Patents Issued in April 28, 2020
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Patent number: 10633038Abstract: The present disclosure provides a trailer having a portion configurable for dual use and a method of transforming a portion of the trailer. The trailer has at least one moveable inner wall configured to move toward the front wall of the trailer to a first position and away from the front wall to a second position. The first position of the at least one movable inner wall defines an enclosure to have a first volume and the second position of the at least one movable inner wall defines the enclosure to have a second volume, wherein the first volume is less than the second volume.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventor: Matthew Lee Judge
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Patent number: 10633039Abstract: A torsion gooseneck coupler has a pin box that is designed to be affixed to an existing trailer. The pin box has a pin box torsion end and a lower assembly that each have a corresponding torsion bar. The torsion bars extend outwardly where each affixes to a corresponding torsion arm. The lower assembly is designed to affix to a towing vehicle. The lower assembly has an upper and a lower torsion tube that each has a corresponding torsion bar. The upper torsion arm affixes the upper torsion bar of the pin box assembly to the upper torsion bar of the lower assembly. Correspondingly, a lower torsion arm affixes the lower torsion bars of the pin box assembly to the lower assembly. The torsion tubes and bars resist rotation and cooperate to allow limited movement and provide resistance to forces along the axes of the upper and lower assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: GEN-Y CREATIONS, LLCInventor: Carl J. Borkholder
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Patent number: 10633040Abstract: A thrust ring comprises a body including a cylindrical outer surface, a cylindrical inner surface, defining a central axis, an axial direction, a circumferential direction, a first axial end, a second axial end, and at least one recess on the first axial end, and at least one protrusion extending from the cylindrical inner surface toward the central axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Kevin Lee Steiner, Timothy Arthur Thorson, Caroline Marie Brewer, Mark Steven Diekevers, Temitope Olayemi Akinlua
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Patent number: 10633041Abstract: A track assembly includes an elongated main frame supported for pivotal movement on a transverse axis and having opposite end portions supporting a set of end wheels. An endless flexible belt extends around the end wheels and has an upper run and a lower run for engaging the ground. A plurality of longitudinally spaced bogie wheels are positioned below the main frame and engage the lower run of the belt. The bogie wheels are carried by bogie frames supported for vertical movement and also for tilting movement relative to a plane defined by the axes of the end wheels. The bogie frames are urged or biased downwardly against the lower run of the belt by compression members extending from the main frame and preferably in the form of annular rubber spring members.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: J&M Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventor: Sean M. Kahlig
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Patent number: 10633042Abstract: A master link for a track chain is disclosed. The master link may include a link body extending from a first end to a second end and a plurality of apertures extending through the link body. The plurality of apertures may include a first aperture positioned proximate the first end, a second aperture unconnected to the first aperture and positioned proximate the second end, and a third aperture arranged between the first and second apertures. A first gap may extend between and connect the third and second apertures. The master link may also include a threaded first fastener that is configured to extend through the link body across the third aperture.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: Matthew Trone
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Patent number: 10633043Abstract: An elastic crawler and an elastic crawler drive mechanism collectively suppress the interference between the pin members and the engaging portions, and improve the durability of the engaging portions. The elastic crawler includes on an inner circumferential side thereof a plurality of engaging portions (14) respectively engageable with a plurality of pin members (22) arranged at a spacing in a circumferential direction of a sprocket, wherein: the engaging portions (14) have a pressure receiving surface (14a) which receives the pin members (22), an outline shape in side view of the pressure receiving surface (14a) being formed by an envelope L1 drawn by an outer end of the pin members (22) when the sprocket rolls coaxially with a central axis of a virtual rotor with a rolling diameter D1 defined by D1=(pitch of the engaging portions)×(number of pin members)/(?)×a, and 0.9?a?1, together with the virtual rotor on a plane.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventor: Takashi Mizusawa
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Patent number: 10633044Abstract: A track system comprising a dynamic tensioning device located between an idler wheel and the support frame as to apply proper tension in the track. The dynamic tensioning device is adapted to block at its current length upon the occurrence of a determined condition. The dynamic tensioner is adapted to substantially maintain its length when an acceleration and or deceleration of the track system reaches a predetermined value. For instance, such characteristic is relevant in an event of emergency braking. A dynamic tensioner would become contracted and the tension in the endless track would become too low. A low tension could cause the endless track to ratchet.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SOUCY INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Yves Sauvageau, Andre Leger
