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Aeronautics April category listing, related patent applications 04/12

20120097791 - Autonomous slat-cove-filler device for reduction of aeroacoustic noise associated with aircraft systems: A slat cove filler is utilized to reduce airframe noise resulting from deployment of a leading edge slat of an aircraft wing. The slat cove filler is preferably made of a super elastic shape memory alloy, and the slat cove filler shifts between stowed and deployed shapes as the slat... Agent: U.s.a As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration

20120097801 - Supersonic hovering air vehicle: Embodiments of the present invention include an aircraft capable of sustained out-of-ground-effect hover flight and sustained supersonic flight. At least some embodiments includes two wings powered by an engine to counterrotate while hovering, and to not rotate and sweep while flying at transonic and supersonic speeds. Other embodiments include two... Agent:

20120097792 - Hydraulic circuit for actuating an undercarriage, and methods of deploying and raising an undercarriage using such a circuit: A hydraulic circuit for actuating an undercarriage, the circuit comprising: a feed line for feeding fluid and a return line; at least one door selector connected to the feed and return lines, the selector feeding door service lines, including an opening line and a closing line for opening and closing... Agent: Messier-bugatti-dowty

20120097793 - Surround for an opening made in an aircraft panel, and method of fitting it: The subject of the invention is a surround for an opening made in a panel of an aircraft, notably a fuselage panel of the aircraft. The panel comprises at least one exterior surface, the surround is fixed to the panel, forming an interface for fitting a closing-off device, and comprises... Agent: Airbus Operations S.a.s.

20120097794 - Aircraft panel comprising an opening equipped with a surround: The subject of the invention is an aircraft panel, notably a fuselage panel of the aircraft, comprising at least one opening equipped with a surround intended to accept a closing-off device that closes off the opening, the panel comprising at least one exterior surface, the surround surrounding the opening being... Agent: Airbus Operations S.a.s.

20120097795 - Countermeasure arrangement: A countermeasure arrangement including a countermeasure dispenser. An envelope at least partly encloses the countermeasure dispenser. A first control module is configured to control the countermeasure dispenser. A suspension module is arranged on the envelope for suspending the envelope on an aircraft. The suspension module has a form and a... Agent: Saab Ab

20120097796 - Satellite orbit raising using electric propulsion: Apparatus and methods for raising the orbit of a satellite having electric propulsion thrusters, an Earth sensor and an inertial reference sensor such as a gyro. A satellite positioning system generates orbital data and a profile generator generates an ideal electric orbit raising profile of the satellite. The ideal profile... Agent:

20120097797 - Spacecraft momentum management: Three-axis spacecraft momentum management is performed for a spacecraft traveling along a trajectory, by an actuator including at least one thruster disposed on a single positioning mechanism. As the spacecraft travels along the trajectory, a desired line of thrust undergoes a substantial rotation in inertial space. When the spacecraft is... Agent: Space Systems/loral, Inc.

20120097798 - Inertial mass suspension: A craft, having at least two counter rotating rotors within, or a multi unit craft having two or more units as desired, with counter rotating rings, having the ability to store inertia, within the spinning rings, so as to enable the craft to either accelerate from the front or decelerate... Agent:

20120097799 - Orbit debris removal and asset protection assembly: An orbital debris removal assembly is provided. The orbital debris removal and asset protection assembly includes a plurality of spaced layers of netting. Each netting layer includes a plurality of sub-layers of meshed composite fibers that are configured and arranged to break up debris that comes in contact with the... Agent: Alliant Techsystems Inc.

20120097800 - Line replaceable, fly-by-wire control columns with push-pull interconnect rods: A control input system is provided. The system includes a pair of control columns that are selectively interconnected such that manipulation of one of the control columns is translated to the other one of the control columns. The system includes a disconnect arrangement for each of the degrees of freedom... Agent: Woodward Mpc, Inc.

