Patents Issued in November 13, 2018
  • Patent number: 10124844
    Abstract: A system for supplying fluid within a work vehicle may generally include a track drive box including first and second inlet ports and an outlet port. The system may also include a first supply conduit in fluid communication with the first inlet port and a second supply conduit in fluid communication with the second inlet port. The first supply conduit may be configured to supply a working fluid to the track drive box and the second supply conduit may be configured to supply a pressurized fluid to the track drive box, wherein the pressurized fluid serves to pressurize an interior of the track drive box, Additionally, the system may include an evacuation conduit in fluid communication with the outlet port that is configured to receive the working fluid as it is expelled from the outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jerry L. Brinkley, Bryan Nannet, Robert Muir
  • Patent number: 10124845
    Abstract: An extensible trailer has a rear frame supporting a front cargo deck, and a front frame supporting a front cargo deck. The rear frame has a yoke fixed to it for the front frame to slide in and out of, between collapsed and extended extremes. When collapsing the trailer, the front frame slides into the yoke as the front cargo deck rides up over a front edge of the rear cargo deck, until it lands on top of the rear cargo deck, where it stays all the while the trailer is in the collapsed position. When extending the trailer, the front frame slides out from the yoke as the front cargo deck slides back over the rear cargo deck's front edge, until it lands on top of the front frame, where it stays all the while the trailer is in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas C. Boltz
  • Patent number: 10124846
    Abstract: A motor dolly comprises a first board member, a first supporting frame, a second supporting frame, a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a second plate and a third supporting frame. Each above-mentioned member is formed by stamping a plates into a U-shaped frame to provide better strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Yiang-Chou Liu
  • Patent number: 10124847
    Abstract: Bicycle safety exclusion zone systems capable of being attached to a bicycle, comprised of one or more projector-sensor devices and a processing unit. Each projector-sensor device is capable of detecting vehicles in proximity of the bicycle and of projecting at least a portion of a visual safety exclusion zone upon ground surrounding the bicycle. The processing unit is in communication with the one or more projector-sensor devices. When one of the projector-sensor devices detects a vehicle in proximity to the bicycle, the processing unit generates an alert detectable by a user of the bicycle, and the one or more projector-sensor devices change the visual appearance of the visual safety exclusion zone. In some embodiments, the change in the visual appearance of the safety exclusion zone comprises a change of color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony Pearce
  • Patent number: 10124848
    Abstract: A fixing and/or locking system for containers to a fastening device, in particular to a carrier, such as a luggage rack, wherein at least one fastening element is attached to the carrier or to an accessory part for the carrier and engages in and is detachably locked to at least one receiving element, which is attached to a container and/or is connected to the container, wherein the receiving element has a base plate having a spring-loaded slide, which runs between the base plate and a cover plate, wherein the cover plate has elevations having a through-hole from one side of the cover plate to the other, wherein the region for the spring-loaded slide is formed behind the one elevation and the space behind the other elevation has an undercut designed for the engagement of the protrusion or collar of a fastening element, wherein the spring-loaded slide presses a fastening element, which can be inserted into the through-hole, into a notch in the elevation of the cover plate and fastens it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: ORTLIEB SPORTARTIKEL GMBH
    Inventor: Günther Boas
  • Patent number: 10124849
    Abstract: A cover for the sprocket (5) of a bicycle or electric bicycle consists of a cover plate (9) which is arranged between the chain wheel (5) and the equilateral crank (2) and fastened without screws on the inside of the crank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: MIRANDA & IRMAO, LDA.