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Patent number: 10633045Abstract: A robot and its control device capable of improving recognition accuracy of a position and posture of a functional body such as a hand with respect to an object to thereby attain improved stability of the operation involving a change in position/posture of its body are provided. In a case where the magnitude of a deviation ?? of an angle ? made by two reference vectors U1 and U2, representing a manner in which a structure W extends in a camera coordinate system and in a hand coordinate system, respectively, with respect to a reference angle ?0 is greater than a threshold value ?, the probability that the state of interaction between the hand 13 (functional body) and the structure W is divergent from a desired state is high.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Komuro, Itoshi Naramura
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Patent number: 10633046Abstract: A front frame is provided with a seat for at least one person and a front wheel mounting for at least one front wheel; and a back frame provided with a rear wheel mounting for at least two back wheels. The front frame is connected via a rotary axis with the back frame, the rotary axis having a component parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A drive arrangement engages on at least one of the wheels; a steering arrangement is arranged for rotating at least one front wheel relative to the front frame, over a rotation axis with a vertical component. The rear wheel mounting comprises rotatable mounting members for mounting the rear wheels, the mounting members rotatable over a rotation axis with a vertical component, wherein one or more rear wheel steering actuators drive the mounting members. A tilt actuator controls the tilt position of the front frame relative to the rear frame, which is independent of the steering actuation of the rear wheel steer actuator.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: KERV AUTOMOTIVE N.V.Inventors: Elias van Wijk, Arjan Voorbij
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Patent number: 10633047Abstract: Provided is a damper for a semi-active energy regenerative suspension based on hybrid excitation. The damper includes: an upper lifting lug, a dustcover, a lower lifting lug, a hydraulic shock absorber, and a hybrid excitation mechanism, wherein the hydraulic shock absorber is configured to provide a constant viscous damping coefficient, and wherein the hybrid excitation mechanism is configured to generate an adjustable electromagnetic damping force, to transform the vibration energy into electrical energy, and to storage the electrical energy. Also provided is a method for determining the sizes of the damper. The damper which has a simple structure, balances the vibration isolation property and energy regenerative property of the vehicle suspension, and provides a fail-safe function. Furthermore, the method for determining the sizes of the damper is easy and practical to implement, has definite steps and produces drastically optimized results.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITYInventors: Ruochen Wang, Wei Yu, Renkai Ding, Long Chen, Jiajia Wang
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Patent number: 10633048Abstract: A bicycle saddle comprising a base, a rear portion positioned on the base, and a front portion positioned on the base. The rear portion supports the sit bones of the rider and includes a first resilient material having a first hardness (e.g., 45-55 Shore C), and the front portion supports the genitalia of the rider and includes a second resilient material having a second hardness (e.g., 35-45 Shore C) less than the first hardness. The front portion includes side portions having a first thickness above a highest part of the side sections, and the side portions are separated by a central portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness. Preferably, a lower surface of the central portion is substantially unsupported to form a trampoline-like structure. The upper surface of the central portion can include memory foam and is substantially flush with upper surfaces of the side portions.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.Inventors: Andrew Lee Pruitt, Jason Lee Walton, Jacqueline Kimberly Koehn
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Patent number: 10633049Abstract: An aerodynamic front fork assembly for a bicycle may include an elongated crown portion extending from a steerer tube to a distal end behind a front wheel, with one or more fork blades projecting in a generally forward direction from the distal end of the crown portion to engage the front wheel. The crown portion may substantially fill the gap between the front wheel and the down tube of the bicycle, thereby collectively forming an airfoil with the front wheel and the down tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventor: William F. Logan
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Patent number: 10633050Abstract: A handlebar structure of bicycle suited for being assembled to a stem of a bicycle is provided. The handlebar structure includes a body and a reinforcement member. The body has a first segment fixed to the stem, a second segment, and a third segment held by a rider, wherein the second segment is connected between the first and the third segments. One portion of the reinforcement member is fixed to the stem, and another portion of the reinforcement member is disposed on the second segment. A two-dimensional Cartesian system x-y based on an orthogonal cross-section of the second segment is constructed, and a scope of the second segment being covered by the reinforcement member contains at least a second quadrant of the two-dimensional Cartesian system x-y, wherein the bicycle moves in a positive x-axis direction of the two-dimensional Cartesian system x-y.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo-Hao Huang, Hua-Chun Huang
