Patents by Inventor THUNDER BAY AIRCRAFT LEASING, INC.

THUNDER BAY AIRCRAFT LEASING, INC. 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: 20130126677
    Abstract: A system for airborne transport of flammable liquids with an aircraft. A fuel tank and a reservoir, each for storing flammable liquids, are joined to the aircraft. A fuel jettison subsystem is coupled between an interior portion and an exterior of the reservoir to selectably expel fuel from the reservoir to an exterior portion of the aircraft. The fuel jettison subsystem includes a jettison valve opening formed in the reservoir. A lid selectably closes off the opening. A biasing member urges the lid away from the jettison valve opening. A solenoid retains the lid in the jettison valve opening when unactuated and releases the lid when actuated. A jettison linkage is coupled to the solenoid, the jettison linkage being operable to actuate the solenoid. The lid is urged away from the jettison valve opening by the biasing member when the solenoid is actuated by the jettison linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: THUNDER BAY AIRCRAFT LEASING, INC.
    Inventor: THUNDER BAY AIRCRAFT LEASING, INC.