Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Zenobi

Thomas J. Zenobi 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).

  • Passive arm retention curtain
    Patent number: 4667902
    Abstract: A pilot arm retention system for an aircraft ejection seat which includes ertia reels and a parachute is comprised of a pair of nets connected between respective sides of the seat and a pair of deployment straps which are releasably coupled to the inertia reel straps and parachute risers and routed down over the front of the seat through a pair of snubbers to fixed points on the cockpit floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Thomas J. Zenobi
  • Yaw stabilization for aircraft ejection seats
    Patent number: 4470565
    Abstract: An aircraft ejection seat is provided with deployable fins for stabilizing aw rotation. The fins are normally stowed along the sides of the ejection seat. During ejection, the fins are deployed aft of the seat by means of rotational actuators. Anti-entanglement sheets are collapsibly disposed between the fins and the sides of the seat in order to prevent fouling of the parachute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Thomas J. Zenobi, Peter Ayoub