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Patent number: 10633051Abstract: An adjustable spacer structure of a bicycle is used for adjusting a height of a stem disposed on a steering tube. The adjustable spacer structure includes a first spacer and a second spacer. The first spacer includes a body and a positioning portion. The body has a ring shape and a first opening, and the steering tube is movably disposed through the first opening. The positioning portion is disposed on the body. The second spacer has a ring shape and a combining portion. The combining portion is detachably connected to the positioning portion, and there is a second opening formed between the first spacer and the second spacer. The stem is abutted against the first spacer.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: GIANT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hsi Wong, Hua-Chun Huang, Bo-Hao Huang
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Patent number: 10633052Abstract: An adjustable riser assembly for mounting a handle bar assembly on a bicycle comprising a riser post; a tilt adjustment plate; the riser post including a curved mounting surface for receiving the tilt adjustment plate and the curved mounting surface being configured to support the tilt adjustment plate in a range of adjustable angular positions; and a bolt fastener for securing the tilt adjustment to the riser post in an angular position or a horizontal position.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: VROOMEN-WHITE DESIGN INC.Inventors: David Killing, Kevin Nelson
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Patent number: 10633053Abstract: An axle arrangement for a rear hub of a bicycle includes an axle skewer having at a first end threads formed on an outer surface thereof, and at a second end remote from the first end, an enlarged head having an annular surface facing the first end. An element has threads to threadably engage the axle shaft at the first end. Each of the enlarged end and the element are configured with surfaces so as to be fixably secured to couplers of a bicycle trainer.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Kurt Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventor: Bradd R. Meyer
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Patent number: 10633054Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for providing rider control assemblies for adjusting and displaying pressure and height settings for vehicle air suspension devices, such as on adjustable air shocks and air struts, used in vehicles such as motorcycles. The assemblies can have a protruding eyelet portion that can be mounted to existing control panel clamps on motorcycle handlebars. The assemblies can have two part housings attached to one another by waterproof gaskets placed in opposite facing channels.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: ARNOTT T&P HOLDING, LLCInventors: Adam Arnott, Matt Edward Kirar
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Patent number: 10633055Abstract: The method involves a step of measurement of a bearing force (Fpn) on a pedal (1) of the pedal set (4), different from the useful effort, exerted by the individual during a pedalling cycle, a step of determination of a maximum (max(Fpn)) of the bearing force measured during the pedalling cycle (CPj), and a step of estimation of a mean useful effort exerted by the individual during said pedalling cycle from the maximum of the bearing force determined and with the aid of a predetermined correlation function between a maximum bearing force during a pedalling cycle and a mean useful effort in said cycle.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Sébastien Brulais, Leandro Cassarino, Jean-Philippe Gros, Andréa Vassilev
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Patent number: 10633056Abstract: Provided is a bicycle with an automatic transmission, and more particularly, a bicycle with an automatic transmission for enabling rapid and smooth gearshifting from a low speed to a high speed or from a high speed to a low speed.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventors: Min Soo Ha, Jinsu Ha, Tae Hong Ha
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Patent number: 10633057Abstract: Technologies are described herein for sailing wing for a vehicle such as a sailboat. As described herein, a sailing wing includes a main sail and a control surface. The control surface is rotatable around a hinge. When deflected, the control surface using force imparted on the control surface by the wind causes the main sail to rotate about a pivot axis, creating thrust.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventor: Blaine Knight Rawdon
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Patent number: 10633058Abstract: Technologies are described herein for sailing wing for a vehicle such as a sailboat. As described herein, a sailing wing includes a main sail and a control surface. The control surface is rotatable around a hinge. When deflected, the control surface using force imparted on the control surface by the wind causes the main sail to rotate about a pivot axis, creating thrust.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventor: Blaine Knight Rawdon
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Patent number: 10633059Abstract: A watercraft-mounted personal lifting device includes a remotely-operated arm in mechanical communication with a motor at a first end and a platform at a second end. Upon activation, the arm is configured to selectively raise or lower the platform. The platform is configured to accommodate a wheelchair and user thereby enabling the wheelchair and user to enter or exit the watercraft.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventor: Peter Elliott
