Patents Issued in September 12, 2019
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Publication number: 20190276090Abstract: A work vehicle including: a vehicle body frame; a prime mover part located on a front or rear part of the vehicle body frame; a bonnet configured to open and close by swinging, and covering the prime mover part; and an assist unit configured to assist the bonnet to operate to open. A lateral end portion of the vehicle body frame is provided with a first linkage part with which the assist unit is linked. A lateral end portion of a lower end part of the bonnet, which is located closer to an end cover than the first linkage part is, is provided with a second linkage part with which the assist unit is linked. The assist unit is provided with an expansion/contraction mechanism biased so as to expand, and is located laterally outside the prime mover part and spans the first linkage part and the second linkage part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Takeshi Komorida, Koichiro Matsumoto, Masaki Takaoka, Arisa Kimura, Tasuku Teraoka, Azusa Furihata, Tomohisa Yamamoto, Toshiki Kanai, Nobuyuki Yamashita, Masayuki Akita, Takashi Kumashiro, Ryo Matsumoto, Hiroki Nagai, Tatsuki Kago, Akihito Mihara
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Publication number: 20190276091Abstract: A vehicle body modification system includes a plurality of templates and a plurality of replacement vehicle body parts. Each template has a predetermined shape and a predetermined size. A contour of each template matches a corresponding surface contour of a vehicle body of a vehicle. Each template is configured to provide a predetermined modification instruction for modifying the vehicle body so as to form an attachment surface or edge for attaching a corresponding one of the replacement vehicle body parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: FAB FOURS INC.Inventor: Gregory N. HIGGS
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Publication number: 20190276092Abstract: There is provided a double-skin structure in which it is possible to obtain an aesthetic improvement in addition to restricting an increase in the number of manufacturing steps. The structure includes a connection portion connecting together an end portion of a first projection portion of a first mold member and an end portion of a second projection portion of a second mold member; a cover plate that is provided between the first mold member and the second mold member, and that blocks an upper end side of a recessed portion bounded by a first rib, a second rib, the first projection portion, and the second projection portion; and a bonding portion that bonds the cover plate to the first mold member, and the cover plate to the second mold member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Toshifumi KANNO
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Publication number: 20190276093Abstract: A vehicle rear structure includes a pair of rear side frames provided on right and left sides at a rear part of a vehicle body, and an on-board component disposed between the rear side frames. Each rear side frame includes a protecting part arranged side by side with the on-board component in a vehicle width direction, and a rear extending part extending rearward from the on-board component. A cross member is provided to connect the rear extending parts to each other at positions each located away from a front end and a rear end of the corresponding rear extending part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Masaaki TATSUWAKI, Junya HARADA, Shinji KUMAGAI
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Publication number: 20190276094Abstract: A lateral-section frame includes a wheel housing upper member, the rear end of which is connected to a front pillar, and a wheel housing lower member extending from the wheel housing upper member via an upper curved section and a lower curved section in a manner such that the front end thereof extends forward and downward to a substantially identical location as does the front end of the front side frame. A stiffener extending forward and rearward to sandwich the upper curved section is attached to the interior of the wheel housing lower member, and the stiffener includes a front rigid section and a rear rigid section attached to a lower surface section and an inside surface section to sandwich an inside ridge therebetween; and a connecting section connecting the front rigid section and the rear rigid section and being attached to at least the inside surface section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Takehiro KONDO, Tomohito KAMADA
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Publication number: 20190276095Abstract: The reinforcement member includes a body made of a press hardened steel having a tensile strength greater or equal to 1200 MPa. The body is coated with a zinc-based coating or with an aluminum-based coating and extends along a main direction. The reinforcement member also includes at least one tab extending from the body along a transversal direction forming a non-zero angle with the main direction. The bend between the body and the tab defines an intrados and an extrados. The tab is made of a cold bent part of the body, and the elongation of the extrados is between 10% and 25%.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Jimmy LAM, Joël WILSIUS, Nicolas SCHNEIDER
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Publication number: 20190276096Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to fairings for use on a trailer having a movable bogie. In one implementation, panels of the fairing extend at least to a rear termination point of the movable bogie and include a slim hinge to prevent interference with a pair of wheels coupled to the bogie. Accordingly, implementations of the present disclosure include a fairing that allows for translation of the movable bogie, while also providing panel coverage up to and beyond a pair of wheels coupled to the bogie regardless of the bogie position relative to the trailer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Duane Edwin Hein, Alec Costerus
