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Utility
Passively Jettisoned Control Surface Restraint and Cover for Tactical Flight Vehicles
14 Dec 23
A system for restraining one or more control surfaces of a tactical flight vehicle includes a retaining frame secured at an aft end of the tactical flight vehicle and a cover plate releasably coupled to the retaining frame with a resilient lock ring.
Jason Allan Dixon, Kenyon Kehl, Edgar R. Melkers, Randall S. Firor
Filed: 14 Jun 22
Utility
Photonic Integrated Circuit Multi-wavelength Phase Modulator Networks
14 Dec 23
An apparatus includes a photonic integrated circuit having an optical phased array, where the optical phased array includes multiple unit cells.
Stephen P. Palese
Filed: 14 Jun 22
Utility
Aircraft Engine Oil Filler Apparatus
14 Dec 23
An aircraft engine oil filler apparatus includes a filler tube configured to be connected to an oil tank such that a bottom portion of the filler tube is disposed inside the oil tank, a valve received in the bottom portion of the filler tube movable between an open position in which the valve hydraulically connects the filler tube to the oil tank, and a closed position in which the valve hydraulically disconnects the filler tube from the oil tank, and a float disposed above the valve and operatively connected to the valve to move the valve from the open position to the closed position when oil inside the oil tank rises to a threshold level.
Rose-Élizabeth BANVILLE, Simon CARTIER
Filed: 31 May 22
Utility
Main Engine Start Using a Dual Permanent Magnet Generator System
14 Dec 23
An aircraft electric power generation and start system (EPGSS) includes a main machine, a starter permanent magnet generator (PMG), a generator PMG, and a carrier injection sensorless (CIS) system.
Dhaval S. Patel, Andreas C. Koenig
Filed: 10 Jun 22
Utility
Containment Assembly for an Aircraft Engine
14 Dec 23
A containment assembly is provided for an aircraft engine having a rotor with a set of blades.
Christopher GOVER
Filed: 9 Jun 22
Utility
Supercooled Thermal Storage for High Load Short Duration Cooling
14 Dec 23
A thermal management system for a directed energy weapon includes a heat exchanger thermally coupled to the directed energy weapon.
Mark G. Vignali
Filed: 13 Jun 22
Utility
Thermal Storage for High Load Short Duration Cooling
14 Dec 23
A thermal management system for a directed energy weapon includes a first heat exchanger thermally coupled to the directed energy weapon and a second heat exchanger arranged in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger to form a closed loop.
Mark G. Vignali, Tony Ho
Filed: 13 Jun 22
Utility
Oil Nozzle Health Detection Using Liquid Flow Test
14 Dec 23
A flow measuring system for one or more oil nozzles of a lubrication system of an aircraft engine comprises an external supply of a testing liquid and a pump fluidly connecting the external supply of the testing liquid to an inlet of the lubrication system via a first conduit.
Steven Farber, Patrick E. Paradis, Lukasz Jost, Piotr Grabski, Marcin Siedlarz, Piotr Mazur, Rafal Panek
Filed: 8 Jun 22
Utility
High-pressure annular water collector with axial swirl vanes for an air cycle environmental control system
12 Dec 23
An annular water removal system (AWRS) for an air cycle environmental control system (ECS) includes a line replaceable unit (LRU) configured to output air flow, and a water collector coupled to the LRU.
Donald E. Army, Abbas A. Alahyari, Anthony DeLugan, Ephraim Joseph, Michael Maynard, Seth E. Rosen, John H. Whiton, Sebastian Zuraw, David Saltzman, Christopher Testa
Filed: 28 Jul 21
Utility
Method of repairing a combustor liner of a gas turbine engine
12 Dec 23
Methods and systems for characterizing holes in a combustor liner of a gas turbine engine, and associated repair methods are provided.
Mizanur Rahman, Clément Drouin Laberge
Filed: 6 Jul 20
Utility
Aircraft environmental control system
12 Dec 23
A compressing device for use in an environmental control system includes at least one turbine configured to provide energy by expanding one or more medium.
Louis J. Bruno, Tony Ho, Aiden Coutin
Filed: 30 Jul 21
Utility
Strut for aircraft engine
12 Dec 23
An aircraft engine includes an air inlet duct and at least one strut having a leading edge and a trailing edge.
Mateusz Ożóg
Filed: 28 Mar 22
Utility
Indicators for hybrid electrical powerplants
12 Dec 23
An indicator for a hybrid electric powerplant for an aircraft can be configured to indicate at least an amount or percentage of a total power and/or total torque, and an amount or percentage of an electric motor power and/or electric motor torque.
Michael Krenz
Filed: 10 Dec 19
Utility
Diffuser nozzle for a gas turbine engine
12 Dec 23
A diffuser nozzle for a gas turbine engine includes a housing disposed about a nozzle axis and extending between a first nozzle end and a second nozzle end.
Russell Stratton
Filed: 17 Dec 21
Utility
WFOV backward-propagating active-to-passive autoalignment system
12 Dec 23
A multi-function sensor system including an auto-alignment system.
Lacy G. Cook
Filed: 3 Feb 21
Utility
System and method for single-sensor multi-target 3D tracking in an unbiased measurement space
12 Dec 23
A method for determining positions of moving targets in unbiased three-dimensional (3D) measurement spaces using data collected against the moving targets by an electro-optical or infrared (EO/IR) sensor, the method comprising receiving data collected from electrical signals reflected from the moving targets in a first focal plane of the EO/IR sensor at a first time point, receiving data collected from electrical signals reflected from the moving targets in a second focal plane of the EO/IR sensor at a second time point, generating two-dimensional (2D) measurement data for the moving targets in the first and second focal planes, calculating 3D target velocities for the moving targets using the 2D measurement data, and estimating local 3D positions within a first unbiased 3D measurement space for the moving targets at the first and second time points based on the 3D target velocity.
Valeri I. Karlov, Steven A. Miles, Aaron Maestas, Jason R. Mcmurtrey
Filed: 10 Jun 20
Utility
Tool for fuse removal and installation
12 Dec 23
A tool for the removal or installation of a fuse includes a first tool arm and a second tool arm pivotally mounted to the first tool arm about an axis.
Chang J. Yee
Filed: 26 Mar 21
Utility
Multi-rotor electric machine
12 Dec 23
A multi-rotor electric machine having a stator, a first rotor magnetically coupled to the stator and a second rotor magnetically coupled to the stator is disclosed.
Antwan Shenouda
Filed: 6 Jan 23
Utility
High-energy suppression for capacitor transimpedance amplifier (CTIA)-based imagers or other imaging devices
12 Dec 23
An apparatus includes a photodetector configured to generate an electrical current based on received illumination.
Bryan W. Kean, Eric J. Beuville, Ravi S. Kirschner
Filed: 4 Feb 22
Utility
Heat Transfer from Transformer Windings
7 Dec 23
A bobbin for receiving a transformer winding includes a non-metallic tubular body having at least one wall having an outer surface onto which the transformer winding is wound, in use, and an inner surface defining a passage to receive a transformer core, in use, the bobbin comprising a plurality of openings formed through the wall(s) from the outer surface to the inner surface.
Ponggorn KULSANGCHAROEN, Aaron DAY
Filed: 2 Jun 23