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6,981,409 Control surface controller force measurement system 2006-01-03 6,981,671 Airframe structure-integrated capacitor 2006-01-03 6,981,672 Fixed canard 2-D guidance of artillery projectiles 2006-01-03 6,981,673 Wear resisting sleeve system for aircraft landing arresting cables 2006-01-03 6,981,674 System and method for space elevator 2006-01-03 6,981,676 Method and spoiler system for ensuring the aerodynamic continuity of the upper surface of an aircraft 2006-01-03 6,982,402 Methods and apparatus for increasing aerodynamic performance of projectiles 2006-01-03 6,982,655 Method and indicator for displaying information showing the airspeed tolerance margins for an aircraft 2006-01-03 6,983,588 Turbofan variable fan nozzle 2006-01-10 6,983,700 Variable drag projectile stabilizer for limiting the flight range of a training projectile 2006-01-10 6,983,910 Membrane structure 2006-01-10 6,983,911 Aviation tire 2006-01-10 6,983,912 Hybrid exhaust heat shield for pylon mounted gas turbine engines 2006-01-10 6,983,913 Safety device for parachute canopy 2006-01-10 6,983,914 Deployable solar array assembly 2006-01-10 6,984,109 Rotor blade pitch control assembly 2006-01-10 6,985,801 Cockpit instrument panel systems and methods with redundant flight data display 2006-01-10 6,986,481 Extendable joined wing system for a fluid-born body 2006-01-17 6,986,482 Suspension part of a turbojet engine 2006-01-17 6,986,483 Inertial reference system for an aircraft 2006-01-17 6,986,484 VTOL aircraft external load drag reduction system 2006-01-17 6,986,485 Overhead space access stowable staircase 2006-01-17 6,986,486 Aircraft control system 2006-01-17 6,986,695 Method for attaching an empennage assembly to a model airplane 2006-01-17 6,986,929 Composite preform structural panel having electrically conductive stitching 2006-01-17 6,987,257 Attitude determination system and method 2006-01-17 6,988,246 Touch sensitive input and display arrangement for controlling and monitoring aircraft cabin systems 2006-01-17 6,988,376 Air-conditioning system 2006-01-24 6,988,692 Rear fastening device for aircraft engine 2006-01-24 6,988,693 Methods and apparatus for passive illumination of refueling hoses 2006-01-24 6,988,694 Push release loop 2006-01-24 6,989,769 Safety index 2006-01-24 6,990,396 Method and apparatus for reaction wheel dynamic compensation in long-duration deployment of a large reflector 2006-01-24 6,990,797 Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines 2006-01-31 6,990,798 Hybrid inlet 2006-01-31 6,990,885 Missile interceptor 2006-01-31 6,991,304 Method and device for automatic control of an aircraft deceleration in running phase 2006-01-31 6,993,420 Method for monitoring a plurality of systems of an aircraft including displaying tasks already performed 2006-01-31 6,993,898 Microwave heat-exchange thruster and method of operating the same 2006-02-07 6,994,045 Superhydrophobic coating 2006-02-07 6,994,294 Stabilization of a drogue body 2006-02-07 6,994,295 Quonset type parachute 2006-02-07 6,994,296 Apparatus and method for maneuvering objects in low/zero gravity environments 2006-02-07 6,994,297 Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle 2006-02-07 6,995,688 Method and apparatus for thwarting attempts to hijack aircraft and for responding to other aircraft emergencies 2006-02-07 6,997,013 Cooling system for an on-board inert gas generating system 2006-02-14 6,997,301 On-board entertainment display retractor safety device 2006-02-14 6,997,413 Flying amphibious SUV 2006-02-14 6,997,414 Cargo door modification to ease emergency egress 2006-02-14 6,997,415 Method and arrangement for aircraft fuel dispersion 2006-02-14 6,997,416 Linear actuation device for spacecraft and solar generator unfolding systems 2006-02-14 6,997,637 Deceleration-limiting roadway barrier 2006-02-14 7,000,638 Diverter valve with multiple valve seat rings 2006-02-21 7,000,869 Cross section for a supersonic airplane 2006-02-21 7,000,870 Laminar flow wing for transonic cruise 2006-02-21 7,000,871 Ice detection assembly installed on an aircraft 2006-02-21 7,000,872 Circular parachute 2006-02-21 7,002,126 Projectile steering by plasma discharge 2006-02-21 7,003,374 Aircraft cargo loading logistics system using machine readable identifiers 2006-02-21 7,003,380 System for computationally efficient adaptation of active control of sound or vibration 2006-02-21 7,003,383 Flight management system using holding pattern entry algorithms 2006-02-21 7,004,047 Variable area nozzle for gas turbine engines driven by shape memory alloy actuators 2006-02-28 7,004,423 Projectile diverter 2006-02-28 7,004,424 Projectile flight altering apparatus 2006-02-28 7,004,425 Flying body for firing from a tube with over-caliber stabilizers 2006-02-28 7,004,426 Control system for rotorcraft for preventing the vortex ring state 2006-02-28 7,004,427 Retractable lifting blades for aircraft 2006-02-28 7,004,428 Lift and twist control using trailing edge control surfaces on supersonic laminar flow wings 2006-02-28 7,004,430 Threat-resistant aircraft tray 2006-02-28 7,004,431 High pressure spray system 2006-02-28 7,004,432 Aircraft flap extension mechanism 2006-02-28 7,004,618 Timer setting mechanism for mechanical dereefer 2006-02-28 7,005,175 Ventilated double-walled composite aircraft fuselage shell 2006-02-28 7,006,903 Method and system for routing mobile vehicles and scheduling maintenance for those vehicles related application 2006-02-28 7,007,888 Inertial position target measuring systems and methods 2006-03-07 7,007,889 Flexible airfoils and method 2006-03-07 7,007,890 Turbojet designed to be fixed onto the AFT part of the fuselage of an aircraft, in upper position 2006-03-07 7,007,891 Retractable landing gear for aircraft 2006-03-07 7,007,892 Insulating baffle for a floor shear truss 2006-03-07 7,007,893 Methods and systems for controlling flammability control systems in aircraft and other vehicles 2006-03-07 7,007,894 In-flight refueling system, damping device and method for preventing oscillations in in-flight refueling system components 2006-03-07 7,007,895 Variable flow restricting devices 2006-03-07 7,007,896 Shock and vibration isolation system 2006-03-07 7,007,897 Flight control actuation system 2006-03-07 7,008,233 Retractable panel interface cable device and method 2006-03-07 7,008,276 Propulsion system 2006-03-07 7,010,398 Control system providing perspective flight guidance 2006-03-07 7,010,905 Ventilated confluent exhaust nozzle 2006-03-14 7,010,906 Gas turbine engine haveing a disconnect panel for routing pipes and harnesses between a first and a second zone 2006-03-14 7,011,273 Organizer console 2006-03-14 7,011,274 Aircraft 2006-03-14 7,011,275 Internal spur gear drive 2006-03-14 7,011,276 Carrying or guiding device for aircraft components 2006-03-14 7,012,233 Thrust vectoring a flight vehicle during homing using a multi-pulse motor 2006-03-14 7,013,208 Sliding integral proportional (SIP) controller for aircraft skid control 2006-03-14 7,013,745 Unattended ground sensor assembly 2006-03-21 7,014,141 Unmanned airborne reconnaissance system 2006-03-21 7,014,142 Low-drag rotor/wing flap 2006-03-21 7,014,143 Aircraft lightning strike protection and grounding technique 2006-03-21 7,014,144 Dual action inlet door and method for use thereof 2006-03-21 7,014,145 Variable position intake for an aircraft mounted gas turbine engine 2006-03-21 7,014,146 System for aiding control of the deceleration of an aircraft moving over the ground 2006-03-21 7,014,147 Anti hijacking system 2006-03-21 7,014,148 Cockpit security door/restroom 2006-03-21 7,014,149 Traction kite design 2006-03-21 7,014,150 Method and system for optimizing torque in a CMG array 2006-03-21 7,014,151 Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material 2006-03-21 7,014,359 Temperature measuring device 2006-03-21 7,017,857 Active vibration control system 2006-03-28 7,017,858 Two-tone isolator assembly 2006-03-28 7,017,859 Method of making a miniature, operable box kite 2006-03-28 7,017,860 Control and fixing device for the sail of a kite 2006-03-28 7,017,861 Control system for actuators in an aircraft 2006-03-28 7,017,862 Wake vortex visualizer for an aircraft 2006-03-28 7,017,863 Turbulent flow drag reduction 2006-03-28 7,018,266 Land sail vehicle 2006-03-28 7,021,585 Aircraft engine rear mount with thrust links and boomerang-shaped lever 2006-04-04 7,021,586 Force feedback refueling system for unmanned aircraft 2006-04-04 7,021,587 Dual channel fail-safe system and method for adjusting aircraft trim 2006-04-04 7,021,856 Splicing for interconnected thin-walled metal structures 2006-04-04 7,023,361 Covert runway lighting apparatus and method 2006-04-04 7,023,380 RF attitude measurement system and method 2006-04-04 7,024,340 Automatic collection manager 2006-04-04 7,025,088 Providing an indication of the position of a valve member 2006-04-11 7,025,171 Safety harness 2006-04-11 7,025,304 Helicopter messenger cable illumination 2006-04-11 7,025,305 Aircraft panel 2006-04-11 7,025,306 Individual module for aircraft passengers 2006-04-11 7,025,307 Method and apparatus for solar tacking momentum maintenance in long-duration deployment of a large reflector 2006-04-11 7,028,351 Modular patient support system 2006-04-18 7,028,947 Self-powered tethered decoy for heat-seeking transport aircraft missile defense 2006-04-18 7,028,948 Apparatus for increase of aircraft lift and maneuverability 2006-04-18 7,028,949 Landing assist probe mounting system 2006-04-18 7,028,950 Load bearing window 2006-04-18 7,028,951 Parachute reefing system 2006-04-18 7,028,953 Two-sided deployable thermal radiator system and method 2006-04-18 7,028,954 Microfabricated translational stages for control of aerodynamic loading 2006-04-18 7,029,196 Clock lock 2006-04-18 7,030,576 Multichannel hall effect thruster 2006-04-18 7,031,810 Control system and process for several actuators 2006-04-18 7,031,811 Fuel efficient airspeed trim 2006-04-18 7,032,856 Modern thermal sensor upgrade for existing missile system 2006-04-25 7,032,857 Multi-sensor guidance system for extreme force launch shock applications 2006-04-25 7,032,858 Systems and methods for identifying targets among non-targets with a plurality of sensor vehicles 2006-04-25 7,032,859 Counter rotating ducted fan having a permanent magnet drive 2006-04-25 7,032,860 Emergency anti-torque thruster system 2006-04-25 7,032,861 Quiet vertical takeoff and landing aircraft using ducted, magnetic induction air-impeller rotors 2006-04-25 7,032,862 Method and system for mounting radio avionics 2006-04-25 7,032,863 Increased security flight deck door strike apparatus and method 2006-04-25 7,032,864 Wing with inflatable struts 2006-04-25 7,035,725 Sliding integral proportional (SIP) controller for aircraft skid control 2006-04-25 7,036,423 Released control release mechanism in particular for use in the space industry 2006-05-02 7,036,767 Projectile seeker 2006-05-02 7,036,768 Multi-purpose airship 2006-05-02 7,036,769 Microstructures using carbon fiber composite honeycomb beams 2006-05-02 7,036,770 Methods and apparatus for illumination of refueling hoses 2006-05-02 7,036,771 Kite safety, control, and rapid depowering apparatus 2006-05-02 7,036,772 Spacecraft with extensible radiators 2006-05-02 7,036,773 Compact external launcher for small space payloads 2006-05-02 7,037,568 Joining member for mechanically joining a skin to a supporting rib 2006-05-02 7,039,367 Communications using unmanned surface vehicles and unmanned micro-aerial vehicles 2006-05-02 7,040,210 Apparatus and method for restraining and releasing a control surface 2006-05-09 7,040,247 Stabilizing surface for flight deck or other uses 2006-05-09 7,040,570 Weather-agile reconfigurable automatic target recognition system 2006-05-09 7,040,571 Single pull control horn 2006-05-09 7,040,572 Lighter-than-air aircraft with air cushion landing gear means 2006-05-09 7,040,573 Landplane to flying boat conversion 2006-05-09 7,040,574 Aircraft and watercraft adapted to float on main wing 2006-05-09 7,040,575 Foam composite insulation for aircraft 2006-05-09 7,040,576 Fire shield apparatus and method 2006-05-09 7,040,577 Attachment apparatus for injection-molded frameless canopies 2006-05-09 7,040,578 Locking the cowl doors of a turbojet 2006-05-09 7,040,579 Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use 2006-05-09 7,040,580 Automatic activation device for deploying a parachute and methods thereof 2006-05-09 7,041,363 Solid body with microstructured surface 2006-05-09 7,043,343 Method for testing a missile time-space-position unit for missile 2006-05-09 7,043,345 System and method with adaptive angle-of-attack autopilot 2006-05-09 7,043,355 Multisource target correlation 2006-05-09 7,043,897 Square ultra thrust reverser system 2006-05-16 7,044,422 Gyrostabilized self propelled aircraft 2006-05-16 7,046,823 Correlation tracker breaklock detection 2006-05-16 7,047,112 Control device for a cabin system in an airplane 2006-05-16 7,047,113 GPS navigation device 2006-05-16 7,048,227 Parachute supported aircraft with controlled wing collapse and inflation 2006-05-23 7,048,228 Slotted aircraft wing 2006-05-23 7,048,229 Low sonic boom inlet for supersonic aircraft 2006-05-23 7,048,230 Laminar flow nacelle for an aircraft engine 2006-05-23 7,048,231 Increasing the performance of aircraft on-board inert gas generating systems by turbocharging 2006-05-23 7,048,232 Plottner rotor kite 2006-05-23 7,048,233 Dual conduction heat dissipating system for a spacecraft 2006-05-23 7,048,234 Adaptive flap and slat drive system for aircraft 2006-05-23 7,048,235 Slotted aircraft wing 2006-05-23 7,048,505 Method and system for regulating fluid flow over an airfoil or a hydrofoil 2006-05-23 7,050,286 Composite structure lighting protection 2006-05-23 7,051,509 Apparatus for reducing foreign object debris ingestion into aircraft engines 2006-05-30 7,051,973 Airborne enhancement device 2006-05-30 7,051,974 Pivoting aircraft wing and associated method 2006-05-30 7,051,975 Aircraft flap or slat drive system with redundant drives and shaft drive lines 2006-05-30 7,051,976 Process for improving the maneuverability of an aircraft during a resource 2006-05-30 7,051,977 Aircraft wheel support mechanism 2006-05-30 7,051,978 Adaptable payload processes 2006-05-30 7,051,979 Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use 2006-05-30 7,051,980 Efficient orbit sparing system for space vehicle constellations 2006-05-30 7,051,981 Method for aligning a spacecraft 2006-05-30 7,051,982 Fairing arrangements for aircraft 2006-05-30 7,052,573 Method to eliminate undulations in a composite panel 2006-05-30 7,053,993 Laser pointing sighting system with designator range finder 2006-05-30 7,054,725 GPS navigation device 2006-05-30 7,055,304 De-icing device for turbojet inlet guide wheel vane, vane provided with such a de-icing device, and aircraft engine equipped with such vanes 2006-06-06 7,055,450 Transportation vehicle and method operable with improved drag and lift 2006-06-06 7,055,777 Airship and method of operation 2006-06-06 7,055,778 Apparatus and method for lighter-than-air aircraft 2006-06-06 7,055,779 Detachable skis for aircraft 2006-06-06 7,055,780 Life support systems for aircraft 2006-06-06 7,055,781 Cooled insulation surface temperature control system 2006-06-06 7,055,782 Cellular actuator device and methods of making and using same 2006-06-06 7,057,734 Integrated reaction wheel assembly and fiber optic gyro 2006-06-06 7,059,034 One-piece closed-shape structure and method of forming same 2006-06-13 7,059,090 Fairing access door with reinforcement and method of manufacture 2006-06-13 7,059,560 System for determining the target range for a laser guided weapon 2006-06-13 7,059,561 Deployment device for a fin 2006-06-13 7,059,562 Vertical lift flying craft 2006-06-13 7,059,563 Systems, apparatuses, and methods for moving aircraft control surfaces 2006-06-13 7,059,564 Methods and apparatuses for capturing and recovering unmanned aircraft, including a cleat for capturing aircraft on a line 2006-06-13 7,059,565 Aircraft frame hole patterns and brackets, and associated methods 2006-06-13 7,059,566 Unmanned aerial vehicle for logistical delivery 2006-06-13 7,059,567 Small weapons shield for helicopters 2006-06-13 7,059,568 Panel for a vehicle 2006-06-13 7,059,569 Method for aerial rearmament of aircraft 2006-06-13 7,059,570 Aerial delivery device 2006-06-13 7,059,571 Deployable spacecraft mount for electric propulsion 2006-06-13 7,059,664 Airflow control devices based on active materials 2006-06-13 7,059,931 Reduced visibility rotorcraft and method of controlling flight of reduced visibility rotorcraft 2006-06-13 7,062,363 Refinement of spacecraft angular velocity and attitude estimates using star data 2006-06-13 7,062,364 Electronic non-linear aircraft dynamic parameter display 2006-06-13 7,063,288 Shock wave modification method and system 2006-06-20 7,063,289 Helicopter tail section 2006-06-20 7,063,290 Mounting system inserted between an aircraft engine and a rigid structure of an attachment strut fixed under a wing of this aircraft 2006-06-20 7,063,291 Amphibian delta wing jet aircraft 2006-06-20 7,063,292 Actuation apparatus for a control flap arranged on a trailing edge of an aircraft airfoil 2006-06-20 7,063,898 Surface modified metal parts 2006-06-20 7,065,957 Segmented mixing device for jet engines and aircraft 2006-06-27 7,066,426 Multimodal, deployable vehicle 2006-06-27 7,066,427 Active protection device and associated apparatus, system, and method 2006-06-27 7,066,428 Unfolding wing for air-launched, low speed air vehicles 2006-06-27 7,066,429 Apparatus and method for predictable movement of structural components during failure 2006-06-27 7,066,430 Methods and apparatuses for capturing and recovering unmanned aircraft, including extendable capture devices 2006-06-27 7,066,431 Turbulent flow drag reduction 2006-06-27 7,066,501 Aircraft latch 2006-06-27 7,066,551 Curved beam aircraft passenger seat 2006-06-27 7,066,808 Aircraft cabin multi-differential pressure control system 2006-06-27 7,066,997 Coal tar and hydrocarbon mixture pitch and the preparation and use thereof 2006-06-27 7,068,188 Runway approach lighting system and method 2006-06-27 7,068,210 Low-cost position-adaptive UAV radar design with state-of-the-art cots technology 2006-06-27 7,070,144 Aircraft and missile afterbody flow control device and method of controlling flow 2006-07-04 7,070,145 Tailboom-stabilized VTOL aircraft 2006-07-04 7,070,146 Aircraft thickness/camber control device for low sonic boom 2006-07-04 7,070,147 Lubricating oil filling structure for an engine 2006-07-04 7,070,148 Aerodynamic component for controlling a landing guide path of an aircraft 2006-07-04 7,070,149 Seats that convert to sleeper bunks 2006-07-04 7,070,150 Method and system for presenting moving simulated images in a moving vehicle 2006-07-04 7,070,151 In orbit space transportation and recovery system 2006-07-04 7,070,850 Drag reduction article and method of use 2006-07-04 7,073,748 UAV comprising a sensing system for detection and identification of biological particles 2006-07-11 7,073,749 High altitude reconnaissance vehicle 2006-07-11 7,073,750 Propulsion system for model airplane 2006-07-11 7,073,751 Aircraft structure fatigue alleviation 2006-07-11 7,073,752 Automatic reserve or primary parachute activation device 2006-07-11 7,074,003 Helicopter moving device 2006-07-11 7,074,474 Composite material-stiffened panel and manufacturing method thereof 2006-07-11 7,075,048 Omni-directional radiation source and object locator 2006-07-11 7,076,341 Autonomous manoeuvring for spinning spacecraft 2006-07-11 7,076,342 Attitude sensing apparatus for determining the attitude of a mobile unit 2006-07-11 7,077,358 Helicopter with torque-correcting thruster device 2006-07-18 7,077,359 Pneumatically launched folding wing glider toy 2006-07-18 7,077,360 Passenger sitting/sleeping arrangement 2006-07-18 7,077,361 Micro-optics concentrator for solar power satellites 2006-07-18 7,077,466 Lifejacket pouch 2006-07-18 7,077,467 Cable raceway 2006-07-18 7,077,631 Ram air turbine with speed increasing gearbox 2006-07-18 7,078,658 Heater mat made of electrically-conductive fibers 2006-07-18 7,078,880 Energy storage flywheel voltage regulation and load sharing system and method 2006-07-18 7,079,070 Radar-filtered projectile 2006-07-18 7,080,681 Heat pipe component deployed from a compact volume 2006-07-25 7,080,804 Hot-start navigation information distribution system 2006-07-25 7,080,805 Stiffened structures and associated methods 2006-07-25 7,080,806 Overhead space access conversion monument and service area staircase and stowage system 2006-07-25 7,080,807 Window frame/seal assembly and method of forming the same 2006-07-25 7,080,809 Space transportation system 2006-07-25 7,081,729 Variable-structure diagnostics approach achieving optimized low-frequency data sampling for EMA motoring subsystem 2006-07-25 7,083,139 Method for guiding a rocket 2006-08-01 7,083,140 Full-bore artillery projectile fin development device and method 2006-08-01 7,083,141 Self-propelled projectile 2006-08-01 7,083,142 Compact co-axial rotor system for a rotary wing aircraft and a control system thereof 2006-08-01 7,083,143 Apparatuses and methods for attaching engines and other structures to aircraft wings 2006-08-01 7,083,144 Apparatus and methods for support of propulsion systems interconnect members 2006-08-01 7,083,145 Crew rest module and method of forming same 2006-08-01 7,083,146 Seating arrangement especially adjoining an emergency exit in an aircraft passenger cabin 2006-08-01 7,083,147 Modularized insulation, systems, apparatus, and methods 2006-08-01 7,083,148 Assembly for carrying and ejecting stores 2006-08-01 7,086,219 Cowl structure for a gas turbine engine 2006-08-08 7,086,503 Brake condition monitoring 2006-08-08 7,086,629 Severance of polycarbonates and polycarbonate laminates with linear shaped charge 2006-08-08 7,086,874 Seat track cover and method with embedded conduits for seat-to-seat electrical connectivity 2006-08-08 7,087,317 Composite laminated aluminum-glass fiber sandwich panels 2006-08-08 7,088,263 Runway approach lighting system and method 2006-08-08 7,089,090 Flight control indicator determining the maximum slope for the flight control of an aircraft by terrain following 2006-08-08 7,089,108 Method and apparatus for entering a flight plan into an aircraft navigation system 2006-08-08 7,090,029 Firefighting bomblets and a precision aerial firefighting method utilizing the same 2006-08-15 7,090,163 Methods and apparatus for increasing aerodynamic performance of projectiles 2006-08-15 7,090,164 Method for producing a lift and a horizontal thrust 2006-08-15 7,090,165 Aeroengine nacelle 2006-08-15 7,090,166 Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including methods and apparatuses for transmitting forces to the aircraft during launch 2006-08-15 7,090,167 Method and apparatus for liquid containment, such as for aircraft fuel vessels 2006-08-15 7,090,168 Catenary girt arrangement for emergency evacuation slides 2006-08-15 7,090,169 Retaining clamp for alignment of risers when packing a parachute 2006-08-15 7,090,170 In-orbit satellite sensor alignment determination 2006-08-15 7,090,171 Momentum stabilized launch vehicle upper stage 2006-08-15 7,090,172 Process for countering the vibrations induced in an aircraft by the windmilling of a fan and system of electric flight controls implementing this process 2006-08-15 7,090,314 Load assist mechanism for an overhead bin 2006-08-15 7,093,424 Thrust reverser system electro-mechanical brake manual release mechanism 2006-08-22 7,093,666 Apparatus and method for providing fireproofing to an aircraft auxiliary power unit 2006-08-22 7,093,787 Lightning strike mitigation system 2006-08-22 7,093,788 Rotating flying wing aircraft and control system 2006-08-22 7,093,789 Delta-winged hybrid airship 2006-08-22 7,093,790 Mooring facility for tethered gas balloon 2006-08-22 7,093,791 Aircraft spiralling mechanism--c 2006-08-22 7,093,792 Laminar-flow airfoil 2006-08-22 7,093,793 Variable cam exhaust nozzle 2006-08-22 7,093,794 Aircraft and detonative engine incorporating pulse detonation engines 2006-08-22 7,093,795 Methods and systems for operating aircraft landing gears 2006-08-22 7,093,796 Aircraft 2006-08-22 7,093,797 Adaptable payload apparatus and methods 2006-08-22 7,093,798 Transformable airplane 2006-08-22 7,093,799 Guided missile having a jettisoned protective cap 2006-08-22 7,093,800 Method of operating a satellite for end-of-life maneuvers 2006-08-22 7,093,801 Positioning system, device, and method for in-flight refueling 2006-08-22 7,093,802 Pressurized sonobuoy deployment system 2006-08-22 7,093,803 Apparatus and method for aerodynamic wing 2006-08-22 7,093,804 Foldable and deployable assembly of elements mounted on board a spacecraft 2006-08-22 7,093,805 System and methods for integrating a payload with a launch vehicle 2006-08-22 7,093,806 Method and system for decoupling structural modes to provide consistent control system performance 2006-08-22 7,097,131 Drain valve and method of mounting 2006-08-29 7,097,132 Apparatus and method for selectivity locking a fin assembly 2006-08-29 7,097,133 Articulated folding wing structure and method 2006-08-29 7,097,134 Wing device for sporting activities 2006-08-29 7,097,135 Airship 2006-08-29 7,097,136 Immersible unmanned air vehicle and system for launch, recovery, and re-launch at sea 2006-08-29 7,097,137 Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles 2006-08-29 7,097,138 Overhead luggage container, particularly for airplanes 2006-08-29 7,097,139 In-flight refueling system, damping device and method for damping oscillations in in-flight refueling system components 2006-08-29 7,097,140 System and method for spacecraft attitude control 2006-08-29 7,098,619 Actuator and movement linkage system 2006-08-29 7,098,810 Aircraft autorecovery systems and methods 2006-08-29 7,098,811 Method and apparatus for tactile cueing of aircraft controls 2006-08-29 7,099,745 Robot system using virtual world 2006-08-29 7,099,752 Safelander 2006-08-29 7,100,865 Method and apparatus for stowing and deploying control surfaces of a guided air vehicle 2006-09-05 7,100,866 Control system for a flying vehicle 2006-09-05 7,100,867 Lifting foil 2006-09-05 7,100,868 Method for the control of aero gas turbine engines 2006-09-05 7,100,869 Turboprop carrier structure and an assembly including such a carrier structure 2006-09-05 7,100,870 Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation 2006-09-05 7,100,871 Lightweight structural component made of metallic ply materials 2006-09-05 7,100,872 Lavatory fast pack system and method 2006-09-05 7,100,873 Hanger assembly for aircraft 2006-09-05 7,100,874 Flexible structural restraint layer for use with an inflatable modular structure 2006-09-05 7,100,875 Apparatus and method for the control of trailing wake flows 2006-09-05 7,100,885 Seat mounting rail, particularly for a commercial aircraft 2006-09-05 7,101,246 Reduced visibility rotorcraft and method of controlling flight of reduced visibility rotorcraft 2006-09-05 7,101,297 Compact actuator 2006-09-05 7,102,113 Three-axis attitude control propulsion device and flying object comprising the same 2006-09-05 7,103,455 Man/machine interface for control of the automatic pilot for piloted aerodyne provided with an ATN transmission network terminal 2006-09-05 7,103,952 Engine loader and transporter apparatus and methods 2006-09-12 7,104,306 Cast unitized primary truss structure and method 2006-09-12 7,104,372 Damping structure and applications 2006-09-12 7,104,495 Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft, including a container having a guide structure for aircraft components 2006-09-12 7,104,496 Active protection device and associated apparatus, system, and method 2006-09-12 7,104,497 Method of synchronizing fin fold-out on a fin-stabilized artillery shell, and an artillery shell designed in accordance therewith 2006-09-12 7,104,498 Channel-wing system for thrust deflection and force/moment generation 2006-09-12 7,104,499 Rechargeable compressed air system and method for supplemental aircraft thrust 2006-09-12 7,104,500 Thrust reverser with sliding pivot joints 2006-09-12 7,104,501 Blade member for airplane 2006-09-12 7,104,502 Ice detector for improved ice detection at near freezing condition 2006-09-12 7,104,503 Aircraft loading apparatus 2006-09-12 7,104,504 Inflatable wing with active canopy profile control 2006-09-12 7,104,505 Autonomous satellite docking system 2006-09-12 7,104,506 Spacecraft disturbance trimming system 2006-09-12 7,104,507 Very safe manned rocket and method of entertaining 2006-09-12 7,104,862 Reduced visibility rotorcraft and method of controlling flight of reduced visibility rotorcraft 2006-09-12 7,105,790 Process to control the trajectory of a spinning projectile 2006-09-12 7,107,131 Cross-engine aircraft communication system 2006-09-12 7,107,196 Model controller computer interface 2006-09-12 7,107,755 Engine arrangement 2006-09-19 7,107,757 Aircraft provided with thrust reversers 2006-09-19 7,107,842 Angular rate sensor using micro electromechanical haltere 2006-09-19 7,107,910 Penetrator and method of using same 2006-09-19 7,108,223 Missile control system and method 2006-09-19 