20120091269 - Lightning strike protection in aircraft: Lightning strike protection in aircraft: the invention refers to a lightning strike protection system for fuel tank access covers (10) in composite structures having a skin (30), this system comprising an outer cover (12) made of metallic material, that coats externally the fuel tank access covers (10) and an inner... Agent: Airbus Operations, S.l.

20120091270 - Aircraft configuration: An aircraft configuration that may reduce the level of roaring jet exhaust noise, infrared radiation, sonic boom, or combination thereof directed towards the ground from an aircraft in flight. The aircraft's nacelles are mounted to the aircraft higher than the wings, with substantially vertical stabilizers outboard of the outermost engine.... Agent: The Boeing Company

20120091252 - System, apparatus and method for protection of a vehicle against a possible threat: A system for protection of a vehicle against a possible threat approaching the vehicle. A sensor is configured to detect the possible threat and to transmit raw data and to continue the detection as long as there is a possible or confirmed threat. A control unit is configured to receive... Agent: Saab Ab

20120091253 - Method of intercepting incoming projectile: A method of defeating an incoming missile, such as a rocket propelled grenade, includes soft launching an interceptor missile, and then using pitch over motors of the interceptor missile to alter course of the missile to a desired interception direction. By launching at a relatively slow speed, such as a... Agent:

20120091254 - Systems, apparatus and methods to compensate for roll orientation variations in missile components: The roll orientation of a thrust vector control (TVC) or other missile section is measured and used to compensate the operation of the control surface. A measurement of a roll orientation of the control surface relative to the missile is obtained from a detector, memory or other source. Compensated control... Agent: Raytheon Company

20120091255 - Shift lock assembly: A shift lock assembly includes a drive member carried by a drive shaft and configured to rotatably couple to a drive motor and a shift mechanism disposed between the drive member and a ground plate, the shift mechanism configured to move between a first position and a second position relative... Agent: Woodward Hrt, Inc.

20120091256 - Projectile: Projectile for a small arms weapon having a barrel. The projectile comprises a projectile body; a plurality of external peripheral fins; a coupling for each fin to mount the fin to the projectile body to enable pivotal movement of the fin from an un-deployed position to a deployed position and... Agent: Olympic Technologies Limited

20120091257 - Air vehicle: In embodiments, a system and method for providing propulsion and control to an air vehicle, and for operating the vehicle, include at least three propulsion units that provide vertical thrust for vectored thrust flight, in which at least one or two of the propulsion units also provide thrust for vectored... Agent: Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.

20120091258 - System, floating unit and method for elevating payloads: A method, system and a floating unit. The floating unit includes a propeller, a frame, a propeller motor that is configured to rotate the propeller about a first axis; wherein the propeller motor is coupled to the frame, a movable steering element; a controller, for controlling at least one of... Agent: Sky Sapience Ltd

20120091260 - Method of piloting a rotary wing drone having multiple rotors: This method implements a transition from i) moving state in which the drone is flying at speed and tilt angle that are not zero to ii) hovering state in which the drone has speed and tilt angle that are both zero. The method comprises: a) measuring horizontal linear speed, tilt... Agent: Parrot

20120091259 - Towable air vehicle: An unmanned, towable air vehicle is described and includes electronic sensors to increase the detection range relative to the horizon detection limitations of a surface craft, an autogyro assembly to provide lift, and a controller to control operation the autogyro assembly for unmanned flight. A forward motive force powers the... Agent:

20120091284 - Unmanned aerial vehicle: The various embodiments of the present invention provide an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising a hemispherical body, a brushless type electrical, a propeller, a plurality of wingtip devices, a plurality of servomotors and each of the plurality of the servomotors is connected to each of the plurality of the wingtip devices... Agent:

20120091261 - Long mission tethered aerostat and method of accomplishing: Apparatus and method for a continuous replenishing of the lift gas and maintaining the proper pressure and lift of a tethered medium altitude aerostat utilizing a novel feed tube running the entire length of the tether. A first end of the feed tube is connected to the aerostat while a... Agent:

20120091262 - Forward swept winglet: An aircraft may include a pair of wings. A forward swept winglet may be attached proximate to a wing tip of each wing. The forward swept winglet may include a leading edge and a trailing edge. The leading edge of each winglet may extend from the wing at a predetermined... Agent: The Boeing Company

20120091263 - Method of operating a solar aircraft: A system and method for assembling and operating a solar powered aircraft, composed of one or more modular constituent wing panels. Each wing panel includes at least one hinge interface that is configured to rotationally interface with a complementary hinge interface on another wing panel. When a first and second... Agent: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation

20120091264 - Selective force transmission device and an undercarriage consisting of an application thereof: The invention relates to a device for selectively transmitting force, the device comprising a first element and a second element that is movably mounted on the first element, a friction member being arranged between the first element and the second element to exert a friction force between them, which force... Agent: Messier-bugatti-dowty

20120091285 - Aircraft nacelle including a continue joint area between an outer wall and a front frame: An aircraft nacelle includes a lip that is extended inside the nacelle by an inside wall that delimits a pipe that empties at a power plant and outside of the nacelle by an outside wall, a first frame called a front frame that connects the inside wall and the outside... Agent: Airbus Operations (s.a.s)

20120091286 - Isentropic compression inlet for supersonic aircraft: A supersonic inlet employs relaxed isentropic compression to improve net propulsive force by shaping the compression surface of the inlet. Relaxed isentropic compression shaping of the inlet compression surface functions to reduce cowl lip surface angles, thereby improving inlet drag characteristics and interference drag characteristics. Supersonic inlets in accordance with... Agent: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

20120091265 - Support structure: A support structure is provided for attaching a gas turbine engine to a pylon. The gas turbine engine has an engine casing surrounding an engine core, and the pylon has first and second attachment positions, the second attachment position being forward of the first attachment position relative to the working... Agent: Rolls-royce PLC

20120091267 - adaptive tail assembly for solar aircraft: An adaptive aircraft tail assembly includes a tail boom, and a tail structure. The tail structure has a plurality of control surfaces configured to alter or maintain flight characteristics of the aircraft. The tail structure also has at least (i) one or more photovoltaic cells, or (ii) at least one... Agent: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation

20120091266 - Active flow control on a vertical stabilizer and rudder: Systems and methods described herein provide for the control of airflow over a vertical control surface of an aircraft to enhance the forces produced by the surface. According to one aspect of the disclosure provided herein, the vertical control surface of the aircraft is engaged by active flow control actuators... Agent:

20120091268 - Structural dynamic stability for an aircraft: An improvement and method for improved structural dynamic stability for 20 and 30 Series Learjets are disclosed. The improvement includes a redistribution of the elevator mass balance to uncouple the elevator rotational motion from the stabilizer translation motion for the higher order horizontal frequencies having node lines in the proximity... Agent:

20120091271 - Landing gear: A semi-levered landing gear for an aircraft includes a main shock absorber strut, a bogie beam and an auxiliary actuator mechanism. The bogie beam extends fore and aft of an airframe of the aircraft with forward and aft axles for respective forward and aft wheels, and a main pivot between... Agent: Messier-dowty Limited

20120091272 - Harpon d'ancrage par exemple d'un aeronef et systeme d'ancrage comportant un tel harpon: An anchoring harpoon (1) intended in particular for an aircraft, capable of cooperating with an anchoring grate (2) of a platform, includes a jack member (3) including a cylinder element (4) containing a mobile piston element (5) provided with a rod (6) that extends beyond the cylinder element, the free... Agent: Dcns

20120091273 - Low profile cargo handling system: Different advantageous embodiments provide a method and apparatus to increase a clearance of a cargo area of an aircraft. The apparatus and method may comprise an aircraft with a cargo area. A tray system may have a plurality of segment trays with each segment tray positioned between a plurality of... Agent: The Boeing Company

20120091274 - Wind turbine generator installation by airship: The invention relates to a method for handling at least one wind turbine generator component 104, 106, 108. The method comprises the steps of loading said at least one wind turbine generator component 104, 106, 108 to an airship 100 at a site of loading, transporting the airship 100 with... Agent: Vestas Wind Systems A/s

20120091275 - Weathertight fitting for aircraft tail vertical stabiliser mounting: Weathertight fitting (41) for the mounting of the tail vertical stabiliser of an aircraft in a rear area of its fuselage, the construction being based on a casing (5) made with a composite material as one unitary piece and some frames (7) that are comprised of: one first piece (43)... Agent: Airbus Operations S.l.

