Abstract: Methods and devices for optimizing the climb of an aircraft or drone are provided. After an optimal continuous climb strategy has been determined, a lateral path is determined, in particular in terms of speeds and turn radii, based on vertical predictions computed in the previous step. Subsequently, computation results are displayed on one or more human-machine interfaces and the climb strategy is actually flown. Embodiments describe the use of altitude and speed constraints and/or settings in respect of speed and/or thrust and/or level-flight avoidance and/or gradient-variation minimization, and iteratively fitting parameters in order to make the profile of the current path coincide with the constrained profile in real time depending on the selected flight dynamics (e.g. energy sharing, constraint on climb gradient, constraint on the vertical climb rate). System (e.g. FMS) and software aspects are described.

Abstract: A one-piece tire has an elastomer material composition that is homogeneous and consistent throughout the entire tire. An annular outer portion of the one-piece tire includes an outwardly facing surface that defines an outer circumference of the tire and a width of the tire between a first edge on a first lateral side and second edge on a second lateral side of the tire. An annular inner portion defines an inner circumference of the tire. The annular inner portion has a first edge on the first lateral side of the tire and a second edge on the second lateral side of the tire. An annular resilient spring portion extends from a first junction near the first edge of the annular inner portion to a second junction near the second edge of the annular outer portion.

Abstract: There is described a suspension wheel comprising a substantially rigid rim, a substantially rigid hub disposed concentrically within the rim to define an annular space between the rim and the hub, the hub being adapted for connection to an axle for the wheel, and suspension members disposed in the annular space and connected to the rim and the hub to allow the rim to move in one or both of the horizontal and vertical directions relative to the hub in response to an input to the rim.

Abstract: A suspension for a wheel rotatably mounted about an axle, comprising means to resiliently support the axle from movement in the plane of the wheel's rotation in response to an input to the wheel.

Abstract: A moveable and demountable wall panel system including a plurality of panels each having opposite top and bottom distance channels, opposite left and right vertical posts, a panel covering, a ceiling rail, and an articulating floor channel. The distance channels and vertical posts are affixed to one another by connecting studs in order to form a rectangular support frame of the panel. The articulating floor channel is operatively connected to a bottom portion of the rectangular support frame by left and right glide assemblies mounted into receiving channels of the left and right vertical posts respectively. The articulating floor channel is used for operatively securing the rectangular support frame of the panel to a ground surface. Each vertical post has at least one receiving lip extending along a direction substantially parallel to the vertical axis of the panel.

Abstract: A moveable and demountable wall panel system including a plurality of panels used for defining an office space. Each panel has opposite top and bottom distance channels, opposite left and right vertical posts, a panel covering, a ceiling rail, and an articulating floor channel. The top and bottom distance channels extend along a direction substantially parallel to a horizontal axis of the panel. The left and right vertical posts extend along a direction substantially parallel to a vertical axis of the panel. The distance channels and vertical posts are affixed to one another by means of connecting studs in order to form a rectangular support frame of the panel. The panel covering is removably mountable onto receiving means of the rectangular support frame. The ceiling rail is operatively connected to a top portion of the rectangular support frame and is used for operatively securing the rectangular support frame of the panel to a ceiling surface.

Abstract: There is disclosed an improved skate wheel for an in-line skate comprising a hub for rotation about an axis and a plurality of cores of material disposed about the hub to be coaxial therewith, the outer core of material being harder than the inner core to facilitate a rolling motion of the wheel over a surface while absorbing energy.

Abstract: There is disclosed an improved skate wheel for an in-line skate comprising a hub for rotation about an axis and a plurality of layers of material disposed concentrically about the hub, each of the layers consisting of a material having a predetermined durometric hardness, the outermost of the layers including an outer surface adapted for a rolling motion of the wheel over a surface.

Abstract: There is described an improved inflatable package comprising outer deformable walls defining at least one fluid-tight chamber therebetween, and a one-way valve disposed within the chamber, to be in fluid communication therewith, the valve permitting the ingress of fluid into the chamber, and preventing the egress of fluid therefrom, the valve including a primary duct and at least one flow channel intersecting the primary duct at an angle to place the primary duct in fluid communication with the interior of the chamber.