7,108,224 Aircraft engine rear suspension with thrust recovery 2006-09-19 7,108,225 More aerodynamic wheel fairings for small airplanes 2006-09-19 7,108,226 Interior seating architecture for aircraft 2006-09-19 7,108,227 Insulation package and use thereof 2006-09-19 7,108,228 Hydrogen-fueled spacecraft 2006-09-19 7,108,229 Arrangement and method for the generation of water on board an aircraft 2006-09-19 7,108,230 Aircraft with topside only spoilers 2006-09-19 7,108,231 Adjustment mechanism for a variable-shape wing 2006-09-19 7,108,232 Helicopter force-feel and stability augmentation system with parallel servo-actuator 2006-09-19 7,111,807 Arrangement in catapult 2006-09-26 7,111,808 Arrangement of a safety and information device on at least one passenger seat in a passenger cabin of a commercial aircraft 2006-09-26 7,111,809 Aircraft excessive fuel dumping ejection parallel to flight direction 2006-09-26 7,111,810 Forward pivoted full flying control tail boom 2006-09-26 7,113,109 Voice activated alerting system for aircraft crew 2006-09-26 7,113,851 Practical orbit raising system and method for geosynchronous satellites 2006-09-26 7,114,601 Torque transfer limiting arrangement for a rotational drive shaft 2006-10-03 7,114,680 Methods and apparatuses for launching and capturing unmanned aircraft, including a combined launch and recovery system 2006-10-03 7,114,681 Landing assist apparatus with offset landing probe 2006-10-03 7,114,682 System and method for transportation and storage of cargo in space 2006-10-03 7,114,683 Device and method for a spacecraft 2006-10-03 7,114,684 Method, apparatus, and computer program product for safe exit maneuver from dimensionally extended rotating space vehicle 2006-10-03 7,114,685 Wing for an aircraft or spacecraft 2006-10-03 7,114,785 Aerodynamic surfaced bicycle wheel 2006-10-03 7,115,010 Floatation system including life raft 2006-10-03 7,115,323 Titanium foil ply replacement in layup of composite skin 2006-10-03 7,118,065 Lateral thrust control 2006-10-10 7,118,066 Tall V/STOL aircraft 2006-10-10 7,118,067 Wheel mounted water spray deflector 2006-10-10 7,118,068 Lowerable luggage compartment with a rear force supporting device 2006-10-10 7,118,069 Integrated window belt system for aircraft cabins 2006-10-10 7,118,070 Composite seal and window assembly 2006-10-10 7,118,071 Methods and systems for controlling lower surface shocks 2006-10-10 7,118,072 Method for reducing resistance of flying object using expandable nose cone 2006-10-10 7,118,073 Skyhook reserve parachute deployment system 2006-10-10 7,118,074 Electrodynamic tether 2006-10-10 7,118,075 System and method for attitude control and station keeping 2006-10-10 7,118,076 Satellite comprising means for transferring heat from a shelf supporting equipment to radiator panels 2006-10-10 7,118,077 Platform and system for mass storage and transfer in space 2006-10-10 7,118,328 Gearbox mounted force generator 2006-10-10 7,118,340 Swashplate and pitch link arrangement for a coaxial counter rotating rotor system 2006-10-10 7,119,665 Sound generator for a kite 2006-10-10 7,120,521 Anti hijacking fail-safe system with alert locator tracking capabilities 2006-10-10 7,120,522 Alignment of a flight vehicle based on recursive matrix inversion 2006-10-10 7,120,959 Automated elevational adjustment of passenger loading bridge 2006-10-17 7,121,124 Oval swing lock mechanism 2006-10-17 7,121,128 Method of manufacturing elliptic deep-drawn products 2006-10-17 7,121,353 Airborne vehicle for firefighting 2006-10-17 7,121,502 Pseudo GPS aided multiple projectile bistatic guidance 2006-10-17 7,121,503 Better balanced canard airplane with forward engine 2006-10-17 7,121,504 Hanging device to connect an engine to an aircraft wing 2006-10-17 7,121,505 Method of control for toy aircraft 2006-10-17 7,121,506 Remotely controlled model airplane having deflectable centrally biased control surface 2006-10-17 7,121,507 Methods and apparatuses for capturing and storing unmanned aircraft, including methods and apparatuses for securing the aircraft after capture 2006-10-17 7,121,508 Aircraft wheel immobilizer 2006-10-17 7,121,509 Alerting system for aircraft crew 2006-10-17 7,121,510 Luggage bins and aircraft passenger cabin ceilings 2006-10-17 7,121,511 Shock wave modification method and system 2006-10-17 7,121,512 Drain particularly for engine support strut 2006-10-17 7,122,733 Multi-junction photovoltaic cell having buffer layers for the growth of single crystal boron compounds 2006-10-17 7,124,000 Graphic closure indicator for cockpit traffic display 2006-10-17 7,124,001 Relative attitude estimator for multi-payload attitude determination 2006-10-17 7,124,981 Thrust reverser utilizing integrated structural bypass duct 2006-10-24 7,124,982 Device for bracing a shell in an aircraft fuselage 2006-10-24 7,124,983 Hybrid electrical ice protection system and method including an energy saving mode 2006-10-24 7,127,138 Apparatus and method for directing a light beam to a target 2006-10-24 7,128,186 Airport bridge people lift 2006-10-31 7,128,293 Helicopter 2006-10-31 7,128,294 Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including methods and apparatuses for launching aircraft with a wedge action 2006-10-31 7,128,295 Pivot mechanism for quick installation of stowage bins or rotating items 2006-10-31 7,128,296 Animal-scaring device and method of employing same 2006-10-31 7,129,596 Hovering wind turbine 2006-10-31 7,129,846 De-icing information system 2006-10-31 7,130,725 Method for correcting control surface angle measurements in single viewpoint photogrammetry 2006-10-31 7,130,741 Navigating a UAV with a remote control device 2006-10-31 7,130,744 Method for determining and compensating the scale factor error caused by a wavelength change in a GPS-based inertial navigation system 2006-10-31 7,131,600 Reverse venturi atomization chamber and the use thereof 2006-11-07 7,131,610 Portable aircraft hangar 2006-11-07 7,131,611 Device and method of control of fixed and variable geometry rhomboid wings 2006-11-07 7,131,612 Nacelle inlet lip anti-icing with engine oil 2006-11-07 7,131,613 High-altitude launching of rockets lifted by helium devices and platforms with rotatable wings 2006-11-07 7,133,776 Attitude alignment of a slave inertial measurement system 2006-11-07 7,134,627 Device for lashing down rotorcraft blades 2006-11-14 7,134,629 Structural panels for use in aircraft fuselages and other structures 2006-11-14 7,134,630 Thermal deformation determination for payload pointing using space-based beacon 2006-11-14 7,134,631 Vorticity cancellation at trailing edge for induced drag elimination 2006-11-14 7,136,752 Method and apparatus for on-board autonomous pair catalog generation 2006-11-14 7,137,588 Ballistic target defense system and methods 2006-11-21 7,137,589 Compound helicopter with combined wings and landing struts 2006-11-21 7,137,590 Lubricating installation for rocking power transmission box 2006-11-21 7,137,591 Tilting mast in a rotorcraft 2006-11-21 7,137,592 High-aspect ratio hybrid airship 2006-11-21 7,137,593 Vertical conveyor arrangement for the transport of catering service goods in an aircraft with at least two decks arranged one above another 2006-11-21 7,137,594 Aircraft interior configuration detection system 2006-11-21 7,137,595 Flight lock actuator with dual energy sources 2006-11-21 7,137,596 Aircraft surface ice inhibitor 2006-11-21 7,137,597 In-flight refueling system, bladder device and method for preventing oscillations in in-flight refueling system components 2006-11-21 7,137,598 In-flight refueling system, sensor system and method for damping oscillations in in-flight refueling system components 2006-11-21 7,137,599 Launcher with dual mode electronics 2006-11-21 7,137,786 Tilting transmission gearbox comprising a pivoting connection with plain bearings 2006-11-21 7,138,028 Vacuum assisted resin transfer method for co-bonding composite laminate structures 2006-11-21 7,138,599 Plasma-based de-icing 2006-11-21 7,139,567 Tone based command system for reception of very weak signals 2006-11-21 7,139,643 Control device with servocontrol loop, particularly an electro-hydraulic flight control actuator 2006-11-21 7,140,574 Inertial position target measuring systems and methods 2006-11-28 7,140,575 Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including methods and apparatuses for releasably gripping aircraft during launch 2006-11-28 7,140,576 Inflatable wing with manifold 2006-11-28 7,142,971 System and method for automatically controlling a path of travel of a vehicle 2006-11-28 7,142,981 Laser range finder closed-loop pointing technology of relative navigation, attitude determination, pointing and tracking for spacecraft rendezvous 2006-11-28 7,143,813 Foam bumper and radiator for a lightweight heat rejection system 2006-12-05 7,143,973 Avia tilting-rotor convertiplane 2006-12-05 7,143,974 Methods and apparatuses for launching airborne devices along flexible elongated members 2006-12-05 7,143,975 Landing arrangement for an aircraft 2006-12-05 7,143,976 UAV arresting hook for use with UAV recovery system 2006-12-05 7,143,977 Force supporting module for providing a load-dependent supporting force 2006-12-05 7,143,978 In-seat power supply floor module 2006-12-05 7,143,979 Vehicle windshield 2006-12-05 7,143,980 Aerial chemical application and control method 2006-12-05 7,143,981 Parachute rescue system for multistory buildings 2006-12-05 7,143,982 Dynamic yaw steering method for spacecrafts 2006-12-05 7,143,983 Passive jet spoiler for yaw control of an aircraft 2006-12-05 7,143,984 Throttle lever for controlling the speed of at least one aircraft engine 2006-12-05 7,145,734 Windowed optical system having a tilted optical element to correct aberrations 2006-12-05 7,146,299 Adjustable simulation vehicle capabilities 2006-12-05 7,146,796 Nested latch thrust reverser 2006-12-12 7,147,181 Canard fin unit 2006-12-12 7,147,182 Gas-powered tip-jet-driven tilt-rotor compound VTOL aircraft 2006-12-12 7,147,183 Lift system for an aerial crane and propulsion system for a vehicle 2006-12-12 7,147,184 Aerodynamic fairing system for airship 2006-12-12 7,147,185 Device for assembly of a shroud placed between an aircraft engine air intake and a pylon 2006-12-12 7,147,186 Interoperable aerial refueling apparatus and methods 2006-12-12 7,147,188 Aircraft store ejector rack systems and methods 2006-12-12 7,147,269 Airflow control devices using current 2006-12-12 7,147,271 Airflow control devices with planar surfaces 2006-12-12 7,149,610 Momentum estimator for on-station momentum control 2006-12-12 7,149,611 Virtual sensor mast 2006-12-12 7,150,232 Methods and apparatus for increasing aerodynamic performance of projectiles 2006-12-19 7,150,234 Finless training projectile with improved flight stability over an extended range 2006-12-19 7,150,427 Boundary layer transition model 2006-12-19 7,150,428 Beam laser atmospheric scattering trajectory guidance 2006-12-19 7,150,429 Tandem powered power tilting aircraft 2006-12-19 7,150,430 Internet linked environmental data collection system and method 2006-12-19 7,150,431 Electrical generator fluid-flow-coolant filtration 2006-12-19 7,150,432 Horizontal augmented thrust system and method for creating augmented thrust 2006-12-19 7,150,433 Aircraft bolster trays 2006-12-19 7,150,434 Vehicle wake vortex modifier 2006-12-19 7,150,435 Type aircraft 2006-12-19 7,151,478 Pseudo-orthogonal waveforms radar system, quadratic polyphase waveforms radar, and methods for locating targets 2006-12-19 7,152,495 System and method for adaptive cancellation of disturbances 2006-12-26 7,152,635 Commercial aircraft on-board inerting system 2006-12-26 7,152,827 Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft, including a container having a guide structure for aircraft components 2006-12-26 7,152,828 Method and apparatus for the hookup of unmanned/manned ("hum") multi purpose vehicles with each other 2006-12-26 7,152,829 Perforated skin structure for laminar-flow systems 2006-12-26 7,154,429 Device for protecting military vehicles from infrared guided munitions 2006-12-26 7,156,033 Inflating aircraft flotation device 2007-01-02 7,156,203 Device and method for evacuating persons, for example from a multi-storey building on fire 2007-01-02 7,156,342 Systems for actively controlling the aerostatic lift of an airship 2007-01-02 7,156,343 Mounting system inserted between an aircraft engine and a rigid structure of an attachment strut fixed under a wing of this aircraft 2007-01-02 7,156,344 Long-haul airplane 2007-01-02 7,156,345 Modular overhead stowage bin systems and associated methods 2007-01-02 7,156,346 Arrangement of seats for an aircraft cabin 2007-01-02 7,156,347 Pivotable pylon for external carriage of aircraft stores 2007-01-02 7,156,348 Platform and system for propellant tank storage and transfer in space 2007-01-02 7,156,349 Artificial satellite 2007-01-02 7,157,663 Conducting-fiber deicing systems and methods 2007-01-02 7,159,817 Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft with distributed thrust and control 2007-01-09 7,159,818 Multi-spectral air inlet shield and associated inlet structure 2007-01-09 7,159,819 Mounting structure for mounting a turboprop under an aircraft wing 2007-01-09 7,159,820 Seaplane with retractable twin floats 2007-01-09 7,159,821 Integrated transport system for overhead stowage 2007-01-09 7,159,822 Structural panels for use in aircraft fuselages and other structures 2007-01-09 7,159,823 Rapid deployment of troops and cargo 2007-01-09 7,159,824 Device and method for on-orbit calibration verification of an infrared sensor 2007-01-09 7,159,825 Process and device for the optimization of the deflection of the spoiler flaps of an aircraft in flight 2007-01-09 7,162,336 Process and system for transmitting information on an aircraft 2007-01-09 7,163,176 2-D projectile trajectory correction system and method 2007-01-16 7,163,177 Airship ballast system 2007-01-16 7,163,178 Seat rail for aircraft cabin and method of manufacturing such a rail 2007-01-16 7,163,179 Commercial service platform in space 2007-01-16 7,165,742 Aircraft spiralling mechanism - B 2007-01-23 7,165,743 Front fastening device for aircraft engine 2007-01-23 7,165,744 Turbine engine arrangements 2007-01-23 7,165,745 Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including releasably gripping aircraft during launch and braking subsequent grip motion 2007-01-23 7,165,746 Vibration motor primary flight control actuator 2007-01-23 7,165,747 Method and device for guiding an aircraft for aiding parachute drops 2007-01-23 7,168,656 Lightweight helicopter 2007-01-30 7,168,657 Toy helicopter landing skid structure 2007-01-30 7,168,658 Arrangement of seats for an aircraft cabin 2007-01-30 7,168,659 Control device for moving a vehicle closure element 2007-01-30 7,168,660 System for capturing and recovering free-flying objects in space 2007-01-30 7,171,290 Method and device for controlling satellite attitude and steering using a gyrodyne cluster 2007-01-30 7,172,154 Catch device of cockpit door 2007-02-06 7,172,155 Seat interface for powered seat track cover 2007-02-06 7,172,156 Increasing the performance of aircraft on-board inert gas generating systems by turbocharging 2007-02-06 7,172,157 Increasing the performance of aircraft on-board inert gas generating systems by turbocharging 2007-02-06 7,172,158 Ram air parachute canopy with trapezoidal cells 2007-02-06 7,172,159 Parachute steering system 2007-02-06 7,173,649 Video airship 2007-02-06 7,174,835 Covert tracer round 2007-02-13 7,175,130 Missile steering using laser scattering by atmosphere 2007-02-13 7,175,131 Deployment and drive device for projectile control surfaces 2007-02-13 7,175,132 Mechanism for eliminating limit cycle oscillations on servocontrolled aerodynamic control surfaces 2007-02-13 7,175,133 Wing driving apparatus 2007-02-13 7,175,134 Hydraulic damper for shimmy of aircraft landing gear 2007-02-13 7,175,135 Methods and apparatuses for capturing unmanned aircraft and constraining motion of the captured aircraft 2007-02-13 7,175,136 Method and apparatus for detecting conditions conducive to ice formation 2007-02-13 7,175,168 Wing positioner for installing and removing an aircraft wing 2007-02-13 7,178,395 Control logic for fluid flow control devices 2007-02-20 7,178,442 Detachable hanger 2007-02-20 7,178,757 Motorcycle rider autogyro 2007-02-20 7,178,758 Propellers and propeller related vehicles 2007-02-20 7,178,759 Hinged door for aircraft landing gear 2007-02-20 7,178,760 Method and apparatus for inhibiting accretion of airborne material on a surface of an aircraft 2007-02-20 7,178,761 Container apparatus for object to be dropped 2007-02-20 7,178,762 Reinforcing material for parachutes and methods for reinforcing parachutes 2007-02-20 7,178,763 Passive deployment mechanism for space tethers 2007-02-20 7,178,954 System and method for guiding a passenger in an aircraft cabin 2007-02-20 7,181,020 Audio feedback regarding aircraft operation 2007-02-20 7,182,290 Methods and systems for starting propeller-driven devices 2007-02-27 7,182,291 Integrated aircraft structural floor 2007-02-27 7,182,292 Wide spreader bar and lift-up seat spreader bar for seat legs 2007-02-27 7,182,293 Airfoil box and associated method 2007-02-27 7,182,294 Kite surfing bar 2007-02-27 7,182,295 Personal flight vehicle and system 2007-02-27 7,182,296 Methods and apparatus for error-tolerant wrap-back ACE monitor 2007-02-27 7,182,297 Method and apparatus for supporting aircraft components, including actuators 2007-02-27 7,182,325 Compliant spacer 2007-02-27 7,183,946 Safety aircraft flight system 2007-02-27 7,183,947 System and method of utilizing wireless remote device for communication, activation and control of various defense systems for countering hostile activity aboard an airplane 2007-02-27 7,183,966 Dual mode target sensing apparatus 2007-02-27 7,185,844 Methods and systems for guiding an object to a target using an improved guidance law 2007-03-06 7,185,845 Faceted ball lens for semi-active laser seeker 2007-03-06 7,185,846 Asymmetrical control surface system for tube-launched air vehicles 2007-03-06 7,185,847 Winged vehicle with variable-sweep cantilevered wing mounted on a translating wing-support body 2007-03-06 7,185,848 Mass transfer system for stabilizing an airship and other vehicles subject to pitch and roll moments 2007-03-06 7,185,849 Passenger accommodation cabin for a vehicle 2007-03-06 7,185,850 Cut to fit powered seat track cover 2007-03-06 7,185,851 Inflatable aerodynamic wing and method 2007-03-06 7,185,852 Actuator with helical cam guides 2007-03-06 7,185,853 Air discharge valve for an aircraft 2007-03-06 7,185,854 In-flight refueling system and method for extending and retracting an in-flight refueling device 2007-03-06 7,185,855 Method and system for steering a momentum control system 2007-03-06 7,185,856 Method for controlling the attitude of an satellites in elliptic orbits using solar radiation pressure 2007-03-06 7,185,857 Thrust vector actuation control system and method 2007-03-06 7,185,858 Spacecraft gyro calibration system 2007-03-06 7,187,498 Surveillance window 2007-03-06 7,188,007 Apparatuses and methods for displaying and receiving tactical and strategic flight guidance information 2007-03-06 7,188,464 Methods for operating gas turbine engines 2007-03-13 7,188,558 Pyromechanical separating element 2007-03-13 7,188,801 Weapon guidance system 2007-03-13 7,188,802 Convertible aircraft provided with two tilt fans on either side of the fuselage, and with a non-tilting fan inserted in the fuselage 2007-03-13 7,188,803 Vertical take-off and landing aircraft 2007-03-13 7,188,804 Float retractable landing gear 2007-03-13 7,188,805 Continuous power bus for seat power 2007-03-13 7,188,806 Aircraft passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed 2007-03-13 7,188,807 Refueling booms with multiple couplings and associated methods and systems 2007-03-13 7,188,808 Aerialwind power generation system and method 2007-03-13 7,190,304 System for interception and defeat of rocket propelled grenades and method of use 2007-03-13 7,191,593 Electro-hydraulic actuator system 2007-03-20 7,191,981 Telescoping powered seat track cover 2007-03-20 7,191,982 Floor for aircraft 2007-03-20 7,191,983 Methods and systems for controlling flammability control systems in aircraft and other vehicles 2007-03-20 7,191,984 Thermal design for spacecraft modules 2007-03-20 7,191,985 Aircraft multi-axis modal suppression system 2007-03-20 7,192,462 Engine air filter and sealing system 2007-03-20 7,193,520 Anti-hijacking system for airplanes and airports 2007-03-20 7,193,530 Aircraft landing gear automated inspection and life limitation escalation system and method 2007-03-20 7,193,556 System and method for the measurement of full relative position and orientation of objects 2007-03-20 7,195,197 Techniques for controlling a fin with unlimited adjustment and no backlash 2007-03-27 7,195,198 Helicopter blade emergency detachment system 2007-03-27 7,195,199 Flapping apparatus 2007-03-27 7,195,200 Unmanned helicopter, takeoff method of unmanned helicopter, and landing method of unmanned helicopter 2007-03-27 7,195,201 Adaptable payload enabling architecture 2007-03-27 7,195,202 Method and device for improving the thermal comfort in passenger airplanes 2007-03-27 7,195,203 Wing skin and method of manufacture thereof 2007-03-27 7,195,204 High altitude platform control system 2007-03-27 7,195,205 Parachute with skirt reefing system 2007-03-27 7,195,206 Apparatus and method for servicing and inspecting small free-flying platforms in orbit in space 2007-03-27 7,195,207 Winged spacecraft 2007-03-27 7,195,208 Multi-device controller for model aircraft 2007-03-27 7,195,209 Aircraft high-lift system with overload protection 2007-03-27 7,195,210 Fiber matrix for a geometric morphing wing 2007-03-27 7,197,147 Computationally efficient means for optimal control with control constraints 2007-03-27 7,198,062 Fluid control valve 2007-04-03 7,198,223 Ultralight coaxial rotor aircraft 2007-04-03 7,198,224 Energy absorbing airframe for a vertical lift vehicle 2007-04-03 7,198,225 Aircraft control system 2007-04-03 7,198,226 Landing assist apparatus retention strap spool 2007-04-03 7,198,227 Aircraft cargo locating system 2007-04-03 7,198,228 Aircraft cabin crew complex 2007-04-03 7,198,229 In-flight refueling system, damping device and method for damping oscillations in in-flight refueling system components 2007-04-03 7,198,230 Method and system for maximizing satellite constellation coverage 2007-04-03 7,198,231 Method of applying ablative insulation coatings and articles obtained therefrom 2007-04-03 7,198,232 Optimal speed management for reaction wheel control system and method 2007-04-03 7,198,233 Reusable orbital vehicle with interchangeable cargo modules 2007-04-03 7,198,234 Method and apparatus for modulating flow separation 2007-04-03 7,198,691 Fastenerless internal support for hollow structures 2007-04-03 7,199,543 Power drive unit with unit load device sensor 2007-04-03 7,201,346 Circular fixed wing VTOL aircraft 2007-04-10 7,201,347 Process for improving the landing of an aircraft 2007-04-10 7,201,348 Cruise missile recovery system 2007-04-10 7,201,349 Medical unit in an aircraft 2007-04-10 7,202,809 Fast acting active protection system 2007-04-10 7,204,049 Emergency drop system for an aircraft advertising display 2007-04-17 7,204,453 Rotor and aircraft passively stable in hover 2007-04-17 7,204,454 Aircraft with articulated leading edge of fuselage and wings 2007-04-17 7,204,455 Motion assisting apparatus 2007-04-17 7,204,456 Landing gear having a gas vessel, and methods of maintaining such landing gear 2007-04-17 7,204,457 Barrier net 2007-04-17 7,204,458 Closing system interposed between two elements 2007-04-17 7,204,459 Kite 2007-04-17 7,204,460 Orbital debris shield 2007-04-17 7,204,672 Multi-modal forced vortex device 2007-04-17 7,205,066 Structural element with rib-receiving member 2007-04-17 7,206,674 Information display system for atypical flight phase 2007-04-17 7,206,698 Ground operations and imminent landing runway selection 2007-04-17 7,207,253 Parachute line cutting device 2007-04-24 7,207,517 Munition with integrity gated go/no-go decision 2007-04-24 7,207,518 Cartridge with fin deployment mechanism 2007-04-24 7,207,519 Blade restraint system 2007-04-24 7,207,520 System, method, and apparatus for designing streamline traced, mixed compression inlets for aircraft engines 2007-04-24 7,207,521 Electric-based secondary power system architectures for aircraft 2007-04-24 7,207,522 Safety device trigger for activating a safety device 2007-04-24 7,207,523 Seat power bus with discrete connection ports 2007-04-24 7,207,524 Device for warning of differential pressure during the opening of a pressurized closing device pertaining to an opening in the fuselage of an aeroplane 2007-04-24 7,207,525 Apparatus for grasping objects in space 2007-04-24 7,207,526 High efficiency tip vortex reversal and induced drag reduction 2007-04-24 7,207,742 Safety improvements for airport runways and taxiways 2007-04-24 7,210,283 Maintenance and inhibition plate for a thrust reverser 2007-05-01 7,210,611 Formed structural assembly and associated preform and method 2007-05-01 7,210,651 Compact co-axial rotor system for a rotary wing aircraft and a control system therefor 2007-05-01 7,210,652 Dual action inlet door and method for use thereof 2007-05-01 7,210,653 Electric-based secondary power system architectures for aircraft 2007-05-01 7,210,654 Unmanned airborne reconnaissance system 2007-05-01 7,210,655 Reconfigurable interior sidewall 2007-05-01 7,211,982 Variable-structure diagnostics approach achieving optimized low-frequency data sampling for EMA motoring subsystem 2007-05-01 7,212,135 Real time analysis and display of aircraft approach maneuvers 2007-05-01 7,213,786 Lift unit for vertical take-off and landing aerial vehicle 2007-05-08 7,213,787 Valves for annular conduits including aircraft fuel conduits and associated systems and methods 2007-05-08 7,213,788 Microjet-based control system for cavity flows 2007-05-08 7,213,882 Seating unit 2007-05-08 7,216,036 Integrated inertial stellar attitude sensor 2007-05-08 7,216,386 Carabiner attachment bracket for a basket rescue stretcher 2007-05-15 7,216,429 Methods for replacement of a slotted tail rotor blade pitch horn 2007-05-15 7,216,474 Integrated air inlet system for multi-propulsion aircraft engines 2007-05-15 7,216,581 Piston locking actuator 2007-05-15 7,216,642 Pneumatically launched folding wing glider toy 2007-05-15 7,216,740 Rappelling rig 2007-05-15 7,216,830 Wing gull integration nacelle clearance, compact landing gear stowage, and sonic boom reduction 2007-05-15 7,216,831 Shape changing structure 2007-05-15 7,216,832 Method of assembling a single piece co-cured structure 2007-05-15 7,216,833 In orbit space transportation and recovery system 2007-05-15 7,216,834 Orbit space transportation and recovery system 2007-05-15 7,216,835 Aircraft with extendable leading edge of fuselage and wings 2007-05-15 7,216,922 Fairing panel retainer apparatus 2007-05-15 7,217,184 Electrical generator fluid-flow-coolant filtration method 2007-05-15 7,219,014 Method and apparatus for real-time star exclusion from a database 2007-05-15 7,219,579 Apparatus and method for actuating control surfaces 2007-05-22 7,219,853 Systems and methods for tracking targets with aimpoint offset 2007-05-22 7,219,854 Cycloidal hybrid advanced surface effects vehicle 2007-05-22 7,219,855 Rising and moving apparatus and manufacturing method thereof 2007-05-22 7,219,856 UAV recovery system 2007-05-22 7,219,857 Controllable refueling drogues and associated systems and methods 2007-05-22 7,219,858 Method for deploying multiple spacecraft 2007-05-22 7,219,859 Multipurpose modular spacecraft 2007-05-22 7,219,860 Spacecraft including control vanes having variable absorptive, reflective and emissive characteristics 2007-05-22 7,219,861 Guidance system for radio-controlled aircraft 2007-05-22 7,221,436 System and method for optimization-based sensor steering and tracking 2007-05-22 7,222,819 Aircraft ram air inlet with multi-member closure flap 2007-05-29 7,222,820 Aircraft lavatory 2007-05-29 7,222,821 Method and apparatus for treating fuel to temporarily reduce its combustibility 2007-05-29 7,222,822 Linear actuation device for spacecraft and solar generator unfolding systems 2007-05-29 7,222,823 Payload adapter 2007-05-29 7,223,047 Safety improvements for airport runways and taxiways 2007-05-29 7,225,061 Method and device for detecting pilot induced oscillations in an aircraft 2007-05-29 7,225,062 Device for indicating the vibration level of a vehicle 2007-05-29 7,225,999 Spray array apparatus 2007-06-05 7,226,015 Aircraft and missile forebody flow control device and method of controlling flow 2007-06-05 7,226,016 Method and arrangement for low or non-rotating artillery shells 2007-06-05 7,226,017 Aerodynamically stable, high-lift, vertical takeoff aircraft 2007-06-05 7,226,018 Landing gear method and apparatus for braking and maneuvering 2007-06-05 7,226,019 Efficient cargo liner installation 2007-06-05 7,226,020 Apparatus for driving and adjusting flaps hinged to an aircraft 2007-06-05 7,227,110 Prevention of ice formation by applying electric power to a liquid water layer 2007-06-05 7,228,231 Multiple stayout zones