Patents Examined by Marisa V Conlon
  • Patent number: 12179934
    Abstract: An aircraft is disclosed, including a fuselage having a compartment configured to house refueling apparatus. An auxiliary power unit is mounted in the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Alan J. Wong, Curtis John Call, Theodore Carl Arnold
  • Patent number: 12161083
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber teat element which, on account of the radial expandability of the head part, is able to adapt to different teat geometries, in particular in the case where an animal has small, thin and short teats. A teat cup and a milking cluster with a corresponding rubber teat element are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Grüter, Benedikt Schürmann
  • Patent number: 12145718
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft undercarriage provided at its bottom end with a rocker arm (2) carrying at least two axles (4, 5), including one in front of a hinge between the rocker arm and the undercarriage and the other behind said hinge. According to the invention, one of the axles is fitted with one or more braked wheels (6) and the other axle is fitted with one or more motor-driven wheels (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Ravel
  • Patent number: 12091165
    Abstract: Rotor flight vehicle includes a first rotor, a power unit, a transmission from the power unit to the first rotor, wherein said transmission comprises at least one belt, a group of rotational axes, at least one power output axle connected to the power unit and at least one rotor axle connected to said first rotor, the belt is applied to the power output axle, the power output axle is concentric with a rotational axis, the belt transmits power to the rotor axle, the rotor axle is concentric with a rotational axis, wherein consecutive rotational axes of the group of rotational axes extend in a relation to each other such that the angle between them is in the range of 80-100 degrees, wherein the belt has a maximal torsion of 80-100 degrees, in the belt's transition between two respective consecutive rotational axes of the group of rotational axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: ACC Innovation AB
    Inventor: Anders Ljung
  • Patent number: 12077280
    Abstract: An oscillation system includes an oscillation circuitry configured to cause at least one motor of a first set of motors to provide an oscillation of a user-input device in at least one axis of the user-input device. The oscillation may be triggered in response to an input from at least one sensor, the user-input device for operating an aircraft control system of an aircraft. The oscillation circuitry is configured to operate independently from a resistive force circuitry. The resistive force circuitry is to provide a resistive force to the user-input device, using the at least one motor of the first set of motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventor: Adam Taylor
  • Patent number: 12071230
    Abstract: An anti-torque rotor is described comprising: a mast rotatable about a first axis; a plurality of blades hinged on the mast and rotatable about respective second axes to vary the respective angles of attack; a control element sliding along the first axis with respect to the mast, rotatable with the mast and connected to the blades to cause the rotation about the second axes; a control mechanism, axially sliding and angularly fixed with respect to the mast; and a connection element interposed between the control mechanism and the control element, sliding integrally with the control mechanism along the mast; the control mechanism comprises a first and a second rod; the rotor comprises a coupling, which is configured to enable/prevent rotation of the second rod with respect to the first rod when the torque exerted by the first connection element on the second rod about the first axis is greater/less than a threshold value in the event of failure of the connection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: LEONARDO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Michele Delli Paoli, Fabio Nannoni, Roberto Vanni
  • Patent number: 12065354
    Abstract: The invention relates to horse bit (10, 100), comprising a mouthpiece (20, 120) configured to be inserted into a horse's mouth and comprising a first cheek (40, 140) and a second cheek (60, 160). The mouthpiece includes a first end (21, 121) and a second end (22, 122) and a center portion (30, 130) between the first end and the second end, wherein the center portion comprises at least one curved portion (31, 32; 131, 132). Each cheek includes a shank (50, 70; 150, 170) with an upper arm (53, 73; 153, 173) and a lower arm (54, 74; 154, 174) for attachment of reins and a central portion (55, 75; 155, 175) between the upper arm and the lower arm. The central portion of the first cheek is attached to the first end and the central portion of the second cheek is attached to the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: NEUE SCHULE LIMITED
    Inventor: Graham Hugh Cross
  • Patent number: 12017754