20120091276 - Energy-efficient electro-thermal and electro-mechanical ice-protection method: A region of an airfoil to be protected from accreted ice is heated to reduce the strength of the bond between the ice and the airfoil, and is mechanically deformed to shed the accreted ice after the bond has been sufficiently weakened. Heating ceases before substantial water runback is generated.... Agent: Cox & Company, Inc.

20120091277 - Erosion resistant films for use on heated aerodynamic surfaces: The present disclosure provides a tape comprising: a) a single layer comprising a crosslinked polymer, selected from the group consisting of crosslinked polyurethane, crosslinked polyurea, and crosslinked mixed polyurethane/polyurea polymer, and b) an adhesive layer. In another embodiment, the tape comprises at least one layer comprising a semi-interpenetrating polymer network... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20120091278 - Air guiding means for a dispenser: An air guide for a dispenser. At least one air scoop is configured to guide an air stream to a feeding out opening for chaffs on the dispenser in order to facilitate packages of chaffs to be released from the dispenser. A control unit is configured to control the air... Agent: Saab Ab

20120091279 - Space station pyramid structure: The space station pyramid design is to be erected around an Earthbound land mass (i.e. homes, towns and sanctuaries), thereby, encapsulating the land mass. Propulsion systems will raise the station into Earth's orbit. Artificial gravitation is provided through electrostatic forces within the structure.... Agent:

20120091281 - Cryogenic propellant depot and deployable sunshield: A cryogenic propellant depot and sunshield are provided for operation in earth orbit to fuel or refuel other space vehicles. The sunshield is deployed to effectively mitigate solar radiation emanating from the earth and the sun thereby providing a long term storage solution for cryogenic fluids prone to boil-off. The... Agent:

20120091280 - Cryogenic propellant depot and integral sunshield: A cryogenic propellant depot and sunshield are provided for operation in earth orbit to fuel or refuel other space vehicles. The sunshield is deployed to effectively mitigate solar radiation emanating from the earth and the sun thereby providing a long term storage solution for cryogenic fluids prone to boil-off. The... Agent:

20120091283 - Aircraft control surface operating device: An aircraft control surface operating device is provided for operating a control surface on an aircraft body portion to move between a retracted position and an extended position. The aircraft control surface operating device includes a control surface mounting assembly which movably secures the control surface to the aircraft body... Agent: Honda Patents & Technologies North America LLC

20120091282 - High lift system for an aircraft and method for detecting faults in a high lift system for an aircraft: The present invention relates to a high lift system for an aircraft, comprising a flap, which is arranged on a wing box and which can be moved between a retracted position and at least one extended position relative to the wing box by means of a drive device, a support... Agent: Airbus Operations Gmbh

20120085861 - Device for acoustic treatment of the noise emitted by a turbojet: The invention provides a device for acoustical treatment of the noise emitted by a bypass turbojet comprising a primary cowl having in an outer surface an inner annular acoustic treatment panel and a secondary cowl including in an inner surface an outer annular acoustic treatment panel arranged facing the inner... Agent: Snecma

20120085858 - Aircraft having a variable geometry: An aircraft having a variable geometry for adapting the flight characteristics to different flight situations includes a fuselage with a pair of wings projecting on both sides of the fuselage in the transverse direction (y), each of which wings has an inner wing section arranged stationarily with respect to the... Agent: Eads Deutschland Gmbh