for ground-based bright object exclusion 2007-06-05 7,228,232 Navigating a UAV with obstacle avoidance algorithms 2007-06-05 7,228,611 Method of transferring large uncured composite laminates 2007-06-12 7,229,046 Servo mounting system for direct drive of an aircraft control surface 2007-06-12 7,229,047 Aircraft roll disconnect mechanism 2007-06-12 7,229,048 Aerodynamic control of a hypersonic entry vehicle 2007-06-12 7,229,049 Unitized rotary actuator hinge fitting 2007-06-12 7,230,205 Compressor airfoil surface wetting and icing detection system 2007-06-12 7,231,997 Hybrid drive powered lift platform 2007-06-19 7,232,091 Mounting system inserted between an aircraft engine and a rigid structure of an attachment strut fixed under a wing of this aircraft 2007-06-19 7,232,092 Flying vehicle-launching apparatus and method 2007-06-19 7,232,093 Cooled insulation surface temperature control system 2007-06-19 7,232,094 Method and device for adapting the seat row arrangement in passenger planes according to need 2007-06-19 7,232,095 Overhead rest assembly 2007-06-19 7,232,096 Positive lock seat device 2007-06-19 7,232,097 Fire shield method 2007-06-19 7,233,859 Method and device for planning a trajectory 2007-06-19 7,234,663 Bubble cloud acoustic damping for launch vehicle fairing 2007-06-26 7,234,664 Draw spring linkage, particularly for light aircraft 2007-06-26 7,234,665 Aircraft landing gear snow ski tow bar 2007-06-26 7,234,666 Pivoting storage bin and method of making 2007-06-26 7,234,667 Modular aerospace plane 2007-06-26 7,234,668 Friction welding metal components 2007-06-26 7,234,921 Method for increasing operating efficiency of the rotor blade of an aerogenerator (variants) 2007-06-26 7,236,121 Pattern classifier and method for associating tracks from different sensors 2007-06-26 7,237,747 Device for assisting an airplane in intercepting a segment of a flight path utilizing positional and ground speed indicators 2007-07-03 7,237,748 Landing gear method and apparatus for braking and maneuvering 2007-07-03 7,237,749 Collapsible mobile platform interior structure 2007-07-03 7,237,750 Autonomous, back-packable computer-controlled breakaway unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 2007-07-03 7,237,751 Helicopter rotor and method of repairing same 2007-07-03 7,237,752 System and method for reducing plasma induced communication disruption utilizing electrophilic injectant and sharp reentry vehicle nose shaping 2007-07-03 7,240,877 Multi-engined aircraft with lowering shaft 2007-07-10 7,240,878 High wing monoplane aerospace plane based fighter 2007-07-10 7,240,879 Method and associated apparatus for capturing, servicing and de-orbiting earth satellites using robotics 2007-07-10 7,240,943 Independent divan door and drawer assembly 2007-07-10 7,241,113 Vorticity control in a gas turbine engine 2007-07-10 7,243,703 Flexible heat exchanger 2007-07-17 7,243,878 Regional aircraft boarding modules, and methods of using same 2007-07-17 7,243,879 Lattice fin for missiles or other fluid-born bodies and method for producing same 2007-07-17 7,243,880 Landing gear door assembly 2007-07-17 7,243,881 Multi-function trailing edge devices and associated methods 2007-07-17 7,244,487 Apparatus, system, and method of joining structural components with a tapered tension bond joint 2007-07-17 7,246,480 System for heating an air intake of turbine engine 2007-07-24 7,246,539 Apparatus for actuating a control surface 2007-07-24 7,246,620 System for monitoring pilot and/or passenger oxygen saturation levels and estimating oxygen usage requirements 2007-07-24 7,246,658 Method and apparatus for efficient heat exchange in an aircraft or other vehicle 2007-07-24 7,246,769 Vehicles particularly useful as VTOL vehicles 2007-07-24 7,246,770 Aircraft with rotatable leading edge of fuselage and wings 2007-07-24 7,246,771 Lifting device for a luggage compartment in an aircraft, as well as aircraft with a lifting device for a luggage compartment 2007-07-24 7,246,772 Acoustic absorption system for an aircraft interior trim panel system 2007-07-24 7,246,773 Low power, pulsed, electro-thermal ice protection system 2007-07-24 7,246,774 In-flight refueling system, boom, and method for extending range of motion of an in-flight refueling boom 2007-07-24 7,246,775 System and method of substantially autonomous geosynchronous time-optimal orbit transfer 2007-07-24 7,246,776 Method and system for CMG array singularity avoidance 2007-07-24 7,246,777 Method, apparatus, and computer program product for safe exit maneuver from dimensionally extended rotating space vehicle 2007-07-24 7,246,987 Solid motor transport trailer with rotatable chock supports 2007-07-24 7,247,852 Methods and apparatus for sensor systems 2007-07-24 7,248,948 Apparatus and method for estimating attitude using inertial measurement equipment 2007-07-24 7,248,967 Autonomous velocity estimation and navigation 2007-07-24 7,249,730 System and method for in-flight trajectory path synthesis using the time sampled output of onboard sensors 2007-07-31 7,249,732 Aerodynamically stable, VTOL aircraft 2007-07-31 7,249,733 Lighter-than-air aircraft including a closed loop combustion generating system and related methods for powering the same 2007-07-31 7,249,734 Aerodynamic vehicle having a variable geometry, co-planar, joined wing 2007-07-31 7,249,735 Translating conduit apparatus for an airplane or equipment 2007-07-31 7,249,736 Process for landing a tailless aircraft 2007-07-31 7,249,737 Cell door system for aircraft security 2007-07-31 7,249,756 Low-profile, multi-axis, highly passively damped, vibration isolation mount 2007-07-31 7,250,849 Detection of undesired objects on surfaces 2007-07-31 7,251,592 Boundary layer transition model 2007-07-31 7,251,914 Frame mount latch assembly for subsurface aircraft servicing pit 2007-08-07 7,252,263 Design methods and configurations for supersonic aircraft 2007-08-07 7,252,264 Flying sailboat 2007-08-07 7,252,265 Microaircraft and cellular phone equipped with microaircraft 2007-08-07 7,252,266 Landing assist apparatus eccentric bushing 2007-08-07 7,252,267 Aircraft archway architecture 2007-08-07 7,252,268 Interior configuration for an aircraft cabin 2007-08-07 7,252,269 Asymmetrical low-profile bulkhead 2007-08-07 7,252,270 System and method for launching a missile from a flying aircraft 2007-08-07 7,252,324 Spoiler for vehicles and manufacturing method thereof 2007-08-07 7,255,044 Projectile having circumferential members for varying a base cone angle of the projectile as a function of speed 2007-08-14 7,255,104 Breathing gas supply system 2007-08-14 7,255,208 Aircraft brake wheel heat shield 2007-08-14 7,255,304 Tandem motor actuator 2007-08-14 7,255,305 Flying device utilizing natural principles 2007-08-14 7,255,306 Method and computer program product for controlling the control effectors of an aerodynamic vehicle 2007-08-14 7,255,307 Closure panel arrangement 2007-08-14 7,255,308 Solar dominated satellite constellations capable of having repeating common ground tracks 2007-08-14 7,255,309 Vernier active flow control effector 2007-08-14 7,255,376 Pressure sensing dead bolt 2007-08-14 7,255,623 Self-stabilizing rotating toy 2007-08-14 7,255,916 Metallic layer material, reinforced with basalt fibers, as well as products made thereof 2007-08-14 7,258,301 Personal propulsion device 2007-08-21 7,258,302 Aircraft internal wing and design 2007-08-21 7,258,303 Aircraft partition designed to separate a cargo part from a cockpit or from a passenger compartment 2007-08-21 7,258,304 Cushioned grounding clamp 2007-08-21 7,258,305 Space based change detection using common ground track constellations capable of being configured for multi-manifest launches 2007-08-21 7,258,306 Thermal deformation determination for payload pointing using space-based beacon 2007-08-21 7,258,307 Device and method for damping at least one of a rigid body mode and elastic mode of an aircraft 2007-08-21 7,258,308 Method and apparatus for controlling airflow with a gapped trailing edge device having a flexible flow surface 2007-08-21 7,258,406 Suspension device for lowerable luggage compartments 2007-08-21 7,260,453 Checklist error mitigation system 2007-08-21 7,260,456 Pixel-frequency slews and filters for star data measurements 2007-08-21 7,261,255 Transformable airship 2007-08-28 7,261,256 Variable-duct support assembly 2007-08-28 7,261,257 Cargo aircraft 2007-08-28 7,261,258 Cruciform parachute design 2007-08-28 7,262,394 Mortar shell ring tail and associated method 2007-08-28 7,262,395 Expendable sonobuoy flight kit with aerodynamically assisted sonobuoy separation 2007-08-28 7,262,957 Modular communication fixture for installation on board of a passenger conveyance 2007-08-28 7,263,414 Method and device for controlling the attitude of an aircraft 2007-08-28 7,263,939 Simplified elevated sailing apparatus 2007-09-04 7,264,198 Time-to-go missile guidance method and system 2007-09-04 7,264,199 Unloaded lift offset rotor system for a helicopter 2007-09-04 7,264,200 System and method for improved rotor tip performance 2007-09-04 7,264,201 Process for reducing the aerodynamic loads applied to the elevators of an aircraft during takeoff 2007-09-04 7,264,202 Tri-cycloidal airship 2007-09-04 7,264,203 Spider actuated thrust reverser 2007-09-04 7,264,204 Unmanned aerial vehicle catcher 2007-09-04 7,264,205 Parachute release apparatus 2007-09-04 7,264,206 Leading edge flap apparatuses and associated methods 2007-09-04 7,267,067 Apparatus and method for reducing fluid drag on a submerged surface 2007-09-11 7,267,297 Integrated axially varying engine muffler, and associated methods and systems 2007-09-11 7,267,298 Method for correcting the flight path of ballistically fired spin-stabilised artillery ammunition 2007-09-11 7,267,299 Aircraft 2007-09-11 7,267,300 Aircraft capable of vertical and short take-off and landing 2007-09-11 7,267,301 Aircraft engine with means of suspension from the structure of an aircraft 2007-09-11 7,267,302 Window airflow damper 2007-09-11 7,267,303 Method and system for providing cruciform steered, bent biconic and plasma suppression for maximum accuracy 2007-09-11 7,269,486 Method and device for automatically determining a capture trajectory of a flight trajectory for an aircraft, as well as a procedure and system for automatic guidance of an aircraft 2007-09-11 7,270,295 Solar thermal aircraft 2007-09-18 7,270,296 Small-size high-speed transmission system for use in microturbine-powered aircraft 2007-09-18 7,270,297 Hoist for aircraft cabin construction 2007-09-18 7,270,298 Personal flying apparatus 2007-09-18 7,270,299 Space based change detection using common ground track constellations 2007-09-18 7,270,300 System and method for an ambient atmosphere ion thruster 2007-09-18 7,270,301 Surface optical reflector, for space craft such as a geostationary satellite 2007-09-18 7,270,302 Scalable thermal control system for spacecraft mounted instrumentation 2007-09-18 7,270,303 Pincer apparatus for nanosat transport across a satellite 2007-09-18 7,270,304 Isolating positioning boom for instrument platform 2007-09-18 7,270,305 Aircraft leading edge apparatuses and corresponding methods 2007-09-18 7,270,520 Fairing for the rotor of a rotorscraft 2007-09-18 7,271,740 System and process for providing improved aircraft operational safety 2007-09-18 7,271,741 Method and device for detecting an overstepping of design loads of the fin of an aircraft 2007-09-18 7,271,796 Reconfigurable control for a combat vehicle 2007-09-18 7,273,194 Weapon guidance system 2007-09-25 7,273,195 Vertical lift craft 2007-09-25 7,273,196 System for vehicle attitude and/or momentum control 2007-09-25 7,274,309 Aircraft landing gear initial touch-down velocity monitor 2007-09-25 7,274,310 Aircraft landing gear kinetic energy monitor 2007-09-25 7,274,978 Electrical power supply system for unmanned aircraft 2007-09-25 7,275,362 Thrust reversers including latching mechanisms and methods for manufacturing such thrust reversers 2007-10-02 7,275,496 Balloonsonde launcher 2007-10-02 7,275,691 Artillery fire control system 2007-10-02 7,275,710 Aircrew restraint system 2007-10-02 7,275,711 Gas-powered tip-jet-driven compound VTOL aircraft 2007-10-02 7,275,712 Ducted fan vehicles particularly useful as VTOL aircraft 2007-10-02 7,275,713 Jack apparatus 2007-10-02 7,275,714 Airship docking mechanism 2007-10-02 7,275,715 Operational ground support system 2007-10-02 7,275,716 Aircraft cabin module 2007-10-02 7,275,717 Helicopter one-piece door 2007-10-02 7,275,718 Active control of a drogue body 2007-10-02 7,275,719 Wind drive apparatus for an aerial wind power generation system 2007-10-02 7,275,720 Actively cooled ceramic thermal protection system 2007-10-02 7,275,721 Arrangement for generating vortexes 2007-10-02 7,275,722 Wing tip device 2007-10-02 7,276,681 On-board light source based gain correction for semi-active laser seekers 2007-10-02 7,278,257 Turbojet electromechanical thrust reverser with synchronized locking devices 2007-10-09 7,278,606 Helicopter having a fusilage section and a tail section coupled thereto 2007-10-09 7,278,607 Solar-powered aircraft 2007-10-09 7,278,608 Reinforced insulation product and system suitable for use in an aircraft 2007-10-09 7,278,609 Movable nose cap and control strut assembly for supersonic aircraft 2007-10-09 7,278,610 Aircraft wing with electrothermal deicing and/or anti-icing device 2007-10-09 7,278,611 Pulsed detonation engines for reaction control systems 2007-10-09 7,278,612 Swaged cable deployment in space 2007-10-09 7,278,825 Method and system for regulating fluid over an airfoil or a hydrofoil 2007-10-09 7,280,896 Process and device for constructing a synthetic image of the environment of an aircraft and presenting it on a screen of said aircraft 2007-10-09 7,280,917 Systems and methods for controlling a landing position of sensors deployed from an air vehicle 2007-10-09 7,281,318 Method of manufacturing a composite structural member having an integrated electrical circuit 2007-10-16 7,281,680 VTOL/STOL ducted propeller aircraft 2007-10-16 7,281,681 Hydrogen powered aircraft 2007-10-16 7,281,682 Spacecraft and launch system 2007-10-16 7,281,683 Process for aiding the takeoff of an aircraft 2007-10-16 7,281,684 Systems and methods for braking aircraft, including braking intermediate main gears and differential braking 2007-10-16 7,281,685 Flush-top seat mounting rail for passenger aircraft 2007-10-16 7,281,686 Window assembly for aircraft fuselage 2007-10-16 7,281,687 In-flight refueling system and method for facilitating emergency separation of in-flight refueling system components 2007-10-16 7,281,688 Materials for self-transpiring hot skins for hypersonic vehicles or reusable space vehicles 2007-10-16 7,282,681 Microwave fabrication of airfoil tips 2007-10-16 7,284,726 Self extinguishing composite primary structure 2007-10-23 7,284,727 Systems and methods for aerial dispersion of materials 2007-10-23 7,285,326 Lightweight structure particularly for an aircraft 2007-10-23 7,285,753 Heating system for use in on-board kitchens in means of transport and a method for heating food on board means of transport, in particular aircraft 2007-10-23 7,285,932 Method and apparatus for loss of control inhibitor systems 2007-10-23 7,285,933 Method and apparatus for loss of control inhibitor systems 2007-10-23 7,286,289 Surveillance window 2007-10-23 7,286,911 Aircraft pilot assistance system and method 2007-10-23 7,287,722 Rocket-powered vehicle racing competition 2007-10-30 7,287,723 Tethered or free flight blimp with collapsible tail fins 2007-10-30 7,287,724 Tether system for balloon ride 2007-10-30 7,287,725 Missile control system and method 2007-10-30 7,287,726 Landing gear door assembly 2007-10-30 7,287,727 Aircraft evacuation slide inflator having valve leakage trap and safety vent 2007-10-30 7,290,735 Layout of the top part of an aircraft cabin 2007-11-06 7,290,736 Aircraft door 2007-11-06 7,290,737 Nonsurvivable momentum exchange system 2007-11-06 7,290,738 Dual jet emerging lift augmentation system for airfoils and hydrofoils 2007-11-06 7,291,373 Thermally insulated structure--full depth sandwich joint concept 2007-11-06 7,293,739 Aircraft archway 2007-11-13 7,293,740 Aircraft crewmember articulating berth system 2007-11-13 7,293,741 System and methods for distributing loads from fluid conduits, including aircraft fuel conduits 2007-11-13 7,293,742 Reefing assembly for a circular parachute 2007-11-13 7,293,743 Method and associated apparatus for capturing, servicing, and de-orbiting earth satellites using robotics 2007-11-13 7,293,744 Lift-flap mechanism 2007-11-13 7,293,818 Seat for armored vehicle 2007-11-13 7,294,036 Flying disc 2007-11-13 7,295,884 System and method of designing a load bearing layer of an inflatable vessel 2007-11-13 7,296,395 Engine inlet air particle separator with active flow control 2007-11-20 7,296,520 External telemetry unit 2007-11-20 7,296,529 Fluidynamic lift combined array, technology 2007-11-20 7,296,655 Duct liner acoustic splice 2007-11-20 7,296,656 Acoustic mechanical retainer 2007-11-20 7,296,766 Lightweight structural damping assembly 2007-11-20 7,296,767 Variable speed transmission for a rotary wing aircraft 2007-11-20 7,296,768 Structure for mounting a turboprop under an aircraft wing 2007-11-20 7,296,769 Cryogenic fuel tank insulation assembly 2007-11-20 7,298,291 Graphical symbology apparatus for use in an airborne refueling system 2007-11-20 7,300,019 Multimodal, deployable vehicle 2007-11-27 7,300,020 Systems and methods for braking aircraft, including braking intermediate main gears and differential braking 2007-11-27 7,300,021 Aerospace vehicle fairing systems and associated methods 2007-11-27 7,300,112 Frame assembly for passenger seat 2007-11-27 7,300,494 On-board inert gas generation system with compressor surge protection 2007-11-27 7,300,693 Resin infused transparent skin panel and method of making same 2007-11-27 7,302,316 Programmable autopilot system for autonomous flight of unmanned aerial vehicles 2007-11-27 7,302,317 System and method to enhance attitude estimation for transfer orbit maneuver 2007-11-27 7,302,323 Transportation data recording system 2007-11-27 7,302,340 High altitude parachute navigation flight computer 2007-11-27 7,303,166 Highly maneuverable powered airship 2007-12-04 7,303,167 Flight lock actuator with dual energy sources 2007-12-04 7,303,168 Aircraft spraying conversion kit for use in extinguishing fires 2007-12-04 7,303,700 Methods of making optically clear structural laminates 2007-12-04 7,304,283 Target tracking device for a flight vehicle 2007-12-04 7,304,296 Optical fiber assembly wrapped across gimbal axes 2007-12-04 7,305,285 Method and device for piloting an aircraft 2007-12-04 7,305,286 System and method for gyro enhanced vertical flight information 2007-12-04 7,306,186 Tandem powered power tilting aircraft 2007-12-11 7,306,187 Inflatable endurance unmanned aerial vehicle 2007-12-11 7,306,188 Non-pyrotechnic remote-controlled parachute jettison device 2007-12-11 7,306,189 System and method for an ambient atmosphere ion thruster 2007-12-11 7,306,644 Gas generating system and method for inerting aircraft fuel tanks 2007-12-11 7,308,114 Method and apparatus of automated optical container code recognition with positional identification for a transfer container crane 2007-12-11 7,308,762 Method and apparatus for rotatably supporting movable components, including canards 2007-12-18 7,308,966 Device for reducing jet engine exhaust noise using oscillating jets 2007-12-18 7,309,043 Actuation device positioning systems and associated methods, including aircraft spoiler droop systems 2007-12-18 7,309,044 Device and method for improving security during the operation of air traffic 2007-12-18 7,309,045 Modular vehicle units, including aircraft interior storage units, and associated methods 2007-12-18 7,309,046 Method for determination of fuselage shape of supersonic aircraft, and fuselage front section shape 2007-12-18 7,309,047 Systems and methods for controlling flexible communication links used for aircraft refueling 2007-12-18 7,309,048 Vision system and method incorporating graphics symbology for use in a tanker refueling system 2007-12-18 7,309,049 Orbital debris shield 2007-12-18 7,309,267 Integrated float raft 2007-12-18 7,310,573 Method and apparatus for isolating aircraft equipment 2007-12-18 7,310,578 Fast access, low memory, pair catalog 2007-12-18 7,311,175 Acoustic liner with bypass cooling 2007-12-25 7,311,287 Methods for incorporating area ruled surfaces in a supersonic aircraft 2007-12-25 7,311,288 Aircraft wing structure and a method for decreasing flight speed of the aircraft 2007-12-25 7,313,362 High altitude airborne craft used as radio relay and method for placing said airborne craft on station 2007-12-25 7,313,963 Isothermal de-iced sensor 2008-01-01 7,314,124 Vibration damping apparatus 2008-01-01 7,314,198 Aircraft evacuation slide with thermally actuated gas relief valve 2008-01-01 7,314,398 Floatation system including life raft 2008-01-01 7,316,370 Missile fin locking method and assembly 2008-01-08 7,316,371 Method and device for steepening a landing approach of an aircraft 2008-01-08 7,316,372 Fuselage spar for aircraft and central sparbox provided with such a spar 2008-01-08 7,316,373 Disengage device for aircraft control 2008-01-08 7,316,539 Vane assembly with metal trailing edge segment 2008-01-08 7,317,261 Power generating apparatus 2008-01-08 7,318,564 Power line sentry charging 2008-01-15 7,318,565 Electric motor assisted takeoff device for an air vehicle 2008-01-15 7,318,566 Aircraft with a lift system 2008-01-15 7,318,619 Method and apparatus for reducing drag and noise for a vehicle 2008-01-15 7,320,446 Interior layout of an aircraft cabin 2008-01-22 7,322,179 Air intake and method for breathing air using an air intake 2008-01-29 7,322,545 Structural mechanism for unlocking and engaging a controllable surface on a hinged platform (wing) 2008-01-29 7,322,546 Performance airplane wing with tip tank assembly 2008-01-29 7,322,547 Aerospace vehicle leading edge slat devices and corresponding methods 2008-01-29 7,324,016 Navigational indicating system for rotary wing aircraft 2008-01-29 7,324,747 Aircraft fuselage element and method of taking a number of pictures 2008-01-29 7,325,569 Butterfly valve with integral split flapper relief valve 2008-02-05 7,325,769 Fast-pivot missile flight control surface 2008-02-05 7,325,770 Mounting of engine onto an aircraft structure 2008-02-05 7,325,771 Splice joints for composite aircraft fuselages and other structures 2008-02-05 7,325,772 Aircraft heat sink and electronics enclosure 2008-02-05 7,325,773 Kite winch and method for pulling-in a kite 2008-02-05 7,328,104 Systems and methods for improved inertial navigation 2008-02-05 7,328,771 Zero acoustic splice fan case liner 2008-02-12 7,328,870 Aircraft propulsion system comprising four engines with pusher propellers 2008-02-12 7,331,235 Device for indicating a beat level 2008-02-19 7,331,401 Method and apparatus for fighting a fire in an enclosed space in an aircraft 2008-02-19 7,331,421 Flow restrictors for aircraft inlet acoustic treatments, and associated systems and methods 2008-02-19 7,331,544 Deployable receptacle 2008-02-19 7,331,545 Aircraft archway 2008-02-19 7,331,546 Bendable wing for micro air vehicle 2008-02-19 7,331,547 Device for facilitating the lowering of a landing gear by gravity 2008-02-19 7,331,548 Control linkage for T-tail aircraft elevator surfaces 2008-02-19 7,331,752 Method of conversion of continuous medium flow energy and device for conversion of continuous medium flow energy 2008-02-19 7,333,044 Rocket-powered sensor target assembly 2008-02-19 7,334,395 Aircraft structure that includes a duct for guiding fluid flow therethrough 2008-02-26 7,334,755 Tandem rotor wing and tandem fixed wing aircraft 2008-02-26 7,334,756 Ground-effect craft and method for the cruising flight thereof 2008-02-26 7,334,757 Airship retrieval system 2008-02-26 7,334,758 Attachment assembly for mounting a seat to the floor of a vehicle 2008-02-26 7,334,759 Airplane surface protection film kits 2008-02-26 7,334,760 Flow control device and method of controlling flow 2008-02-26 7,335,865 Dome 2008-02-26 7,337,097 Dynamic modeling technique for the deployment of large satellite antennas 2008-02-26 7,337,605 Thermal management for aircraft auxiliary power unit compartment 2008-03-04 7,337,743 High lift authority marine control system 2008-03-04 7,337,795 Fuel balancing system 2008-03-04 7,338,009 Apparatus and method for cooperative multi target tracking and interception 2008-03-04 7,338,010 Air-launchable aircraft and method of use 2008-03-04 7,338,011 Method making it possible to prevent vibration of a rudder of an aircraft and aircraft using this method 2008-03-04 7,338,012 Landing gear door with controlled kinematic control 2008-03-04 7,338,013 Floor for aircraft 2008-03-04 7,338,015 Gravity extraction air launch system for launch vehicle 2008-03-04 7,338,016 Multi-grommet retained slider for parachutes 2008-03-04 7,338,017 Methods and apparatus for vibration and buffet suppression 2008-03-04 7,338,018 Systems and methods for controlling aircraft flaps and spoilers 2008-03-04 7,338,694 Method for an integral composite forward flange in a composite 2008-03-04 7,339,108 Solar energy concentrator device for spacecraft and a solar generator panel 2008-03-04 7,339,537 Capacitive drive antenna and an air vehicle so equipped 2008-03-04 7,339,659 Method and system for identifying hostile missile launch locations 2008-03-04 7,341,221 Attitude determination with magnetometers for gun-launched munitions 2008-03-11 7,341,222 Micro-unmanned aerodynamic vehicle 2008-03-11 7,341,223 Hybrid unmanned vehicle for high altitude operations 2008-03-11 7,341,224 Miniature expendable surveillance balloon system 2008-03-11 7,341,225 Aircraft wing and aeroengine arrangement for attenuating engine noise 2008-03-11 7,342,765 Current insulation device for fuel systems 2008-03-11 7,343,228 Transient cancellation technique for spacecraft solar wing stepping 2008-03-11 7,343,232 Vehicle control system including related methods and components 2008-03-11 7,343,861 Device and method for producing an infrared emission at a given wavelength 2008-03-18 7,344,013 Loading support device for cargo spaces in a means of transport, in particular for cargo spaces in aircrafts 2008-03-18 7,344,106 Vertical take-off and landing aircraft 2008-03-18 7,344,107 Dual flow APU inlet and associated systems and methods 2008-03-18 7,344,108 Landing assist apparatus interface bulkhead and method of installation 2008-03-18 7,344,109 System and method for integrating air and ground transportation of passengers and cargo 2008-03-18 7,344,110 Aircraft with detachable passenger escape cabin 2008-03-18 7,344,111 Reversible space plane 2008-03-18 7,345,265 Enhancement of aimpoint in simulated training systems 2008-03-18 7,346,437 Secure interactive 3d navigation method and device 2008-03-18 7,347,147 Braking device for a trajectory-correctable spin-stabilized artillery projectile 2008-03-25 7,347,399 Aircraft partition designed to separate a cargo part from a cockpit or from a passenger compartment 2008-03-25 7,348,918 Mobile ballistic missile detection and defense system 2008-03-25 7,350,745 Apparatuses and methods for applying forces to a structure utilizing oscillatory wing motions in a fluid 2008-04-01 7,350,746 Dual hull airship controlled by thrust vectoring 2008-04-01 7,350,747 Engine mounting structure under an aircraft wing 2008-04-01 7,350,748 Modular construction of an aircraft control system 2008-04-01 7,350,749 Mass transfer system for stabilizing an airship and other vehicles subject to pitch and roll moments 2008-04-01 7,350,750 Control system for airbrakes of an aircraft 2008-04-01 7,350,751 Anti-flip landing gear for aircraft 2008-04-01 7,350,752 Fairing and installation methodology for sensor pressure belts 2008-04-01 7,350,753 RF shielding for aircraft windows 2008-04-01 7,351,174 Twin turbo-shaft engine with accessory gearbox drive means 2008-04-01 7,353,090 System, bus monitor assembly and method of monitoring at least one data bus of an aircraft 2008-04-01 7,354,017 Projectile trajectory control system 2008-04-08 7,354,018 Aircraft cabin module for passengers 2008-04-08 7,354,019 Seat, and aircraft passenger seat in particular 2008-04-08 7,354,020 System for use of external secondary payloads 2008-04-08 7,354,021 Magnet for an ionic drive for space vehicles 2008-04-08 7,354,022 Device for monitoring tiltable flaps on aircraft wings 2008-04-08 7,354,636 Flexible laminate material for lighter-than-air vehicles 2008-04-08 7,356,389 Vehicle data services 2008-04-08 7,356,390 Systems and applications of lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms 2008-04-08 7,357,149 Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use 2008-04-15 7,357,351 Linear shock wave absorber 2008-04-15 7,357,352 Air vehicle assembly and an associated control system and method 2008-04-15 7,357,353 Method of joining structural elements in an aircraft 2008-04-15 7,357,354 Aircraft door hinge assembly 2008-04-15 7,357,355 Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use 2008-04-15 7,357,356 Attitude and antenna steering system for geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) spacecraft 2008-04-15 7,357,357 Aircraft mode suppression 