    Inventors: Joao Carlos Ribeiro Miranda, Joao Carlos Nunes Lourenco
  • Patent number: 10124850
    Abstract: A fuel pump of a straddle type vehicle is provided to be arranged suitably within a fuel tank. The fuel tank of the straddle type vehicle includes a vertically split upper tank and lower tank that have flanges joined by welding. The flanges are arranged to extend along an upper part of left and right main frames, which are inclined so as to extend in a forward and rearward direction. A fuel pump is arranged in an interior of the fuel tank through an opening provided in the lower tank. A pump flange section is provided in the fuel pump so as to close the opening. The lower tank is provided with a substantially horizontal flat portion. The flat portion has the opening, which is located on the lower side in an inclined direction of the main frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Inoue, Kohei Hirano
  • Patent number: 10124851
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electric scooter comprises a deck configured to support a rider, front and rear wheels, a handlebar assembly that includes a handlebar, a left handle, and a right handle, a steering column that includes a steering tube and the handlebar assembly, and an electric motor configured to provide mechanical power to at least one of the front and the rear wheels. One or more of the steering column, steering tube, handlebar assembly, handlebar, left handle, right handle, and deck can be configured to be detachable and comprise one or more rechargeable battery packs. In addition, one or more of the steering column, steering tube, handlebar assembly, handlebar, left handle, right handle, and deck can be configured to receive one or more removable rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Bravo Sports
    Inventors: Jack B. Lovley, II, Joseph C. Klingl, Mark Groenhuyzen, Kenneth Edlauer
  • Patent number: 10124852
    Abstract: A lift assembly for a vehicle includes a bracket configured to be fixed to the vehicle. A lift arm is pivotally coupled to the bracket. A mating structure is supported by the lift arm. The mating structure is configured to lift a personal mobility device and includes an electrical connector for electrically mating to an electrical connector of the personal mobility device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Simon Potticary, Richard Craven, James Neugebauer, Bruce Southey, Jonathan Mundy, James Lloyd, Andrew John Murray
  • Patent number: 10124853
    Abstract: A straddle-type vehicle comprises a vehicle body frame; a heavy weight vehicle member mounted on a vehicle body; a support member fastened to the vehicle body frame to support the heavy weight vehicle member; and a vehicle body behavior sensor which detects a behavior of the vehicle body, and the vehicle body behavior sensor is mounted on the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Taro Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 10124854
    Abstract: A downhill grip for a bicycle comprises an inner sleeve. The inner sleeve is enclosed by a grip element. For fixing the downhill bicycle grip to a bicycle handlebar, a fixing element is connectible to the inner sleeve. The grip element has a larger circumference in an outer region than at in an inner region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: RTI SPORTS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Krause, Christian Vollmer
  • Patent number: 10124855
    Abstract: A disc brake caliper of a bicycle includes a main body, a first bolt, an intermediate member, a second bolt, and a tubing connector. The main body has an oil passage and a first tapped hole communicating with the oil passage. The first bolt is screwed into the first tapped hole, with a first exposed section exposed out of the main body. The intermediate member fits around the first exposed section through a first perforation, and has a second tapped hole, which extends in a direction different from that of the first perforation. The intermediate member can be rotated relative to the first exposed section. The second bolt is screwed in the second tapped hole, with a second exposed section exposed out of the intermediate member. The tubing connector fits around the second exposed section through a second perforation, and can be rotated relative to the second exposed section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: LEE CHI ENTERPRISES COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Tsung-Yu Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10124856
    Abstract: A rotational torque surge brake assembly mounted to a bicycle aerobar that provides an ergonomic brake design allowing riders utilizing aerobars to brake using a natural supination motion of the forearm while remaining in the tucked, aerodynamic racing position. Braking is activated by supine radial rotation of an actuating handle grip (6) mounted rotatably about a base mounting member (7) that is itself affixed to an aerobar (9) mounted on the bicycle handlebar. The bicycle's brake cable is attached to the handle grip (6) in such a manner that radial motion of the handle (6) results in axial motion of the brake cable (10), relative to the axis of the bicycle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Jeffrey John Cederstrom
  • Patent number: 10124857
    Abstract: A clutch unit of a bicycle derailleur includes a main body, a cover for the main body, a positioning assembly, and a pressure-applying assembly. Both assemblies are received in a space between the main body and the cover. The main body has a top side with a receiving groove and is pivotally connected with a rotating shaft, which extends out of a bottom portion of the receiving groove. The positioning assembly includes a ratchet, a pawl, and an elastic member. The ratchet is pivotally connected in the receiving groove, can rotate with the rotating shaft, and has ratchet teeth annularly arranged at an equal spacing. The pawl is adjacent to and can move toward and away from the ratchet, has a meshing tooth for meshing with the corresponding ratchet tooth, and is elastically biased toward the ratchet by the elastic member. The pressure-applying assembly applies resistance to the ratchet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: AD-II ENGINEERING INC.
