionally stable membrane having a primary membrane surface and a secondary membrane surface. At least a portion of the secondary facing surface is attached to the primary... Agent: Owens Corning

20090140099 - Device, method, and aircraft for illuminating in-flight operations: An device, method, and aircraft are provided for illuminating an in-flight operation, the device, method, and aircraft generating an electromagnetic radiation within the far-violet and ultraviolet spectrum, and thus being imperceptible to the naked eye, compatible with night vision equipment, and undetectable by night vision equipment.... Agent: Intellectual Property Management Boeing Management Company

20090140100 - Reusable orbital vehicle with interchangeable cargo modules: A reusable module is affixed atop a reusable orbital vehicle (OV). Various configurations of the reusable module have identical external dimensions in the region of attachment to the OV to permit interchangeability. Different configurations can accommodate a variety of missions of different type and duration. A variety of cargo modules... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20090140101 - Direct flight far space shuttle: A vehicle and method for enabling propulsive flight from suborbital altitudes and velocities directly to far space, or beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO), preferably without requiring injection into or refueling in LEO. The vehicle is preferably reusable and can withstand re-entry speeds and temperatures higher than those that are typical... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.