2008-04-15 7,357,358 Aircraft leading edge device systems and corresponding sizing methods 2008-04-15 7,357,684 Control system for a linear propulsor array 2008-04-15 7,358,466 Localized heat treating apparatus for blisk airfoils 2008-04-15 7,359,777 System and method of analyzing aircraft removal data for preventative maintenance 2008-04-15 7,360,490 Spin-stabilized artillery projectile 2008-04-22 7,360,741 Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including releasably gripping aircraft during launch and breaking subsequent grip motion 2008-04-22 7,360,742 Aircraft passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed 2008-04-22 7,362,234 Controller for remote vehicles and craft and for virtual subjects 2008-04-22 7,363,119 Methods and systems for automatically displaying information, including air traffic control instructions 2008-04-22 7,363,120 Method of adjusting at least one defective rotor of a rotorcraft 2008-04-22 7,363,121 System, method and apparatus for searching geographic area using prioritized spatial order 2008-04-22 7,364,114 Aircraft 2008-04-29 7,364,115 System and method for controlling engine RPM of a ducted fan aircraft 2008-04-29 7,364,116 Automatic control systems for aircraft auxiliary power units, and associated methods 2008-04-29 7,364,117 Passive cooling system for auxiliary power unit installation 2008-04-29 7,364,118 Propulsion arrangement 2008-04-29 7,364,119 Multipurpose passenger compartment in a cabin of a commercial passenger transport aircraft 2008-04-29 7,364,120 Quantized control-moment gyroscope array 2008-04-29 7,364,121 Methods and systems for automatically controlling aircraft takeoff rolls 2008-04-29 7,366,590 Impending failure and failure annunciation systems for actuators and drive train components 2008-04-29 7,366,592 System for automatically controlling lift-enhancing devices of an aircraft, in particular wing leading edge slats 2008-04-29 7,367,369 Aircraft tire 2008-05-06 7,367,525 Munition with integrity gated go/no-go decision 2008-05-06 7,367,526 Device and system for assistance within interception by an aircraft of a flight path segment 2008-05-06 7,367,527 Reinforced insulation product and system suitable for use in an aircraft 2008-05-06 7,367,528 Airport system for operations, safety, and security 2008-05-06 7,367,529 Momentum tube for distributed actuation 2008-05-06 7,367,530 Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods 2008-05-06 7,367,531 Systems and methods for evading heat seeking missles 2008-05-06 7,367,532 High lift longitudinal axis control system 2008-05-06 7,369,053 De-icing information system 2008-05-06 7,369,922 Distributed architecture for a system for managing aircraft landing gear 2008-05-06 7,370,468 Turbojet electromechanical thrust reverser with servo-controlled door displacement 2008-05-13 7,370,566 Complimentary retrograde/prograde satellite constellation 2008-05-13 7,370,828 Rotary wing aircraft 2008-05-13 7,370,829 Method and system for controlling helicopter vibrations 2008-05-13 7,370,830 System and method for landing a tailless aircraft in a crosswind 2008-05-13 7,370,831 Power strip for seats 2008-05-13 7,370,832 Payload to support track interface and fitting apparatus and methods 2008-05-13 7,370,833 Method and system for determining a singularity free momentum path 2008-05-13 7,370,834 Apparatus and methods for in-space satellite operations 2008-05-13 7,370,835 Platform and system for mass storage and transfer in space 2008-05-13 7,370,836 Missile defense system and methods for evading heat seeking missiles 2008-05-13 7,374,129 Device for launching a power kite 2008-05-20 7,374,130 Method and apparatus for vehicle control using variable blade pitch 2008-05-20 7,374,131 Support device for a galley 2008-05-20 7,374,132 Insulation product and system suitable for use in an aircraft 2008-05-20 7,374,133 Wing having a negative dihedron for towing a load 2008-05-20 7,374,134 Systems and methods for semi-permanent, non-precision inspace assembly of space structures, modules and spacecraft 2008-05-20 7,376,494 Apparatus, system and method for aircraft security and anti-hijacking intervention 2008-05-20 7,376,496 Spacecraft magnetic momentum control system 2008-05-20 7,377,466 Propulsion system for miniature vehicles 2008-05-27 7,377,467 Aircraft luggage locker 2008-05-27 7,377,468 Active stabilization of a refueling drogue 2008-05-27 7,377,469 Heat shield 2008-05-27 7,377,470 Wireless-controlled airplane 2008-05-27 7,377,783 Modular human habitat simulator 2008-05-27 7,378,626 Directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system and method 2008-05-27 7,379,796 Low-altitude flight guidance system, warning system for low-altitude flight guidance, warning generator for low-altitude flight guidance and method for low-altitude flight guidance 2008-05-27 7,380,504 Telescoped projectile 2008-06-03 7,380,749 Combined fuel cell aircraft auxiliary power unit and environmental control system 2008-06-03 7,380,750 Method for lighter-than-air aircraft 2008-06-03 7,380,751 Jetair recovery generator 2008-06-03 7,380,752 Aircraft interior architecture 2008-06-03 7,380,753 Composite material structure 2008-06-03 7,380,754 Clamp block assemblies and methods 2008-06-03 7,380,755 Frangible pneumatic latch 2008-06-03 7,380,756 Single dielectric barrier aerodynamic plasma actuation 2008-06-03 7,381,459 Toughened uni-piece, fibrous, reinforced, oxidization-resistant composite 2008-06-03 7,382,283 Method and device for detecting an overstepping of design loads of the tailplane of an aircraft 2008-06-03 7,382,287 Avionics system, method and apparatus for selecting a runway 2008-06-03 7,383,104 Low-noise flight support system 2008-06-03 7,383,105 System and method for monitoring passenger oxygen saturation levels and estimating oxygen usage requirements 2008-06-03 7,383,679 Air intake structure for aircraft engine 2008-06-10 7,384,015 Aircraft nose with shield 2008-06-10 7,384,016 Adaptive compliant wing and rotor system 2008-06-10 7,387,276 Aerial sensor pod deployment system 2008-06-17 7,387,277 Aircraft wing composed of composite and metal panels 2008-06-17 7,387,278 Parachute ripcord pins 2008-06-17 7,387,279 Method and apparatus for supplying orbital space platforms using payload canisters via intermediate orbital rendezvous and docking 2008-06-17 7,389,959 Modular overhead privacy system and method 2008-06-24 7,389,960 Passenger cabin seat power bus 2008-06-24 7,391,340 Portable helicopter landing area and use method thereof 2008-06-24 7,392,963 Supersonic flight vehicle 2008-07-01 7,392,964 Method and apparatus for utilizing a lifeboat for a space station in earth orbit to serve as a lunar spacecraft 2008-07-01 7,394,046 Tracking of a moving object 2008-07-01 7,394,047 Interceptor guidance for boost-phase missile defense 2008-07-01 7,395,657 Flade gas turbine engine with fixed geometry inlet 2008-07-08 7,395,761 Variable-force payload ejecting system 2008-07-08 7,395,832 Fuel tank for spacecraft 2008-07-08 7,395,987 Apparatus and appertaining method for upfinding in spinning projectiles using a phase-lock-loop or correlator mechanism 2008-07-08 7,395,988 Rotor wing aircraft having an adjustable tail nozzle 2008-07-08 7,395,989 Aircraft fuselage and corresponding aircraft 2008-07-08 7,398,182 Method and device for detecting degradation of performance of an aircraft 2008-07-08 7,398,586 Methods and systems for manufacturing a family of aircraft wings and other composite structures 2008-07-15 7,398,641 Aeroengine intake having a heat exchanger within an annular closed chamber 2008-07-15 7,398,945 Cast unitized primary truss structure and method 2008-07-15 7,398,946 Power line sentry charging 2008-07-15 7,399,221 Cabin for work vehicle 2008-07-15 7,400,287 Smart chaff 2008-07-15 7,400,289 Plume-to-hardbody offset compensation in boosting missiles 2008-07-15 7,400,949 Device for adjusting at least one parameter, in particular for an aircraft automatic pilot system 2008-07-15 7,401,570 Aircraft extremity marker 2008-07-22 7,401,682 Architecture for an acoustic liner 2008-07-22 7,401,751 Fluid flow regulator with overpressure relief function 2008-07-22 7,401,752 Protective shield assembly for space optics and associated methods 2008-07-22 7,402,973 Power drive unit with unit load device sensor 2008-07-22 7,403,715 Free space optical bus 2008-07-22 7,404,530 Control of a drogue body 2008-07-29 7,405,654 Fluidized bed technology for security enhancement 2008-07-29 7,406,368 Apparatus, system and method for aircraft security and anti-hijacking intervention 2008-07-29 7,406,369 Ground effects compensated angle of attack command system and method 2008-07-29 7,406,370 Electrical energy management system on a more electric vehicle 2008-07-29 7,407,116 Spray washer structure of insulator used for aircraft 2008-08-05 7,407,131 Method for creating an aeronautic sound shield having gas distributors arranged on the engines, wings, and nose of an aircraft 2008-08-05 7,407,132 Method of steering aircraft by moving the stagnation point and aircraft using the method 2008-08-05 7,407,133 Using imbalanced thrust in a multi-engine jet aircraft 2008-08-05 7,407,134 Auxiliary nose undercarriage, a force-transmission structure, and a rotary wing aircraft 2008-08-05 7,407,135 Aircraft provided with a belly fairing, and corresponding belly fairing 2008-08-05 7,407,136 Static port skin applique apparatus and method 2008-08-05 7,407,137 Dual voltage integrated power and attitude control system and method 2008-08-05 7,409,292 Method and system for degimbalization of vehicle navigation data 2008-08-05 7,409,820 Electrical thrust reverser tertiary lock system including a voltage limiting circuit 2008-08-12 7,410,119 Rotating missile emitting light pulses 2008-08-12 7,410,120 Control surface assemblies with torque tube base 2008-08-12 7,410,121 Man-powered ornithopter-sailplane 2008-08-12 7,410,122 VTOL UAV with lift fans in joined wings 2008-08-12 7,410,123 Aircraft and hybrid with magnetic airfoil suspension and drive 2008-08-12 7,410,124 Lightweight air vehicle and pneumatic launcher 2008-08-12 7,410,125 Robotically assisted launch/capture platform for an unmanned air vehicle 2008-08-12 7,410,126 Tunable acoustic absorption system for an aircraft cabin 2008-08-12 7,410,127 Seat track anti-rattle locking device 2008-08-12 7,410,128 Transport device in cargo spaces in aircrafts 2008-08-12 7,410,129 Stacking tie-rod release device for a deployable structure 2008-08-12 7,410,130 Star-tracker-based attitude determination for spinning spacecraft 2008-08-12 7,410,131 Pulsed detonation engines for reaction control systems 2008-08-12 7,410,132 Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation 2008-08-12 7,410,133 Miniature trailing edge effector for aerodynamic control 2008-08-12 7,412,825 Flow path splitter duct 2008-08-19 7,412,930 Frictional roll control apparatus for a spinning projectile 2008-08-19 7,413,140 Rotary wing aircraft with undercarriage structure 2008-08-19 7,413,141 Gas turbine engine fuel control system and regulating valves therefor 2008-08-19 7,413,142 Split torque gearbox for rotary wing aircraft with translational thrust system 2008-08-19 7,413,143 Payload to support track interface and fitting apparatus and methods 2008-08-19 7,413,144 Positioning system, device, and method for in-flight refueling 2008-08-19 7,413,145 Aerial delivery system 2008-08-19 7,413,146 Control apparatus for kite powered conveyance device 2008-08-19 7,413,147 System and method for propellantless photon tether formation flight 2008-08-19 7,413,148 Remotely located cryocooler 2008-08-19 7,413,149 Wing enhancement through ion entrainment of media 2008-08-19 7,413,262 Hub for wheel of human powered vehicle 2008-08-19 7,415,330 Aircraft standby display device and system 2008-08-19 7,415,917 Fixed deployed net for hit-to-kill vehicle 2008-08-26 7,415,930 Seeking fused munition 2008-08-26 7,416,154 Trajectory correction kit 2008-08-26 7,416,155 Canard position and dihedral for boom reduction and pitch/directional control 2008-08-26 7,416,156 Dual brace-determinate landing gear 2008-08-26 7,416,157 Apparatus and methods of attaching panels to support structures 2008-08-26 7,416,158 Continuous disreefing apparatus for parachute 2008-08-26 7,418,343 Relative navigation for precision rendezvous and station keeping using datalink signals 2008-08-26 7,418,888 Transmission mechanism between accessories and engine members for driving the rotor of a rotorcraft 2008-09-02 7,419,120 Triple-fuselage aircraft and families of aircraft of said type 2008-09-02 7,419,121 Integrated mount duct for use with airborne auxiliary power units and other turbomachines 2008-09-02 7,419,122 Combined skirt-reefing and slider method for controlled parachute opening 2008-09-02 7,419,124 Multi-purpose mount for securing insulation and holding cables 2008-09-02 7,419,214 Lounge seating arrangement 2008-09-02 7,419,326 Method for accelerating a passengered vehicle upon a roadway 2008-09-02 7,421,319 Systems and methods for preflight planning and inflight execution using portable electronic data storage and display devices 2008-09-02 7,421,343 Systems and methods for reducing vibration-induced errors in inertial sensors 2008-09-02 7,422,051 System and method for using a flexible composite surface for pressure-drop free heat transfer enhancement and flow drag reduction 2008-09-09 7,422,175 Apparatus and method for cooperative multi target tracking and interception 2008-09-09 7,422,176 Method for ensuring the safety of an aircraft flying horizontally at low speed 2008-09-09 7,422,177 Sealing device for a flap track in a belly fairing of an aircraft for a flap-actuating shaft 2008-09-09 7,422,178 Non-threaded structural insert for component attachment 2008-09-09 7,422,179 Apparatus for aerial refuelling 2008-09-09 7,422,505 Toy helicopter 2008-09-09 7,423,245 Nose cover 2008-09-09 7,424,350 Vehicle control systems and corresponding sizing methods 2008-09-09 7,424,988 Use of aerodynamic forces to assist in the control and positioning of aircraft control surfaces and variable geometry systems 2008-09-16 7,424,989 Intelligent multifunctional actuation system for vibration and buffet suppression 2008-09-16 7,425,167 Toy helicopter 2008-09-16 7,425,168 Toy helicopter 2008-09-16 7,425,693 Spectral tracking 2008-09-16 7,425,918 System and method for the measurement of full relative position and orientation of objects 2008-09-16 7,426,983 Landing gear strut damper, and landing gear with independent struts comprising same 2008-09-23 7,427,046 Optimized method of controlling yaw for rotary-wing aircraft, and a system for implementing it 2008-09-23 7,427,047 Powered aircraft including inflatable and rotatable bodies exhibiting a circular cross-section perpendicular to its rotation axis and in order to generate a lift force 2008-09-23 7,427,048 Linear acoustic pulsejet 2008-09-23 7,427,049 Aircraft seat floor track fitting 2008-09-23 7,428,098 Structureless space telescope 2008-09-23 7,428,450 Method and system for using a database and GPS position data to generate bearing data 2008-09-23 7,428,870 Apparatus for changing the attack angle of a cavitator on a supercavatating underwater research model 2008-09-30 7,429,015 Acoustic absorption blanket mounting system for an aircraft cabin 2008-09-30 7,429,016 Method and apparatus for fast deploying and retrieving of towed bodies 2008-09-30 7,429,017 Ejectable aerodynamic stability and control 2008-09-30 7,429,018 Variable fluid intake with ramp and inflatable bag 2008-09-30 7,429,019 Auxiliary nose undercarriage, a force-transmission structure, and a rotary wing aircraft 2008-09-30 7,430,460 Method for determining roll rate gyro bias in an attitude heading reference system 2008-09-30 7,431,034 Oxygen emergency supply means 2008-10-07 7,431,125 Composite muffler for use with airborne auxiliary power unit 2008-10-07 7,431,126 Support means for an acoustic liner used in an auxiliary power unit exhaust muffler 2008-10-07 7,431,237 Guided projectile with power and control mechanism 2008-10-07 7,431,238 Arrangement and method for the generation of water on board an aircraft 2008-10-07 7,431,239 One-piece closed-shape structure and method of forming same 2008-10-07 7,431,240 Hybrid deicing system and method of operation 2008-10-07 7,431,241 Interoperable aerial refueling apparatus and methods 2008-10-07 7,431,242 Re-entry vehicle shape for enhanced performance 2008-10-07 7,431,243 Guidance and control for an autonomous soaring UAV 2008-10-07 7,431,244 Device for the generation of eddies and method for operating of said device 2008-10-07 7,433,765 Fly by wire static longitudinal stability compensator system 2008-10-07 7,434,762 Retractable thrust vector control vane system and method 2008-10-14 7,434,763 Rotor/wing dual mode hub fairing system 2008-10-14 7,434,764 Variable speed gearbox with an independently variable speed tail rotor system for a rotary wing aircraft 2008-10-14 7,434,765 Heat exchanger systems and associated systems and methods for cooling aircraft starter/generators 2008-10-14 7,434,766 Emergency oxygen or other gas supply system 2008-10-14 7,434,767 Spacecraft adapter having embedded resources, and methods of forming same 2008-10-14 7,437,224 Target acquisition control for spacecraft gimballed payload 2008-10-14 7,437,237 Positioning control apparatus and the method 2008-10-14 7,437,955 Device for determining the rotation angle of a shaft in an aircraft 2008-10-21 7,437,987 Blast shielding 2008-10-21 7,438,259 Compound aircraft control system and method 2008-10-21 7,438,260 Vertical take-off aircraft--C 2008-10-21 7,438,261 Stratospheric balloon utilizing electrostatic inflation of walls 2008-10-21 7,438,262 Redundant gas turbine engine mounting arrangement 2008-10-21 7,438,263 Optimal aircraft window shape for noise control 2008-10-21 7,438,264 Method and associated apparatus for capturing, servicing and de-orbiting earth satellites using robotics 2008-10-21 7,440,825 Constant vertical state maintaining cueing system 2008-10-21 7,440,826 Steering aid system for altitude and horizontal speed, perpendicular to the vertical, of an aircraft and aircraft equipped therewith 2008-10-21 7,441,511 Watercraft arresting system 2008-10-28 7,441,724 System and method for controlling a roll rate of a torsionally-disconnected freewing aircraft 2008-10-28 7,441,725 Aircraft wet wing 2008-10-28 7,441,726 Flight deck security pocket door system 2008-10-28 7,444,002 Vehicular target acquisition and tracking using a generalized hough transform for missile guidance 2008-10-28 7,448,199 Self powdered missile turbojet 2008-11-11 7,448,571 Rotor collective pitch VS Mu to control flapping and mast/rotor tilt to control rotor RPM 2008-11-11 7,448,572 Direct mounted propulsion for non-rigid airships 2008-11-11 7,448,573 Engine suspension pylon for aircraft 2008-11-11 7,448,574 Aircraft archway architecture 2008-11-11 7,448,575 Comfortable seating arrangements with easy access 2008-11-11 7,448,576 Filament wound crew rest enclosure structure 2008-11-11 7,448,577 Apparatus for providing velocity differential between parachute and payload to reduce shock load 2008-11-11 7,448,578 Aircraft with forward opening inlay spoilers for yaw control 2008-11-11 7,448,656 Dual action structural latch 2008-11-11 7,448,822 Retaining member and method for use with a seat track 2008-11-11 7,449,661 In-pipe heat trace system 2008-11-11 7,449,858 Variable-Structure diagnostics approach achieving optimized low-frequency data sampling for EMA motoring subsystem 2008-11-11 7,451,022 Calibration of ship attitude reference 2008-11-11 7,451,947 Engine mounting structure under an aircraft wing 2008-11-18 7,451,948 Apparatus for deicing a surface of an aircraft 2008-11-18 7,451,949 Method for using a tiltable stabilizer to reduce vibration generated on the fuselage of a helicopter 2008-11-18 7,451,950 Joint for connecting a longitudinal side to an upper side of components and flexible strip for use in such a joint 2008-11-18 7,451,951 Miniature airplane apparatus and method 2008-11-18 7,454,272 Geostationary stationkeeping method 2008-11-18 7,455,263 Airplane interior systems 2008-11-25 7,455,264 Reconfiguration control system for an aircraft wing 2008-11-25 7,455,276 Seat securing system 2008-11-25 7,458,181 Waterfowl decoy kite 2008-12-02 7,458,542 Landing gear door assembly 2008-12-02 7,458,543 Aerial refueling system 2008-12-02 7,458,544 Method and apparatus for dropping a launch vehicle from beneath an airplane 2008-12-02 7,461,711 Superconducting crawler system for a production line 2008-12-09 7,461,729 Device for supporting an aircraft battery 2008-12-09 7,461,811 VTOL personal aircraft 2008-12-09 7,461,812 Rotorcraft control system with stepped mixing linkage 2008-12-09 7,461,813 Air input device for a turboprop engine 2008-12-09 7,461,814 Dual action inlet door and method for use thereof 2008-12-09 7,461,815 Suspension system for a rotary wing aircraft engine 2008-12-09 7,461,816 Internal arrangement of the walls of the fuselage of an aircraft 2008-12-09 7,461,817 Cargo parachute release apparatus, system and method 2008-12-09 7,461,818 In orbit space transportation and recovery system 2008-12-09 7,461,819 Method for using a steerable tall fin to reduce the vibration generated on the fuselage of a helicopter 2008-12-09 7,461,820 Aerofoil arrangement 2008-12-09 7,462,098 Cabin pressure control system and method that accommodates aircraft take-off with and without a cabin pressurization source 2008-12-09 7,463,956 Constant vertical state maintaining cueing system 2008-12-09 7,463,957 Method for operating an aircraft 2008-12-09 7,464,895 Lighter-than-air aircraft and related methods for powering the same 2008-12-16 7,464,896 Apparatus for the adjustment of horizontal stabilizers for aircraft 2008-12-16 7,464,897 Aircraft stowage bin 2008-12-16 7,464,898 Precision thrust/sun tracking attitude control system for gimbaled thruster 2008-12-16 7,464,899 Method and system for determining a singularity free momentum path 2008-12-16 7,464,900 Folding retractable protective dome for space vehicle equipment 2008-12-16 7,464,901 Method and device for magnetic space radiation shield 2008-12-16 7,464,902 Satellite with electromagnetic control of objects 2008-12-16 7,464,903 Methods and apparatus for vibration and buffet suppression 2008-12-16 7,467,761 Method and system for adjusting the flight path of an unguided projectile, with compensation for jittering deviation 2008-12-23 7,467,762 Advanced unmanned aerial vehicle system 2008-12-23 7,467,763 Composite landing gear apparatus and methods 2008-12-23 7,467,764 Fuselage mounted evacuation slide system 2008-12-23 7,467,984 Helicopter 2008-12-23 7,469,545 Auxiliary power unit inlet door position control system and method 2008-12-30 7,469,725 Method and apparatus for accurately delivering a predetermined amount of fuel to a vehicle 2008-12-30 7,469,857 System and method for altitude control 2008-12-30 7,469,858 Geared wheel motor design 2008-12-30 7,469,859 Transportation apparatus and methods 2008-12-30 7,469,860 Aircraft archway architecture 2008-12-30 7,469,861 Seating system and a passenger accommodation unit for a vehicle 2008-12-30 7,469,862 Aircraft engine nacelle inlet having access opening for electrical ice protection system 2008-12-30 7,469,863 Systems and methods for automatically and semiautomatically controlling aircraft refueling 2008-12-30 7,469,864 Method for assemblying and landing a habitable structure on an extraterrestrial body 2008-12-30 7,469,964 Seating system for passenger service vehicles, for aircraft in particular 2008-12-30 7,471,216 Handheld controller for vehicles 2008-12-30 7,471,996 Control system for an aircraft engine 2008-12-30 7,472,862 Rotating blade aircraft control system 2009-01-06 7,472,863 Sky hopper 2009-01-06 7,472,864 Device for filtering vibration between two parts, and applications thereof 2009-01-06 7,472,865 Dehumidification system for an airship 2009-01-06 7,472,866 Deployment system and method for subsurface launched unmanned aerial vehicle 2009-01-06 7,472,867 Support roller arrangement for use in an aircraft cargo hold 2009-01-06 7,472,868 Systems and methods for controlling an aerial refueling device 2009-01-06 7,472,935 Impact dispersal device 2009-01-06 7,472,957 Seating system and a passenger accommodation unit for a vehicle 2009-01-06 7,473,876 Boost phase intercept missile fire control system architecture 2009-01-06 7,474,856 Method and device for producing an optical link with laser pulses 2009-01-06 7,474,944 Control system and method with multiple linked inputs 2009-01-06 7,475,854 Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices with non-parallel motion paths, and associated methods 2009-01-13 7,478,578 Commercial airliner missile protection using formation drone aircraft 2009-01-20 7,478,778 Rocket engine having guide vanes in the nozzle of the engine 2009-01-20 7,478,779 Device and method for sealing and lighting a balloon 2009-01-20 7,478,780 Methods for manufacturing composite aircraft, parts and a family of composite aircraft 2009-01-20 7,478,781 Joint cover in aircraft 2009-01-20 7,478,782 System and method incorporating adaptive and reconfigurable cells 2009-01-20 7,480,996 Truck pivot joint bearing and method of lubricating 2009-01-27 7,481,147 External, underside positioned aircraft object mounting system 2009-01-27 7,481,214 System and method for enriching aircraft cabin air with oxygen from a nitrogen generation system 2009-01-27 7,481,290 Vertical lift vehicle 2009-01-27 7,481,396 Small-size high-speed transmission system for use in microturbine-powered aircraft 2009-01-27 7,481,397 Force supporting device with a load-dependent force support 2009-01-27 7,481,398 Intercostal for aircraft 2009-01-27 7,481,399 Position securing system for restraining an occupant in land and aeronautical vehicles 2009-01-27 7,484,589 Apparatus and method for reducing aircraft noise and acoustic fatigue 2009-02-03 7,484,593 Acoustic structure and method of manufacturing thereof 2009-02-03 7,484,687 Propulsion device 2009-02-03 7,484,688 Landing gear noise reduction 2009-02-03 7,484,689 Aviation ground power unit connection system and method incorporating same 2009-02-03 7,484,690 In orbit space transportation and recovery system 2009-02-03 7,484,691 Method and device for magnetic space radiation shield providing isotropic protection 2009-02-03 7,484,692 Integrated abort rocket and orbital propulsion system 2009-02-03 7,484,693 Centralized bus interface with single wire secondary distribution 2009-02-03 7,484,694 Aircraft wing with extendible nose flap 2009-02-03 7,485,354 Thermal protection system for a vehicle 2009-02-03 7,485,800 Electrical current return device for avionic equipment 2009-02-03 7,487,015 Emulator for an inertial navigation unit protocol converter 2009-02-03 7,487,016 Method for compensating star motion induced error in a stellar inertial attitude determination system 2009-02-03 7,487,933 Homing missile guidance and estimation algorithms against advanced maneuvering targets 2009-02-10 7,487,934 Method of synchronizing fin fold-out on a fin-stabilized artillery shell, and an artillery shell designed in accordance therewith 2009-02-10 7,487,935 Aircraft having variable incidence wing and air cushion landing system 2009-02-10 7,487,936 Buoyancy control system for an airship 2009-02-10 7,487,937 Airfoil for micro air vehicle 2009-02-10 7,487,938 System and method utilizing Internet Protocol (IP) sequencing to identify components of a passenger flight information system (PFIS) 2009-02-10 7,487,939 Aircraft with emergency landing system 2009-02-10 7,487,969 Kite system having a light transmitter and a light receiver 2009-02-10 7,490,792 Aircraft with rotor vibration isolation 2009-02-17 7,490,793 Wireless landing gear monitoring system 2009-02-17 7,490,794 Airship having a central fairing to act as a stall strip and to reduce lift 2009-02-17 7,490,795 Aircraft evacuation slide with primary gas relief valve 2009-02-17 7,491,253 Engine intake system with accessible, interchangeable air filters 2009-02-17 7,491,289 Methods of forming metal foil ply replacement in composite structures 2009-02-17 7,492,308 Threat detection system 2009-02-17 7,493,196 On-board flight management system for aircraft 2009-02-17 7,493,911 Shrouded valve apparatus and related methods 2009-02-24 7,494,089 Multiple kill vehicle (MKV) interceptor and method for intercepting exo and endo-atmospheric targets 2009-02-24 7,494,090 Multiple kill vehicle (MKV) interceptor with autonomous kill vehicles 2009-02-24 7,494,091 Aircraft cart transport and stowage system 2009-02-24 7,494,092 Lightweight structural component in particular for aircraft and method for its production 2009-02-24 7,494,093 Wing having a negative dihedron for towing a load 2009-02-24 7,494,094 Aircraft wing systems for providing differential motion to deployable lift devices 2009-02-24 7,494,397 Helicopter 2009-02-24 7,495,198 System and method for improving nighttime visual awareness of a pilot flying an aircraft carrying at least one air-to-air missile 2009-02-24 7,496,433 Method and apparatus for minimizing the noise emitted by a rotorcraft during take-off and landing 2009-02-24 7,497,300 Noise reduction tubes 2009-03-03 7,497,305 Brake condition monitoring 2009-03-03 7,497,403 High efficiency tip vortex reversal and induced drag reduction 2009-03-03 7,497,638 Socket