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Publication number: 20190276097Abstract: An apparatus and method, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a composite material selectively movable between an inactive position and an active position, and a control to apply a voltage to the composite material in response to a vehicle panel moving from a closed position to an open position to move the composite material to the active position to mitigate wind throb.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Kevin Howard, Robert Lietz, John Romig, Lawren Gamble, Daniel Inman, William S. Gulker, Artem Poliakov
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Publication number: 20190276098Abstract: An air deflecting device for use on an underside of a motor vehicle in front of a vehicle wheel includes at least one air deflection member. The air deflection member includes at least two air deflection member parts which allow the width of the air deflection member in the transverse vehicle direction to be modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Markus FAUSER, Tino RANFT
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Publication number: 20190276099Abstract: A fifth-wheel coupling for releasably coupling a fifth-wheel tractor (10) to a semitrailer (20). A kingpin on s semitrailer can be brought into engagement with a fifth-wheel plate on the fifth-wheel tractor. A first insertion coupling part is arranged on the fifth-wheel plate in such a way that it can be moved by means of a lifting device from a decoupled, retracted idle position into a protruding coupling position. A centering unit, e.g., conical centering pins, is provided on the lifting device which centers the relative position of the first insertion coupling part in the decoupled position. The centering is mounted floating against the force of springs on the fifth-wheel plate. The centering is released in the coupling position after the coupling process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2016Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Heinz-Ruediger Metternich
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Publication number: 20190276100Abstract: Tracked vehicles and drive systems for tracked vehicles including a guard or shield for a drive motor that deflects debris drawn into a space where the drive motor is located. The guard also provides a longer critical path between the outside of a drive motor assembly and an inside of the drive motor assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Thomas J. Tokach, Daniel J. Krieger
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Publication number: 20190276101Abstract: The present invention is related to a track unit for a vehicle, such as an agricultural harvesting combine. The track unit according to a first embodiment of the invention comprises one or more bogies arranged between front and rear guide wheels. The bogies are provided with wheel pairs that are rotatably arranged about a longitudinal axis of the bogie itself, and are thereby capable of adapting individually to transversal oscillations caused by the terrain. Preferably, the bogies are furthermore equipped to adapt to longitudinal oscillations as well, by the longitudinal portion of the bogie being rotatable about a transversal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Patrick Piens, Jean-Pierre Vandendriessche, Carlos J.A. Verheye
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Publication number: 20190276102Abstract: Systems and apparatuses include a chassis mount configured to couple to a vehicle chassis, an axle assembly including wheels, a four-bar linkage coupling the axle assembly to the chassis mount, and a hydraulic cylinder coupled between the chassis mount and the axle assembly. The hydraulic cylinder actuates the axle assembly between a raised position and a lowered position and acts as a spring damper suspension component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Jason Zuleger, Ryan Wolf, Jeremy Andringa, Mitchell Murphy, Brian Van Caster
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Publication number: 20190276103Abstract: Disclosed is a work vehicle having a load carrier deck provided at a rear portion of a vehicle body to be vertically pivotable between an elevated discharging posture and a lowered load carrying posture. An engine section is provided under the load carrier deck. The engine section includes an engine, an exhaust muffler for the engine, and a muffler heat insulating cover for covering an outer circumference of the exhaust muffler. The muffler heat insulating cover is supported by a vehicle body frame via an anti-vibration member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Toshiki Ono, Hiroki Bessho, Yuichiro Kimura, Rei Tokuda
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Publication number: 20190276104Abstract: A padding structure for providing softness and support may include a laminate having a lower, firm layer and an upper, soft layer operatively attached to the lower, firm layer, wherein the upper, soft layer has a durometer value of from about sub-00 to about 05; and the lower, firm layer has a durometer value of from about 05 to about 10. The padding structure may be used to make a bicycle seat, which further includes a seat base, a top cover, and a seat frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Patrick Brendon O'Shea
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Publication number: 20190276105Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bicycle frame and associated bicycle components, and to reducing the aerodynamic drag of these. In one aspect, there is provided an elongate structural member of a bicycle frame, the member comprising a lengthwise extending leading edge, the leading edge comprising at least a pair of forwardly extending protrusions spaced apart lengthwise therealong. In one form, the protrusions comprise tubercles, a series of which are spaced apart lengthwise along the leading edge, and which further extend to at least one side of the leading edge so as to transition into a chordwise extending rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: The University of AdelaideInventors: Richard Malcom Kelso, Henry James Atkins, Shaun James Fitzgerald
