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Optical-inertial stabilization for electro-optical systems
17 Oct 23
Provided herein are various improvements to optical-inertial stabilization systems, such as those employed on electro-optical systems that receive or emit optical energy.
Timothy Roland Hilby, Jesse William Fisher, Luke L. Wieczorek, Michael L. Tartaglia
Filed: 1 Oct 20
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High Speed Rotor Blade Design
12 Oct 23
A rotary wing aircraft includes a single main rotor hub configured to receive a rotor blade.
Byung-Young Min, Vera Klimchenko, Annie Gao, Alexander F. Dunn, Claude George Matalanis, Brian Ernest Wake
Filed: 28 Mar 22
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Removable Trailing Edge Assembly and System for Rotor Blade Trailing Edge Actuation
12 Oct 23
A rotor blade assembly for a rotary wing aircraft includes a main rotor blade body comprising an upper blade skin, a lower blade skin, an inboard end, an outboard end, and a trailing edge.
Matthew Walter DiPalma, Timothy James Conti, Claude George Matalanis
Filed: 6 Apr 22
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Swashplate assembly for a rotor system
10 Oct 23
A rotatable swashplate is rotatable relative to a stationary swashplate around a shaft and connects to a pitch control rod assembly.
Yair Preiss, Bradley M. Bauer
Filed: 3 Jun 21
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Securing Assembly for a Rotor Blade
5 Oct 23
An apparatus for securing first and second skins to a core in a composite rotor blade includes an elongated member configured to be installed through a passage in the core of the composite rotor blade.
Kenneth F. Deyo, Andrew Paul Scott, Frank M. Caputo, William P. Fallon, JR.
Filed: 22 Dec 22
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Additive friction stir deposition system for refractory metals
3 Oct 23
An additive friction stir deposition system for refractory metals is disclosed herein.
Kenneth R. Sargent
Filed: 4 Nov 21
Utility
Turbine engine secondary ejector system
3 Oct 23
According to an aspect, an ejector member includes an annular member; a vent arranged at the annular member, the vent having an inlet at a first surface of the annular member, the vent further having an outlet arranged radially inward from a second surface of the annular member; and a vane extending radially inward from the second surface of the annular member.
Donald W. Lamb, Jr., Patrick Ormande Bowles
Filed: 19 May 20
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Multi-purpose prop-rotor spinner arrangement
3 Oct 23
A propeller system for a tail section of an aircraft includes a propeller hub located at the tail section of the aircraft, a plurality of propeller blades mounted to and extending outwardly from the propeller hub, a propeller shaft coupled to the propeller hub and operable to rotate the propeller hub about an axis of rotation, and a propeller gearbox connected to the propeller shaft.
James Breen Orbon, James McCollough, Evan S. Tobin, Xiaole Xie, Jonathan Frydman
Filed: 20 Jul 20
Utility
Radio frequency transmission assembly
3 Oct 23
Enhanced components and assemblies for microwave radio frequency (RF) antenna feed systems are provided.
Timothy Patrick Wink, Nathan Jastram, Matthew David Arendall
Filed: 3 Mar 22
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Using superconductors to provide passive magnetic shielding of structures immersed in plasma
3 Oct 23
A fusion reactor includes a fusion plasma reactor chamber.
Thomas J. McGuire
Filed: 21 Sep 20
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Rotor Blade Using Adaptive Trailing Edge Assembly
28 Sep 23
A rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade having inboard and outboard regions, a blade body, and an internal spar, the blade body defining leading and trailing edges.
Byung-Young Min
Filed: 28 Mar 22
Utility
Thin Film Optics
28 Sep 23
A method of manufacturing a thin film optical apparatus includes providing a substrate and applying an alignment layer over the substrate.
Joseph Robert BUCK
Filed: 12 May 23
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Electric vertical take off and landing vehicle
26 Sep 23
An aircraft includes an airframe, and a coaxial main rotor assembly including a static mast and an upper rotor assembly and a lower rotor assembly rotatable about a main rotor axis defined by the static mast.
Timothy F. Lauder, Mark W. Scott, Michael Strauss, Jonathan D. Hartman
Filed: 31 Aug 20
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Spacecraft deployment systems and methods using moment bearing shear ball
26 Sep 23
A deployment system for a spacecraft may include a fitting for coupling a deployable device to the spacecraft, and a moment bearing shear ball assembly.
Spencer Keith Connor, Joseph C. Munder, Jeffrey John Bank, Timothy ONeill
Filed: 23 Jul 19
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Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing Vehicle
21 Sep 23
An aircraft includes an airframe, and a coaxial main rotor assembly including a static mast and an upper rotor assembly and a lower rotor assembly rotatable about a main rotor axis defined by the static mast.
Timothy F. Lauder, Mark W. Scott, Michael Strauss, Jonathan D. Hartman
Filed: 31 Aug 20
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Controlling Aircraft to Avoid Terrain Obstacles Using Reduced Order Closed Loop Models
14 Sep 23
This disclosure relates to apparatuses, systems, and methods for controlling an aircraft.
Navid Dadkhah Tehrani, Kwok K. Cheng
Filed: 9 Mar 22
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Harmonic Control Actuator for Aircraft
14 Sep 23
A rotary blade aircraft includes an airframe, a rotor shaft driven about a rotor axis, and a plurality of rotor blades driven by the rotor shaft about the rotor axis.
William A. Welsh, Jason A. Satira
Filed: 24 Jan 22
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External Power Safety Alert for a Vehicle
14 Sep 23
Systems and methods for alerting reverse current conditions of vehicle charging systems.
Stephen B. Povroznik, III, Timothy R. Budd, James R. Malo
Filed: 8 Mar 22
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Main rotor blade using integral metallic center block strap assembly
12 Sep 23
A rotor blade assembly of an aircraft having a rotor hub including a structural member having an inboard end and an outboard end, the structural member being connectable with the rotor hub.
David N. Schmaling, James Breen Orbon, Pedro L. Cabrera, David H. Hunter, John D. Carroll
Filed: 15 Jul 20
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Workforce augmenting inspection device
12 Sep 23
In one embodiment, systems and methods include using a workforce augmenting inspection device (“WAND”) to measure a parameter of an aircraft.
Christopher Lee Colaw, Spencer Tull Meyer, Alexander McLean Tramm, Jean-Pierre Njock, II, Andrew Timothy Modjeski
Filed: 5 Apr 21