joint for tie-rod attachment system and method 2009-03-03 7,497,759 Directionally controllable, self-stabilizing, rotating flying vehicle 2009-03-03 7,498,969 Proximity radar antenna co-located with GPS DRA fuze 2009-03-03 7,500,351 Gas turbine powerplant 2009-03-10 7,500,477 Method and apparatus for moving a mass 2009-03-10 7,500,636 Processes and devices to guide and/or steer a projectile 2009-03-10 7,500,637 Airship with lifting gas cell system 2009-03-10 7,500,638 Heavy lift airship 2009-03-10 7,500,639 Aircraft ejection seat with adjustable headrest 2009-03-10 7,500,640 Hollow assembly structure and fabrication method therefor 2009-03-10 7,500,641 Aerospace vehicle flow body systems and associated methods 2009-03-10 7,500,678 Airplane ski lift 2009-03-10 7,502,684 Method and system for the automatic piloting of an aircraft on the approach to an airdrop position 2009-03-10 7,503,277 Aerostat inflator 2009-03-17 7,503,425 Integrated inlet attachment 2009-03-17 7,503,431 Mechanical rotational drive 2009-03-17 7,503,521 Radiation homing tag 2009-03-17 7,503,522 Continuous power bus for seat power 2009-03-17 7,503,523 Closure system for a support structure 2009-03-17 7,503,524 Device for equipping a hole in a panel, and panel thus equipped 2009-03-17 7,503,525 Pivotable pylon for external carriage of aircraft stores 2009-03-17 7,503,526 Space transportation node including tether system 2009-03-17 7,503,527 Flight control method and apparatus to produce induced yaw 2009-03-17 7,503,681 Optical fiber combinations 2009-03-17 7,503,720 Hinge bracket holder 2009-03-17 7,503,826 Flying apparatus 2009-03-17 7,505,267 Cooling system for an electronic box 2009-03-17 7,506,478 Method and apparatus for detecting smoke and smothering a fire 2009-03-24 7,506,498 Pulsed detonation engines for reaction control systems 2009-03-24 7,506,837 Inbound transition control for a tail-sitting vertical take off and landing aircraft 2009-03-24 7,506,838 Air intake structure for aircraft engine 2009-03-24 7,506,839 Engine airframe J-seal damper 2009-03-24 7,506,840 Device for connecting in flight an aircraft to a refuelling device of a tanker aeroplane 2009-03-24 7,506,841 Catalyzed decomposing foam for encapsulating space-based kinetic objects 2009-03-24 7,506,842 Aircraft control surface drive system and associated methods 2009-03-24 7,506,855 Non-protruding seat track apparatus 2009-03-24 7,506,904 Door handle lock assembly with automatic lock and retract 2009-03-24 7,506,941 Brake condition monitoring 2009-03-24 7,509,212 Enabling services on a UAV 2009-03-24 7,509,774 Apparatus for integrating a rigid structure into a flexible wall of an inflatable structure 2009-03-31 7,509,797 Thrust vectoring missile turbojet 2009-03-31 7,510,022 Fire-suppression system for an aircraft 2009-03-31 7,510,139 Rotor wing aircraft having a bypassable radial inflow turbine 2009-03-31 7,510,140 Method and apparatus for generating lift 2009-03-31 7,510,141 Autonomous control method for small unmanned helicopter 2009-03-31 7,510,142 Aerial robot 2009-03-31 7,510,143 Wing assembly and aircraft 2009-03-31 7,510,144 Elastic pre-deformed fairings for aircrafts 2009-03-31 7,510,145 UAV recovery system II 2009-03-31 7,510,146 Window shade system and method of use 2009-03-31 7,510,147 Vibration damping pylon 2009-03-31 7,510,148 Dynamic yaw steering method for spacecrafts 2009-03-31 7,510,149 System and method to control flowfield vortices with micro-jet arrays 2009-03-31 7,510,150 Energy recovery apparatus and method 2009-03-31 7,510,151 Wing with extendable aerodynamic pivoted flaps 2009-03-31 7,510,754 Flexible insulation blanket having a ceramic matrix composite outer layer 2009-03-31 7,510,757 Cellular composite grid-stiffened structure 2009-03-31 7,511,252 Multihypothesis threat missile propagator for boost-phase missile defense 2009-03-31 7,511,253 Apparatus for detecting radiation and munition incorporating same 2009-03-31 7,512,464 System and method for controlling the speed of an aircraft 2009-03-31 7,512,466 High-torque, low power reaction wheel array and method 2009-03-31 7,515,400 Circuit breaker box and monitoring system 2009-04-07 7,515,998 Information layer for a vehicular control network and method 2009-04-07 7,515,999 Method and means for piloting control of a forward-moving vehicle 2009-04-07 7,516,815 Arrangement for the generation of sonic fields of a specific modal composition 2009-04-14 7,516,918 Morphable ceramic composite skins and structures for hypersonic flight 2009-04-14 7,516,919 Aircraft archway architecture 2009-04-14 7,516,920 In-flight refueling system and method for facilitating emergency separation of in-flight refueling system components 2009-04-14 7,516,921 Forward pivoted full flying control tail boom 2009-04-14 7,517,010 Convertible aircraft seat comprising movable armrests 2009-04-14 7,517,014 Passenger seat with luggage compartment 2009-04-14 7,520,469 Passenger seat, an aircraft passenger seat in particular 2009-04-21 7,520,470 Aircraft configuration with improved aerodynamic performance 2009-04-21 7,520,471 Aircraft wing, method for operating an aircraft wing, and use of a pivotable trailing edge on a main wing of an aircraft, for adjusting the shape and width of an air gap 2009-04-21 7,520,792 Wheel assembly for a model airplane 2009-04-21 7,521,108 Embedded connector attached to a base panel 2009-04-21 7,521,655 Method and system of automatic control 2009-04-21 7,523,692 Aircraft defense system against manpads with IR/UV seekers 2009-04-28 7,523,888 Seating system and a passenger accommodation unit for a vehicle 2009-04-28 7,523,889 Modular anti-icing/de-icing device for an aerodynamic surface 2009-04-28 7,523,890 Non-pyrotechnic remote-controlled parachute jettison method 2009-04-28 7,523,891 Safety pre-impact deceleration system for vehicles 2009-04-28 7,523,892 Centripetal reflex method of space launch 2009-04-28 7,523,993 Passenger dorsal support 2009-04-28 7,526,921 Auxiliary power unit with integral firebox 2009-05-05 7,526,988 Electromagnetic railgun projectile 2009-05-05 7,527,220 Aircraft engine mount 2009-05-05 7,527,221 Mounting device for interior equipment in aircraft 2009-05-05 7,527,222 Composite barrel sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures, and methods and systems for manufacturing such barrel sections 2009-05-05 7,527,223 Interior panel attachment system 2009-05-05 7,530,527 Method and device for launching aerial vehicles 2009-05-12 7,530,528 Methods and apparatus for guidance systems 2009-05-12 7,530,529 Separation wall in an aircraft cabin 2009-05-12 7,530,530 Assembly for securing a stringer to a substrate 2009-05-12 7,530,531 Apparatus and methods for installing an aircraft window panel 2009-05-12 7,530,532 Counterweight based rocket launch platform 2009-05-12 7,530,533 Wing, particularly airfoil of an aircraft, having changeable profile 2009-05-12 7,533,760 Noise reduction tubes 2009-05-19 7,533,849 Optically guided munition 2009-05-19 7,533,850 Fittings with redundant seals for aircraft fuel lines, fuel tanks, and other systems 2009-05-19 7,533,851 Flexible kite 2009-05-19 7,533,911 Decompression lock 2009-05-19 7,533,930 Convertible aircraft passenger seat and method 2009-05-19 7,537,181 Guidance system 2009-05-26 7,537,182 Simultaneous multiple-location separation control 2009-05-26 7,537,361 Aircraft window case that can be artificially illuminated in an indirect manner 2009-05-26 7,539,561 Autonomous control system apparatus and program for a small, unmanned helicopter 2009-05-26 7,540,142 Multiple auxiliary power unit system inlet ducts controlled by a single actuator 2009-06-02 7,540,145 Unitized hybrid rocket system 2009-06-02 7,540,226 Aircraft engine structure-mounted aim-point biasing infrared countermeasure apparatus and method 2009-06-02 7,540,449 Methods and apparatus for non-imaging guidance system 2009-06-02 7,540,450 Aircraft propulsion system 2009-06-02 7,540,639 Cross bin illumination system 2009-06-02 7,541,083 Joining structures 2009-06-02 7,541,563 Magnetic gyro-projectile device with electronic combustion, turbogeneration and gyro stabilization 2009-06-02 7,542,828 Unmanned air vehicle, integrated weapon platform, avionics system and control method 2009-06-02 7,542,829 Low earth orbit satellite command planning device and method, and low earth orbit satellite control system including the same 2009-06-02 7,543,451 Aircraft engine exhaust shroud 2009-06-09 7,543,777 Air guiding flap of an aircraft comprising control of the pressure forces impinging thereon, process for adjusting the position of an air guiding flap and ram air system including such an air guiding flap 2009-06-09 7,543,778 Door for aircraft, and aircraft provided with such a door 2009-06-09 7,543,779 Low-impact mating system 2009-06-09 7,543,780 Unmanned air vehicle transmission line docking surveillance 2009-06-09 7,546,176 Method and apparatus for determining a solution group of parts in an assembly 2009-06-09 7,546,975 Tandem rotor wing rotational position control system 2009-06-16 7,546,976 Dual power helicopter without a tail rotor 2009-06-16 7,546,977 Passive aerodynamic sonic boom suppression for supersonic aircraft 2009-06-16 7,546,978 Isolated crew deck for an operational ground support system 2009-06-16 7,546,979 Trapezoidal panel pin joint allowing free deflection between fuselage and wing 2009-06-16 7,546,980 Aircraft wing with electrothermal deicing and/or anti-icing device 2009-06-16 7,546,981 Drain system for an aircraft 2009-06-16 7,546,982 Shuttle thermal integrity detection system 2009-06-16 7,546,983 Spacecraft power acquisition method for wing-stowed configuration 2009-06-16 7,546,984 Flap interconnection system for aircraft 2009-06-16 7,547,865 Optical element mount and method thereof for a gun-launched projectile 2009-06-16 7,547,870 Precision spacecraft payload platforms 2009-06-16 7,548,184 Methods and apparatus for processing data from multiple sources 2009-06-16 7,549,603 Deflection system for a gas stream in a nozzle 2009-06-23 7,549,604 Fuel efficient fixed wing aircraft 2009-06-23 7,549,605 Electric flight control surface actuation system for aircraft flaps and slats 2009-06-23 7,549,606 Lavatory fast pack system and method 2009-06-23 7,549,607 Aircraft having a dual floor servicing system associated with an operational ground support system 2009-06-23 7,549,608 Detachable line management device for traction kites 2009-06-23 7,550,189 Variable stiffness structure 2009-06-23 7,550,697 Systems and methods for boresight adapters 2009-06-23 7,551,121 Multi-target-tracking optical sensor-array technology 2009-06-23 7,551,989 Autonomous outer loop control of man-rated fly-by-wire aircraft 2009-06-23 7,552,669 Coordinated ballistic missile defense planning using genetic algorithm 2009-06-30 7,552,892 Dual-sliding fin lock assembly 2009-06-30 7,552,893 Airship & method of operation 2009-06-30 7,552,894 Assembly method for tethered or free flight blimp with collapsible tail fins 2009-06-30 7,552,895 System, apparatus and method to improve the aerodynamics of a floatplane 2009-06-30 7,552,896 Aircraft window assembly 2009-06-30 7,552,897 Method and system for rotary code-based control 2009-06-30 7,554,076 Sensor system with modular optical transceivers 2009-06-30 7,554,237 Centrifugal-effect vibration generator having coaxial contrarotating rotors 2009-06-30 7,555,873 Self-locating feature for a pi-joint assembly 2009-07-07 7,555,893 Aircraft propulsion system 2009-07-07 7,556,218 Aerodynamic lifting device and airborne craft 2009-07-07 7,556,219 Unmanned aerial vehicle and launch assembly 2009-07-07 7,556,220 Seal for sealing a component opening in a component 2009-07-07 7,556,221 Aircraft ice protection method 2009-07-07 7,556,222 Apparatus for deicing a surface of an aircraft 2009-07-07 7,556,223 Vent system for an aerospace vehicle 2009-07-07 7,556,224 Distributed flight control surface actuation system 2009-07-07 7,557,753 Spacecraft hardware tracker 2009-07-07 7,558,653 Autopilot system for a helicopter 2009-07-07 7,559,505 Apparatus and method for restraining and deploying an airfoil 2009-07-14 7,559,506 Integral powered wing aircraft 2009-07-14 7,559,507 Thrust reversers including locking assemblies for inhibiting deflection 2009-07-14 7,559,508 Propellant depot in space 2009-07-14 7,559,509 Large cryogenic tank logistics for in-space vehicles 2009-07-14 7,559,510 Elevator variable feel unit 2009-07-14 7,560,152 Joining structure in a laminate comprising a local reinforcement 2009-07-14 7,561,947 Dynamic CMG array and method 2009-07-14 7,562,843 Method of launching a catapult, catapult, and locking device 2009-07-21 7,562,844 Multiple attendant galley 2009-07-21 7,562,845 Rudder unit connection to a fuselage without a bolt-fairing structure 2009-07-21 7,562,846 Window retaining system 2009-07-21 7,562,847 Autonomous in-flight refueling system 2009-07-21 7,564,373 System and method for detecting ice formation on an aircraft 2009-07-21 7,564,478 Apparatus for capturing on object scene 2009-07-21 7,566,026 Onboard guidance method for ballistic missiles 2009-07-28 7,566,027 Roll orientation using turns-counting fuze 2009-07-28 7,566,028 Integral locking mechanism for deployable device 2009-07-28 7,566,029 Suspension for suspending a jet engine on an aircraft strut 2009-07-28 7,566,030 Rotation fitting for the empennage of an aircraft 2009-07-28 7,566,031 Triggering system for the plastic collapse of a metal structural element 2009-07-28 7,566,489 Impact-absorbing structural component 2009-07-28 7,567,186 Information and notification system using passenger service units in an aircraft 2009-07-28 7,568,347 Method for designing flowfield molded hypersonic inlet for integrated turbojet and ram-scramjet applications 2009-08-04 7,568,433 Aerodynamically stable finless projectile 2009-08-04 7,568,655 Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft 2009-08-04 7,568,656 System for controlling the lift of aircraft 2009-08-04 7,568,657 VTOL personal aircraft 2009-08-04 7,568,658 Aircraft emergency landing assist vehicle 2009-08-04 7,568,659 Door which is intended to be positioned between the cockpit and the cabin of an aircraft 2009-08-04 7,568,660 Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use 2009-08-04 7,568,661 Canopy quick release device for parachutes 2009-08-04 7,568,662 Emergency flight control system 2009-08-04 7,570,475 Cowling assembly 2009-08-04 7,571,045 Control system for gas-turbine engine 2009-08-04 7,571,527 Mandrel for fabrication of a monolithic composite nacelle panel 2009-08-11 7,571,875 Device and method for sealing and lighting a balloon 2009-08-11 7,571,876 Aircraft landing gear assembly shimmy damper 2009-08-11 7,571,877 Operation mechanism for activating a deceleration device 2009-08-11 7,571,878 Method and a calculating unit for calculation of a recovery flight path 2009-08-11 7,571,879 Automatic conversion system for tiltrotor aircraft 2009-08-11 7,575,014 Control of engine intake door 2009-08-18 7,575,190 Fiber optic laser detection and ranging system 2009-08-18 7,575,191 Binary optics SAL seeker (BOSS) 2009-08-18 7,575,192 Transmission system for use in microturbine-powered applications 2009-08-18 7,575,193 Anti-crash method and system, an undercarriage, and an aircraft 2009-08-18 7,575,194 Apparatuses and methods for joining composite members and other structural members in aircraft wing boxes and other structures 2009-08-18 7,575,195 Hinge cover integration into door seal edges 2009-08-18 7,575,196 Ice protection system and method including a plurality of segmented sub-areas and a cyclic diverter valve 2009-08-18 7,575,197 Mobile transporter servicing unit for an operational ground support system 2009-08-18 7,575,198 Control handle for use with a towable airfoil 2009-08-18 7,575,199 Orbit space transportation and recovery system 2009-08-18 7,575,200 Space depot for spacecraft resupply 2009-08-18 7,578,369 Mixed-flow exhaust silencer assembly 2009-08-25 7,578,465 Aircraft front nose landing gear and method of making an aircraft landing gear 2009-08-25 7,578,466 Mechanism for reducing heat generation in a joint 2009-08-25 7,578,467 Methods and apparatuses for indicating and/or adjusting tension in pliant tension members, including aircraft recovery lines 2009-08-25 7,578,468 Acoustic absorption system for an aircraft airframe 2009-08-25 7,578,469 Terminal docking port for an operational ground support system 2009-08-25 7,578,470 Passenger seating arrangement 2009-08-25 7,578,471 Aircraft passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed 2009-08-25 7,578,472 Aircraft ejection seat system 2009-08-25 7,578,473 Rib for aircraft wing and methods for the manufacture thereof 2009-08-25 7,578,474 Sealed structural passenger window assembly and method of forming same 2009-08-25 7,578,475 Pressure responsive blowout latch 2009-08-25 7,578,476 Aircraft door arrangement 2009-08-25 7,578,477 Internal security door for an aircraft 2009-08-25 7,578,478 Attaching panels to support structures in an aircraft 2009-08-25 7,578,479 Rotating air cargo delivery system and method of construction 2009-08-25 7,578,480 Reefing apparatus for controlling the inflation of a gliding wing parachute 2009-08-25 7,578,481 Digital programmable driver for solenoid valves and associated method 2009-08-25 7,578,482 Catalyzed decomposing structural payload foam 2009-08-25 7,578,483 Conformable skin element system for active vortex control 2009-08-25 7,578,484 Link mechanisms for gapped rigid krueger flaps, and associated systems and methods 2009-08-25 7,579,715 Device and method for transmitting and providing the power of capacitive actuators 2009-08-25 7,580,777 Modular aircraft control system and method 2009-08-25 7,580,778 Methods and systems for controlling multi-body vehicles with fuel slosh 2009-08-25 7,581,002 Methods and systems for network failure reporting 2009-08-25 7,581,378 Anti-icing apparatus and method for aero-engine nose cone 2009-09-01 7,581,381 Ducted air power plant 2009-09-01 7,581,383 Acoustic pulsejet helmet 2009-09-01 7,581,692 Fluidic chevrons and configurable thermal shield for jet noise reduction 2009-09-01 7,581,693 Shrouded nozzle arrangement 2009-09-01 7,581,694 Vertical tail unit for aircraft and aircraft equipped with same 2009-09-01 7,581,695 Aircraft with a modified gear, and method of producing the gear 2009-09-01 7,581,696 Aircraft attitude control configuration 2009-09-01 7,581,697 Design methods and configurations for supersonic aircraft 2009-09-01 7,581,698 Method and apparatus for tempering gaseous and/or liquid media in transportation vehicles, particularly in aircraft 2009-09-01 7,581,699 Stealth attack fighter bomber 2009-09-01 7,581,700 Adjustable fittings for attaching support members to fluid conduits, including aircraft fuel conduits, and associated systems and methods 2009-09-01 7,581,701 Kite control device 2009-09-01 7,581,702 Wirelessly controlling unmanned aircraft and accessing associated surveillance data 2009-09-01 7,582,032 Anti-vibratory device with rotary compensation weights 2009-09-01 7,582,853 Method and device for producing an optical link using light flashes 2009-09-01 7,583,455 Gas activated emergency vision device 2009-09-01 7,584,027 Aircraft navigation aid method and corresponding device 2009-09-01 7,584,028 Methods and systems for implementing location based noise abatement procedures 2009-09-01 7,584,084 Method of manufacturing fluttering robot using a fluid-structure interactive numerical model for developing controls for wing driving apparatus 2009-09-01 7,584,782 Valve defining modulated and unmodulated flow paths 2009-09-08 7,584,823 Communicating ladder between an upper level and a lower level of an aircraft, and an aircraft provided with such a ladder 2009-09-08 7,584,922 Spin-stabilized correctible-trajectory artillery shell 2009-09-08 7,584,923 Tilt-rotor aircraft 2009-09-08 7,584,924 High speed vertical take-off and land aircraft with active fan balancing system 2009-09-08 7,584,925 Lightweight air vehicle and pneumatic launcher 2009-09-08 7,584,926 Aircraft cart transport and stowage system 2009-09-08 7,584,927 Pre-chute deployment skydiver deceleration device 2009-09-08 7,584,928 Drogue parachute drag force actuated programmable controller to generate an event trigger signal 2009-09-08 7,587,325 Method of insuring against satellite launch failure 2009-09-08 7,588,032 Oxygen conservation system for commercial aircraft 2009-09-15 7,588,211 Baggage compartment in passenger transport system 2009-09-15 7,588,212 Method and apparatus for noise abatement and ice protection of an aircraft engine nacelle inlet lip 2009-09-15 7,588,213 In orbit space transportation and recovery system 2009-09-15 7,588,214 Deployable support structure 2009-09-15 7,588,846 Energy storage system 2009-09-15 7,589,663 System and method for the measurement of the unambiguous roll angle of a projectile 2009-09-15 7,590,484 Safe runway aircraft arrival and departure system using split runway design 2009-09-15 7,591,277 Fuel balancing system 2009-09-22 7,593,794 Optical stabilization system 2009-09-22 7,594,623 Torsionally de-coupled engine mount system 2009-09-29 7,594,624 Flying vehicle-launching apparatus and method 2009-09-29 7,594,625 Proprotor blade with leading edge slot 2009-09-29 7,594,626 Magnetically induced aircraft landing wheel rotation 2009-09-29 7,594,627 Method and apparatus for de-icing aircraft and other snow or ice covered surfaces 2009-09-29 7,594,701 Troop seat 2009-09-29 7,596,434 Aircraft brake temperature monitoring system and method 2009-09-29 7,596,438 Beacon-based traffic control system 2009-09-29 7,597,060 Apparatus and method for reducing fluid drag on a submerged surface 2009-10-06 7,597,283 Auxiliary power unit intake duct with aero-acoustic guide vanes 2009-10-06 7,597,285 Fluid dynamically effective surface for minimizing induced resistance 2009-10-06 7,597,286 Simplified power system for a cabin services system for an aircraft 2009-10-06 7,597,287 Device for reinforcement of a hollow structure, especially a box structure for an aircraft and a hollow structure equipped with such a device 2009-10-06 7,597,288 In-flight refueling lightning protection system 2009-10-06 7,597,289 Apparatus and method for the control of trailing wake flows 2009-10-06 7,597,953 Composite fiber component produced by braiding 2009-10-06 7,599,768 Method for computer-assisted determination of an optimum-fuel control of nozzles 2009-10-06 7,599,805 Systems and methods for predicting supersonic acoustic signatures 2009-10-06 7,600,371 Thrust reversers including support members for inhibiting deflection 2009-10-13 7,600,605 Aircraft ground run-up enclosure 2009-10-13 7,600,711 Flexible ducting system including an articulable sealed joint 2009-10-13 7,600,712 Ornithopter 2009-10-13 7,600,713 Pre-hung inlet door system 2009-10-13 7,600,714 Diffusing air inlet door assembly 2009-10-13 7,600,715 Local backup hydraulic actuator for aircraft control systems 2009-10-13 7,600,716 Reinforced door 2009-10-13 7,600,717 Aircraft wings and fuel tanks 2009-10-13 7,600,718 Pivoted flap mechanism for adjusting an aerodynamic pivoted flap associated with a wing 2009-10-13 7,601,004 System and method for pivot for stowage compartments or rotating items 2009-10-13 7,602,349 System of stowing and deploying multiple phased arrays or combinations of arrays and reflectors 2009-10-13 7,603,207 Surrogate air processor 2009-10-13 7,604,197 Tow cable termination 2009-10-20 7,604,198 Rotorcraft having coaxial counter-rotating rotors which produce both vertical and horizontal thrust and method of controlled flight in all six degrees of freedom 2009-10-20 7,604,199 Aerofoil containment structure 2009-10-20 7,604,200 Fitting with torsion box, of plastic material reinforced with carbon fibre, for coupling a drive motor / spindle unit for trimming of a horizontal stabiliser of an aircraft 2009-10-20 7,604,201 Nacelle drag reduction device for a turbofan gas turbine engine 2009-10-20 7,604,202 Ice management system for tiltrotor aircraft 2009-10-20 7,604,204 Loading device for the at least partially automated loading and unloading of a cargo hold on transport equipment as well as a conveying system 2009-10-20 7,607,318 Integrated environmental control and auxiliary power system for an aircraft 2009-10-27 7,607,606 VTOL personal aircraft 2009-10-27 7,607,607 De-rotation system suitable for use with a shaft fairing system 2009-10-27 7,607,608 Ground handling cart for skid equipped aircraft 2009-10-27 7,607,609 Mounting device for an aircraft engine comprising two thrust recovery rods with a double rear mechanical connection 2009-10-27 7,607,610 Ornithopter having a wing structure and a mechanism for imparting realistic, bird-like motion thereto 2009-10-27 7,607,611 Flight control surface actuation system with redundantly configured and lockable actuator assemblies 2009-10-27 7,607,612 Passenger seat unit, in particular for commercial aircraft 2009-10-27 7,607,613 Payload support track interface and fitting 2009-10-27 7,607,614 Transition shim between structure for fastening a wing to a fuselage of an aircraft, and aircraft having such a shim 2009-10-27 7,607,615 Brake for a kite 2009-10-27 7,607,616 Docking device 2009-10-27 7,607,617 Wing unit, in particular spar box, for forming aerodynamically active surfaces of an aircraft, in particular airfoils, horizontal tail units or rudder units of a plane 2009-10-27 7,607,736 Assemblies and methods for securing an element to an aircraft seat track break 2009-10-27 7,610,747 Side thruster module 2009-11-03 7,610,828 Flight control surface actuator assembly including a free trial mechanism 2009-11-03 7,610,841 System and method for enhancing the payload capacity, carriage efficiency, and adaptive flexibility of external stores mounted on an aerial vehicle 2009-11-03 7,611,090 Reaction-drive rotorcraft having an adjustable blade jet 2009-11-03 7,611,091 High speed vertical take-off and land aircraft with active fan balancing system 2009-11-03 7,611,092 Internet linked environmental data collection system and method 2009-11-03 7,611,093 Dual flow APU inlet and associated systems and methods 2009-11-03 7,611,094 Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) deceleration system 2009-11-03 7,611,095 Aerodynamic re-entry vehicle control with active and passive yaw flaps 2009-11-03 7,611,096 In orbit space transportation and recovery system 2009-11-03 7,611,097 In orbit space transportation and recovery system 2009-11-03 7,611,098 Flight management process for an aircraft 2009-11-03 7,611,099 Seal assemblies for use with drooped spoilers and other control surfaces on aircraft 2009-11-03 7,611,305 Roadway for decelerating a vehicle including an aircraft 2009-11-03 7,611,595 System, method, and apparatus for metallic-composite joint with compliant, non-corrosive interface 2009-11-03 7,614,587 Procedure and device for improving the maneuverability of an aircraft during the approach to landing and flare-out phases 2009-11-10 7,614,588 Apparatus system and method for drag reduction 2009-11-10 7,616,130 Method and a device for processing and displaying aircraft piloting information 2009-11-10 7,617,024 Automatic heading control system for tiltrotor aircraft and helicopters 2009-11-10 7,617,670 Flow control redistribution to mitigate high cycle fatigue 2009-11-17 7,618,005 Stealth bomber, transporter, air-to-air fueling tanker, and space plane 2009-11-17 7,618,006 Ram air inlets for use with aircraft environmental control systems and other aircraft and non-aircraft systems 2009-11-17 7,618,007 Force balancing actuator 2009-11-17 7,618,008 Air supply for an aircraft 2009-11-17 7,618,009 Apparatus for attachment of a unit to attachment devices in a vehicle 2009-11-17 7,619,326 Artificial satellite equipment panel 2009-11-17 7,621,275 Cover assembly for oxygen mask containers 2009-11-24 7,621,291 Fuel tank with specialized tank outlet for spacecraft 2009-11-24 7,621,371 Method for attenuating the noise of a turbofan 2009-11-24 7,621,480 De-rotation system for a counter-rotating, coaxial rotor hub shaft fairing 2009-11-24 7,621,481 Decoupled steering/planing air vehicle nose landing gear 2009-11-24 7,621,482 Weight optimized pressurizable aircraft fuselage structures having near elliptical cross sections 2009-11-24 7,621,483 Aircraft and fuel venting system therefor 2009-11-24 7,621,484 Rotor kite 2009-11-24 7,621,485 Trim line kite control system 2009-11-24 7,622,821 Power distribution system and load management protocol therefor 2009-11-24 7,623,957 System, method, and computer program product for optimizing cruise altitudes for groups of aircraft 2009-11-24 7,624,941 Method of controlling aircraft, missiles, munitions and ground vehicles with plasma actuators 2009-12-01 7,624,942 Decoupled ducting for twin-engine reaction rotor drive 2009-12-01 7,624,943 Multi-mode unmanned and manned vehicle systems and methods 2009-12-01 7,624,944 Tandem air inlet apparatus and method for an airborne mobile platform 2009-12-01 7,624,945 Aircraft engine unit 2009-12-01 7,624,946 Reservoir for cryogenic fuels and vehicles 2009-12-01 7,624,947 Armament carriage system 2009-12-01 7,624,948 Optimized land mobile satellite configuration and steering method 2009-12-01 7,624,949 Satellite provided with means for countering solar pressure 2009-12-01 7,624,950 In orbit space transportation and recovery system 2009-12-01 7,624,951 Aircraft with antennas