    Inventor: Kuei-Jung Chan
  • Patent number: 10124858
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a snowmobile. The upper arm includes two proximal portions connected to the vehicle frame and the upper arm extends outwardly from the two proximal portions in the vehicle width direction and the upper arm is connected to the knuckle. The two proximal portions are rotatable so that the knuckle and the skis can move up and down relative to the vehicle frame. The axis Ax2, passing through the rotation center C2 of the two proximal portions of the upper arm, goes through a position of the rotation center of the secondary shaft or through a position above the rotation center of the secondary shaft. This structure can reduce the force acting on the vehicle body frame via the upper arm and prevent an increase in the force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji Sawai, Takashi Imamura, Atsushi Yasuda
  • Patent number: 10124859
    Abstract: An outboard motor boat is provided with a hull, a deck, at least one outboard motor and a bulwark. The hull includes a rear portion. The deck is provided on the hull. The at least one outboard motor is mounted to the rear portion of the hull. The bulwark is provided on the deck. The deck includes an aft deck in the rear of the deck. The aft deck includes a first part disposed forward of the outboard motor and a second part extending rearward with respect to the first part in a fore-to-aft direction. The first part is at least partially disposed in a non-overlapping location with respect to the outboard motor and the bulwark as viewed from a side view of the outboard motor boat. The second part extends along a lateral portion of the outboard motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Dean Burnett, Jeff Hudson, Ritsu Kadota, Taku Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10124860
    Abstract: A method of handling a unit arranged in a watertight hoisting chamber opening into a hull of a vessel is provided. The unit is adapted to extend into the water below the vessel when installed at its mounted position. The unit is clamped in its mounted position by clamping means and releasing fixing means fix the unit into its mounted position while holding the unit clamped in position. The hoisting chamber is at least partly flooded, the clamping means are simultaneously released and the unit lifted from its mounted position by applying a lifting force to the unit by lifting devices, and the unit is hoisted away from the hoisting chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: WARTSILA NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventor: Aad Van Der Kam
  • Patent number: 10124861
    Abstract: There is described a hinge for detachably connecting a door or window to a wall or a frame such as a windshield. The hinge comprising a shaft extending longitudinally, further comprising a blocker which is extendable about the shaft. A first socketed member is fixed to the shaft, and a second socketed member comprises a lumen for sliding the shaft therein. The lumen comprises a cavity larger than a remainder of the lumen and which defines an inward edge on which the blocker abuts, thereby retaining the shaft in the lumen. The shaft comprises an inner recess which can house the blocker therein if the inner recess is aligned with the blocker, thereby retracting the blocker from the cavity and releasing the shaft from the second socketed member and allowing the first socketed member and the second socketed member to be separated. This can be useful for detaching a door of a boat windshield, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: VERALEX INC.
    Inventor: Simon Dubé
  • Patent number: 10124862
    Abstract: A cleat attachable device for attaching to a cleat having horns. The device includes a frame having a base end, a distal end opposite the base end, and lateral posts. The lateral posts are disposed opposite one another and are connected to one another at the distal end. The lateral posts each have a respective mounting plate with a longitudinal slot formed therein. A stud plate has an underside for resting on the cleat. The stud plate has two studs opposite the underside for receiving the mounting plates thereon and securing the frame to the cleat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Arote, Robert Dickie, Shahram Nabavi
  • Patent number: 10124863
    Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a collapsible and foldable chair. The collapsible chair includes a harness member for fastening to an object. The collapsible chair comprises a seating assembly, a pair of front legs, midcross bars, a left arm support, and a right arm support. The seating assembly comprises a seat and a backrest. The seating assembly is collapsible and foldable for storage. The pair of front legs are extended from the seat assembly. A pair of front legs are hinged to a footer base. The mid-cross bars are designed to connect the seating assembly with the pair of front legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventors: William Joseph Borden, Jr., Shari Rae Borden, Scott Charles Pendleton, Ron DeArmond
  • Patent number: 10124864
    Abstract: A pop up storage system for a boat having an opening formed in a deck includes a cabinet beneath the opening in the deck. A drawer is mounted for vertical sliding movement into and out of the cabinet and defines a storage compartment movable between an open position and a closed position. A motion assistance arrangement extends between the cabinet and the drawer, and is configured for assisting in movement of the drawer relative to the cabinet between a raised position and a lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Paul D. Zarn, Kenneth D. Skillings, Terrance Weller
  • Patent number: 10124865
