940 patents
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Utility
System and Method for Three-dimensional (3D) Computer-aided Manufacturing (Cam) of an Ensemble of Pilot Equipment and Garments
8 Dec 22
A system comprising a scanner to scan the airman or soldier (subject), a processor to receive, from the scanner, a non-manifold three-dimensional (3D) digital surface model (DSM) scan data representative of the subject, and a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) device.
Matthew S. Richardson, Michael W. Hale
Filed: 16 Aug 22
Utility
Autonomous spacecraft propellant gauging
6 Dec 22
An autonomous spacecraft propellant-gauging system, the system including a propellant tank, one or more heating devices, at least one temperature sensor and a processor.
Jay Harold Ambrose
Filed: 4 Sep 19
Utility
Securement and release mechanisms for spacecraft
6 Dec 22
A carrier of a spacecraft can include multiple latch assemblies that are linked together and held in place by one notched bolt or main shaft, which is out of the main load path.
Matthew Owen Zevenbergen
Filed: 28 May 19
Utility
Rotating steering mirror and methods, assemblies, and systems thereof
6 Dec 22
A rotating steering mirror assembly comprising a first wedge rotatable relative to a base and a second wedge rotatable relative to the first wedge to controllably tilt a mirror on an outward- or forward-facing surface of the second wedge.
Dennis J. Adams, Alan F. Lindsay
Filed: 20 Apr 20
Utility
Bond fixture for root end laminate or rotor blade
29 Nov 22
A bond assembly includes a fixture having a first section movably coupled to a second section.
Sven Roy Lofstrom, Ryan Lehto
Filed: 21 Jan 20
Utility
System and method for detecting a lubricant-out condition in an aircraft gearbox
29 Nov 22
A gearbox includes a housing including a lubricant reservoir, at least one gear system arranged in the housing, at least one lubricant delivery passage operable to direct a flow of lubricant from a lubricant reservoir onto the at least one gear system, at least one lubricant return passage operable to guide the flow of lubricant to the lubricant reservoir, and a lubricant-out sensor fluidically connected to the at least one lubricant return passage.
Adam R. Glasser, Dwaine Wint, John J. Baldyga, Michael F. Mullen, David M. Lutian, Lindsey McKan
Filed: 11 Jul 17
Utility
System and method for three-dimensional (3D) computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) of an ensemble of pilot equipment and garments
22 Nov 22
A system comprising a scanner to scan the airman or soldier (subject), a processor to receive, from the scanner, a non-manifold three-dimensional (3D) digital surface model (DSM) scan data representative of the subject, and a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) device.
Matthew S. Richardson, Michael W. Hale
Filed: 6 Apr 20
Utility
Portable aircraft controller devices and systems
22 Nov 22
A portable computerized device for an aircraft control system includes an input system for inputting commands, a device display for displaying information on the computerized device, a processor, a wireless communication module, and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions configured to cause the processor to perform a method.
Prateek Sahay, Margaret MacIsaac Lampazzi, Sacha Duff
Filed: 19 Sep 17
Utility
Main rotor damper elastomeric rod end
22 Nov 22
A damper assembly includes a housing defining at least one or more cavities.
Anatoly Kogan
Filed: 22 Apr 19
Utility
Feature Extraction from Perception Data for Pilot Assistance with High Workload Tasks
17 Nov 22
Offline task-based feature processing for aerial vehicles is provided.
Navid Dadkhah Tehrani, Daniel Montrallo Flickinger, Igor Cherepinsky
Filed: 12 May 21
Utility
Rotor system
15 Nov 22
An extension assembly for a rotor system for rotating a plurality of rotor blades about a rotor axis with a central rotor hub that defines the rotor axis includes a beam assembly and a first bearing assembly.
David H. Hunter, David N. Schmaling
Filed: 27 Apr 21
Utility
Coaxial split torque gear box
15 Nov 22
A gearbox system includes a first drive gear rotatable about an axis of rotation and a second drive gear disposed coaxial with the first drive gear and rotatable about the axis of rotation.
Thomas L. Sbabo, David A. Darrow, Jr.
Filed: 2 Aug 16
Utility
Replacement tip section for a rotor blade and method of replacing a rotor blade tip section
15 Nov 22
A replacement tip section for a rotor blade, from which a legacy tip section was removed, includes a blade tip portion configured to be attached to an intermediate section of the rotor blade after removal of the legacy section.
Joseph Pantalone, III, Timothy James Conti, Daniel Caleb Sargent, Benjamin Edward Isabella, Masruk Siddique
Filed: 21 Nov 19
Utility
Active infrared prediction utilizing fiber optic network
15 Nov 22
An aircraft and method of operating an aircraft.
Jordan Alex Kaye, Alexander Quinn Weintraub, Jeffrey K. Parkhurst
Filed: 22 Aug 19
Utility
Iterative learning adaptive sonar system, apparatus, method, and computer program product
15 Nov 22
A learning SONAR system and method including receiving, at an input, mission parameters including one or more of mission accuracy, mission covertness, learning rate, and training matrix dependency; transmitting pulsed signals; receiving return pulsed signals, for instance, using a tunable acoustic receiver having controllable receiver elements; and determining a number of the controllable receiver elements to generate estimates of altitude and 3D velocity based on a combination of transmit power, signal-to-noise ratio, and altitude range using an adaptive spatial sampler of a learning controller.
Anil P. Chinnan
Filed: 12 Nov 19
Utility
Verification of wireless communications between a vehicle user and a remote entity
8 Nov 22
A communication system includes a vehicle communication assembly connected to a vehicle, including a transmitter and a receiver, and configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote entity, and a processing device and a memory coupled to the processing device.
Robert S. Takacs, Margaret M. Lampazzi, Michael A. Connor, Carl John Pankok
Filed: 17 Jan 20
Utility
N-arm interferometric photonic integrated circuit based software defined optical aperture system
1 Nov 22
An optical aperture system is provided that includes a photonic integrated circuit.
Guy Chriqui, Anthony Cecere Klee, Jacob Harris Wirth, Micah Scott Boyd
Filed: 7 Oct 21
Utility
Automated water volume estimation
1 Nov 22
According to an aspect, a computer-implemented method for water volume estimation includes detecting water based at least in part on sensor-based data; determining a volume of water based at least in part on the sensor-based data; determining a location at the water for an aircraft to retrieve water via a water retrieving apparatus; and translating the location of the water into pilot inputs to guide the aircraft to the water.
Carl John Pankok, Jr., Michael Paul Baran, Sean Scott Carlson, George Nicholas Loussides, Alexander Quinn Weintraub, Igor Cherepinsky
Filed: 29 May 20
Utility
Tooling for friction stir processing
1 Nov 22
A friction stir processing system can include a rotatable die assembly.
Michael R. Eller, Kevin John Schuengel, Mark Steven Gambino
Filed: 19 Feb 20
Utility
Gearbox with integrated submersible lubricant pump
1 Nov 22
A gear box includes a casing having an interior.
Bruce P. Plasse
Filed: 2 Nov 18