mounted on the tops and bottoms of aerodynamic-surface extensions 2009-12-01 7,625,415 Strainer for a gas turbine engine 2009-12-01 7,625,434 Enhanced OBIGGS 2009-12-01 7,625,623 Joints formed by joining structures 2009-12-01 7,626,514 Systems and methods for reducing nuisance alerts for helicopter enhanced ground proximity warning systems 2009-12-01 7,627,404 Singularity escape and avoidance using a virtual array rotation 2009-12-01 7,628,352 MEMS control surface for projectile steering 2009-12-08 7,628,353 Delayed tail fin deployment mechanism and method 2009-12-08 7,628,354 Apparatus for deploying wing of guided missile 2009-12-08 7,628,355 Variable speed transmission for a rotary wing aircraft 2009-12-08 7,628,356 Yaw control device for a nozzle having a rectangular outlet section 2009-12-08 7,628,357 Aircraft safety seat 2009-12-08 7,628,358 Wing panel structure 2009-12-08 7,628,359 Method and apparatus for detecting conditions conducive to ice formation 2009-12-08 7,628,671 Programmable flying object 2009-12-08 7,628,879 Conductive scrim embedded structural adhesive films 2009-12-08 7,629,037 Aircraft structural components 2009-12-08 7,629,068 Aircraft having integrated electrochemical supply system 2009-12-08 7,629,558 Systems and methods for modifying an ice-to-object interface 2009-12-08 7,630,829 Ground incursion avoidance system and display 2009-12-08 7,631,833 Smart counter asymmetric threat micromunition with autonomous target selection and homing 2009-12-15 7,631,834 Aerial robot with dispensable conductive filament 2009-12-15 7,631,835 Method of selectively decoupling solidborne noise, a laminated ball joint, a mechanical connection, and an aircraft 2009-12-15 7,631,836 Jet engine nacelle for a supersonic aircraft 2009-12-15 7,631,837 Electrical interlock and indication system for aircraft 2009-12-15 7,631,838 Aircraft engine nacelle inlet having access opening for electrical ice protection system 2009-12-15 7,631,839 Enhanced multiple instrument distributed aperture sensor 2009-12-15 7,631,840 Pivoting panel for aircraft, and composite support piece 2009-12-15 7,633,410 Wireless assisted recovery systems and methods 2009-12-15 7,633,450 Radar altering structure using specular patterns of conductive material 2009-12-15 7,635,104 Aircraft spiraling mechanism with jet assistance--B 2009-12-22 7,635,105 Ejection device, ejectable hatch and aircraft having at least one ejectable hatch 2009-12-22 7,635,106 Composite shear tie 2009-12-22 7,635,107 System for aerodynamic flows and associated method 2009-12-22 7,636,635 Device for determining a flight trajectory of a follower aircraft during a patrol flight, as well as a system for aiding a patrol flight comprising such a device 2009-12-22 7,637,453 Aircraft spiraling mechanism with jet assistance - A 2009-12-29 7,637,454 Apparatus and method for controlling twist of a wing of an airborne mobile platform 2009-12-29 7,637,455 Inlet distortion and recovery control system 2009-12-29 7,637,456 Power starter for micro air vehicles 2009-12-29 7,637,457 Rankine-Brayton engine powered solar thermal aircraft 2009-12-29 7,637,458 Systems and methods for providing back-up hydraulic power for aircraft, including tanker aircraft 2009-12-29 7,637,459 Weight-on-gear sensor 2009-12-29 7,637,460 Methods and apparatus for a cable retractor to prevent cable damage after connector release 2009-12-29 7,637,461 Approaches to actively protect spacecraft from damage due to collisions with ions 2009-12-29 7,637,462 Surface flow diverting and static charging ducted pores on wing or blade tip to reduce wake and BVI noise 2009-12-29 7,637,686 Swivel fitting attachment apparatus 2009-12-29 7,640,083 Record and playback system for aircraft 2009-12-29 7,640,743 Aircraft flight control user interface linkage system 2010-01-05 7,641,144 Cross-flow fan propulsion system 2010-01-05 7,641,145 Apparatus for moving a control surface 2010-01-05 7,641,146 Aircraft nose landing gear enclosure 2010-01-05 7,641,147 Airplane wing, method for manufacturing an airplane wing and use of a welding process for welding a wing spar 2010-01-05 7,641,148 Sonobuoy loading method 2010-01-05 7,641,149 Multi-exit combined evacuation slide 2010-01-05 7,641,150 Solid propellant-based space propulsion device 2010-01-05 7,641,151 Electric sail for producing spacecraft propulsion 2010-01-05 7,641,152 Dynamic adjustment of wing surfaces for variable camber 2010-01-05 7,641,153 Directed energy off-body heating for supersonic vehicle shockwave and sonic boom control 2010-01-05 7,641,278 Passenger seat, especially airline passenger seat 2010-01-05 7,642,491 Aircraft spiraling mechanism with jet assistance--D 2010-01-05 7,642,492 Single-axis fin deployment system 2010-01-05 7,643,133 Air cargo power drive unit for detecting motion of an overlying cargo container 2010-01-05 7,644,887 Yaw control system and method 2010-01-12 7,644,888 High-speed aircraft and methods for their manufacture 2010-01-12 7,644,889 Fluid sensing system and methods, including vehicle fuel sensors 2010-01-12 7,644,890 Low-energy locking hinge mechanism for deployable devices 2010-01-12 7,644,891 Spacecraft low tumble linear release system 2010-01-12 7,644,892 Blended winglet 2010-01-12 7,644,893 Full authority fly-by-wire pedal system 2010-01-12 7,645,969 Low voltage device for the generation of plasma discharge to operate a supersonic or hypersonic apparatus 2010-01-12 7,645,970 Flight control system and method of using piezoelectric modal sensors to mitigate flexible body dynamics 2010-01-12 7,647,140 System for aiding the piloting of an aircraft during the approach to a runway with a view to a landing 2010-01-12 7,648,104 Store ejector rack 2010-01-19 7,648,105 Deployment brake release for a parachute 2010-01-19 7,648,106 Control system including two control columns that are coupled to enable controlled members to be placed in required positions 2010-01-19 7,648,115 Seat slide locator 2010-01-19 7,649,476 System and method for identifying an aircraft during approach to a stopping position 2010-01-19 7,651,049 Helicopter with an auxiliary lubricating circuit 2010-01-26 7,651,050 Variable speed gearbox with an independently variable speed tail rotor system for a rotary wing aircraft 2010-01-26 7,651,051 Mechanism for biaxial rotation of a wing and vehicle containing such mechanism 2010-01-26 7,651,052 Device for supplying electricity and air to an airplane on the ground 2010-01-26 7,651,053 Aerodynamic airflow deflector for aircraft landing gear 2010-01-26 7,651,054 Device, method, and aircraft for illuminating in-flight operations 2010-01-26 7,651,055 Non-streaking drainmast 2010-01-26 7,651,142 Automatic release attachment for kites and the like, and method of use 2010-01-26 7,651,756 Resin infused transparent skin panel and method of making same 2010-01-26 7,652,234 System and method for destroying flying objects 2010-01-26 7,654,073 Power generating systems and methods 2010-02-02 7,654,363 Turboshaft engine that reduces rear noise emissions 2010-02-02 7,654,368 Hybrid fastener 2010-02-02 7,654,486 VTOL personal aircraft 2010-02-02 7,654,487 Vent baffle 2010-02-02 7,654,488 Aircraft door arrangement with an aircraft door that swings by 180 degrees 2010-02-02 7,654,489 Lifting body aircraft and reentry vehicle with chines 2010-02-02 7,654,490 Precision attitude control system for gimbaled thruster 2010-02-02 7,656,053 Controlling power extraction for wind power generation 2010-02-02 7,657,988 Method and apparatus for manufacturing interchangeable and replaceable parts 2010-02-09 7,658,044 Gap covering for cabin panels 2010-02-09 7,658,346 Double ducted hovering air-vehicle 2010-02-09 7,658,347 Micro air-vehicle transport container and launch system 2010-02-09 7,658,348 Enhancement and extension of structural integrity of aircraft structure 2010-02-09 7,658,349 Pilot flight control stick haptic feedback system and method 2010-02-09 7,658,417 Hose hinge assembly 2010-02-09 7,659,494 Laser target seeker device 2010-02-09 7,661,624 Aerodynamic lifting-thrusting propulsion device 2010-02-16 7,661,625 Jettisonable nosecone and missile with a jettisonable nosecone 2010-02-16 7,661,626 Window assembly retaining system 2010-02-16 7,661,627 Method of controlling the attitude of satellites, particularly agile satellites with a reduced number of gyrodynes 2010-02-16 7,661,628 Catalyzed decomposing structural payload foam and method of using same 2010-02-16 7,661,629 Systems and methods for destabilizing an airfoil vortex 2010-02-16 7,661,630 High lift longitudinal axis control system 2010-02-16 7,662,013 Helicopter with horizontal control 2010-02-16 7,662,459 Versatile honeycomb matrix heat shield 2010-02-16 7,665,479 Aerial refueling system 2010-02-23 7,665,688 Convertible aerial vehicle with contra-rotating wing/rotors and twin tilting wing and propeller units 2010-02-23 7,665,689 Unconventional integrated propulsion systems and methods for blended wing body aircraft 2010-02-23 7,665,690 Structural mechanism for unlocking and engaging a controllable surface on a hinged platform (Wing) 2010-02-23 7,665,691 Aerial vehicle launching system and method 2010-02-23 7,665,692 Baggage bin door and baggage bin 2010-02-23 7,665,693 Aircraft seat 2010-02-23 7,665,694 Dual action inlet door and method for use thereof 2010-02-23 7,665,695 Unified attitude control for spacecraft transfer orbit operations 2010-02-23 7,667,190 Optical fiber assembly wrapped across roll-nod gimbal axes in a DIRCM system 2010-02-23 7,668,627 Mechanical flight control auxiliary power assist system 2010-02-23 7,669,785 Integrated engine exhaust systems and methods for drag and thermal stress reduction 2010-03-02 7,669,796 Hoop stress reduction in a buoyant airship 2010-03-02 7,669,797 Boarding ramp device for aircraft 2010-03-02 7,669,798 Airplane protected against projections of tire debris 2010-03-02 7,669,799 Reversible shape memory multifunctional structural designs and method of using and making the same 2010-03-02 7,669,800 Reinforced cover for gaps in an aerodynamic contour 2010-03-02 7,669,801 Animal-scaring device 2010-03-02 7,669,802 Space based orbital kinetic energy weapon system 2010-03-02 7,669,803 Optimized land mobile satellite system for north american coverage 2010-03-02 7,669,804 Spacecraft interface module for enabling versatile space platform logistics support 2010-03-02 7,669,805 Device for remotely controlling aircraft control surfaces 2010-03-02 7,671,311 Gimbal system with airflow 2010-03-02 7,671,787 Target tracking apparatus and method 2010-03-02 7,672,480 Method for photographing on board of a flying rotating body and system for carrying out said method 2010-03-02 7,672,758 Method and a device for assisting the piloting of a rotary wing aircraft in the vicinity of a landing or takeoff point 2010-03-02 7,672,761 Watercraft comprising a free-flying kite-type wind-attacked element as a wind-powered drive unit 2010-03-02 7,673,565 Infra red proximity fuzes 2010-03-09 7,673,831 Small unmanned air vehicle system for deploying and towing a sensor in a tow medium and methods related thereto 2010-03-09 7,673,832 Aircraft component exposed to streaming surrounding air 2010-03-09 7,673,833 Protective shield assembly for space optics and associated methods 2010-03-09 7,673,834 Vortex ring generator 2010-03-09 7,674,036 Thermal icing conditions detector 2010-03-09 7,674,091 Rotor blade pitch control 2010-03-09 7,675,011 Missile guidance system 2010-03-09 7,675,012 Apparatus and method for cooperative multi target tracking and interception 2010-03-09 7,676,305 Method and apparatus for assigning weighting coefficients for performing attitude calculations with a star sensor 2010-03-09 7,677,491 Methods and apparatus for airborne systems 2010-03-16 7,677,492 Automatic mechanical control of rotor blade collective pitch 2010-03-16 7,677,493 Engine assembly for aircraft comprising an engine and a mounting device for such an engine 2010-03-16 7,677,494 Boarding ramp device for aircraft 2010-03-16 7,677,495 Baggage compartment, in particular an enclosed compartment for an aircraft cabin 2010-03-16 7,677,496 Stringer for an aircraft wing and a method of reinforcing thereof 2010-03-16 7,677,497 Hatch-actuating mechanism, particularly for an aircraft landing gear 2010-03-16 7,677,498 Device and method for fastening an aircraft radome 2010-03-16 7,677,499 Aircraft wing coupling arrangement 2010-03-16 7,677,500 Aircraft structural element provided with a cavity and drainage element 2010-03-16 7,677,501 Store and munitions release system having deployable swaybrace claw 2010-03-16 7,677,502 Method and apparatus for generating lift 2010-03-16 7,677,833 Safety improvements for airport runways and taxiways 2010-03-16 7,678,437 Metallic local reinforcement for heavy loaded joints of composite components 2010-03-16 7,679,037 Personal rifle-launched reconnaisance system 2010-03-16 7,680,565 Systems for announcing the health of ball screw actuators and ball recirculation 2010-03-16 7,681,482 Automatic connector system 2010-03-23 7,681,831 Suspension net for airborne surveying 2010-03-23 7,681,832 Ducted fan air vehicle with deployable wings 2010-03-23 7,681,833 Turboprop unit for aircraft with improved aerodynamic installation 2010-03-23 7,681,834 Composite missile nose cone 2010-03-23 7,681,835 Single piece co-cure composite wing 2010-03-23 7,681,836 Aircraft comprising a device for detection and/or measurement of atmospheric disturbances 2010-03-23 7,681,837 Method and apparatus for closing a swing tail on an aircraft 2010-03-23 7,681,838 Aircraft engine nacelle inlet having access opening for electrical ice protection system 2010-03-23 7,681,839 Optical tracking system for refueling 2010-03-23 7,681,840 Space transportation node including tether system 2010-03-23 7,681,841 Method and system for spacecraft power acquisition using single-axis slit sun sensor 2010-03-23 7,681,842 Device for artificially restoring an opposing force for a device for remotely controlling aircraft control surfaces 2010-03-23 7,681,942 Accessory for a motorcycle 2010-03-23 7,681,951 Arrangement for accommodating passengers; vehicle for transporting passengers 2010-03-23 7,682,682 Stiffener stop with staggered slopes and panel fitted with such a stop 2010-03-23 7,685,711 Microwave fabrication of airfoil tips 2010-03-30 7,686,245 Rotary aircraft download alleviation apparatus and methods 2010-03-30 7,686,246 Method and system for controlling helicopter vibrations 2010-03-30 7,686,247 Vehicle recovery 2010-03-30 7,686,248 System and method for internal passive cooling of composite structures 2010-03-30 7,686,250 Electronic display mount 2010-03-30 7,686,251 Rib support for wing panels 2010-03-30 7,686,252 Optical tracking system for airborne objects 2010-03-30 7,686,253 Systems and methods for tracing aircraft vortices 2010-03-30 7,686,254 Force balancing kite control system 2010-03-30 7,686,255 Space vehicle having a payload-centric configuration 2010-03-30 7,686,256 Conformal aero-adaptive nozzle/aftbody 2010-03-30 7,686,257 Dual bimorph synthetic pulsator 2010-03-30 7,686,579 Ducted fan 2010-03-30 7,686,680 Closed-loop cabin pressure control system test method with actual pressure feedback 2010-03-30 7,686,905 Copper grid repair technique for lightning strike protection 2010-03-30 7,687,129 Splice seam 2010-03-30 7,687,750 Multi-party missile firing control system 2010-03-30 7,687,751 Enhancement of aimpoint in simulated training systems 2010-03-30 7,688,247 Fiber laser based directional infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) system 2010-03-30 7,689,324 Aircraft capability and hazard zone interface and method 2010-03-30 7,689,327 Microserver adapter for an avionics box 2010-03-30 7,690,438 Method for acting on forest fires, pests or atmospheric phenomena from the air 2010-04-06 7,690,595 System, method, and apparatus for throat corner scoop offtake for mixed compression inlets on aircraft engines 2010-04-06 7,690,596 Apparatus for lighter-than-air aircraft 2010-04-06 7,690,597 Flap actuator 2010-04-06 7,690,598 Aircraft exhaust vent assembly 2010-04-06 7,690,599 Method of illumination for in-flight refueling 2010-04-06 7,690,600 Aerially transportable tank for storing a composition for discharging in flight 2010-04-06 7,690,601 Reversible space plane 2010-04-06 7,690,602 Satellite active motion damping 2010-04-06 7,690,603 Method and device to assist in the piloting of an aircraft in a non-precision approach during a landing phase 2010-04-06 7,690,604 Rudder pedal assembly including non-parallel slide rails 2010-04-06 7,691,300 Composite fiber component produced by braiding 2010-04-06 7,692,125 Evanescent wave coupling for Fresnel direction finding 2010-04-06 7,692,126 Device for countering and tracking a threat with optical delay device 2010-04-06 7,692,127 MEMS type thermally actuated out-of-plane lever 2010-04-06 7,693,614 Airplane emergency navigational system 2010-04-06 7,693,617 Aircraft precision approach control 2010-04-06 7,693,619 Method and system for controlling sets of collinear control moment gyroscopes with offset determination without attitude trajectory of spacecraft 2010-04-06 7,693,624 Vehicle control system including related methods and components 2010-04-06 7,694,913 Apparatus and method for reduced backlash steering tiller 2010-04-13 7,694,914 Propulsion system for model airplanes 2010-04-13 7,694,915 Covering device for a hinge of an aircraft 2010-04-13 7,694,916 Catalytic reactive component reduction system and methods for the use thereof 2010-04-13 7,695,046 Visor assembly for a vehicle 2010-04-13 7,695,355 Integrated housing for fan and alternate flow check valve 2010-04-13 7,696,459 Techniques for articulating a nose member of a guidable projectile 2010-04-13 7,696,460 Frequency adjusting arrangement 2010-04-13 7,698,025 Integrating communication and surveillance 2010-04-13 7,698,064 Gas supported inertial sensor system and method 2010-04-13 7,699,260 Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft using a redundant array of independent rotors 2010-04-20 7,699,261 Small unmanned airborne vehicle airframe 2010-04-20 7,699,262 Detachable hydrofoil trim tabs for use with seaplane floats for assisting with lower speed on-plane condition and stability during step turning/chine walk manuevers 2010-04-20 7,699,263 Installable reclining device for emergency medical aid of patients 2010-04-20 7,699,264 Rest unit for an aircraft 2010-04-20 7,699,265 Aircraft ejection seat with movable headrest 2010-04-20 7,699,266 Sealing system for the gap existing between the fuselage and the elevator of an aircraft with orientable horizontal stabilizer 2010-04-20 7,699,267 Cargo aircraft 2010-04-20 7,699,268 Sling release mechanism 2010-04-20 7,699,269 Intelligent multifunctional actuation system for vibration and buffet suppression 2010-04-20 7,699,270 Wing, especially a carrier wing of an airplane, having an adaptable profile 2010-04-20 7,700,902 Locking assembly for rotary shafts 2010-04-20 7,701,082 Aerospace electrical power DC subsystem configuration using multi-functional DC/DC converter 2010-04-20 7,702,429 Electric flight control system for aircraft elevators 2010-04-20 7,703,479 Plasma actuator 2010-04-27 7,703,716 Hinged device for doors of an aircraft nacelle and nacelle equipped with said hinged device 2010-04-27 7,703,717 Transport vehicle magnetically induced wheel rotation 2010-04-27 7,703,718 Aircraft cabin arrangement and storage unit 2010-04-27 7,703,719 Scope adjustment method and apparatus 2010-04-27 7,703,720 Method and apparatus for parachute reefing control 2010-04-27 7,703,721 Regolith container for use with a structure on an extraterrestrial mass 2010-04-27 7,708,082 Fire fighting bucket suspendable from aircraft 2010-05-04 7,708,222 Long mission tethered aerostat and method of accomplishing 2010-05-04 7,708,223 Method and device for enhancing the braking efficiency of an aircraft during the ground run thereof 2010-05-04 7,708,224 Aircraft wing, fastening arrangement, and intermediate support 2010-05-04 7,708,225 Aircraft landing gear 2010-05-04 7,708,226 Device for detecting synchronous errors of high-lift surfaces on aircraft 2010-05-04 7,708,227 Energy-efficient electro-thermal ice-protection system 2010-05-04 7,708,228 Sequencing device for deploying a structure as a function of the kinematics of one mobile body thereof 2010-05-04 7,708,229 Circulation controlled airfoil 2010-05-04 7,708,230 Flow distribution system for inlet flow control 2010-05-04 7,708,231 Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices having forwardly positioned hinge lines, and associated methods 2010-05-04 7,708,281 Method of sealing a joint 2010-05-04 7,709,729 Thin film solar cell inflatable ultraviolet rigidizable deployment hinge 2010-05-04 7,709,772 Aircraft, missile, projectile or underwater vehicle with improved control system 2010-05-04 7,710,058 Motor drive architecture for high frequency AC bus 2010-05-04 7,711,441 Aiming feedback control for multiple energy beams 2010-05-04 7,711,455 Propulsion controlled aircraft computer 2010-05-04 7,712,701 Unmanned aerial vehicle with electrically powered, counterrotating ducted rotors 2010-05-11 7,712,702 Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including releasably gripping aircraft during launch and breaking subsequent grip motion 2010-05-11 7,712,703 Flap simulators 2010-05-11 7,712,704 Arrangement of seats and baggage compartments in an aircraft cabin 2010-05-11 7,712,705 Deceleration device 2010-05-11 7,712,706 Space tethers for limiting the dynamic response of structures 2010-05-11 7,712,993 Double shear joint for bonding in structural applications 2010-05-11 7,714,536 Battery charging arrangement for unmanned aerial vehicle utilizing the electromagnetic field associated with utility power lines to generate power to inductively charge energy supplies 2010-05-11 7,714,797 Phased array antenna 2010-05-11 7,715,838 Aircraft based cellular system 2010-05-11 7,715,955 Aircraft piloting system, at least for piloting the aircraft during a non precision approach with a view to a landing 2010-05-11 7,716,797 Composite seat pan structure for a lightweight aircraft seat assembly 2010-05-18 7,716,835 Methods of manufacturing structural panels 2010-05-18 7,717,209 Vehicle with vertical lift 2010-05-18 7,717,356 Aerial application dispersal system 2010-05-18 7,717,368 Apparatus for generating horizontal forces in aerial vehicles and related method 2010-05-18 7,717,369 Power plant for a rotary wing aircraft 2010-05-18 7,717,370 L-tail (featuring parabrakes) 2010-05-18 7,717,371 Resting deck in an aircraft with resting cabins 2010-05-18 7,717,372 Reduced-perimeter aircraft 2010-05-18 7,717,373 Deformable aerodynamic profile 2010-05-18 7,718,936 Bulk material windows for distributed aperture sensors 2010-05-18 7,718,937 Steering of missiles 2010-05-18 7,720,582 Active suspension method and apparatus for a rotary wing aircraft 2010-05-18 7,720,604 Stationkeeping optimization for inclined elliptical satellite orbit constellations 2010-05-18 7,721,525 Aircraft engine inlet having zone of deformation 2010-05-25 7,721,549 Fan variable area nozzle for a gas turbine engine fan nacelle with cam drive ring actuation system 2010-05-25 7,721,554 Aircraft auxiliary gas turbine engine and method for operating 2010-05-25 7,721,648 External telemetry method 2010-05-25 7,721,772 Protective devices for aircraft fuel filler ports 2010-05-25 7,721,812 Fire suppression system and method for an interior area of an aircraft lavatory waste container fire protection 2010-05-25 7,721,988 Unmanned helicopter 2010-05-25 7,721,989 Multi-path inlet for aircraft engine 2010-05-25 7,721,990 Passenger compartment 2010-05-25 7,721,991 Translatable and rotatable passenger seat 2010-05-25 7,721,992 Aircraft floor to fuselage attachment 2010-05-25 7,721,993 Wire-strike defence system 2010-05-25 7,721,994 Holder for interior installations in airplanes 2010-05-25 7,721,995 Rib support for wing panels 2010-05-25 7,721,996 Fabrication and installation of preformed dielectric inserts for lightning strike protection 2010-05-25 7,721,997 Method and system for providing cruciform steered, bent biconic and plasma suppression for maximum accuracy 2010-05-25 7,721,998 Self-powered spacecraft attitude control system and method 2010-05-25 7,721,999 Aerospace vehicle fairing systems and associated methods 2010-05-25 7,722,701 Method and system for handling gas diffusion through the envelopes of airships and balloons 2010-05-25 7,724,179 Miniaturized microwave-photonic receiver 2010-05-25 7,725,215 Distributed and recoverable digital control system 2010-05-25 7,725,221 Dynamic non-linear display 2010-05-25 7,726,409 Fire suppression systems 2010-06-01 7,726,601 Device and method for affecting local climatic parameters 2010-06-01 7,726,602 Arrangement for mounting an engine on the airframe of an aircraft 2010-06-01 7,726,603 Sandwich-structure flat actuator and application to structural torsion 2010-06-01 7,726,604 Aerial sensor pod deployment system 2010-06-01 7,726,605 Aerial sensor pod deployment system 2010-06-01 7,726,606 Luggage compartment that can be lowered comprising a hydraulic cylinder locking mechanism 2010-06-01 7,726,607 Flight passenger seat with an integrated spring element 2010-06-01 7,726,608 Device to reduce the lateral force generated by aerial refueling boom cross-section 2010-06-01 7,726,609 High-performance low-noise aircraft exhaust systems and methods 2010-06-01 7,726,610 Systems and methods for providing differential motion to wing high lift device 2010-06-01 7,726,611 Active rudder pedal mechanism with foreign object strike tolerance and articulating brake 2010-06-01 7,727,057 Device and process for heating an aircraft cabin 2010-06-01 7,728,264 Precision targeting 2010-06-01 7,728,265 MEMS type flow actuated out-of-plane flap 2010-06-01 7,728,266 Exhaust assembly for missile system, and method 2010-06-01 7,728,267 Methods and apparatus for adjustable surfaces 2010-06-01 7,729,100 Lightning conductor system for wind generator blades comprising carbon fibre laminates 2010-06-01 7,730,728 System and method for cooling a thermally loaded device on board an aircraft 2010-06-08 7,730,995 Acoustic apparatus 2010-06-08 7,731,121 Propulsive anti-torque system for rotorcraft 2010-06-08 7,731,122 Method for managing the wheel steering control of an aircraft 2010-06-08 7,731,123 Contra-bevel driven control surface 2010-06-08 7,731,124 Landing gear 2010-06-08 7,731,125 Compact stowage of transport aircraft 2010-06-08 7,731,126 Autonomous passenger seat 2010-06-08 7,731,127 Drain mast connector 2010-06-08 7,731,128 Mobile leading edge flap for a main wing of the aerofoils of an aircraft and main wing provided with such a flap 2010-06-08 7,731,287 Vibration absorber device for a seat in a vehicle, in particular an aircraft or the like 2010-06-08 7,731,460 Self-adjusting ULD loading guide and restraint 2010-06-08 7,731,472 Method and apparatus for transporting a motorized vehicle 2010-06-08 7,732,741 Folding articulating wing mechanism 2010-06-08 7,734,254 Radio controller system and method for remote devices 2010-06-08 7,734,386 System for intelligently controlling a team of vehicles 2010-06-08 7,735,199 Aircraft door hinge assembly 2010-06-15 7,735,600 Monolithic acoustically-treated engine nacelle inlet panels 2010-06-15 7,735,601 Engine noise 2010-06-15 7,735,670 Oxygen removal system 2010-06-15 7,735,752 System for controlled aerial distribution of substances 2010-06-15 7,735,772 Personal propulsion device 2010-06-15 7,735,773 Aircraft 2010-06-15 7,735,774 VTOL aircraft with forward-swept fixed wing 2010-06-15 7,735,775 Wing-in-ground-effect craft 2010-06-15 7,735,776 Air inlet for a turbofan engine 2010-06-15 7,735,777 Apparatus for generation and use of lift gas 2010-06-15 7,735,778 Pivoting fairings for a thrust reverser 2010-06-15 7,735,779 Optimized fuselage structure 2010-06-15 7,735,780 Aircraft stringer clip and related methods 2010-06-15 7,735,781 Method and system for deployment of ordnance from an aircraft in mid-flight 2010-06-15 7,735,782 Flow surface for a three-dimensional boundary-layer flow, especially on a swept wing, a swept tail plane or a rotor 2010-06-15 7,735,910 Plasma wind deflector for a sunroof 2010-06-15 7,736,109 Multi-position ball lock/quick release pin bushing/retainer 2010-06-15 7,736,719 Protection panel for aircrafts 2010-06-15 7,737,878 Collision and conflict avoidance system for autonomous unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) 2010-06-15 7,739,003 Method of determining and controlling the inertial attitude of a spinning, artificial satellite and systems therefor 2010-06-15 7,739,043 System for displaying on a first moving object a position indication dependent on a position of a second moving object 2010-06-15 7,739,865 Gas turbine engine inlet with noise reduction features 2010-06-22 7,740,200 Aircraft engine assembly 2010-06-22 7,740,201 Device and method for floor heating in an aircraft 2010-06-22 7,740,202 Wing structure for aircraft 2010-06-22 7,740,203 Control device for deployment of inflatable structures 2010-06-22 7,740,204 Propulsion system 2010-06-22 7,740,205 Auxiliary wing and flap assembly for an aircraft 2010-06-22 7,740,206 Translating active Gurney flap to alleviate aircraft wake vortex hazard 2010-06-22 7,740,207 Aircraft flight control systems and methods 2010-06-22 7,740,434 Fastener 2010-06-22 7,740,932 