649 patents
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Utility
Rotor wireless load and motion monitoring sensor network
18 May 20
A method of data collection from a rotor system of an aircraft includes positioning a plurality of sensors at a plurality of locations of a rotating portion of the rotor system.
Sanjay Bajekal, Brian Dean Bouquillon, Cagatay Tokgoz
Filed: 25 Mar 15
Utility
Micro-peck feed drill clutch
18 May 20
An apparatus includes a spindle, a pecking mechanism, and a clutch mechanism coupled to the pecking mechanism.
Blake Forrest Babcock
Filed: 7 Jun 18
Utility
Collective to elevator mixing of a rotary wing aircraft
18 May 20
An aircraft is provided including an airframe, an extending tail, and a counter rotating, coaxial main rotor assembly including an upper rotor assembly and a lower rotor assembly.
Erez Eller, Matthew A. White, Matthew T. Luszcz
Filed: 28 Sep 15
Utility
Integrated main rotor hub and shaft
18 May 20
A main rotor system for a rotary wing aircraft is provided including a lower rotor hub to which lower rotor blades are attachable.
Ron William Waldo, Eric Lucien Nussenblatt, David H. Hunter, Bryan Kenneth Baskin
Filed: 27 Sep 15
Utility
Apparatus, system, and method for aligning apertures of structures
18 May 20
In an embodiment, a system includes a first structure comprising a first aperture and a second structure comprising a second aperture.
Harry Robert Jacobs, Brian Beavers, Derek Michael Newman
Filed: 28 Sep 17
Utility
Optical element surface alteration to correct wavefront error
18 May 20
Methods and mechanisms for correcting a wavefront error in an optical element are disclosed.
Gene D. Tener, Clara R. Baleine
Filed: 24 Aug 17
Utility
Simulator with multiple reconfigurable three-dimensional cockpit views rendered in real-time
18 May 20
A simulator is disclosed.
Howell B. Hollis, Adam R. Breed, Robert C. McCarthy, Kevin D. Cartrette
Filed: 17 Apr 18
Utility
Virtualized software payloads on satellite devices
18 May 20
Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for deploying software payloads to satellite devices, such as when a satellite device is in orbit.
Shaun Coleman, Darren D. Garber
Filed: 31 Mar 19
Utility
Role differentiation for task servicing in computing platforms
18 May 20
Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for computing platforms.
Shaun Coleman, Darren D. Garber
Filed: 23 May 19
Utility
Precision electrochemical machine for gear manufacture
11 May 20
A method of manufacturing a gear, the method includes applying a first charge to a workpiece and applying a second, opposite charge to an electrochemical machining (ECM) attachment, the ECM attachment having a pattern.
Edward H. Bittner, William Patrick Murphy, Bruce D. Hansen, Christopher J. Mussel, Yuriy Gmirya
Filed: 10 Jan 18
Utility
Pitch control system
11 May 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, Bryan S. Cotton, Mark K. Wilson
Filed: 12 May 19
Utility
Dynamic resonance system and method for the anti-icing and de-icing of inlet grids
11 May 20
In one embodiment, a system includes an inlet grid configured to reduce distortion of an incoming airflow.
William Schneider, Yvette Wood, Andrew Peduchi
Filed: 13 Aug 17
Utility
Method of making a composite article
11 May 20
A method of making a composite article involves first forming an intermediate substrate.
Justin B. Alms, Eric J. Amis, Joseph J. Sangiovanni, Ellen Y. Sun, Aaron T. Nardi
Filed: 30 Jul 15
Utility
Enhanced engine load demand anticipation
11 May 20
A flight control system of an aircraft is provided and includes modules configured to shape one or more flight control commands through a flight control system to provide a shaped flight control command and to determine expected power required data for the shaped flight control command.
Matthew T. Luszcz
Filed: 28 Sep 15
Utility
Single engine, asymmetrical vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft
11 May 20
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is provided and includes wings, first and second nacelles supported on each of the wings, each of the first and second nacelles including a propeller drivable to generate aircraft thrust, and an asymmetrical power generation unit.
Mark R. Alber
Filed: 15 Nov 15
Utility
Spinner shaft attachment
11 May 20
A spinner assembly includes a cone-shaped member having a plurality of blade openings.
Robert Higbie, David Littlejohn
Filed: 31 Jul 16
Utility
Aircraft rotor blade with reduced stress
11 May 20
An aircraft rotor blade includes a surface of the rotor blade, at least one main hole that extends through the surface and has a width and a length, and at least one leader hole that extends through the surface and has a length that is less than the length of the main hole and arranged spaced from and adjacent the main hole.
Krzysztof Kopanski, Justin Thomas
Filed: 14 Oct 15
Utility
High modulus hybrid material rotor blade spar
11 May 20
A composite spar having an upper and lower wall region connected by leading and trailing edge regions is provided including a plurality of first laminates and a plurality of second laminates.
David A. Darrow, Jr.
Filed: 6 Aug 14
Utility
Modular packaging system for a lubricant condition monitor
11 May 20
An apparatus for assessment of a fluid system includes a scaffold housing with a plurality of internal cavities; a debris monitor module assembly to be selectively inserted into a first cavity of the plurality of internal cavities, the debris monitor module assembly to determine wear debris information in a lubricant; a lubricant condition monitor module assembly to be selectively inserted into a second cavity of the plurality of internal cavities, the lubricant condition monitor module assembly to determine lubricant condition information in the lubricant; and a processing module assembly that is configured to be selectively inserted into a third cavity of the plurality of internal cavities, the processing module assembly to provide communication to an external interface of at least one of the wear debris information and the lubricant condition information.
Cody Michael Ture, Christopher M. Minnella
Filed: 10 Sep 15
Utility
Optical device for fuel filter debris
11 May 20
A fuel filter inspection method includes capturing an image of a fuel filter sample using an imaging device and sending the captured image to an image processor.
Mike Ivor Jones, Kyle Alson McGehee, Eric White, Richard Parker McElveen, Jr., Jennifer C. Byrne
Filed: 20 Jun 18