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Patent number: 10633060Abstract: Disclosed is a tool for watercraft fin insertion and removal. The tool includes: a first external elongated layer, a second external elongated layer, aligned with, and positioned at a substantially parallel plane to the plane of, the first external layer. An internal layer is positioned between, and stretches across a portion of the area of, the external layers. Upon positioning the tool such that the inner surfaces of the external layers are adjacent to the outer surfaces of the watercraft fin, a curved fin engagement elements on the edge of the internal layer, complements at least a portion of the leading edge or the trailing edge of the watercraft fin.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: FIN PULLERInventor: Gur Milavski
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Patent number: 10633061Abstract: An inflatable ride-on water toy comprising a stylized body that is connected to a separately inflated safety ring using a variety of configurations.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventor: Walter David Dial, III
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Patent number: 10633062Abstract: A floating unit capable of attaching to another floating unit by locks for assembling a floating structure according to this invention comprises a floating body being in the form of a hollow polygonal shape as viewed from a plan view. The floating body comprises an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of lateral surfaces connected to said upper and lower surfaces. Said upper surface and said lower surfaces of the floating body comprise at least one upper engaging surface and at least one lower engaging surface respectively on each associated side of said polygonal floating body, wherein the upper and lower engaging surfaces are respectively adapted in order to be fitted with a locking surface of said lock, therefore, said floating body can be attached to a floating body of another floating unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventor: Pichit Boonlikitcheva
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Patent number: 10633063Abstract: A barge for renewable energy recourses is disclosed that comprises a plurality of horizontal axis wind turbines, a plurality of photovoltaic panels; and a plurality of sea-wave generators. The energy harvested by the renewable energy recourses is transformed to electrical energy and the electrical energy is transmitted to a grid onshore. A fleet of a plurality of barges located in deep waters is disclosed as well.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: NEPTUNETECH LTDInventors: Michael Burt, Yehiel Rosenfeld
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Patent number: 10633064Abstract: A method of stowing a boat is disclosed. The boat may include three hull segments, namely a first hull segment, a second hull segment, and a third hull segment. The third hull segment may form the bow of the boat. The method may include separating the third hull segment from the other hull segments. Thereafter, one of the first hull segment and the second hull segment may be pivoted and inverted over onto the other such that the first hull segment and the second hull segment collectively form a clamshell enclosure. The relative sizing of the first, second, and third hull segments may be such that the third hull segment may be stored within an interior volume of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventor: Don A. Oldham
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Patent number: 10633065Abstract: A floatation device is provided. In some embodiments, a floatation device is provided, comprising an inflatable ring composed of a transparent material, wherein the inflatable ring includes: an outer air chamber having a first valve for inflating the outer air chamber; an inner air chamber having a second valve for inflating the inner air chamber, wherein the outer air chamber and the inner air chamber are not in communication; a cut through the outer air chamber and the inner air chamber of the inflatable ring that forms opposing ends of the inflatable ring; and a plurality of fasteners placed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the outer or inner air chamber for detachably connecting the opposing ends of the inflatable ring.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventor: Tiffany An-Ting Chiu
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Patent number: 10633066Abstract: Apparatus and methods for measuring a position of a point on a submerged surface. The apparatus includes: a platform; a liquid-tight pressure vessel fixedly coupled to the platform, wherein the liquid-tight pressure vessel is formed in part by an optically transparent enclosure; a pan-tilt mechanism coupled to the platform and disposed inside the liquid-tight pressure vessel; a camera mounted to the pan-tilt mechanism; a laser range meter affixed to the camera; and a refractive index sensor coupled to and disposed outside the liquid-tight pressure vessel. In accordance with one proposed implementation, the optically transparent enclosure is spherical, the pan-tilt mechanism has a pan axis and a tilt axis that intersect at a center of the optically transparent enclosure, and the laser range meter is located to emit a laser beam that is perpendicular to the optically transparent enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: James J. Troy, Scott W. Lea, Gary E. Georgeson
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Patent number: 10633067Abstract: A propeller assembly is provided. The propeller assembly includes a central hub including a forward end, an aft end, and a hub body extending therebetween along an axis of rotation of the central hub. The propeller assembly further includes a first retention member including a first radial interference member, the first retention member coupled to the forward end of the central hub and a second retention member including a second radial interference member, the second retention member coupled to the aft end of the central hub. The propeller assembly also includes a fairing platform extending between the first retention member and the second retention member, wherein the fairing platform is retained by the first radial interference member and by the second radial interference member.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Stefaan Guido Van Nieuwenhove, Peggy Lynn Baehmann