    Abstract: A standup forward facing rowing watercraft is disclosed. The craft includes a hull having first and second opposed ends; a deck affixed to the hull, the deck including a surface for supporting a rider who may face in the direction of the movement of the watercraft; and an outrigger attached to the deck, the outrigger including a pivot point that extends outwardly from the deck, the pivot point being capable of accepting an oar. The oar is capable of rotating in the pivot point so as to allow a rider to employ a j-stroke to provide forward course correction when powering the watercraft with one oar. The outrigger can be adapted to include a second pivot point extending outwardly from the deck, the second pivot point being capable of accepting a second oar. The outrigger may preferably be adapted for longitudinal movement in relation to the deck of the watercraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Robert J. Bridges
  • Patent number: 10124866
    Abstract: A surfboard includes a core covered with a laminate and having curved perforations in the deck area and the tail area of the surfboard, in order to prevent air blisters from forming between the core and laminate. The curved perforations are deformable under pressure to minimize the opening of the perforations to inhibit liquid from entering and maximizing under zero pressure to allow the maximum amount of trapped liquid and gasses from escaping. The core is formed from an extruded closed-cell polystyrene foam block that has been shaped by restraining it against a shaped form using shaped restraining tools and straps, and heating it; and by cutting using a hot wire. The core is laminated with FIBERGLAS® and epoxy resin, and the perforations are formed using a perforating tool that has a planar or curved working surface and one or more heated needles extending perpendicularly from the working surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Javier Huarcaya-Pro
  • Patent number: 10124867
    Abstract: A rotary cleaning apparatus for underwater cleaning including a housing, a battery, a motor and a flexible hub system. The flexible hub system includes a toroidal brush system coupled to a circular centrifugal pump assembly. The flexible hub system includes a flexible hub allowing the flexible hub system to bend out of plane. When the flexible hub system is rotated underwater at a curved surface, the brush system cleans the surface while the suction of the centrifugal pump assembly flexes the flexible hub system to evenly contact the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Simon Edward Smith
  • Patent number: 10124868
    Abstract: A substantially hollow wingsail is configured to enable electrical components to be situated within the wingsail. In particular, the wingsail may be configured to contain the solar panels used to power the other electrical components of the vessel, as well as other items that are conventionally situated on the exterior of the vessel, such as antennas, navigation lights, and so on. The surface of the wingsail may include transparent or translucent areas to provide light to the solar panels, as well as optical and electromagnetic reflective areas within the wingsail to enhance the performance of the solar panels and antennas. The wingsail may also include an internal light that illuminates the translucent areas of the wingsail for enhanced visibility to other vessels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Marine Robotics, LLC.
    Inventors: Vincent Vandyck, Walter Holemans
  • Patent number: 10124869
    Abstract: The present invention is a watercraft wherein a cross country simulator is connected to propulsion paddles to power movement of the watercraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sunrunner Products, LLC
    Inventor: George William Bailey
  • Patent number: 10124870
    Abstract: A boat drive includes an electric motor that drives a propeller to rotate; a user-actuated unlocking device; and a user-actuated control device configured to control the electric motor. The control device has a neutral position and at least one operating position. The control device and the unlocking device are configured to enable the electric motor to drive the propeller only when both the unlocking device is actuated and the control device is simultaneously in the at least one operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Torqeedo GmbH
    Inventors: Lothar Bergmann, Frank Despineux
  • Patent number: 10124871
    Abstract: An outboard motor has a mounting assembly, a powerhead, a transmission, and a shift shaft that extends from the powerhead to the transmission via a conduit in the mounting assembly. The shift shaft is positionable into a forward position in which the transmission is engaged in forward gear, reverse position in which the transmission is engaged in reverse gear, and a neutral position in which the transmission is in neutral gear. In the forward position, an upper end of the shift shaft is positioned closer to a forward side of the conduit than the aftward side of the conduit. In the reverse position, the upper end of the shift shaft is positioned closer to an aftward side of the conduit than the forward side of the conduit. In the neutral position, the upper end of the shift shaft is positioned between the forward and reverse positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Charles H. Eichinger, Scott G. Ahlswede
  • Patent number: 10124872
    Abstract: An electric shift actuator is provided in an engine cover in which an engine of an upper unit is accommodated, a forward/reverse shift mechanism is provided in a lower unit, and a shift transmission mechanism including a clutch rod is provided to transmit driving force of the electric shift actuator to the forward/reverse shift mechanism by connecting the electric shift actuator with the forward/reverse shift mechanism, in which the clutch rod is disposed vertically in an intermediate unit on the rear side of a drive shaft that transmits driving force of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Sugiyama, Keisuke Daikoku
  • Patent number: 10124873