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Publication number: 20190276106Abstract: A rear wheel structure of a walker bike comprising a left and a right supports. The left support comprises a left linking rod connected to a left pole of the walker bike and a left shaft perpendicular to the left linking rod and axially connected to a left rear wheel. The right support is bilaterally symmetrical to the left support horizontally and includes a right linking rod connected to a right pole of the walker bike and a right shaft perpendicular to the right linking rod and axially connected to a right rear wheel. Thus, the left and right rear wheels are located respectively on two sides of the left and right supports, or the left and the right rear wheels are arranged side by side in an interval between the left and the right poles, serving learning and utilization purposes for children of different stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Jenung DENG
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Publication number: 20190276107Abstract: In an aspect, a vehicle is provided that includes a frame, a wheel, first and second footrests, a motor and a control system. The wheel further has a longitudinal radius and a lateral radius that is within 10% of the longitudinal radius. Each footrest has a foot support surface and is movable between a folded position, and a deployed position for supporting a foot of a user. The vehicle possesses a generally spherical outer shape. The center of mass is less than a quarter of the longitudinal radius of curvature away from the geometric center of the wheel. The motor drives rotation of the wheel relative to the frame. The control system controls operation of the motor based at least in part on an orientation of the self-balancing vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Marc Daniel SIMERAY
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Publication number: 20190276108Abstract: A motorcycle includes a stay, which supports an electric component, an exterior component, and the like, on a front portion of a head tube of a body frame. The stay includes an upper-portion triangular frame body having a triangular shape from a V-shaped portion of a main stay and an upper stay, and at least a part of an ECU supporting portion, which supports an ECU, is disposed inward of the upper-portion triangular frame body. One apex of the upper-portion triangular frame body is positioned on a vehicle front side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Jun Hariu, Akiyuki Karashima
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Publication number: 20190276109Abstract: An apparatus for a bicycle including a stem body and a mount. The stem body can include at least one handlebar clamping surface and at least one mount clamping surface. The mount can include a first clamping surface. The first clamping surface can be configured to match at least one mount clamping surface. The mount can be configured to clamp between the stem body and a handlebar.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Ryan Galstad
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Publication number: 20190276110Abstract: A motorcycle having a motorcycle frame that includes one or more frame members with an adjustable mechanism for increasing or decreasing the stiffness of the frame member. By adjusting the stiffness of one or more frame members, the overall stiffness of the motorcycle frame may be increased or decreased. The adjustable mechanism may be controlled by an actuator, such as a hydraulic pump, that is, in turn, controlled by a computer control system. The control system may include sensors for determining performance parameters while the motorcycle is in use. For example, a speedometer may sense motorcycle speed and a gyrometer may sense the orientation of the motorcycle when in turns. Thus, in one example, the stiffness of the motorcycle frame may be increased if the motorcycle speed reaches a threshold speed. Further, the stiffness may be increased if the gyrometer senses that the motorcycle is engaged in a power slide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Peter Tristan Ridet
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Publication number: 20190276111Abstract: A motorcycle having a motorcycle frame that includes one or more frame members with an adjustable mechanism for increasing or decreasing the stiffness of the frame member. By adjusting the stiffness of one or more frame members, the overall stiffness of the motorcycle frame may be increased or decreased. The adjustable mechanism may be controlled by an actuator, such as a hydraulic pump, that is, in turn, controlled by a computer control system. The control system may include sensors for determining performance parameters while the motorcycle is in use. For example, a speedometer may sense motorcycle speed and a gyrometer may sense the orientation of the motorcycle when in turns. Thus, in one example, the stiffness of the motorcycle frame may be increased if the motorcycle speed reaches a threshold speed. Further, the stiffness may be increased if the gyrometer senses that the motorcycle is engaged in a power slide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Peter Tristan Ridet
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Publication number: 20190276112Abstract: A supporting structure (100) for phonic wheel sensor (200) and brake caliper (300), comprises: a main body (1) fastened or which can be fastened to a stem of a fork (F) of a motorbike; a wheel support (2) connected to said main body (1) for supporting a wheel of the motorbike; and an extension (3) which develops from said main body (1) and comprises a fastening device (30) for a brake caliper (300). Two pass-through openings (31, 32) are formed in said extension (3), a first pass-through opening (31) for housing the phonic wheel sensor (200) and a second pass-through opening (32) for the passage of a cable (201) of the phonic wheel sensor (200).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Piero SOATTI, Alessandro BONORA, Roberto CALO
