Patents by Inventor William Ribbens

William Ribbens 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).

  • Control of a drogue body
    Publication number: 20080027593
    Abstract: A refueling drogue adapted to connect to a refueling hose extending from a refueling aircraft. The refueling drogue may include an active control system, wherein, in an exemplary embodiment, the active control system is adapted to regulate the position of the drogue to maintain a substantially fixed orientation relative to a refueling aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Frank Saggio, William Ribbens, Kean Ooi
  • ACTIVE STABILIZATION OF A REFUELING DROGUE
    Publication number: 20070262203
    Abstract: A refueling drogue adapted to connect to a refueling hose extending from a refueling aircraft. The drogue may include an active stabilization system adapted to effectively stabilize the refueling drogue via control surfaces on the refueling drogue when the refueling drogue is placed in an airstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Frank Saggio, William Ribbens, Kean Ooi
  • Stabilization of a drogue body
    Publication number: 20050269456
    Abstract: A refueling drogue adapted to connect to a refueling hose extending from a refueling aircraft. The refueling drogue may include an active control system, wherein, in an exemplary embodiment, the active control system is adapted to regulate the position of the drogue to maintain a substantially fixed orientation relative to a refueling aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Saggio, William Ribbens, Kean Ooi
  • STABILIZATION OF A DROGUE BODY
    Publication number: 20050045768
    Abstract: A refueling drogue adapted to connect to a refueling hose extending from a refueling aircraft. The drogue may include a rotatable mass adapted to effectively stabilize the refueling drogue via a gyroscopic effect of the rotating mass on the refueling drogue when the refueling drogue is placed in an airstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Saggio, William Ribbens, Kean Ooi