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a motorized kayak comprising: a hull; a hatch; a motor; a pump; a controller; and one or more batteries; wherein the hull and hatch create a water and air tight seal and the position of the batteries is adjustable to change the center of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Timothy Paul Aguirre
  • Patent number: 10124874
    Abstract: Transmission systems and methods are for a marine propulsion device having an internal combustion engine that drives a propulsor. An input shaft is driven into rotation at a non-zero first rotational speed by the internal combustion engine. An output shaft drives the propulsor into rotation at a non-zero second rotational speed. A planetary gearset transfers power from the input shaft to the output shaft. A band brake is on the planetary gearset. Actuation of the band brake effects a gear change in the planetary gearset. A band brake actuator actuates the band brake to effect the gear change. A controller controls the band brake actuator. Based upon one or more operational characteristics of the marine propulsion device the controller is programmed to control the band brake actuator so that the second rotational speed is less than the first rotational speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew W. Jaeger, Jason F. Pugh, Randall J. Poirier, Joseph S. VanSelous, Jiri Jager, Karel Fortl
  • Patent number: 10124875
    Abstract: Described herein are features for a high altitude lighter-than-air (LTA) system and associated methods. The LTA may include a continuous multi-chamber super-pressure balloon (SPB). The SPB may include two, three, four or more chambers. There may be more than one such multi-chamber SPB. A ring may provide structural support between each chamber. A plurality of tendons may extend upwardly and downwardly from the ring around respective upper and lower chambers to bias each of the SPB chambers to a pumpkin shape. The SPB may use a compressor to provide a variable amount of ballast air by pumping in or expelling out ambient air. A zero-pressure balloon (ZPB) may be attached with the continuous multi-chamber SPB. The ZPB may provide lift for the system. The multi-chamber SPB may include lifting gas and ballast air to provide both lifting and descent functions. The SPB may have an internal barrier separating a lift gas compartment from a variable ballast air compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: World View Enterprises Inc.
    Inventors: Rodger Farley, Taber Kyle MacCallum, G. Ryan Lee, Sebastian Padilla
  • Patent number: 10124876
    Abstract: An aircraft fuselage frame including a central element adapted to be located within the perimeter of the fuselage, and two lateral extensions projecting outside the perimeter of the fuselage from both sides of the central element that are a portion of a longitudinal structure of a lifting surface. The central element and the two lateral extensions are configured as an integrated piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignees: Airbus Operations S.L., Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Esteban Martino Gonzalez, Diego Folch Cortes, Pablo Goya Abaurrea, Angel Pascual Fuertes, Sandra Linares Mendoza, Julien Guillemaut, Eric Bouchet, Jerome Colmagro, Jonathan Blanc
  • Patent number: 10124877
    Abstract: A method for measuring the position of a mobile structure in a set of reference axes, the structure comprising a plurality of intrinsic recurrent structural elements, comprising the following steps undertaken by a processor. Acquiring simultaneous images of the structure from a plurality of optical devices, each recurrent element being in a field of view of at least three separate optical devices. Extracting the recurrent elements from each image and determining their position in the image. Computing at least one indicator for each recurrent element detected in each image. Identifying each recurrent element by associating a unique identifier with each element, the identifier being related to the position of each optical device in the set of reference axes, and to at least one indicator associated with each element in each image. Determining the position, by implementing a photogrammetric algorithm, of each recurrent element in the set of reference axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Bry, Claude Leonetti, Gregoire Pebernad De Langautier
  • Patent number: 10124878
    Abstract: A door arrangement for an aircraft interior and an aircraft with such door arrangement, including a frame portion and a door blade hinged to the frame portion and pivotable between a closed position, where the door blade closes a door opening, and an open position, where the door blade allows access. The door arrangement includes a lever arm and an actuator mounted to the frame portion and operable to selectively move the door blade between the open and closed positions via the lever arm engaging the door blade and the actuator. The actuator is movable into a first actuator position and into a second actuator position. The actuator is movable into the second actuator position such that the door blade is able to move from the closed position towards the open position independent of the actuator while the actuator remains in the second actuator position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Maik Buttelmann
  • Patent number: 10124879
    Abstract: A cabin space dedicated to passengers and, beneath said cabin space, an under-cabin space which extends along the longitudinal axis of said aircraft. The under-cabin space comprises, distributed along two lines parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, two sets of systems which are able to carry out functions necessary for the operation of the aircraft. The two lines of sets of systems are disposed respectively in two lateral zones of the under-cabin space which are spaced apart transversely from one another and enclose a free central zone which extends along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. This arrangement thus eliminates any technical zone from the under-cabin space, thereby facilitating the internal layout and maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Frederic Vinches, Bernard Guering