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Publication number: 20190276113Abstract: A separating device for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle provides a normal braking operating state in which a section upstream and on a reservoir side of a brake line and a section downstream and on the brake side of the brake line are hydraulically connected, and provides a separating operating state in which those sections are hydraulically separated from each other. A hydraulic valve includes a housing and a slide element for the controlled hydraulic connection and separation, the slide element being displaceable in the housing between a first position corresponding to the normal braking operating state and a second position corresponding to the separating operating state. The hydraulic valve is configured to displace the slide element into the second position in a controlled manner via a pressure prevailing in a pressure accumulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Till MERKLE, Rinaldo GREINER
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Publication number: 20190276114Abstract: A bicycle chainring structure is provided. The chainring structure includes a plurality of teeth disposed about the radially outer circumference of the chainring structure and a pairing feature including a wall forming a radially interior profile formed on the chainring structure, the radially interior profile defined by lobes extending radially inward. The chainring structure also includes a torque-transmitting coupling formed in the chainring structure, the torque-transmitting coupling including a plurality of chainring holes disposed in the radially inward extending lobes and configured to receive input torque from a crank arm and transmit the input torque to the plurality of teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: SRAM, LLCInventors: JAMES ISAAC MEYER, TREVOR COLE KRUGMAN
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Publication number: 20190276115Abstract: A system is provided for shifting gears in a cycle. The shifter system includes a motor that delivers a torque to propel the cycle. A variable ratio transmission is coupled with the motor. A cable transmits movement to shift the variable ratio transmission. A cable pulley is connected with the cable and is rotated to move the cable. A lever is coupled with the cable pulley and imparts rotation to the cable pulley. A sensor is positioned to detect an initial input on the lever that does not rotate the cable pulley. A controller interrupts the torque from the motor in response to the initial input and prior to a shift in response to the transmission of movement by the cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Martin Juhas, Andje U. Lewkowicz-Lalonde
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Publication number: 20190276116Abstract: A human-powered vehicle driving device includes a motor that assists in propulsion of a human-powered vehicle and a first electric switch including an operation member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Eiji MISHIMA, Norikazu TAKI
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Publication number: 20190276117Abstract: A bicycle rear sprocket comprises a sprocket support member, a first attachment portion, and a second attachment portion. The sprocket support member comprises a first support member and a second support member. The first support member includes a first radially outer portion and a first radially inner portion. The second support member includes a second radially outer portion and a second radially inner portion. The first support member faces the second support member in the axial direction to define an axial gap provided between the first support member and the second support member in the axial direction. The first radially outer portion of the first support member is configured to be attached to the second radially outer portion of the second support member via a bicycle sprocket positioned between the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventor: Koji TOKUYAMA
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Publication number: 20190276118Abstract: A thin air bag/bladder, which when packaged and attached to an air valve system is inserted into an inflatable boat, or inflatable structure to repair a puncture or leak. This valve and adapter system is used to fasten and lock the valve structure in place during use After attachment to the air valve system, the packaged bag is inserted into the inflatable structure with a collapsible tent pole/stick through the pre-existing valve opening with newly installed adapter. A valve system and bag/bladder will be needed for each separate air chamber of the boat design, whatever the length, diameter, or number of individual chambers. This will allow a replacement bag to be user retrofitted at any later time, whenever needed to repair a puncture or leakage, in any inflatable boat, life-raft or inflatable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Peter Stephen Heberling, II
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Publication number: 20190276119Abstract: A ballast seal for a sealing ring includes: a substantially annular potential equalization ring made of an electrically-conductive material and which can be brought into contact in a sealing manner with a surface to be sealed of a machine element to be sealed; and at least one shielding ring made of a soft magnetic material so as to shield against electromagnetic interfering waves.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Francois Colineau, Jens Hofmann, Thomas Klenk