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Patent number: 10633068Abstract: The invention relates to a sail having a variable profile. The sail can vary between a folded non-operative position and an unfolded operative position, wherein they determine the profile of the sail (2) and therefore the aerodynamic surface for contacting with the wind, characterised in that the sail comprises at least one sail element (24) which is inflatable and stiffenable, and which can be actuated by inflation (30) and stiffening means (29), between a folded position corresponding to said folded non-operative position and said unfolded operative position, in which the sail (2) is inflated. The profile of the sail is divided into sections (21, 22) on both sides of a shaft (20), and comprises a support structure (23) on which said inflatable sail elements (24) are disposed, said inflatable sail elements being formed by inflatable pockets (24) which can be actuated by said inflation (30) and stiffening means (29).Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: BOUND4BLUE, SLInventors: Jose Miguel Bermudez Miquel, Cristina Aleixendri Munoz, Ignacio Bermudez Sanchez, David Ferrer Desclaux, Francisco Jose Saenz Sanez
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Patent number: 10633069Abstract: A trolling motor assembly comprising a control assembly; a mounting assembly in electrical communication with the control assembly; and a propeller assembly having a motor. The mounting assembly comprises a control mounting bracket that is fixedly attached to a wall of the boat and a removable propeller mounting bracket that can be engaged with the control mounting bracket. When the propeller mounting bracket in an engaged position with the control mounting bracket, signals from an input device of the control assembly actuate the motor of the assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventor: Phillip Reed
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Patent number: 10633070Abstract: A directional control system of a marine vessel includes a steering control member manually operated by a user and operationally connected to a direction-variation member acting on or in the water, such as at least one rudder blade or at least one outboard engine, the direction-variation member having an angular position that is controlled by the steering control member; and a locking system locking the free variation of the angular position of the direction-variation member, which can be activated and deactivated to allow the variation of angular position and carry out a directional change, the locking system including a hydraulic cylinder having a piston dividing the cylinder into two chambers, which are connected by a bypass circuit that can be opened and closed by a switching member.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventors: Pietro Gai, Marcella Gai, William P. Michel
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Patent number: 10633071Abstract: A cowl includes a bottom cowl, a top cowl, and a clamp device. The bottom cowl opens upward. The top cowl opens downward and closes an opening of the bottom cowl. The clamp device detachably couples the top cowl to the bottom cowl. The clamp device includes a clamp and an operating lever that operates the clamp. The clamp is disposed inside the cowl. The operating lever is disposed outside the cowl. A mating portion between the bottom cowl and the top cowl includes a first mating section and a second mating section as seen in a side view of the cowl. The first mating section extends rearward from a front end portion of the cowl. The second mating section extends upward and rearward from a rear end of the first mating section. The operating lever is located above an extension line defined by extending the first mating section rearward as seen in the side view of the cowl.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroyuki Hasegawa
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Patent number: 10633072Abstract: A method for positioning a marine vessel includes receiving a measured actual position of the vessel and determining a first error between the actual position of the vessel and a desired target position of the vessel. In response to the first error being in a fore/aft direction of the vessel, the method includes commanding a first subset of marine propulsion devices in a plurality of marine propulsion devices to produce thrust to minimize the first error in the fore/aft direction, as appropriate, while a remainder of the marine propulsion devices in the plurality do not produce thrust. The method thereafter includes commanding the first subset of marine propulsion devices to cease producing thrust. The method may also include selecting whether to actuate all marine propulsion devices in the plurality of marine propulsion devices or a first subset thereof based on a magnitude and a direction of the first error.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Jason S. Arbuckle, Andrew J. Przybyl, Steven J. Andrasko
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Patent number: 10633073Abstract: The invention relates to a device for assembling a plurality of panels of an aircraft fuselage, said device comprising at least one anvil body, comprising a surface for supporting the said plurality of panels, the said anvil body comprising at least one anvil rail mounted movably in a cavity of the anvil body and configured to move between a top position in which the upper surface of the anvil rail extends into the extension of the support surface and a bottom position in which a workspace is created between the upper surface of the anvil rail and the support surface so as to allow a machining and/or stripping tool to pass through.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: AEROLIAInventors: Franck Darras, Yannick Wattier