20120085859 - Suspension for an engine on an aircraft strut including a suspension arch: A suspension for an engine on an aircraft strut, the suspension comprising a beam with a plate provided with fixing means for fixing to said strut and a suspension arch linked to the beam by at least one pivot link whose axis is intended to be parallel to the axis... Agent: Snecma

20120085860 - Aircraft actuator hydraulic apparatus: A hydraulic pump is installed inside a wing at which a control surface is provided, and supplies pressure oil to an actuator when a loss or degradation occurs in the function of aircraft central hydraulic power sources. An electric motor is installed inside the wing and drives the backup hydraulic... Agent: Nabtesco Corporation

20120085862 - Aircraft galley having a partition panel system: An aircraft galley partition panel system has first and second partition panels. An assembly slot extends from an edge of the first panel and receives an assembly section of the second panel such that main surfaces of the first and second panels are substantially perpendicular. A first guide device carried... Agent: Airbus Operations Gmbh

20120085863 - Aircraft seat: An aircraft seat for use in an aircraft having a floor is disclosed. The aircraft seat includes a support assembly having first and second support plates adapted to be secured to the floor, a seat formed of a suspension material provided in association with a frame carried by the support... Agent: Wolfgang K, LLC

20120085864 - Wind turbine generator installation by airship: The invention relates to a method for positioning an airship 100 at a wind turbine generator. The method comprises the step of docking the airship 100 at the wind turbine generator with a forwards docking section, a rearwards docking section, a sideways docking section, or an upwards docking section of... Agent: Vestas Wind Systems A/s

20120085865 - Door assembly, in particular for a helicopter, provided with an emergency release device: A door assembly, in particular for a helicopter, has a post; a door fitted to the post by a first and second hinge arranged on an outer wall of the post, so as to rotate about a hinge axis to open and close a door opening; and an emergency release... Agent: Agustawestland S.p.a.

20120085866 - Interchangeable joint concept for an aircraft rear fuselage cone: Rear fuselage of an aircraft comprising a tail cone end and a rest of the real fuselage whereby the tail cone end is attached to the rest of the rear fuselage by means of an attachment system comprising a balancer fitting, three lugs and a waiting link. When there is... Agent: Airbus Operations, S.l.

20120085867 - Heating system: A heating system for heating at least a portion of a leading edge (114) of an aircraft wing (112). The system comprising a first portion (5) of a heat pipe (4) positioned between an end of an aircraft wing support rib (6) and a portion of the leading edge (9)... Agent:

20120085868 - Aircraft icing detector: A method for aircraft surface contamination detection and measurement includes: mounting a laser probe on an airfoil; positioning the laser probe to emit laser energy at multiple pre-determined surface points along the leading edge of the airfoil; and using a processor device for activating the laser probe and obtaining measurement... Agent: Lumen International Inc.

20120085869 - Apparatus, method and system for removing orbital debris: Apparatus for a space platform comprises a magnetic field generator and/or an electric field generator respectively configured to generate fields for influencing the trajectory of one or more items of space debris passing within a region of the apparatus. A system comprising a plurality of such space platforms may be... Agent:

20120085870 - Vehicle armrest: An armrest for use by a pilot whilst operating a side stick inceptor has on its underside a number of secondary controls which can be operated when the side stick is not being used, the armrest then acting as a handgrip enabling the pilot to operate the secondary controls with... Agent: Bae Systems PLC

20120080552 - Seeker with a molded dichroic mirror: A molded dichroic mirror and a seeker comprising a molded dichroic mirror are provided. The dichroic mirror may be molded from polysiloxane or lithia potash borosilicate and may be coated to reflect an infrared signal and configured to transmit a radio frequency signal between 33 GHz and 37 GHz.... Agent: Raytheon Company

20120080553 - Predictive roll capture: A method for controlling autopilot roll capture of a rocket comprising adapting the start time and the rate of roll capture such that regardless of the initial rocket spin rate, the roll capture process is completed at a predetermined time.... Agent:

20120080564 - Ducted platforms: A ducted fan for a VTOL vehicle includes a substantially cylindrical duct having an inlet at an upper end and an outlet at a lower end, and an air mover unit located within the substantially cylindrical duct. The duct also includes inner and outer wall portions and a substantially annular... Agent: Urban Aeronautics Ltd.

