Patents Assigned to ILC-Steinthal, Inc.
  • Rotating parachute
    Patent number: 3931945
    Abstract: A series of fabric panels in the shape of turbine vanes or air foils are arranged end to end in a continuous ring with spaces between adjacent vanes to permit the passage of air from the interior of the parachute over the outer surface of the vanes. Suspension lines at the inner corners of the vanes join to the mid portion of suspension lines from the outer corners which converge concentrically to the attachment point to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1976
    Assignee: ILC-Steinthal, Inc.
    Inventor: Oscar W. Sepp