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a wing positioned below a vertical rotor, the wing extending in a transverse direction to a wingtip having an outboard face, and a turbulence feature located on the wingtip and oriented to induce turbulence in the rotor downwash flowing across the outboard face in a direction from a top surface of the wing to a bottom surface of the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Kent E. Donaldson, Phillip A. Kendrick, Kyle Smolarek
  • Patent number: 11991983
    Abstract: An automatic dog back scratcher system that scratches a dog, comprising a frame assembly; a housing covering the frame assembly; a movable arm assembly supported by the frame assembly and including a movable finger assembly; a treat dispenser assembly; a camera; a motion sensor; a controller configured to sense motion of an object via the motion sensor, determine the object in motion is a dog via the camera, dispense a treat via the treat dispenser assembly to attract the dog to a location adjacent to the automatic dog back scratcher system, and operate the movable arm assembly to move the arm adjacent to the dog and scratch the dog with the movable finger assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Inventor: Cassidy Matwiyoff
  • Patent number: 11981416
    Abstract: An aircraft fuselage end cargo door mechanism including a hinge rotatably coupling an aircraft fuselage end cargo door to a fuselage. The hinge being coupled to both the aircraft fuselage end cargo door and the fuselage so that an entirety of an axis of rotation of the aircraft fuselage end cargo door, defined by the hinge, relative to the fuselage is located forward of an entirety of a major joint line between the aircraft fuselage end cargo door and the fuselage. An uppermost portion of the major joint line comprises a joint line radius where a portion of the joint line radius formed by the aircraft fuselage end cargo door pivots within another portion of the joint line radius formed by the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Rick A. Jackson
  • Patent number: 11964766
    Abstract: Trailing edge assemblies, couplers and methods for deploying a trailing edge flap of an aircraft wing are disclosed. An exemplary method disclosed herein comprises guiding an aft portion of the trailing edge flap along an elongated track member as the trailing edge flap moves toward the deployed position; guiding a forward portion of the trailing edge flap along the elongated track member as the trailing edge flap moves toward the deployed position; and accommodating transverse movement of the forward portion of the trailing edge flap relative to the elongated track member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
    Inventors: Dmitry Budnitsky, Howard Ian Smith, Thomas Hanson
  • Patent number: 11958619
    Abstract: A remote piloted aircraft comprising a secondary flight assembly adapted to intervene in case of failure or an emergency of the aircraft, said secondary flight assembly being provided with an additional control unit configured to process flight relevant data and which includes an additional receiver configured to receive commands from the remote pilot by means of a remote control unit, in case of failure or emergency said additional control unit being configured to generate, as a response, an activation command adapted to activate a first device to expel an upper wing placed in a first compartment of the aircraft and to inflate a lower wing housed in a second compartment of the aircraft, and also to generate an interdiction command of the primary propulsion unit, said upper wing being maneuverable by means of a further remote control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: RPS AEROSPACE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giacomo Lunerti, Nausicaa Asia Vezzoli, Andrea Berna
  • Patent number: 11950545
    Abstract: System for precision irrigation is disclosed, the system comprises a main line. A plurality of sub main lines, wherein the plurality of sub main lines are configured to receive fluid from the main line. Further the system comprises a plurality of emitters lines emerging from at least one of the plurality of the sub main lines; wherein each emitter lines from the plurality lines has a length of at least 150 ft. A plurality of valves, wherein each valve is configured to connect at least one emitter line, from the plurality of emitter lines, with the at least one sub main line, from the plurality of sub main lines. The system further comprises a drone configured to communicably connect with the plurality of valves, wherein the drone is configured to receive a set of pre-defined instructions from a remote server and control the plurality of valves based on the instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: JAIN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Defrank, Ajit Bhavarlal Jain
  • Patent number: 11939068
    Abstract: In a hybrid flight vehicle, having multiple rotors attached to a frame, a gas turbine engine to drive the rotors; a generator connected to the gas engine to generate electric power, a battery store the electrical power generated by the generator. multiple first electric motors connected to the rotors to drive the same by the electric power supplied from the battery, a second electric motor connected to the gas turbine engine to motor the engine by the electric power supplied from the battery and a control unit to control flight, wherein the control unit stops supply of the fuel to the engine when a detected residual of the battery is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and supplies electric power to the second electric motor to motor the engine when a detected temperature of the engine is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keisuke Kawai