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Publication number: 20190276120Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments for improving the safety of tow-based watersports. Specifically exemplified embodiments disclosed herein include systems and methods for retrieving a tow rope that facilitates the provision of a tow rope to a wake surfer, dispensing of the tow rope while wake surfing and presenting a rope to a downed wake surfer at a safe and ideal position relative to boat.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Shaun MURRAY, Daniel HARF
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Publication number: 20190276121Abstract: A catamaran oil production apparatus is disclosed for producing oil in a marine environment. The apparatus includes first and second vessels that are spaced apart during use. A first frame spans between the vessels. A second frame spans between the vessels. The frames are spaced apart and connected to the vessels in a configuration that spaces the vessels apart. The first frame connects to the first vessel with a universal joint and to the second vessel with a hinged connection. The second frame connects to the second vessel with a universal joint and to the first vessel with a hinged or pinned connection. At least one of the frames supports an oil production platform. One or more risers or riser pipes extends from the seabed (e.g., at a wellhead) to the production platform (or platforms). In one embodiment, the production apparatus includes crew quarters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: VERSABAR, INC.Inventor: Jon KHACHATURIAN
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Publication number: 20190276122Abstract: The present invention relates generally to lighting systems employed in outboard motors used as marine propulsion systems, and to marine vessel assemblies employing outboard motors with such lighting systems, and related methods of operation and implementation. In one example embodiment of a lighting system, the lighting system includes a first cowling panel portion including a reflective strip portion, and a second cowling panel portion that, in combination with the first cowling panel portion, at least partly defines an interior region within the cowling. The lighting system also includes a lighting source that is positioned within the interior region and positioned so that, when operating, first light is emitted toward the reflective strip portion and, upon the first light reaching the reflective strip portion, at least some of the first light is directed outward away from the cowling.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Eric A. Davis, Richard A. Davis
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Publication number: 20190276123Abstract: A watercraft lift system including one or more laterally-adjustable components and related methods are disclosed. The watercraft lift system can include a cradle assembly and optionally at least one side guide, which can be connected to the cradle assembly. The cradle assembly can include substantially parallel first and second cradle rails. One or both of the first cradle rail and the at least one side guide can be movable in a lateral direction between a wider watercraft-receiving position and a narrower watercraft-received position. In an example, lateral movement of the first cradle rail and/or the at least one side guide from the watercraft-receiving position to the watercraft-received position occurs automatically upon entry of a watercraft into the confines of the watercraft lift system. The watercraft lift system can further comprise an actuator to cause lateral movement of the first cradle rail and/or the at least one side guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: David Alan Kellogg, Ryan Dietrich Bruns
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Publication number: 20190276124Abstract: A propeller (1) and a respective use method are described, comprising a cylindrical casing (3), a hub (2) couplable to an engine and rotatably mounted at least partially in the cylindrical casing of the propeller, and at least one blade (4) rotatably pivoted to the cylindrical casing. The hub (2) is rotatable with respect to the cylindrical casing of the propeller, or vice versa, to adjust the fluid dynamic pitch of the at least one blade (4). The propeller further comprises at least one elastic element (8) interposed between the hub (2) and the cylindrical casing (3) and it is characterized in that the elastic element (8) is preloaded to prevent its deformation until the resistant torque opposing the propeller rotation is lower than the torque generated by the preload of the elastic element (8), wherein said at least one blade is arranged on at least one first fixed fluid dynamic pitch before the deformation of the elastic element (8) begins.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Massimiliano BIANCHI
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Publication number: 20190276125Abstract: A pump assembly includes a motor arranged adjacent to a front surface of a first body, the first body having a cavity arrange between the front surface and a back surface of the first body. The motor may include a rotor having a shaft formed substantially of a single unit of material that is coupled directly to an impeller including a bearing surface received by a cooperating bearing surface arranged in a nozzle. The bearing surface of the impeller, and the cooperating bearing surface of the nozzle, support the impeller rotationally on the shaft such that when the shaft is rotatably displaced by the motor, the impeller displaces the water into the cavity arranged between the front surface of the first body and the back surface of the first body and into the nozzle to create a jet of water.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2016Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Scott Anthony Pennestri, Jamin Lee Juhasz