  • Patent number: 10124880
    Abstract: A control surface assembly for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. The control surface assembly has a fin configured to be rotatably coupled to a fuselage of the UAV, with a control surface member rotatably coupled to the fin. A control surface linkage is configured to be coupled between the control surface member and an actuator disposed in the fuselage. The fin is rotatable with respect to the fuselage between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. In the deployed configuration, the control surface linkage is configured to rotate the control surface member with respect to the fin, when the actuator actuates the control surface linkage. In the stowed configuration, however, the control surface linkage is configured to move with respect to the fin without rotating the control surface member, when the actuator actuates the control surface linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Ellzey, James C. Copp
  • Patent number: 10124881
    Abstract: A load introduction element for a movable surface of an aircraft comprises a load introduction body that is connectable with the surface. A fitting connected with the load introduction body with a first section and a second section. The first section comprises a first bearing means, the second section comprises a second bearing means, and the first or second section comprises a third bearing means. The fitting is pivotally connected with the load introduction body by way of the first bearing means. An adjustment unit connects the second bearing means with the load introduction body in a variable position and is positioned on a side of the load introduction body that is opposite the fitting. In this manner adjustment of a reference position of a surface takes place without the need for an access flap. By loosening the adjustment unit the movable surface is pivotable without moving a flap drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Schlipf, Tayson William Weiss
  • Patent number: 10124882
    Abstract: A pilot control interface and method are described for selective control of an autopilot system by a pilot of an aircraft in which the autopilot system is installed. The pilot control interface includes a passive network that is selectively switchable between a plurality of states across an output interface that is made up of no more than two conductors that are in electrical communication with the autopilot system. Modification of a current autopilot flight mode can be performed incrementally or continuously based on respective momentary and continuous pilot input actuations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Merlin Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos E. Golborne, Ray E. Debs, Mark Marvin, John E. Mercer
  • Patent number: 10124883
    Abstract: Systems, equipment, and methods to deposit energy to modify and control air flow, lift, and drag, in relation to air vehicles, and methods for seeding flow instabilities at the leading edges of control surfaces, primarily through shockwave generation through deposition of laser energy at a distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Kevin Kremeyer
  • Patent number: 10124884
    Abstract: Systems and methods for uplock systems are provided. An uplock system may comprise a body, a hook having an opening defining at least a first surface and a second surface, the hook being rotationally engaged with the body, a first biasing member configured to bias the hook in a first rotational direction relative to the body, and a cam in operable communication with the hook and the body such that the hook has at least a first stable position and a second stable position relative to the body when biased in the first rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH AEROSPACE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventors: Nilesh R. Walke, Amar Patel, William E. Luce
  • Patent number: 10124885
    Abstract: An undercarriage for an aircraft, an aircraft and an aircraft landing method are disclosed. The undercarriage includes: at least three bendable mechanical arms, wherein each mechanical arm includes a mount, a first link and a second link located in a same plane, the mount is connected with the aircraft, the mount is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a bottom surface of the aircraft, the other end of the first link is pivotably connected with one end of the second link, and the other end of the second link is connected with a rotating wheel; a force feedback device configured to detect whether or not the mechanical arms receive forces, respectively; and drive mechanisms configured to respectively drive the mechanical arms to move such that in an outspreading process of the undercarriage, the drive mechanisms drive any one of the mechanism arms to be maintained in a current state when the force feedback device detects that the one of the mechanism arms receives a force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yifei Zhang, Ying Zhang, Yu Gu, Kai Zhao, Hongli Ding
  • Patent number: 10124886
    Abstract: A powered aircraft wheel is designed to include multiple wheel sections configured to define a cavity within the wheel and to support completely within the wheel cavity an onboard non-engine drive means controllable to move an aircraft autonomously without reliance on aircraft engines during taxi and ground travel. Each part of the powered wheel may be constructed of a material specifically selected to emphasize a functional property of the material that is optimal for the function of the wheel part at a specific location. The selected combination of functionally distinct materials gives the powered aircraft wheel a unique optimal structural and functional capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Borealis Technical Limited
