Patents Assigned to Airduce, LLC
  • Patent number: 11203428
    Abstract: A removable aerial application system and a method of installing the removable aerial application system in an aircraft such as a helicopter. In one embodiment, a removable aerial application system for an aircraft comprises: a tank insertable into a cabin of the aircraft; a first delivery conduit and a second delivery conduit, the first and second delivery conduits being in communication with the tank and extending aftward beneath a fuselage of the aircraft, a first auger within the first delivery conduit and a second auger within the second delivery conduit; a collector assembly defining a chamber, each of the first and second delivery conduits being in communication with the chamber; a distribution system coupled to the collector assembly; and a hydraulic system in mechanical communication with each of the first and second augers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Airduce, LLC
    Inventor: Michael E. Steelman