Hybrid fiberglass composite structures and methods of forming the same 2010-06-22 7,741,588 Method and device for varying a flight path of a projectile by intentional tumbling of the projectile 2010-06-22 7,742,846 Surface contact override landing scheme for a FBW rotary-wing aircraft 2010-06-22 7,743,837 Roadway for decelerating a vehicle including an aircraft having a fire retardant material 2010-06-29 7,743,884 Sandwich panel for sound absorption 2010-06-29 7,744,032 Power and imaging system for an airship 2010-06-29 7,744,033 Aircraft luggage handling system 2010-06-29 7,744,034 Translating flap drive door 2010-06-29 7,744,035 Door for compartment of the baggage-compartment type 2010-06-29 7,744,036 Method for designing an orbit of a spacecraft 2010-06-29 7,744,037 Calculating method for deducing possibilities of all possible scenarios of satellite members in low earth satellite constellation 2010-06-29 7,744,038 Controllable winglets 2010-06-29 7,744,039 Systems and methods for controlling flows with electrical pulses 2010-06-29 7,744,040 Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices with non-parallel motion paths, and associated methods 2010-06-29 7,744,155 Protection system 2010-06-29 7,744,303 Collapsible concrete systems for runways 2010-06-29 7,744,827 Catalytic treatment of fuel to impart coking resistance 2010-06-29 7,745,767 Method of control of an ammunition or submunition, attack system, ammunition and designator implementing such a method 2010-06-29 7,745,768 Absolute target system enhanced by combining a star sensor and a formation flight optical metrological sensor 2010-06-29 7,746,037 Power supply for an electric window dimming device 2010-06-29 7,747,361 Method of injecting plurality of spacecraft into different orbits individually 2010-06-29 7,747,364 Methods, apparatus and systems for enhanced synthetic vision and multi-sensor data fusion to improve operational capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles 2010-06-29 7,748,119 Method for manufacturing composite components 2010-07-06 7,748,486 Landing gear for a hovercraft 2010-07-06 7,748,661 Aircraft structure and a fastener for use therewith 2010-07-06 7,748,662 Aerial delivery system 2010-07-06 7,748,663 Launch vehicle stage integration device 2010-07-06 7,748,664 High performance synthetic valve/pulsator 2010-07-06 7,750,275 Folding control surface assembly and vehicle incorporating same 2010-07-06 7,751,948 Apparatuses and methods for displaying and receiving tactical and strategic flight guidance information 2010-07-06 7,752,834 Aircraft propulsion systems 2010-07-13 7,753,309 VTOL/STOL tilt-prop flying wing 2010-07-13 7,753,310 Tandem powered power tilting aircraft 2010-07-13 7,753,311 Propulsion system, aircraft comprising the propulsion system and an outlet device for a jet engine 2010-07-13 7,753,312 Lightweight structure especially for an aircraft and method for making such a structure 2010-07-13 7,753,313 Composite wing slat for aircraft 2010-07-13 7,753,314 Systems and methods for aerial dispersion of materials 2010-07-13 7,753,315 Payload delivery vehicle and method 2010-07-13 7,753,316 Deployable flap edge fence 2010-07-13 7,755,011 Target maneuver detection 2010-07-13 7,755,012 Eccentric drive control actuation system 2010-07-13 7,755,519 Ultrasonic communication and drag modification 2010-07-13 7,756,612 Method and a device for providing assistance in piloting a rotorcraft at takeoff 2010-07-13 7,756,637 Methods and systems for displaying electronic enroute maps 2010-07-13 7,757,991 Helicopter blade vortex interaction noise reducing method and device 2010-07-20 7,757,993 Method for reducing the turbulence and gust influences on the flying characteristics of aircraft, and a control device for this purpose 2010-07-20 7,757,994 Method and device for suctioning the boundary layer 2010-07-20 7,758,290 Device for locking objects into place 2010-07-20 7,759,011 Safety system for reducing the explosion risk of a fuel tank 2010-07-20 7,759,664 Solar heat powered deployable structure 2010-07-20 7,760,087 Fluidized bed technology for security enhancement 2010-07-20 7,761,194 Method and device for assisting a pilot of a follower aircraft during a patrol flight 2010-07-20 7,762,189 Networked pyrotechnic actuator incorporating high-pressure bellows 2010-07-27 7,762,194 Apparatus comprising a payload ejection mechanism 2010-07-27 7,762,374 Turbine engine diffusing exhaust muffler 2010-07-27 7,762,495 Solar powered aerial vehicle 2010-07-27 7,762,496 Overhead flight crew rest 2010-07-27 7,762,497 Automatic kitesurf release system 2010-07-27 7,762,498 Enhanced high-efficiency spacecraft propulsion system 2010-07-27 7,762,499 Independent East/West thermal management system 2010-07-27 7,762,500 Telescopic wing with articulated structural spar 2010-07-27 7,762,501 Method and apparatus for improving main rotor yoke fatigue life 2010-07-27 7,762,737 System and method for stowage compartment pivot assembly 2010-07-27 7,762,776 Vortex shedding cyclical propeller 2010-07-27 7,763,834 Flying object for observing the ground 2010-07-27 7,765,037 Runway incursion detection system and method for displaying a runway incursion 2010-07-27 7,766,274 Active maple seed flyer 2010-08-03 7,766,275 Aircraft having a pivotable powerplant 2010-08-03 7,766,276 Aircraft fuselage with upper and lower deck 2010-08-03 7,766,277 Deformable forward pressure bulkhead for an aircraft 2010-08-03 7,766,279 Vortex ring generator 2010-08-03 7,766,280 Integral suction device with acoustic panel 2010-08-03 7,766,281 System for reducing aerodynamic noise at a supplementary wing of an aircraft 2010-08-03 7,766,282 Trailing edge device catchers and associated systems and methods 2010-08-03 7,766,521 Aircraft interior sidewall paneling systems provide enhanced cabin lighting and ventilation 2010-08-03 7,767,944 Piezoelectric fiber, active damped, composite electronic housings 2010-08-03 7,767,945 Absolute time encoded semi-active laser designation 2010-08-03 7,769,474 Method for soft-computing supervision of dynamical processes with multiple control objectives 2010-08-03 7,769,521 Method and a device for performing a check on the state of health of a turbine engine of a twin-engined rotorcraft 2010-08-03 7,769,543 Fault detection and reconfiguration of an automated refueling boom 2010-08-03 7,770,839 Flight machinery 2010-08-10 7,770,840 Engine assembly for aircraft 2010-08-10 7,770,841 Inverted airfoil pylon for an aircraft 2010-08-10 7,770,842 Aircraft flight control surface actuation system communication architecture 2010-08-10 7,770,843 Rotorcraft skid undercarriage and a rotorcraft including such an undercarriage 2010-08-10 7,770,844 Cargo roller tray shear fitting 2010-08-10 7,770,845 Double module for aircraft passenger(s) 2010-08-10 7,770,846 Fixing system for a leading edge to the structure of an aircraft lift plane 2010-08-10 7,771,557 Method for joining a stringer to a structural component of an aircraft or spacecraft 2010-08-10 7,774,106 Cruise control FADEC logic 2010-08-10 7,774,131 Aircraft navigational assistance method and corresponding device 2010-08-10 7,775,147 Dual redundant electro explosive device latch mechanism 2010-08-17 7,775,477 Floor panel assembly, system, and associated method 2010-08-17 7,775,478 Floor beam assembly, system, and associated method 2010-08-17 7,775,479 Lining framework for an aircraft 2010-08-17 7,775,480 Flying object for transonic or supersonic velocities 2010-08-17 7,775,481 Device for heating lock elements in aircraft 2010-08-17 7,775,482 Aircraft icing sensor 2010-08-17 7,775,483 Launch and recovery system for tethered airborne elements 2010-08-17 7,776,295 Flying apparatus and method for removing harmful gases from the atmosphere 2010-08-17 7,777,165 Methods and apparatus for adjustable surfaces 2010-08-17 7,778,735 Environmental control system, method, and computer program product for controlling the interior environment of a pressurized compartment 2010-08-17 7,778,744 Avionics framework 2010-08-17 7,779,965 Absorbent structure for attenuating noise particular by a rotor-generator noise, and a rotor duct including such a structure 2010-08-24 7,780,113 Assembly for an aircraft including a wing element and a suspension pylon 2010-08-24 7,780,114 Modular galley, in particular for an aircraft 2010-08-24 7,780,115 Aircraft, vehicle and method for arranging seats therein 2010-08-24 7,780,116 Composite anti-crash structure with controlled buckling for an aircraft 2010-08-24 7,780,117 Aircraft engine nacelle ice protection system 2010-08-24 7,780,118 Radiation shield 2010-08-24 7,780,119 Modular spacecraft 2010-08-24 7,780,120 Flight control method and apparatus to produce induced yaw 2010-08-24 7,781,709 Small caliber guided projectile 2010-08-24 7,783,394 Method and device for constructing a low-altitude flight plan to be followed by an aircraft 2010-08-24 7,783,400 Smart car ice and snow eliminator 2010-08-24 7,784,463 Oxygen conservation system for commercial aircraft 2010-08-31 7,784,731 Transmission device for a twin-rotor helicopter 2010-08-31 7,784,732 Boundary-layer-ingesting inlet flow control system 2010-08-31 7,784,733 Turbojet pylon for aircraft 2010-08-31 7,784,734 Apparatus and method for rigging slaved and actuated panels with external access 2010-08-31 7,784,735 Aircraft pod and aircraft equipped with at least one such pod 2010-08-31 7,784,736 Front aircraft part comprising a flat partition between a pressurised zone and a non-pressurised zone housing landing gear 2010-08-31 7,784,737 Drag reduction fairing 2010-08-31 7,784,738 Electronics rack cover systems 2010-08-31 7,784,739 Detection system and method for ice and other debris 2010-08-31 7,784,740 Star blanking method, device and assembly therefor 2010-08-31 7,784,741 Multi-mode unmanned and manned vehicle systems and methods 2010-08-31 7,784,773 Isolator useful for in-line mounting with a strut 2010-08-31 7,785,694 Panel arrangement for an interior lining of a passenger cabin in an aircraft 2010-08-31 7,786,416 Combination conductor-antenna 2010-08-31 7,786,417 RAM neutralization system and method 2010-08-31 7,786,418 Multimode seeker system with RF transparent stray light baffles 2010-08-31 7,788,988 Drive assemblies 2010-09-07 7,789,084 Method for equipping a personal service unit with passenger oxygen masks 2010-09-07 7,789,339 Modular articulated-wing aircraft 2010-09-07 7,789,340 Propulsion system for model airplane 2010-09-07 7,789,341 Rotary wing aircraft having a non-rotating structural backbone and a rotor blade pitch controller 2010-09-07 7,789,342 Vehicles particularly useful as VTOL vehicles 2010-09-07 7,789,343 Morphing aircraft with telescopic lifting and control surfaces 2010-09-07 7,789,344 Aircraft engine mounting device attachment arrangement 2010-09-07 7,789,345 Actuator control apparatus 2010-09-07 7,789,346 Cabin air supply apparatus with filtered air 2010-09-07 7,789,347 Device for articulating a door of a nacelle of an aircraft and nacelle provided with said articulation device 2010-09-07 7,789,469 Method and system to increase electric brake clamping force accuracy 2010-09-07 7,789,761 Recreational stairway slide 2010-09-07 7,790,261 Splice seam 2010-09-07 7,791,006 Exo atmospheric intercepting system and method 2010-09-07 7,791,007 Techniques for providing surface control to a guidable projectile 2010-09-07 7,792,614 Apparatus and method suitable for measuring the global displacement or load on an aircraft component 2010-09-07 7,797,947 Mounting assembly for securing an engine to an aircraft wing 2010-09-21 7,798,132 Aircraft fuel tank assembly 2010-09-21 7,798,285 Acoustic barrel for aircraft engine nacelle including crack and delamination stoppers 2010-09-21 7,798,423 Integrated engine exhaust systems and methods for drag and thermal stress reduction 2010-09-21 7,798,442 Rotor assemblies having automatic blade folding systems 2010-09-21 7,798,443 Composite material for geometric morphing wing 2010-09-21 7,798,444 Landing gear system and load distribution 2010-09-21 7,798,445 Systems and methods for recovering and controlling post-recovery motion of unmanned aircraft 2010-09-21 7,798,446 Aircraft seating and seating arrangements 2010-09-21 7,798,447 Non-protruding seat track apparatus and methods 2010-09-21 7,798,448 Flow-driven oscillating acoustic attenuator 2010-09-21 7,798,449 Method and system for inflight refueling of unmanned aerial vehicles 2010-09-21 7,798,450 Support structure for a retractable and extendable flap, and use of said structure 2010-09-21 7,800,031 Actuators for gun-fired projectiles and mortars 2010-09-21 7,800,032 Detachable aerodynamic missile stabilizing system 2010-09-21 7,800,033 Separation activated missile spiraling mechanism--FA 2010-09-21 7,800,334 Drive system 2010-09-21 7,802,413 Apparatus and methods for reinforcing a structural panel 2010-09-28 7,802,752 Jet engine noise suppressor 2010-09-28 7,802,753 Fuel tank for an aircraft 2010-09-28 7,802,754 Tilt outboard wing for tilt rotor aircraft 2010-09-28 7,802,755 Rotating wing aircraft with tip-driven rotor and rotor guide-ring 2010-09-28 7,802,756 Aircraft control system 2010-09-28 7,802,757 Method and system for taxiing an aircraft 2010-09-28 7,802,758 Load-distributing rotor insert for aircraft brakes 2010-09-28 7,802,759 Aircraft wing, aircraft wing composite material, and method of manufacture thereof 2010-09-28 7,802,760 Boundary layer control arrangement 2010-09-28 7,803,204 Foreign object deflector for jet engine 2010-09-28 7,805,226 Hierarchical strategy for singularity avoidance in arrays of control moment gyroscopes 2010-09-28 7,805,244 Attitude correction apparatus and method for inertial navigation system using camera-type solar sensor 2010-09-28 7,805,949 Device for supporting and housing auxiliaries in a bypass turbojet 2010-10-05 7,806,362 Ducted fan VTOL vehicles 2010-10-05 7,806,363 Engine mounting assembly 2010-10-05 7,806,364 Containment system for a gas turbine engine 2010-10-05 7,806,365 Long endurance hydrogen powered vehicle 2010-10-05 7,806,366 Systems and methods for capturing and controlling post-recovery motion of unmanned aircraft 2010-10-05 7,806,367 Integrated multispar torsion box of composite material 2010-10-05 7,806,368 Aerial sensor pod deployment system 2010-10-05 7,806,369 Ultrahigh altitude sun-synchronous orbit satellite system 2010-10-05 7,806,370 Large-scale deployable solar array 2010-10-05 7,806,371 Remote control model aircraft with laser tag shooting action 2010-10-05 7,806,372 Full authority fly-by-wire pedal system 2010-10-05 7,810,669 Replaceable cartridge for liquid hydrogen 2010-10-12 7,810,755 Hydraulic distributor for airplane landing gear 2010-10-12 7,810,756 Composite internal beam for reinforcing the structure of an aircraft 2010-10-12 7,810,757 Mounting device for an aircraft 2010-10-12 7,810,758 Arrangement for coupling a coupling pivot for a trimmable horizontal stabiliser to the tail fuselage of an aircraft 2010-10-12 7,810,759 Tube kite 2010-10-12 7,811,151 Toy airplane with foldable wings and a switch to activate a plane propeller 2010-10-12 7,812,294 Aircraft spiraling mechanism with jet assistance-f 2010-10-12 7,813,644 Optical device with a steerable light path 2010-10-12 7,815,143 Aircraft landing gear truck orientation for noise reduction 2010-10-19 7,815,144 Ground air water craft 2010-10-19 7,815,145 Mounting system for use in mounting a gas turbine engine 2010-10-19 7,815,146 Combustible outgassing material lined altitude compensating rocket nozzle 2010-10-19 7,815,147 Reinforced cover for cut-outs in an aerodynamic contour 2010-10-19 7,815,148 Fuel system for an aircraft including a fuel tank inerting system 2010-10-19 7,815,149 Magnetic capture docking mechanism 2010-10-19 7,815,150 Beam director flow control 2010-10-19 7,815,482 Helicopter 2010-10-19 7,816,635 Air vehicle wing pivot 2010-10-19 7,817,810 Flat panel loudspeaker system 2010-10-19 7,818,100 System and method for optimized runway exiting 2010-10-19 7,818,127 Collision avoidance for vehicle control systems 2010-10-19 7,819,221 Lightweight acoustic damping treatment 2010-10-26 7,819,358 Aircraft with reduced environmental impact 2010-10-26 7,819,359 Aircraft firewall 2010-10-26 7,819,360 Window frame for aircraft 2010-10-26 7,819,361 Active stabilization of a refueling drogue 2010-10-26 7,819,362 Enhanced aerial delivery system 2010-10-26 7,819,363 Mobile cargo loader with a thermal curtain enclosure 2010-10-26 7,823,362 Splice plate for stringers and orbital joining device 2010-11-02 7,823,624 Heat exchanger, propulsion unit, and aircraft comprising such a propulsion unit 2010-11-02 7,823,826 VSTOL aircraft 2010-11-02 7,823,827 Vectored thruster augmented aircraft 2010-11-02 7,823,829 Equipment fastening device to enhance the crash safety of an aircraft 2010-11-02 7,823,830 Aircraft luggage compartment 2010-11-02 7,823,831 Aircraft cabin layout having berths in the upper portion of the cabin 2010-11-02 7,823,832 Injection-molded window panel and related methods 2010-11-02 7,823,833 Window installation method and apparatus 2010-11-02 7,823,834 Door configured to close an opening inside an aircraft 2010-11-02 7,823,835 Door pod assembly 2010-11-02 7,823,836 Optimal sun safe attitude for satellite ground tracking 2010-11-02 7,823,837 Two part spacecraft servicing vehicle system with adaptors, tools, and attachment mechanisms 2010-11-02 7,823,838 Aircraft with improved lift 2010-11-02 7,823,839 Airfoil performance modification using synthetic jet actuators 2010-11-02 7,823,840 Systems and methods for control of engine exhaust flow 2010-11-02 7,824,783 Coating for components requiring hydrogen peroxide compatibility 2010-11-02 7,825,359 Aircraft spiraling mechanism with jet assistance - E 2010-11-02 7,825,554 Stabilizing power source for a vehicle 2010-11-02 7,826,937 Aircraft equipment control system 2010-11-02 7,828,243 SCRAMjet arrangement for hypersonic aircraft 2010-11-09 7,828,244 Supply system for an aircraft 2010-11-09 7,828,245 Dual motor dual concentric valve 2010-11-09 7,828,246 Wing with sectioned tubular members 2010-11-09 7,828,247 Automatic recycling ice detector 2010-11-09 7,828,248 Aircraft walkway 2010-11-09 7,828,249 Docking system 2010-11-09 7,828,250 Leading edge flap apparatuses and associated methods 2010-11-09 7,828,874 On-board inert gas generation system with air separation module temperature control 2010-11-09 7,829,829 Grid fin control system for a fluid-borne object 2010-11-09 7,829,830 Techniques for controlling access through a slot on a projectile 2010-11-09 7,832,684 Ram air channel for the supply of ambient air in an aircraft 2010-11-16 7,832,685 Stowage bin with shear fittings 2010-11-16 7,832,686 Combined displacement and swivel mechanism 2010-11-16 7,832,687 On-orbit storage, plane change, and injection to final orbit of space vehicles 2010-11-16 7,832,688 Optimized land mobile satellite configuration and steering 2010-11-16 7,832,689 Element for generating a fluid dynamic force 2010-11-16 7,832,690 Telescoping wing locking system 2010-11-16 7,834,300 Ballistic guidance control for munitions 2010-11-16 7,834,301 System and method for controlling high spin rate projectiles 2010-11-16 7,834,859 Process for recovering a spacecraft first stage 2010-11-16 7,835,824 Systems and methods for detecting and managing the unauthorized use of a unmanned aircraft 2010-11-16 7,835,825 Method for improving route and 4D prediction calculations by FMS for ATC tactical instructions 2010-11-16 7,835,826 Attitude determination system for yaw-steering spacecraft 2010-11-16 7,835,828 Method for computer-assisted determination of an optimum-fuel control of nozzles 2010-11-16 7,835,829 Automatic take-off method and device for an airplane 2010-11-16 7,836,681 Mechanism for a vectoring exhaust nozzle 2010-11-23 7,837,008 Passive acoustic barrier 2010-11-23 7,837,141 Reaction drive rotor/wing variable area nozzle 2010-11-23 7,837,142 Supersonic aircraft jet engine 2010-11-23 7,837,143 Method and apparatus for disabling pilot control of a hijacked aircraft 2010-11-23 7,837,144 Fluid-driven artificial muscles as mechanisms for controlled actuation 2010-11-23 7,837,145 Seat fastening device 2010-11-23 7,837,146 Structure frame 2010-11-23 7,837,147 Systems and methods for reducing noise in aircraft fuselages and other structures 2010-11-23 7,837,148 Composite wing-body joint 2010-11-23 7,837,149 Wing debris detector 2010-11-23 7,837,150 Ice protection system for a multi-segment aircraft component 2010-11-23 7,837,151 Method and apparatus for the hookup of unmanned/manned ("HUM") multi purpose air vehicles with each other 2010-11-23 7,837,152 Retractable safety ripcord 2010-11-23 7,837,153 Local observable area and self inspection system 2010-11-23 7,837,154 Deployable heat shield and deceleration structure for spacecraft 2010-11-23 7,837,155 Boundary layer suction arrangement 2010-11-23 7,837,259 Seat, in particular air passenger seat 2010-11-23 7,837,541 Method for reducing outside air inflow required for aircraft cabin air quality 2010-11-23 7,837,764 Oxygen exchange manifold, systems and methods for inerting a volatile environment 2010-11-23 7,837,919 System, method, apparatus, and applications for open cell woven structural supports 2010-11-23 7,839,304 Method and system for alerting aircrew to unsafe vibration levels 2010-11-23 7,840,316 Limited authority and full authority mode fly-by-wire flight control surface actuation control system 2010-11-23 7,840,317 Method and system for controlling a hijacked aircraft 2010-11-23 7,840,387 System and method of designing a load bearing layer that interfaces to a structural pass-through of an inflatable vessel 2010-11-23 7,840,389 Method of optimizing stiffened panels under stress 2010-11-23 7,841,382 Apparatus for cooling components in spacecraft 2010-11-30 7,841,559 Aerial vehicle with variable aspect ratio deployable wings 2010-11-30 7,841,560 Seat device for an aircraft 2010-11-30 7,841,561 Internal support structure for an airship 2010-11-30 7,841,562 Load patch for airships 2010-11-30 7,841,563 Ducted fan air data system 2010-11-30 7,844,218 Sub-orbital, high altitude communications system 2010-11-30 7,844,373 Method and a system for monitoring the following of a reference trajectory by an aircraft 2010-11-30 7,845,188 System for the preparation of compressed air 2010-12-07 7,845,220 Hydraulic/pneumatic charging valve with integrated pressure transducer 2010-12-07 7,845,221 Detecting ice particles 2010-12-07 7,845,263 Bomb release mechanism for radio-controlled airplane 2010-12-07 7,845,594 Helicopter collapsible deck 2010-12-07 7,845,595 Cellulose-based aerial delivery system and method of use 2010-12-07 7,845,898 Cargo container handling system and associated method 2010-12-07 7,849,702 Combined cabin air and heat exchanger RAM air inlets for aircraft environmental control systems, and associated methods of use 2010-12-14 7,849,800 Hybrid spin/fin stabilized projectile 2010-12-14 7,850,116 Ducted open rotor apparatus and method 2010-12-14 7,850,117 Fuselage structure 2010-12-14 7,850,118 Structural element, method for manufacturing a structural element and use of a structural element for an aircraft hull 2010-12-14 7,850,119 Sealing system for the gap existing between the fuselage and the elevator of the orientable horizontal stabiliser of an aircraft, extended with an aerodynamic fairing for sealing of the opening existing between the fuselage and the orientable horizontal stabiliser 2010-12-14 7,850,120 Spray-regulating system incorporated in aircraft anti-icers 2010-12-14 7,850,121 Enhanced ruddevator for improved air refueling boom flight control 2010-12-14 7,850,122 Compliance mechanism 2010-12-14 7,850,123 Methods and apparatus for a cable retractor 2010-12-14 7,850,124 Long-service-life rotary positioning device for space applications 2010-12-14 7,850,125 Method and device for reducing the wake vortices of an aircraft in the approach/landing phase 2010-12-14 7,850,126 Laminar flow surfaces with selected roughness distributions, and associated methods 2010-12-14 7,850,388 Compliant, low profile, independently releasing, non-protruding and genderless docking system for robotic modules 2010-12-14 7,851,048 Fiber reinforced core panel 2010-12-14 7,851,732 System and method for attitude control of a flight vehicle using pitch-over thrusters 2010-12-14 7,851,733 Methods and apparatus for missile air inlet 2010-12-14 7,851,734 Acceleration activated fin release mechanism 2010-12-14 7,853,369 Active pitch control method and device for an aircraft 2010-12-14 7,854,409 Canarded deltoid main wing aircraft 2010-12-21 7,854,410 Powered unmanned aerial vehicle 2010-12-21 7,854,411 Aircraft undercarriage including a plurality of electromechanical actuators, and a method of testing it 2010-12-21 7,854,412 Energy-efficient electro-thermal and electro-mechanical ice-protection method 2010-12-21 7,854,590 Rotor blade visual lights 2010-12-21 7,854,593 Airfoil for a helicopter rotor blade 2010-12-21 7,855,832 Optical instrument comprising an entrance cavity in which a mirror is placed 2010-12-21 7,856,295 Device for issuing authorization to act on the operating conditions of an aircraft engine and engine control system comprising same 2010-12-21 7,857,093 Engine inlet deep acoustic liner section 2010-12-28 7,857,252 Rotor/wing dual mode hub fairing system 2010-12-28 7,857,253 Ducted fan VTOL vehicles 2010-12-28 7,857,254 System and method for utilizing stored electrical energy for VTOL aircraft thrust enhancement and attitude control 2010-12-28 7,857,255 Helicopter with an improved vibration control device 2010-12-28 7,857,256 Thrust generating apparatus 2010-12-28 7,857,257 Aircraft thermal management system with reduced exhaust re-ingestion 2010-12-28 7,857,258 Assembly of panels of an airplane fuselage 2010-12-28 7,857,259 Modular seat system for a vehicle 2010-12-28 7,857,260 Fuel jettison system 2010-12-28 7,857,261 Docking system 2010-12-28 7,857,262 Device for compensating for the mechanical play of a helicopter flight control 2010-12-28 7,857,263 Landing flap guide for aircraft 2010-12-28 7,858,910 Zero blind zone doppler beam sharpening 2010-12-28 7,861,884 Fuel tank assembly 2011-01-04 7,861,966 Supersonic aircraft footprint spreading control system and method 2011-01-04 7,861,967 Aircraft with integrated lift and propulsion system 2011-01-04 7,861,968 Air inlet and method for a highspeed mobile platform 2011-01-04 7,861,969 Shaped composite stringers and methods of making 2011-01-04 7,861,970 Fuselage structure including an integrated fuselage stanchion 2011-01-04 7,861,971 System for opening and closing a landing-gear compartment for an aircraft 2011-01-04 7,861,972 Release mechanism for a forward and aft restrained load in an aircraft 2011-01-04 7,861,973 Wind responsive power generation system 2011-01-04 7,861,974 Docking system 2011-01-04 7,861,975 Two part spacecraft servicing vehicle system with universal docking adaptor 2011-01-04 7,861,976 Latching separation system 2011-01-04 7,861,977 Adaptive material actuators for Coanda effect circulation control slots 2011-01-04 7,861,978 Drive and guide arrangement for a flap which is arranged on an aircraft mainplane 2011-01-04 7,861,996 Adapter devices for securing an aircraft passenger seat to an aircraft fuselage seat track 2011-01-04 7,865,289 Method of distributing braking between the brakes of an aircraft 2011-01-04 7,866,109 Structural device for improving the thermal expansion resistance of a structure 2011-01-11 7,866,142 Aeroengine thrust reverser 2011-01-11 7,866,598 Rotorcraft engine and rotor speed synchronization 2011-01-11 7,866,599 Integrated inward turning inlets and nozzles for hypersonic air vehicles 2011-01-11 7,866,600 Integrated engine air particle filter assembly 2011-01-11 7,866,601 Lenticular airship 2011-01-11 7,866,602 Sensing load relief by a secondary path of a flight control actuator 2011-01-11 7,866,603 Methods and apparatus for an aircraft lavoratory 2011-01-11 7,866,604 Aircraft including an air conditioning system 2011-01-11 7,866,605 Energy absorbing impact band and method 2011-01-11 7,866,606 Aircraft crashworthy energy absorber system 2011-01-11 7,866,607 Piggyback satellite payload arrangement, a device for and method of attaching a piggyback satellite payload and adapter to be used for a piggyback satellite payload arrangement for launching the piggyback satellite 2011-01-11 7,866,608 Device for controlling a vortex trail generated by the oblong element of an aircraft bearing surface 2011-01-11 7,866,609 Passive removal of suction air for laminar flow control, and associated systems and methods 2011-01-11 7,866,610 Telescoping wing and airfoil control mechanism 2011-01-11 7,868,276 Airborne vehicle emulation system and method 2011-01-11 7,868,277 Device and method for a sight 2011-01-11 7,869,766 Wireless operational and testing communications network for diverse platform types 2011-01-11 7,869,943 Flight management systems and methods for use with an aerial vehicle 2011-01-11 7,870,720 Inlet electromagnetic flow control 2011-01-18 7,870,929 Engine assembly, acoustical liner and associated method of fabrication 2011-01-18 7,871,032 Helicopter 2011-01-18 7,871,033 Tilt actuation for a rotorcraft 2011-01-18 7,871,034 Rotor hub systems and methods 2011-01-18 7,871,035 Propulsion system for an airship or hybrid aircraft 2011-01-18 7,871,036 Apparatus for generation and use