    Inventors: Scott Perkins, Isaiah W. Cox
  • Patent number: 10124887
    Abstract: A drive system for a landing gear is disclosed having a wheel rotatable about a wheel axis, the a drive assembly comprising an input gear rotatable about an input axis by an input shaft, an engagement assembly comprising a first intermediate gear meshed with the input gear and rotatable about a first intermediate axis by a first intermediate shaft, and a first drive pinion mounted on the first intermediate shaft and arranged to rotate in tandem with the first intermediate gear, the engagement assembly being pivotable about the input shaft relative to the drive assembly. A locking device is engageable to prevent rotation of the first intermediate gear about the first intermediate axis. The drive system also comprises a driven gear is configured to be attached to the wheel so as to be capable of rotating the wheel about the wheel axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Arnaud Didey, Fraser Wilson
  • Patent number: 10124888
    Abstract: A rotorcraft having a body and a propulsion system wherein the propulsion system includes a main thrust rotor and multiple control rotors, wherein the main thrust rotor is coupled to the body, whereby the main thrust rotor is driven by a main thrust drive shaft having an axis of rotation maintained in a fixed orientation to the body of the rotorcraft and wherein the multiple control rotors are arranged to control roll, pitch and yaw of the rotorcraft and are driven by respective control drive shafts offset to the axis of rotation of the main thrust drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
    Inventor: Paul Edward Ian Pounds
  • Patent number: 10124889
    Abstract: A tail rotor recovery control system has a detection module configured to detect a loss of tail rotor drive from a tail rotor sensor of an aircraft; and a regulation module configured to augment or deactivate manual flight control signals and transmit automated signals to control modules of a primary flight control system. The automated signals facilitate the aircraft to attain or maintain a preset tip path plane level, attain or maintain a preset aircraft state, or to execute an automated recovery to forward flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter James Waltner, Glen Knaust
  • Patent number: 10124890
    Abstract: Modular nacelles to provide vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities to fixed-wing aerial vehicles, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes a nacelle, a power source carried by the nacelle, and multiple VTOL rotors carried by the nacelle and coupled to the power source. The system can further include an attachment system carried by the nacelle and configured to releasably attach the nacelle to an aircraft wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: DronetechUAV Corporation
    Inventors: Jaime G. Sada-Salinas, David Alejandro Arellano-Escarpita
  • Patent number: 10124891
    Abstract: An unmanned vehicle includes a vehicle body having an accommodating space, an arm assembly coupled to the vehicle body, and a floating member connected to a bottom surface of the vehicle body. The arm assembly includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member coupled to the first rotating member, and a propeller. The propeller includes a rotatable axle coupled to the second rotating member and extending along a rotating axis. The second rotating member can turn the propeller by rotating the rotatable axle about the rotating axis. The first rotating member can rotate and effect a movement of the second rotating member so as to selectively adjust the rotatable axle to align the rotating axis with a first axial direction and a second axial direction. The arm assembly can rotate relative to the vehicle body to selectively rotate into or out of the accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignees: Inventec Appliances (Pudong) Corporation, Inventec Appliances Corp., Inventec Appliances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jing-Song Chang, Steven Tseng, Zhi-Hong Dai, An-Ping Yang
  • Patent number: 10124892
    Abstract: A method for controlling a flying object floating in the air includes the steps of: a) maintaining the flying object at a current position in the air; b) determining whether a first user input is received; c) in the affirmative, allowing the flying object to be moved arbitrarily without use of a remote controller and without returning to the current position; d) detecting position information of the flying object; e) determining whether a second user input different from the first user input is received; and f) in the affirmative, repeating steps a) to e) with the current position being updated according to the position information detected in step d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Chaoyang University of Technology
    Inventor: An-Chin Cheng
  • Patent number: 10124893
    Abstract: Techniques are described for assessing the health of an unmanned vehicle such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In some embodiments, sensors corresponding to subsystems of the UAV may be utilized to assess the health of a particular subsystem. Predictive models may be stored within memory of the UAV to enable such assessments to be performed at the UAV (e.g., during performance of a mission). Sensor data collected from sensors on the UAV may be provided as input for a predictive model associated with a particular subsystem. The predictive model may output a failure prediction indicating a likelihood, and in some cases, a time by which failure of the subsystem is predicted to occur given the sensor data. In some embodiments, one or more corrective actions may be identified and triggered based, at least in part, on the failure prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Jeffrey Aalund, Javier Alonso Lopez