20120080554 - Aircraft engine attachment pylon comprising two front wing system attachments with orthogonal shearing pins: The present invention relates to an aircraft assembly (200) comprising a wing (2) and an engine attachment pylon (4) fixed to the wing by means of attachment means comprising a first and a second front wing system cleat (109, 109) connecting a rigid structure (108) of the attachment pylon and... Agent: Airbus Operations (s.a.s.)

20120080555 - Take-up device for thrust forces with connecting rods for aircraft engine attachment pylon, integrating three aligned ball joints: The present invention relates to a take-up device for thrust forces (14) for an aircraft engine attachment pylon (4), comprising a first fitting (194) attached to a rigid structure (108) of the attachment pylon, and two lateral connecting rods (14a) for take-up of thrust forces. It also comprises an axis... Agent: Airbus Operations (s.a.s.)

20120080556 - Systems and methods for autonomous operations of unmanned aerial vehicles: Systems and methods are disclosed for autonomous or remote-controlled operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”). An integrated mechanical and electrical system is capable of launching, controlling, snagging, recovering, securing, parking, and servicing UAVs without human intervention at the site of the system. The illustrative embodiment comprises a boom and a... Agent: Lockheed Martin Corporation

20120080557 - Device for actuating a control surface of an aircraft: The invention relates to a device (4) for actuating a control surface (2) of an aircraft, comprising:-a frame intended to be mounted fixed in relation to a structure of an aircraft, -a bell crank part (7) mobile in rotation in relation to the frame around an axis of rotation (X,... Agent:

20120080559 - Method for operating a landing gear assembly with a breaker strut: A method of operating an aircraft landing gear between a deployed position and a retracted position. The landing gear comprises a leg hinged to the aircraft, the leg being stabilized in the deployed position by a folding strut comprising two hinged-together links, the strut being held in an aligned position... Agent: Messier-bugatti-dowty

20120080558 - Undercarriage, an aircraft including said undercarriage, and a method of landing said aircraft: An undercarriage (6) provided with an undercarriage leg (10) and a shock absorber (20), said undercarriage (6) including an actuator-shock absorber (30), said undercarriage leg (10) comprising both a first element (11) carrying contact means (13) and a second element (12), which elements are hinged to each other. The undercarriage... Agent: Eurocopter

20120080560 - Skid landing gear and an aircraft provided with such landing gear: A landing gear (3) provided with first and second longitudinal bearing skids (4, 5) and with first and second transverse crossbars (6, 7). The landing gear includes at least one resilient fastener device (10) together with at least one blocking means (20) and at least one centering means (30) for... Agent: Eurocopter

20120080561 - Parachute inlet control system and method: A parachute inlet control system is configured to provide an improved inflation profile for solo and/or clustered parachutes. An inlet parachute is coupled to a main parachute via a plurality of lacing loops and/or reefing rings. The lacing loops may be passed through the reefing rings and/or may be routed... Agent:

20120080562 - Landing device for a space probe, and landing method for a probe provided with such a device: A space probe including a descent module with a mobile exploration vehicle, wherein the descent module is a landing module inside which the mobile exploration vehicle is fastened, the landing module being provided with landing legs which can be deployed under the lower level of the mobile exploration vehicle.... Agent: Astrium Sas

20120080563 - Robotic satellite refueling tool: A tool for fuelling an unprepared or partially prepared client satellite required for accessing, opening and closing a fuel fill valve on the satellite being serviced, storage and retrieval stations on a tool caddy on which the tools and various fuel fill valve caps are stored. The tool includes interchangeable... Agent: Macdonald Dettwiler & Associates Inc.