649 patents
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Utility
Icing detection systems
22 Jun 20
A system for detecting icing includes an optical sensor configured to view at least a portion of an exterior surface or component of an aircraft and to output sensor data indicating at least one optical quality of the exterior surface or component, and an icing detection module.
George N. Loussides, Sean S. Carlson, Garrett Pitcher
Filed: 27 Mar 17
Utility
Sectioned self-mating modular satellite buses
22 Jun 20
A satellite configuration includes a plurality of individual satellite buses each having a number of side panels that form a polygonal shape, where the individual satellite buses collectively fit together to form the satellite configuration having a regular polygon shape.
Raymond Edward Fraze
Filed: 5 Jul 18
Utility
Composite airspeed indicator display for compound aircrafts
22 Jun 20
An airspeed indicator display for an aircraft having a main rotor system and a translational thrust system includes a first indicator operable to display an actual airspeed of the aircraft and a second indicator positioned adjacent the first indicator.
David L. Adams, Kevin Ron Fimbers
Filed: 7 Feb 18
Utility
Composite airspeed indicator display for compound aircrafts
22 Jun 20
A torque indicator for an aircraft having a main rotor system and a translational thrust system driven by at least one engine includes a first indicator operable to display an actual torque of an engine of the aircraft relative to an engine torque limit, a second indicator operable to display an actual torque of the translational thrust system of the aircraft relative to a translational thrust system torque limit, and a third indicator operable to display an actual torque of the main rotor system of the aircraft relative to a main rotor system torque limit.
David L. Adams, Kevin Ron Fimbers
Filed: 7 Feb 18
Utility
Additive manufacturing of pipes
22 Jun 20
Additive manufacturing of a pipe is disclosed.
Corey A. Fleischer, Matthew B. Ascari, Randy L. Gaigler, Michael W. Poppek, James A. Waicukauski
Filed: 26 Dec 18
Utility
Space active optical cable
22 Jun 20
A space active optical cable (SAOC) includes a cable including one or more optical fibers, and two or more electrical transceivers on opposing ends of the cable and interconnected by the cable.
Lance A. Wood, Harsha Krishna Kopuru, Rebekah Jean Mitchell, Jason Paul Smith, Timothy John Wasland
Filed: 23 Sep 19
Utility
Plenoptic cellular vision correction
22 Jun 20
In one embodiment, an electronic display assembly includes a circuit board, a microlens layer, a pixel array layer, and a logic unit layer.
Mark A. Lamkin, Kyle Martin Ringgenberg, Jordan David Lamkin
Filed: 12 Nov 18
Utility
Head-wearable ultra-wide field of view display device
15 Jun 20
Multiple-reflector ultrawide field of view (UWFOV) systems and methods are provided.
David A. Smith, Randel A. Crowe, Gregory A. Harrison
Filed: 15 Oct 15
Utility
Structural health monitoring systems
15 Jun 20
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a structure can include a body, and one or more thermal sheet sensors disposed on or within the body.
Christopher M. Minnella
Filed: 20 Mar 18
Utility
Liquid shim adhesive injection tool
8 Jun 20
A tool for installing a liquid shim material into a clearance formed between an assembly first and second component includes a body having a first end and a second end.
Joseph W. Mencel, Jr., Jordash Shane Garraway, Karl M. Sweeten
Filed: 21 Dec 15
Utility
Gearbox for a dual rotor, rotary wing aircraft
8 Jun 20
An aircraft is provided including an airframe, an extending tail, a counter-rotating, coaxial main rotor assembly having an upper rotor assembly and a lower rotor assembly, and a translational thrust system including a propeller positioned at the extending tail.
Erez Eller, Matthew T. Luszcz, William J. Eadie, Steven D. Weiner
Filed: 24 Sep 15
Utility
Compliant engine nacelle for aircraft
8 Jun 20
An aircraft includes a fuselage and a wing extending from each lateral side of the fuselage.
Mark R. Alber
Filed: 18 May 15
Utility
Pneumatic tool system
8 Jun 20
A tool system is provided and includes a securing element, a hammer element configured to drive a member toward the securing element and first and second orientation elements rigidly disposed on the securing and hammer elements, respectively.
John William Beisner
Filed: 28 Feb 16
Utility
Tilting coaxial rotor for a rotary wing aircraft
8 Jun 20
An electric propulsion system includes a static mast fixed to the airframe and a secondary mast positioned in overlapping arrangement with the static mast.
Timothy F. Lauder
Filed: 19 Jul 17
Utility
Rotary wing aircraft pitch control system
8 Jun 20
A pitch control system configured to vary a pitch angle of at least one of a plurality of propeller blades of a propeller system is provided including a switch movable between a neutral position and a plurality of non-neutral positions.
Kevin L. Bredenbeck, Jr., Bryan S. Cotton, Mark K. Wilson
Filed: 26 Aug 15
Utility
External load management functions for vertical take-off and landing aircraft
8 Jun 20
According to an aspect, a system in an aircraft includes a vehicle management system (VMS) and a load control system (LCS).
Jesse J. Lesperance, Thomas Zygmant
Filed: 31 Mar 16
Utility
Pitch control system for an aircraft
8 Jun 20
A pitch control system configured to vary a pitch angle of a plurality of propeller blades of a propeller system is provided including a motor having a motor shaft configured to rotate about an axis.
Mark M. Cyr, Karl Gradzki
Filed: 26 Aug 15
Utility
Aircraft capture system and method
8 Jun 20
An aircraft-to-aircraft retrieval system can be used to capture a remote aircraft for retrieval into and service by a transport aircraft during a flight mission.
William Benton Lytle
Filed: 31 Jan 17
Utility
Optimal safe landing area determination
8 Jun 20
According to an aspect of the invention, a method of optimal safe landing area determination for an aircraft includes accessing a probabilistic safe landing area map that includes a plurality of probabilistic indicators of safe landing areas for the aircraft.
Xuchu Ding, Jason C. Derenick, Brendan J. Englot, Igor Cherepinsky, Harshad S. Sane, Christopher Stathis
Filed: 15 Oct 15
Utility
Fluid distribution assembly having anti-clog inlet housing
8 Jun 20
A fluid distribution assembly for distributing a fluid, the fluid distribution assembly includes an inlet housing including a first conduit and a bypass conduit; a chip detector cavity in fluid communication with the first conduit such that the fluid can pass through the first conduit into the chip detector cavity; and an outlet housing in fluid communication with the chip detector cavity and the bypass conduit such that the fluid can pass into the outlet housing through the chip detector cavity and/or the bypass conduit.
Bertrand J. Howard, Eric James Hodgkinson
Filed: 9 Feb 16