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Optical temperature sensing methods and devices associated with photonic integrated circuits
9 Mar 21
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) with embedded optical temperature sensing includes an optical interferometer containing a first arm and a second arm, and one or more optical waveguide sections configured to measure an internal temperature of the PIC.
Bruce Gregory Tiemann
Filed: 27 Mar 19
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Blade fold system using flap hinge
2 Mar 21
A rotor system of a tail-sitter aerial vehicle configured to rotate about an axis of rotation is provided including a rotor hub which rotates about the axis of rotation and at least one rotor blade operably coupled to the rotor hub.
Bryan Kenneth Baskin, Frank P. D'Anna, Mark R. Alber
Filed: 27 Oct 16
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Release and capture of a fixed-wing aircraft
2 Mar 21
In one embodiment, a system includes an unmanned, multirotor helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft.
Dustin Gamble, Matthew Curran
Filed: 3 Aug 15
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Magnetometer apparatus
2 Mar 21
A magnetometer for magnetic detection includes a magneto-optical defect center material having at least one magneto-optical defect center; a radio frequency (RF) exciter system including a radio frequency (RF) excitation source; an optical excitation system including an optical excitation source; an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal based on light emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material due RF excitation and optical excitation provided to the magneto-optical defect center material via the RF excitation source and the optical excitation source, respectively; a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field detected at the magneto-optical defect center material; and a system controller.
Joseph W. Hahn, Cedric H. Wu, Yongdan Hu, Kenneth Michael Jackson, Gregory Scott Bruce, Wilbur Lew, Andrew Raymond Mandeville, Duc Huynh
Filed: 10 Jul 18
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Cooling a target using electrons
2 Mar 21
In an embodiment, a method includes, impinging a plurality of particles on a target such that electrons are emitted from the target and transporting the electrons from the target to a heat sink through a transporting medium.
Edward Henry Allen, Luke Alexander Uribarri
Filed: 13 Mar 18
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Energy storage devices containing a carbon nanotube aerogel and methods for making the same
2 Mar 21
Conventional rechargeable batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries, are somewhat limited in their energy storage density.
Justin Samuel Golightly, Mark Joseph Isaacson, Jonathan W. Ward
Filed: 28 Feb 14
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Electric powered direct drive rotor motor with integrated mechanical flight control
23 Feb 21
An electric propulsion system including a stationary rotor hub assembly and a rotating system mounted to the stationary rotor hub assembly.
Timothy F. Lauder
Filed: 20 Jun 18
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Triggered automated operations for spaceborne and airborne nodes
23 Feb 21
Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for the deployment and management of converged resources across satellites, aircraft, and ground-based nodes to perform user tasks and applications.
Robert Randall Cleave, Shaun B. Coleman, John Edward Metzger
Filed: 29 Oct 18
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Stacked transparent pixel structures for image sensors
23 Feb 21
In one embodiment, a pixel for an image sensor includes a first subpixel and a second subpixel stacked on top of the first subpixel.
Mark A. Lamkin
Filed: 3 Oct 17
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Helix antenna
23 Feb 21
A communications system such as a global position system (GPS) device, a spacecraft tracking device, a handheld radio, or any other communications device may include one or more helix antennas.
W. Neill Kefauver, James L. Lovejoy, Jr., Thomas Patrick Cencich
Filed: 5 Dec 16
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Self-clamping self-curing bond method
16 Feb 21
A joint and a method of bonding a first member to a second member are disclosed.
Jonathan K. Garhart
Filed: 6 Jan 17
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Nanoparticle application with adhesives for printable electronics
16 Feb 21
A circuit assembly can be made by adhering a conductive element to a substrate with an adhesive.
Randall Mark Stoltenberg, Alfred A. Zinn
Filed: 17 Mar 17
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Channel-based binarization of color
16 Feb 21
Systems and methods for generating a binary image from a color image are disclosed.
Chadwick M. Coleman
Filed: 19 Jul 17
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Phase-change material (PCM) embedded heat exchanger assembly for laser diode cooling and systems and methods thereof
16 Feb 21
A heat exchanger configured to cool an energy output device, and systems, devices, and methods thereof, can comprise a heat exchanger housing and an internal chamber defined in the housing that is configured to be filled with a phase-change material (PCM).
Aleksandra Shepsis, David L. Vos
Filed: 9 Aug 19
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Exoskeleton boot and lower link
9 Feb 21
An exoskeleton boot that can be selectively coupled to and decoupled from a lower link of an exoskeleton includes an upper configured to receive a foot of a human user and an outsole coupled to the upper.
Keith E. Maxwell, Patricia A. Aelker, Gavin A. Barnes, Robert O. Brady, Erik A. Holmen, Jeffreys R. Nichols
Filed: 23 Nov 16
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Fault-tolerant scalable high thrust spacecraft propulsion
9 Feb 21
Systems and methods of the present disclosure can be utilized to provide an improved propulsion system that uses multiple high efficiency engines to provide fault-tolerant and scalable high thrust for orbit transfer and maneuvering over life.
Neil Evan Goodzeit, John B. Henderson
Filed: 14 Feb 18
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Integrated multi-chamber heat exchanger
9 Feb 21
A one-piece heat exchanger manufactured using an additive manufacturing process is described.
David L. Vos, Ryan M. Alderfer, Randall J. Stutzman
Filed: 3 Oct 17
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Missile, slot thrust attitude controller system, and method
9 Feb 21
The embodiments disclosed include a system comprising a missile segment having a hollow body with an external surface conforming to an external surface of a portion of a missile body.
Sunil C. Patel, James R. Wood
Filed: 19 Sep 18
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Linear-fan configuration of photonic integrated circuit imagers
9 Feb 21
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) imager includes a substrate, and a number of PIC imager units disposed in an arbitrary configuration on the substrate.
Richard L. Kendrick, Chad E. Ogden, Guy Chriqui, Alan L. Duncan
Filed: 27 Feb 19
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Multi-monitor full screen mode in a windowing environment
9 Feb 21
Mechanisms for implementing a multi-monitor full screen mode in an application module are disclosed.
Howell Hollis, Michael C. Semeniuk, Robert Charles McCarthy, Zachary James Heylmun, Hong Phuoc Nguyen
Filed: 30 Jul 13