  • Patent number: 11919619
    Abstract: An aircraft-floor element comprising a first cladding element configure to be swung from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the first cladding element is arranged parallel to a main plane of the aircraft-floor element and on a side of the aircraft-floor element which is directed towards a passenger cabin. In the second position, the first cladding is arranged at an angle to the main plane of the aircraft-floor element, wherein it forms a cladding for a cargo space. An aircraft zone having an aircraft-floor element and an aircraft having such an aircraft zone are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventor: Claus-Peter Gross
  • Patent number: 11895997
    Abstract: A fishing line weight according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first tungsten body including a first hole, a first projection and a first groove. A second tungsten body includes a second hole substantially aligned with the first hole, a second projection substantially aligned with the first groove and a second groove substantially aligned with the first projection. A copper pin is disposed in the first hole and the second hole. The first tungsten body is unconnected from the second tungsten body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventor: Frank Wagenhoffer
  • Patent number: 11897622
    Abstract: A propeller propulsion unit, comprising at least one kinematic system comprising at least: a heat engine, an electrical energy generator, an electric motor configured to generate a rotary movement as output from the electrical energy generated by the electrical energy generator, a drive and selection device configured to assume a first configuration, in which it is coupled to the output of the electric motor, and a second configuration, in which it is coupled to the main shaft of the heat engine, and a propeller rotated by the drive and selection device. Such a propeller propulsion unit with a hybrid engine allows more power to be provided and facilitates maintenance and ergonomics and is safer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Patrick Lieven, Jérôme Colmagro
  • Patent number: 11885601
    Abstract: A missile comprises a generally cylindrical body having a distal end and a proximal end; a nosecone having a pointed distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal ends of the body and nosecone are oriented toward each other; a forward angled section rotatably attached to the proximal end of the nosecone at its forward edge, the opposite end of the forward angled section having an angled edge perpendicular to the longitudinal axis except for the angle defined by the edge; a rear angled section rotatably attached to the proximal end of the body at its rear edge, the opposite end of the forward angled section having an angled edge matching the angled edge of the forward angled section, the angled edges of the forward angled section and the rear angled section being rotatably attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Christopher Hoppe, Andrew Ehler, Matthew Snyder
  • Patent number: 11864531
    Abstract: A fish bite indicator utilizes a line retainer coupled to a pivot arm and configured to rotate to bring a pair of electrical contacts into contact with a circuit contact to complete a circuit and activate an indicator light and/or indicator speaker. An indicator speaker may produce a factory set alert sound or a recorded alert sound that a user records to distinguish one fishing pole from another. A user may insert the fishing line a desired amount down into the line wedge seam and the depth of insertion may change when the line is released upon the pivoting of the pivot arm. The fish bite indicator may have a drag knob to change how much line tension is required to move the pivot arm and may have a sensitivity knob that adjusts how far the pivot arm has to rotate before the indicator is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: ACTIVE OUTDOORS LLC
    Inventors: James M. Kowalski, David D. McClanahan
  • Patent number: 11844337
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatus for sorting undesired marine species during trawling, provides a pliable grid when the trawl net is pulled from the water and wound tightly on the net reel, and when the trawl is deployed in the water, the apparatus is fixed into place inside the trawl and holding its shape with consistent grid spacing. Marine species sorting apparatus in accordance with embodiments of the present invention includes grid, back straps, and lead ring. Grid includes a plurality of bars surrounded by grid frame. Grid frame is attached to lead ring at an angle using terminal couplers. Lead ring supports grid and secures marine species sorting apparatus in trawl webbing referred to as the extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
    Inventor: Nicholas Hopkins