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Patent number: 10633074Abstract: To be able to transmit higher forces when retaining movable components on board an aircraft, a retaining system includes a support structure with a first retaining area and a second retaining area having a movable locking element, and a movable component with a locking receptacle forming a locking device with the locking element, and a retaining device. The movable component is movably attached to the first retaining area with the retaining device, and the movable component can be locked on the second retaining area with the locking device. The at least one movable locking element can be moved between an open setting (SOFF) and a locked setting (SVER), wherein the at least one movable locking element engages with the locking receptacle in the locked setting, so that the movable component is temporarily immovably retained, and allows the movable component to move in the open setting.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventor: Christian Seibt
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Patent number: 10633075Abstract: In order to facilitate the thermoacoustic insulation of an aircraft portion, a thermoacoustic insulation module for an aircraft comprises a mat and a load-bearing structure detachably attached to the mat and supporting the mat in a curved shape, with an axis of curvature parallel to a longitudinal direction of the mat. A thermoacoustic insulation method for insulating an aircraft portion comprises a step of inserting the thermoacoustic insulation module into the aircraft portion, followed by a step of detaching the mat from the load-bearing structure, followed by a step of attaching the mat to an aircraft structure delimiting the aircraft portion, followed by a step of removing the load-bearing structure from the aircraft portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SASInventors: Bernard Guering, Matthieu De Kergommeaux
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Patent number: 10633076Abstract: A method of rotatably couple a wing tip device (4) to a fixed wing (3) by a rotational joint (101) having an outer race (8) and an inner race (9) that is received in the outer race (8) one of the inner and outer races comprises a male member (76) and the other is a two-part assembly comprising a first part (9a) and a second part (9b) that together form a female member (72), the method brings the first and second parts together to form the female member (72) about the male member (76) such that the male member (76) is received in the female member (72) and fixing the first and second parts (9a, 9b) such that the race that is rotationally fixed relative to the wing tip device (4) is axially and radially retained relative to the race that is rotationally fixed relative to the fixed wing (3).Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Airbus Operations LimitedInventor: Benjamin Bishop
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Patent number: 10633077Abstract: An aircraft includes a structure exhibiting a median plane XZ and including a fuselage, a fixed vertical stabilizer at the rear of the fuselage, an adjustable horizontal stabilizer rotatably mounted about a horizontal axis on a first section of the structure, and extending on either side of the median plane XZ, and at the rear, two elevators mounted rotatably about a horizontal axis on a second section of the structure on either side of the median plane XZ independently of the adjustable horizontal stabilizer. In an aircraft of this kind, the elevators no longer have any impact on the adjustable horizontal stabilizer, which allows, among other things, the dimensions of the adjustable horizontal stabilizer, and also of the actuator operating them, to be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.Inventor: Frédéric Sauvinet
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Patent number: 10633078Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a methodology for designing spoilers or droop panels and aerodynamic systems including the designed spoilers or the designed droop panels. The spoilers and the droop panels can be deployed on a wing with a flap system, which provides for trailing edge variable camber (TEVC) system. During flight, the fixed portions of the wing, the flaps, the spoilers and droop panels can all deform. The spoilers or the droop panels can each be pre-deformed to a first shape on the ground such that in flight the spoilers or the droop panels deform to a second shape under aerodynamic loads. In the second shape, the spoilers or the droop panels are configured to seal better against the flaps. The spoilers or the droop panels can be configured to seal to the flaps during all of the positions the flaps take as part of the TEVC system.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jan A. Kordel, Emily Georgia Rayner, Calvin Kao, Adam Charles Jones
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Patent number: 10633079Abstract: An aircraft wing system and method comprising: an aircraft wing including upper and lower surfaces, and a leading edge between the upper and lower surfaces; a fairing coupled to the leading edge; and actuation means configured to move the fairing relative to the aircraft wing between a stowed position, a first deployed position, and a second deployed position. The stowed position is when the fairing is in contact with the aircraft wing and serves as a continuation of the aircraft wing. The first deployed position is when the fairing is in contact with the aircraft wing and located below the stowed position. The second deployed position is when the fairing is spaced apart from the leading edge to create a gap between the fairing and the leading edge.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: BAE Systems plcInventor: Robert Brown