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Publication number: 20190276126Abstract: A paddling apparatus that includes a paddle having a blade on at least one end of a paddle shaft, an attachment removably attachable to the paddle shaft, and an accessory connecting element on a first side of the attachment for removably connecting at least one accessory to the attachment. The accessory includes a training aid that has a first base rotatably attached with the accessory connecting element and an elongated element pivotally attached to the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: David Yepez
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Publication number: 20190276127Abstract: A transport system (10) comprising a seagoing vessel (14) with a battery room (18) for at least one swappable battery pack (19) for providing power for at least propulsion of the vessel (14), at least two battery packs (19), of which at least one battery pack is arranged on the vessel (14) when the vessel is in operation, a charging station (23) for charging the battery packs (19), which charging station (23) is located outside the vessel (14), such that the vessel (14) can be positioned close to the charging station (23) for transfer of one or more battery packs (19) between the vessel (14) and the charging station (23), and a transfer device (31) for transferring the battery packs (19) back and forth between the vessel (14) and the charging station (23) when the vessel is positioned close to the charging station (23).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Christian SØVIK
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Publication number: 20190276128Abstract: Implementations of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fuselage are provided. In some implementations, the fuselage comprises a frame having a shell removably secured thereto. The frame of the fuselage is made of printed circuit board (PCB) material that includes conductive tracks configured to conductively connect electrical components of the UAV. Due to the inherent rigidity of PCB material, the transfer of vibration loads to electrical components secured to the frame of the fuselage is minimized. While the shell is secured to the frame, an enclosure for any electrical components on the topside of the frame is formed. In this way, the encased electrical components may be protected from the environment (e.g., rain) and direct impact during a crash. In some implementations, the frame of the UAV fuselage may include a plurality of stiffening inserts that are positioned and configured to increase the rigidity of the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Vortex Labs Inc.Inventors: James Thomas Pike, David Giessel, Bruce Hildesheim
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Publication number: 20190276129Abstract: A modular payload airframe section for an aircraft airframe is disclosed. The modular payload airframe section comprises: a storage volume for receiving a payload; a releasable fixation means for releasably affixing the modular payload airframe section to an airframe of the aircraft; and wherein the modular payload airframe section forms at least part of a nose-cone of the aircraft airframe when affixed thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Brian Morgan
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Publication number: 20190276130Abstract: A drain grommet with integrated fire shield. In one embodiment, the drain grommet includes a drain tube configured to extend through a drain, and to pass fluid through the drain via an opening into a hollow channel of the drain tube. The drain grommet further includes a fire shield integrally coupled with the drain tube via a standoff, wherein the standoff supports the fire shield at a vertical distance above the opening of the drain tube, and wherein the fire shield is larger than the opening of the drain tube in a horizontal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: John Charles Walters
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Publication number: 20190276131Abstract: An integrated drain mast structure for use in draining fluids emanating from aircraft components, such as turbine engines and fuselages, for facilitating the detection of fluids leaking from said components. A self-supporting tube section including a plurality of generally aligned fluid passages each having a peripheral wall, at least a portion of which is common with at least a portion of another aligned adjacent fluid passage is connected to one or more of these aircraft components. An aerodynamic fairing includes a plurality of fairing fluid passages each connected to a respective fluid passage of the tube section and having respective fluid outlets. The tube section and fairing section can comprise a single integral structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Matthew J. Parker, Shailesh N. Mistry, Eric M. Possert
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Publication number: 20190276132Abstract: Method, system and apparatus are provided for smart window activation to prevent laser disturbance. The apparatus may include a window formed of smart glass capable of being activated in discrete sections to be impenetrable to laser light and having a smart glass activation system. A sensor arrangement may detect laser light impacting on the window and may provide data as to the position of the impact on the window. A computer-implemented window protection system may receive input regarding detecting a laser beam impacting a window from the sensor arrangement, determine the position of the laser beam impact on the window and determine a section of the window in which the smart glass is to be activated, and control activation of the smart glass in the section of the window to make the section impenetrable to laser light by instructing the smart glass activation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Darren R. Beard, Matthew Fawcett, Perry Harwood, Sanaz Yeganefard
