Patents by Inventor Ronald Janka

Ronald Janka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070125904
    Abstract: An apparatus includes means for biasing a first airfoil of a vehicle toward a fully deployed position, means for restraining the first airfoil in a stowed position, means for releasing the first airfoil from the stowed position, means for restraining the first airfoil in a partially deployed position, and means for releasing the first airfoil from the partially deployed position. A method includes restraining an airfoil in a stowed position, releasing the airfoil from the stowed position, and biasing the airfoil from the stowed position toward a fully deployed position. The method further includes restraining the airfoil in a partially deployed position, releasing the airfoil from the partially deployed position, and biasing the airfoil from the partially deployed position toward the fully deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventor: Ronald Janka