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Patent number: 10633080Abstract: A method and apparatus for positioning a control surface. A desired position for the control surface associated with an aerodynamic aircraft structure is identified. The control surface is moved to the desired position using an electronically controlled rotary actuator system located inside of the aerodynamic aircraft structure, wherein a shape of the aerodynamic aircraft structure with the electronically controlled rotary actuator system has a desired aerodynamic performance.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Neal Van Huynh, Patrick Joseph McCormick
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Patent number: 10633081Abstract: The present invention is to provide a system, a method, and a program for adjusting the balance of an insect killer hung from a robot that are capable to adjust the position of the insect killer. The system for adjusting the balance of an insect killer 1 hung from a robot 10 moving by a propeller 410 through a support arm 100 adjusts the balance of the insect killer 200 so that the angle between the support arm 100 and the direction of gravitational force from the robot 10 has a predetermined value or more; and adds a weight 300 to an end of the same support arm 100 as the support arm 100 in the negative direction to an angle of the predetermined value and calculates the weight 300 to adjust the balance of the insect killer 200.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: OPTIM CORPORATIONInventor: Shunji Sugaya
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Patent number: 10633082Abstract: A composite structure may comprise a composite core comprising a composite material, and a heat resistant system coupled to the composite core comprising a binder and/or at least one of a heat dissipation material or a thermal barrier material. The heat dissipation material may comprise boron nitride, graphene, graphite, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, aluminum foil, and/or copper foil, and the thermal barrier material may comprise montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, silicate glass, mica powder or flake, aluminum oxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, and/or zirconium oxide powder. The binder may comprise at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolyacetate, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenimine, polyurethane, polyester, or latex.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Mark R. Gurvich, Paul Papas, Steven W. Gronda, Rony Giovanni Ganis
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Patent number: 10633083Abstract: According to various aspects, an unmanned aerial vehicle may include one or more electric drive motors. Each drive motor of the one or more electric drive motors may include a first drive rotor structure; a second drive rotor structure, the first drive rotor structure being coaxially aligned with the second drive rotor structure, the first drive rotor structure including a first magnetic arrangement and the second drive rotor structure including a second magnetic arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATIONInventors: Fabian Oberndorfer, Stefan Klar
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Patent number: 10633084Abstract: In one embodiment, a method may comprise coupling a plurality of reinforcement fibers to a plurality of spherical components; inserting the plurality of spherical components into an enclosure; and heating the enclosure to cause the plurality of spherical components to expand, wherein the plurality of spherical components expands to form a geodesic structure, wherein the geodesic structure comprises a plurality of polyhedron components configured in a geodesic arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: Dalton T. Hampton, Timothy Kent Ledbetter, Drew A. Sutton, Bryan W. Marshall, Paul Sherrill, Frank B. Stamps, James Donn Hethcock, Andrew Paul Haldeman, Paul K. Oldroyd
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Patent number: 10633085Abstract: The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Hood Technology CorporationInventors: Andreas H. von Flotow, Corydon C. Roeseler, Daniel Pepin Reiss
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Patent number: 10633086Abstract: A rotorcraft comprises a fuselage, a tail boom, a rotor system, and a centrifugal blower system. The centrifugal blower system comprises a centrifugal blower configured to generate thrust using an airflow, wherein the centrifugal blower is located within the tail boom. The centrifugal blower system also comprises a plurality of ducts configured to control the thrust generated by the centrifugal blower, wherein the plurality of ducts is located on a portion of the tail boom surrounding the centrifugal blower, and wherein the plurality of ducts comprises one or more adjustable ducts configured to vary a size of an associated duct opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: Matthew R. Carr, Matthew E. Louis, Kirk L. Groninga, Daniel B. Robertson, Frank B. Stamps, Albert G. Brand, Eric A. Sinusas
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Patent number: 10633087Abstract: An aircraft operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. The aircraft includes an airframe having first and second wings with first and second pylons coupled therebetween. The airframe has a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis in hover. A two-dimensional distributed thrust array is coupled to the airframe. The thrust array includes a plurality of propulsion assemblies each operable for variable speed and omnidirectional thrust vectoring. A flight control system is operable to independently control the speed and thrust vector of each of the propulsion assemblies such that in an inclined flight attitude with at least one of the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis extending out of a horizontal plane, the flight control system is operable to maintain hover stability responsive to controlling the speed and the thrust vector of the propulsion assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: John Richard McCullough, Paul K. Oldroyd