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Publication number: 20190276133Abstract: An example floor panel for a flooring system in a passenger vehicle includes a top sheet, a bottom sheet, a body situated between the top sheet and the bottom sheet, and an interlocking feature that extends outward from the body for slidably engaging an adjacent floor panel. An example flooring system in a passenger vehicle includes a first set of floor panels including panels rigidly attached to a structure of the passenger vehicle, and a second set of floor panels and each floor panel of the second set of floor panels has an interlocking feature for slidably engaging an adjacent floor panel and for enabling lateral relative motion to occur and restricting vertical relative motion between panels of the second set of floor panels and a respective adjacent floor panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Sean Richard Hesslewood, Howard McKenzie
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Publication number: 20190276134Abstract: A cargo deck of an aircraft, including a series of at least two floor modules arranged side by side and made of a fiber-composite material. The floor modules each comprise at least one core in the form of a foam core and/or structural core which is interposed between a first cover layer made of fiber-reinforced plastic and a second cover layer made of fiber-reinforced plastic, wherein the floor modules each comprise a coreless peripheral edge region for producing an, in particular laminar, materially bonded connection between the cover layers. The floor modules are arranged in such a way that sections of the coreless edge regions of the floor modules arranged side by side overlap one another, wherein at least one sealing strip, in particular made of silicone foam, is provided between the mutually overlapping edge regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Thomas HUBER, Richard HOLZNER
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Publication number: 20190276135Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, and software for an uncrewed aerial freighter technology is provided. The technology includes an aircraft designed to carry only cargo, and operates either remotely or autonomously. The technology includes a software system to control the flight as well as refueling, landing, takeoff, and disposing and receiving of materials and containers. The technology includes a tracking system, using blockchain technology, of the materials, aircraft, and other features.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Jan Henri van Merkensteijn, IV
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Publication number: 20190276136Abstract: A torsion box for aircraft comprises hollow sections and stiffening ribs, arranged alternately. Each hollow section has two opposing section edges and two opposing respective openings circumscribed by the two section edges respectively. Each hollow section fully surrounds an internal space linking the two openings. Each stiffening rib comprises a web, and a flange which extends from the web all around the web, and which has two flange edges arranged respectively on either side of the web and respectively welded to two of the respective section edges of two corresponding hollow sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Umberto PIROZZI
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Publication number: 20190276137Abstract: A gas or liquid foil propulsion system is disclosed with internal wings or flaps which are positioned within a looped device. The ambient fluid (e.g. water of a body of water) or gas (e.g. air) flows through this loop and past at least one foil or air foil which is the wing or flap. This creates lift in the entire device. In some embodiments, the air foils are preceded by guide vanes which direct the flow of the ambient fluid or gas. In some embodiments, the loop is bifurcated creating two different paths of flow with the wings/flaps only in the outer sections of the bifurcation. In some embodiments, vents are used to allow inflow of the ambient medium. The device can be made of modular units which connect to each other to form, for example, a rectangular, circular, square or other shaped flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Akpoviri Oteguono Enaohwo
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Publication number: 20190276138Abstract: A fan blade support assembly for an aircraft is generally disclosed. The fan blade support assembly includes a fan assembly having a plurality of fan blades, a power shaft extending between the fan assembly and an engine of the aircraft, and a housing assembly positioned around the power shaft. The housing assembly includes a convergent housing and a sealing shroud. The convergent housing includes a cap, a base, and a middle portion extending therebetween. The base defines a first diameter, and the cap defines a second diameter less than the first diameter. The sealing shroud is positioned between the convergent housing and the power shaft. A gap is defined between the sealing shroud and the power shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Andrea Donnini, Davide Lercara, Alessandro Bordoni
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Publication number: 20190276139Abstract: A control system (200) using fixed point computation avoids overflow conditions by limiting the internal quantities ensuring that contributing calculations from various parts of the control loop never add up to an overflow. Various parts of a control loop e.g. proportional terms can be prioritised over other parts, e.g. integral and differential terms and ensuring that the overall total resulting when the separate terms are summed together never exceeds the maximum or minimum imposed limits. Variable limit calculator circuits (211,219) revise the limits according to the output of the higher priority control path(s). The revised limits cascade down through each contributor, eventually allowing the lowest priority control path the smallest authority. The control system may be applied to control of a drive motor (111) for an aircraft inceptor (103).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: JUSTIN MARK DEE, JASON HOWARD BEAN