of lift gas 2011-01-18 7,871,037 Emergency landing apparatus 2011-01-18 7,871,038 Systems and methods for providing airflow in an aerospace vehicle 2011-01-18 7,871,039 Modular passenger seat for an aircraft 2011-01-18 7,871,040 Composite aircraft structures with hat stiffeners 2011-01-18 7,871,041 System, method, and apparatus for leading edge structures and direct manufacturing thereof 2011-01-18 7,871,042 Hydrogen fueled blended wing body ring tank 2011-01-18 7,871,043 Method for parachute reefing control 2011-01-18 7,871,044 Method for vertical takeoff from and landing on inclined surfaces 2011-01-18 7,871,455 Jet engine protection system 2011-01-18 7,872,215 Methods and apparatus for guiding a projectile 2011-01-18 7,873,444 Controlling movement of an unmanned vehicle 2011-01-18 7,873,445 Governor for a rotor with a variable maximum collective pitch 2011-01-18 7,874,137 Gas turbine engine anti-ice formation device and system 2011-01-25 7,874,142 Aeroengine thrust reverser 2011-01-25 7,874,512 System and method for a flyable and roadable vehicle 2011-01-25 7,874,513 Apparatus and method for vertical take-off and landing aircraft 2011-01-25 7,874,514 Amphibious aircraft 2011-01-25 7,874,515 Air vehicle propulsion system on gimbaled truss 2011-01-25 7,874,516 Structural frame for an aircraft fuselage 2011-01-25 7,874,517 Process for making a composite material assembly and aircraft wing and stabilizing element obtained by this process 2011-01-25 7,874,518 Aircraft structure including composite beam and composite panel with metal foil therebetween 2011-01-25 7,874,519 Spacecraft three-axis attitude acquisition from sun direction measurement 2011-01-25 7,874,520 Satellite with deployable, articulatable thermal radiators 2011-01-25 7,874,521 Method and system for aviation navigation 2011-01-25 7,874,522 Systems and methods for tracing aircraft vortices 2011-01-25 7,874,523 Method of controlling an aircraft in flight, especially to reduce wake vortices 2011-01-25 7,874,524 Methods and apparatus for a multi-segment flap fence 2011-01-25 7,874,525 Method and system for fully fixed vehicle control surfaces 2011-01-25 7,874,526 Full authority fly-by-wire pedal system 2011-01-25 7,875,202 Aircraft de-/anti-icer 2011-01-25 7,875,333 Laminate sheet, in particular for fuselage skin sheets for aircrafts 2011-01-25 7,875,795 Thermocouple array for generating electrical power for lighter than air vehicles 2011-01-25 7,875,837 Missile tracking with interceptor launch and control 2011-01-25 7,875,838 Post boost control power assembly 2011-01-25 7,876,542 Generator for gas turbine engine having DC bus fault short circuit control using a battery 2011-01-25 7,878,214 Ullage pressure regulator 2011-02-01 7,878,448 Aircraft auxiliary power unit suspension system for isolating an aircraft auxiliary power unit 2011-02-01 7,878,449 Mass transfer system for stabilizing an airship and other vehicles subject to pitch and roll moments 2011-02-01 7,878,450 Float pack assembly and method of use 2011-02-01 7,878,451 Low-leakage seal system for pivot door type thrust reverser 2011-02-01 7,878,452 Aircraft ejection seat with moveable headrest 2011-02-01 7,878,453 Piezoelectric and pyroelectric power-generating laminate for an airship envelope 2011-02-01 7,878,454 Doors of aircraft cabins 2011-02-01 7,878,455 Refueling boom with backup raising cable 2011-02-01 7,878,456 Protective shield assembly for space optics and associated methods 2011-02-01 7,878,457 Retractable vortex generator 2011-02-01 7,878,458 Method and apparatus for enhancing engine-powered lift in an aircraft 2011-02-01 7,878,459 Aircraft systems with shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators, and associated methods 2011-02-01 7,878,460 Aircraft wing slat 2011-02-01 7,878,461 System and method for an integrated backup control system 2011-02-01 7,878,586 System and method for an anticipatory passenger cabin 2011-02-01 7,879,276 Foam stiffened hollow composite stringer 2011-02-01 7,880,125 Aircraft, missile, projectile or underwater vehicle with reconfigurable control surfaces 2011-02-01 7,880,870 Linear array sensors for target detection including hydrocarbon events such as gun, mortar, RPG missile and artillery firings 2011-02-01 7,881,832 Automatic speech recognition system and method for aircraft 2011-02-01 7,882,941 Viscous shear damping strut assembly 2011-02-08 7,883,049 Jet nozzle having noise attenuating shield and method therefor 2011-02-08 7,883,050 Composites with integrated multi-functional circuits 2011-02-08 7,883,051 Ducted propulsion vector system 2011-02-08 7,883,052 Aircraft wing for over-the-wing mounting of engine nacelle 2011-02-08 7,883,053 Heat exchanger systems and associated systems and methods for cooling aircraft starter/generators 2011-02-08 7,883,054 Jam-tolerant actuator 2011-02-08 7,883,055 Pivoting baggage rack intended for an aircraft cabin 2011-02-08 7,883,056 Insulation arrangement for the internal insulation of a vehicle 2011-02-08 7,883,057 Pivoting device and method for ceiling panels 2011-02-08 7,883,058 Combined displacement and swivel mechanism 2011-02-08 7,883,059 Actuator systems and associated methods for unmanned air vehicles and other applications 2011-02-08 7,883,060 Apparatus and method for twisting a wing to increase lift on aircraft and other vehicles 2011-02-08 7,883,133 Apparatus and methods for litter support system for vehicles 2011-02-08 7,883,306 Attachment bolt and tensioned support system using same 2011-02-08 7,883,392 Toy helicopter 2011-02-08 7,885,056 Center instrument pedestal display 2011-02-08 7,886,439 Ground stud installation on composite structures for electrostatic charges 2011-02-15 7,886,544 Propeller or propeller drive 2011-02-15 7,886,682 Multifunctional emergency kit and associated method 2011-02-15 7,887,007 High-altitude long-endurance airship 2011-02-15 7,887,008 System and method for a power-assisted compartment 2011-02-15 7,887,009 Methods and systems for attaching aircraft wings to fuselages 2011-02-15 7,887,010 Controllable refueling drogues and associated systems and methods 2011-02-15 7,887,011 Apparatus and methods for carrying airborne cargo 2011-02-15 7,890,222 Mechanical flight control auxiliary power assist system 2011-02-15 7,891,167 Gas turbine engine flow reverser 2011-02-22 7,891,298 Guided projectile 2011-02-22 7,891,603 Differential thrust control system 2011-02-22 7,891,604 Engine mounting structure for an aircraft 2011-02-22 7,891,605 Automatic control systems for aircraft auxiliary power units, and associated methods 2011-02-22 7,891,606 Aircraft comprising a landing gear compartment permitting better integration of the landing gear 2011-02-22 7,891,607 Pressure sensor device 2011-02-22 7,891,608 Space frame fuselage structure and related methods 2011-02-22 7,891,609 Turnaround methods 2011-02-22 7,891,610 Rotary flap 2011-02-22 7,891,611 Systems and methods for controlling aircraft flaps and spoilers 2011-02-22 7,891,612 Flap device 2011-02-22 7,891,671 Panel assembly including deformable seal 2011-02-22 7,891,948 Lightweight composite truss wind turbine blade 2011-02-22 7,891,949 Lightweight composite truss wind turbine blade 2011-02-22 7,891,950 Lightweight composite truss wind turbine blade 2011-02-22 7,893,390 Guided missile 2011-02-22 7,894,950 Methodology for autonomous navigation and control of a tethered drogue 2011-02-22 7,895,810 Crash paddle for reinforcing a primary fuselage structure of an aircraft 2011-03-01 7,895,946 Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same 2011-03-01 7,896,287 Split torque geared power transmissions with composite output shafts 2011-03-01 7,896,288 Method for improving roll steering of an aircraft and aircraft using same 2011-03-01 7,896,289 Aircraft tail assembly 2011-03-01 7,896,290 Latch device of cockpit door of an aircraft 2011-03-01 7,896,291 Aircraft door with oversizing 2011-03-01 7,896,292 Reactive component reduction system and methods for the use thereof 2011-03-01 7,896,293 Procedure and device for improving the maneuverability of an aircraft during the approach to landing and flare-out phases 2011-03-01 7,896,294 Cover skin for a variable-shape aerodynamic area 2011-03-01 7,896,402 Spacer for coaxially sheathed fuel pipes 2011-03-01 7,897,095 Method for manufacturing a reinforced shell for forming component parts for aircraft and shell for component parts for aircraft 2011-03-01 7,899,585 Device for monitoring aircraft control information 2011-03-01 7,900,333 Sealing bladderless system and method 2011-03-08 7,900,437 Heat transfer system and method for turbine engine using heat pipes 2011-03-08 7,900,438 Heat transfer system and method for turbine engine using heat pipes 2011-03-08 7,900,709 Hypoxic aircraft fire prevention and suppression system with automatic emergency oxygen delivery system 2011-03-08 7,900,865 Airplane configuration 2011-03-08 7,900,866 System and methods for airborne launch and recovery of aircraft 2011-03-08 7,900,867 Personal propulsion device 2011-03-08 7,900,868 Noise-shielding wing configuration 2011-03-08 7,900,869 Helicopter rotor control system with individual blade control 2011-03-08 7,900,870 Vent door system with lever mechanism 2011-03-08 7,900,871 Wing leading edge having vortex generators 2011-03-08 7,900,872 Nacelle inlet thermal anti-icing spray duct support system 2011-03-08 7,900,873 Vibration isolation system 2011-03-08 7,900,874 Device to move an object back and forth 2011-03-08 7,900,875 Power generating and distribution system and method 2011-03-08 7,900,876 Wingtip feathers, including forward swept feathers, and associated aircraft systems and methods 2011-03-08 7,900,877 Active winglet 2011-03-08 7,900,878 Joint for connecting a longitudinal side to an upper side of components and flexible strip for use in such a joint 2011-03-08 7,900,891 Tooling for insulating aircraft stringers and method 2011-03-08 7,901,014 Brake condition monitoring 2011-03-08 7,901,155 Vehicle barrier 2011-03-08 7,901,174 Tiltable loading system and extendable platform for transferring cargo 2011-03-08 7,901,524 Actuation concepts for variable stiffness materials 2011-03-08 7,901,753 Synthetic runway surface system 2011-03-08 7,902,489 Torsional spring aided control actuator for a rolling missile 2011-03-08 7,903,019 Protective device and protective measure for a radar system 2011-03-08 7,904,213 Method of assisting in the navigation of an aircraft with an updating of the flight plan 2011-03-08 7,904,214 Singularity escape and avoidance using a virtual array rotation 2011-03-08 7,905,061 Wind spoiler for roofs 2011-03-15 7,905,447 System, method and apparatus for aircraft having counter-rotating, ring-winged rotors 2011-03-15 7,905,448 Annular torsional rigid static component for an aircraft engine 2011-03-15 7,905,449 Multi-engine aircraft 2011-03-15 7,905,450 Aircraft equipment support 2011-03-15 7,905,451 Arrangement of a first and a second furnishing 2011-03-15 7,905,452 Window frame for aircraft 2011-03-15 7,905,453 Piggyback equipment panel payload arrangement, a device for and method of attaching a hosted secondary piggyback payload and adapter to be used for a piggyback secondary payload arrangement for launching the piggyback equipment panel secondary 2011-03-15 7,905,678 Deployable collapsible engineered material systems for runway safety 2011-03-15 7,906,749 System and method for deployment and actuation 2011-03-15 7,907,066 Method and a device for detecting and signaling that a rotorcraft is approaching the vortex domain 2011-03-15 7,907,545 Switching device adapted to switch an aircraft wireless network from a maintenance configuration to a commercial configuration and vice-versa 2011-03-15 7,908,041 Self-leveling laser horizon for navigation guidance 2011-03-15 7,908,043 Method and device for active control of the roll of an aircraft 2011-03-15 7,908,045 System and method for presenting an image of terrain on an aircraft display unit 2011-03-15 7,909,261 Device and an aircraft anti-icing system comprising such a device 2011-03-22 7,909,285 Flexible suspension for turbine engine 2011-03-22 7,909,286 Support system for auxiliary power unit 2011-03-22 7,909,287 Super-transporter aircraft 2011-03-22 7,909,288 Crashworthiness structure and method 2011-03-22 7,909,289 Closure system for a support structure 2011-03-22 7,909,290 Joint for use in aircraft construction 2011-03-22 7,909,291 Detection system and method for ice and other debris 2011-03-22 7,909,292 Wing unit, in particular spar box, for forming aerodynamically active surfaces of an aircraft, in particular airfoils, horizontal tail units or rudder units of a plane 2011-03-22 7,909,302 Two-shackle aircraft engine attachment 2011-03-22 7,909,952 Method for assembling main wing made of aluminum alloy 2011-03-22 7,910,867 Architecture for a launch controller 2011-03-22 7,912,593 Merging and spacing speed target calculation 2011-03-22 7,913,813 Noise shield for a launch vehicle 2011-03-29 7,913,947 Compact tiltrotor pylon-conversion actuation system 2011-03-29 7,913,948 Method and apparatus for stratospheric and space structures 2011-03-29 7,913,949 Symmetric leading edge device and method to delay flow separation 2011-03-29 7,913,950 Aircraft with palletized functional units 2011-03-29 7,913,951 Linking assembly between a mechanical system and an adjustment actuator comprising engagement/disengagement members 2011-03-29 7,913,952 Method and a device for de-icing an aircraft wall 2011-03-29 7,913,953 Solar sail launch system and solar sail attitude control system 2011-03-29 7,913,954 Electrodynamic structure 2011-03-29 7,913,955 Aircraft control surface drive system and associated methods 2011-03-29 7,914,383 Mechanical transmission system with a magnetic damper for a rotorcraft 2011-03-29 7,917,254 Aircraft guidance using localizer capture criteria for rectilinear displacement data 2011-03-29 7,917,256 Active vibration damping (AVD) system for precision pointing spacecraft 2011-03-29 7,918,195 Air-cooled engine heat extractor 2011-04-05 7,918,310 Noise attenuation device for reducing jet engine noise during testing 2011-04-05 7,918,415 Convertible aircraft operating method 2011-04-05 7,918,416 Ducted fan vehicles particularly useful as VTOL aircraft 2011-04-05 7,918,417 Undercarriage with anticrash and antiresonance skids for a rotary wing aircraft, and an aircraft 2011-04-05 7,918,418 Device for introducing and distributing forces into or inside a luggage compartment 2011-04-05 7,918,419 Rocket ejection delay apparatus and/or method 2011-04-05 7,918,420 System and methods for simultaneous momentum dumping and orbit control 2011-04-05 7,918,421 Wing, in particular airfoil of an aircraft, with a variable profile shape 2011-04-05 7,919,739 Anti-rebound locking device for the deployable fin of a projectile 2011-04-05 7,919,740 Wing-unfolding apparatus, folding wing assembly, and vehicle with folding wing assemblies 2011-04-05 7,920,382 Aircraft electronics cooling apparatus for an aircraft having a liquid cooling system 2011-04-05 7,920,943 Precision approach guidance system and associated method 2011-04-05 7,921,632 Device for protection against icing for aircraft engines and related de-icing method 2011-04-12 7,921,893 Method and apparatus for welding of polymer composite components 2011-04-12 7,921,966 Linear acoustic liner 2011-04-12 7,922,115 Modular unmanned air-vehicle 2011-04-12 7,922,116 Device and method for sealing and lighting a balloon 2011-04-12 7,922,117 Primary panel and motor controller integration for aircraft power distribution system 2011-04-12 7,922,118 System for producing process air 2011-04-12 7,922,119 Telescopic stowage bin 2011-04-12 7,922,120 Wing ice protection heater element network 2011-04-12 7,922,121 Power distribution architecture for an ice protection system 2011-04-12 7,922,122 Systems and methods for distributing loads from fluid conduits, including aircraft fuel conduits 2011-04-12 7,922,123 Parachute deployment line and cut knife 2011-04-12 7,922,124 Power optimized system for electric propulsion stationkeeping geosynchronous spacecraft 2011-04-12 7,922,125 Launching vehicle and satellite connection-separation apparatus 2011-04-12 7,922,126 Aircraft component exposed to streaming surrounding air 2011-04-12 7,923,096 Impulse-absorbing structural component 2011-04-12 7,923,668 Acoustic nacelle inlet lip having composite construction and an integral electric ice protection heater disposed therein 2011-04-12 7,923,671 Drive device for projectile fins 2011-04-12 7,925,394 Method of forming a 3D safe emergency descent trajectory for aircraft and implementation device 2011-04-12 7,926,505 Transfer unit 2011-04-19 7,926,610 Hot compressed gas vehicle 2011-04-19 7,926,759 Tail rotor hub 2011-04-19 7,926,760 Method for producing an aircraft with reduced environmental impact and the aircraft thus obtained 2011-04-19 7,926,761 Mechanical part and method of manufacturing such a part 2011-04-19 7,926,762 Cargo-hold floor for aircraft 2011-04-19 7,926,763 Ice management system for rotary-wing aircraft 2011-04-19 7,926,764 Device for launching unmanned missiles from an aircraft 2011-04-19 7,927,057 Ocean commerce transfer system 2011-04-19 7,927,402 Passive desiccant system 2011-04-19 7,927,686 Composite heat shield 2011-04-19 7,928,345 Aircraft windshield defogging/deicing system and method of use thereof 2011-04-19 7,928,862 Display of hover and touchdown symbology on head-up display 2011-04-19 7,930,074 Vertical speed and flight path command module for displacement collective utilizing tactile cueing and tactile feedback 2011-04-19 7,930,808 Flexible connection and release device and method 2011-04-26 7,931,047 Arrangement of line connections for installations in an aircraft passenger cabin 2011-04-26 7,931,230 Personal land and air vehicle 2011-04-26 7,931,231 Engine anticipation for rotary-wing aircraft 2011-04-26 7,931,232 Rigid framework for aircraft engine mounting structure and engine mounting structure comprising same 2011-04-26 7,931,233 Protective skin for aircraft 2011-04-26 7,931,234 Continuous fuselage connection 2011-04-26 7,931,235 System for deicing the leading edge of a nose inlet cowl turbine engine 2011-04-26 7,931,236 Deflection device for a stream body 2011-04-26 7,931,237 Universal launch vehicle payload adapter 2011-04-26 7,931,238 Automatic velocity control system for aircraft 2011-04-26 7,931,239 Homeostatic flying hovercraft 2011-04-26 7,931,240 Cellular support structures used for controlled actuation of fluid contact surfaces 2011-04-26 7,931,962 Pyrolizing flexible ablator material 2011-04-26 7,932,837 Conditional aircraft cabin warning and signalling system for determining the cabin status 2011-04-26 7,934,354 Door panel 2011-05-03 7,934,676 Pre-fabricated article for EME protection of an aircraft 2011-05-03 7,934,677 Cargo parachute release apparatus, system and method 2011-05-03 7,934,678 Luggage compartment actuation 2011-05-03 7,934,679 Aircraft cabin 2011-05-03 7,934,680 Apparatus and method for blending fluids 2011-05-03 7,934,681 Quick connect-disconnect air transport 2011-05-03 7,934,682 Aircraft safety system 2011-05-03 7,934,683 Cargo parachute release apparatus, system and method 2011-05-03 7,934,684 Rocket-powered vehicle racing competition 2011-05-03 7,934,685 Methods to actively protect spacecraft from damage due to collision with ions 2011-05-03 7,934,686 Reducing drag on a mobile body 2011-05-03 7,934,753 Aircraft with connection element for connecting a conduit system to cooling aggregates in aircraft cabins 2011-05-03 7,936,082 Electrical power supply circuit in an aircraft for electrical equipment including a de-icing circuit 2011-05-03 7,937,169 System and method for compartment control 2011-05-03 7,937,190 Apparatus for an automated aerial refueling boom using multiple types of sensors 2011-05-03 7,938,052 Aircraft engine structure-mounted aim-point biasing infrared countermeasure apparatus and method 2011-05-10 7,938,214 Motor cooling system 2011-05-10 7,938,358 Roadable aircraft with folding wings and integrated bumpers and lighting 2011-05-10 7,938,359 Propulsion system with integrated pylon 2011-05-10 7,938,360 Main wing structure of aircraft 2011-05-10 7,938,361 Jet blast wall structures 2011-05-10 7,938,362 Airplane floor assembly 2011-05-10 7,938,363 Emergency opening device for an overhead locker with a lowerable shell 2011-05-10 7,938,364 Apparatus and method for making optimal use of a photovoltaic array on an airborne power system 2011-05-10 7,938,365 Line holder in an aircraft 2011-05-10 7,938,366 Opening and secure-closing system for doors 2011-05-10 7,938,367 Stringers assembled at a circumferential joint of an airplane fuselage 2011-05-10 7,938,368 Nosecone ice protection system for a gas turbine engine 2011-05-10 7,938,369 Method and apparatus for aerial fuel transfer 2011-05-10 7,941,905 Method of removing a component from an aircraft 2011-05-17 7,941,993 Engine cooling 2011-05-17 7,942,365 Variable speed transmission for a rotary wing aircraft 2011-05-17 7,942,366 Aircraft landing gear with integrated extension, retraction, and leveling feature 2011-05-17 7,942,367 Rest compartment for an aircraft pilot 2011-05-17 7,942,368 Composite aircraft component 2011-05-17 7,942,369 Windscreen frame and a method of production for a windscreen frame 2011-05-17 7,942,370 Vortex detection and turbulence measurement 2011-05-17 7,942,580 Rear suspension for an aircraft engine with shackle in waiting and spring for such a hinge pin in waiting 2011-05-17 7,943,227 Ceramic heat shield 2011-05-17 7,945,353 Adaptive control in the presence of input constraints 2011-05-17 7,945,425 In-flight detection of wing flap free wheeling skew 2011-05-17 7,946,105 Bi-directional locking ring assembly for aircraft thrust reverser manual drive unit 2011-05-24 7,946,106 Device for actuating mobile cowls equipping a thrust reverser 2011-05-24 7,946,208 Ejection system for deploying a store 2011-05-24 7,946,241 Methods and apparatus for marine deployment 2011-05-24 7,946,385 Process for the production of an acoustically resistive structure, the acoustically resistive structure thus obtained, and coating using such a structure 2011-05-24 7,946,525 Material for absorbing noise in aircraft 2011-05-24 7,946,526 Rotary-wing vehicle system 2011-05-24 7,946,527 Aircraft with fixed, swinging and folding wings 2011-05-24 7,946,528 Flight control system especially suited for VTOL vehicles 2011-05-24 7,946,529 Detection of effort on a flight-control actuator 2011-05-24 7,946,530 Modular adaptive configured helicopter 2011-05-24 7,946,531 Debris deflecting device, system, and method 2011-05-24 7,946,532 Furniture unit for a vehicle, especially an aircraft 2011-05-24 7,946,533 Optimized land mobile satellite system for North American coverage 2011-05-24 7,946,534 Pressure vessel having continuous sidewall 2011-05-24 7,946,535 Highly efficient supersonic laminar flow wing 2011-05-24 7,946,536 Device for interconnecting first and second control sticks of an aircraft in roll and in pitch 2011-05-24 7,947,936 Apparatus and method for cooperative multi target tracking and interception 2011-05-24 7,947,937 Laser guided projectile device and method therefor 2011-05-24 7,947,938 Methods and apparatus for projectile guidance 2011-05-24 7,949,440 Aircraft cruise speed control 2011-05-24 7,950,082 Cradle adaptable to an aircraft seat 2011-05-31 7,950,479 High efficiency vehicle 2011-05-31 7,950,603 Integral powered wing aircraft 2011-05-31 7,950,604 Engine mounting structure for an aircraft 2011-05-31 7,950,605 Torsionally de-coupled engine mount system 2011-05-31 7,950,606 Electric-based secondary power system architectures for aircraft 2011-05-31 7,950,607 Small munitions adaptor rack for releasing small munitions from an aircraft 2011-05-31 7,951,228 Self-propelled vehicle comprising an onboard equipment supplied with filtered air 2011-05-31 7,952,055 Methods and apparatus for deploying control surfaces sequentially 2011-05-31 7,952,492 Landing assistance device and method for aircraft 2011-05-31 7,953,524 Navigation through reception of a remote position fix via data link 2011-05-31 7,958,718 Precision controlled variable thrust solid propellant rocket motor 2011-06-14 7,958,801 Harmonic force generator for an active vibration control system 2011-06-14 7,958,813 Aircraft ordinance mounting system 2011-06-14 7,959,104 Flying device with improved movement on the ground 2011-06-14 7,959,105 Aircraft provided with a silent shrouded rotor 2011-06-14 7,959,106 Integrated propulsive system comprising a bypass turbojet engine 2011-06-14 7,959,107 Hinge device of a nacelle cowling of an aircraft engine on a supporting structure 2011-06-14 7,959,108 Control device for locking and unlocking and aircraft door and aircraft door that integrates such a device 2011-06-14 7,959,109 Dual valve apparatus for aircraft engine ice protection and related methods 2011-06-14 7,959,110 Methods and apparatus for resisting torsional loads in aerial refueling booms 2011-06-14 7,959,111 Angle of attack automated flight control system vertical control function 2011-06-14 7,959,231 Armrest for multiple seating 2011-06-14 7,960,675 Unmanned missile and method for determining the position of an unmanned missile which may be uncoupled from an aircraft 2011-06-14 7,961,386 Low orbit missile-shaped satellite for electro-optical earth surveillance and other missions 2011-06-14 7,962,265 Vehicular linear sensor system 2011-06-14 7,963,039 Method of constructing a mandrel for fabrication of a monolithic nacelle composite panel 2011-06-21 7,963,094 Fragmentor for bird ingestible gas turbine engine 2011-06-21 7,963,362 Acoustic panel having a variable acoustic characteristic 2011-06-21 7,963,442 Spin stabilized projectile trajectory control 2011-06-21 7,963,477 Aircraft that comprises a structure that ensures the structural and electrical functions 2011-06-21 7,963,478 Wing-flapping flying apparatus and method of using the same 2011-06-21 7,963,479 Method for fixing an engine strut to an airplane wing 2011-06-21 7,963,480 Strut for locking the engine of an aircraft 2011-06-21 7,963,481 Method and device for supporting the take-off rotation of an aircraft 2011-06-21 7,963,482 Aircraft door 2011-06-21 7,963,483 Stiffening element carbon-glass layered foot section 2011-06-21 7,963,484 Lift-augmenting flap, in particular for a leading edge flap, for an aerodynamically effective wing 2011-06-21 7,963,485 Trimmable horizontal stabilizer 2011-06-21 7,963,620 Carbon brake wear for aircraft 2011-06-21 7,964,830 Large cross-section interceptor vehicle and method 2011-06-21 7,964,831 Remote control device for a target designator from an attack module, attack module and designator implementing such device 2011-06-21 7,965,201 Method and apparatus for detecting conditions conducive to ice formation 2011-06-21 7,966,808 Baffle seal for gas turbine engine thrust reverser 2011-06-28 7,966,828 Variable area nozzle with woven sleeve extension 2011-06-28 7,966,921 Aircraft wing-pylon interface mounting apparatus 2011-06-28 7,967,105 Aero-acoustic aviation engine inlet for aggressive noise abatement 2011-06-28 7,967,108 Acoustic liners 2011-06-28 7,967,119 Telescopic member having an overridable internal abutment 2011-06-28 7,967,237 Method and apparatus for fast deploying and retrieving of towed bodies 2011-06-28 7,967,238 Composite air vehicle having a heavier-than-air vehicle tethered to a lighter-than-air vehicle 2011-06-28 7,967,239 Rotor drive and control system for a high speed rotary wing aircraft 2011-06-28 7,967,240 Formed structural assembly and associated preform and method 2011-06-28 7,967,241 Supersonic aircraft jet engine installation 2011-06-28 7,967,242 Engine mounting structure interposed between an aircraft wing system and said engine 2011-06-28 7,967,243 Optimized configuration of engines for aircraft 2011-06-28 7,967,244 Onboard aircraft weight and balance system 2011-06-28 7,967,245 Brace-locking device for an aircraft undercarriage 2011-06-28 7,967,246 Flying wing boat 2011-06-28 7,967,247 Method and device for driving an aircraft during the ground run thereof 2011-06-28 7,967,248 Rib element and composite flange for aircraft 2011-06-28 7,967,249 Cooling system and method for expelling heat from a heat source located in the interior of an aircraft 2011-06-28 7,967,250 Hybrid aircraft fuselage structural components and methods of making same 2011-06-28 7,967,251 Truss network for aircraft floor attachment 2011-06-28 7,967,252 Fairing and airfoil apparatus and method 2011-06-28 7,967,253 Antenna fairing and method 2011-06-28 7,967,254 Sling release mechanism 2011-06-28 7,967,255 Autonomous space flight system and planetary lander for executing a discrete landing sequence to remove unknown navigation error, perform hazard avoidance and relocate the lander and method 2011-06-28 7,967,256 Spacecraft battery thermal management system 2011-06-28 7,967,257 Space object deployment system and method 2011-06-28 7,967,258 Dual bimorph synthetic pulsator 2011-06-28 7,968,170 Composite single pane window for an aircraft and method of making same 2011-06-28 7,968,831 Systems and methods for optimizing the aimpoint for a missile 2011-06-28 7,969,110 Compensation actuator for a rotorcraft flight control 2011-06-28 7,970,502 Apparatuses and systems for controlling autoflight systems 2011-06-28 7,971,221 Overhead video system for an aircraft 2011-06-28 7,971,684 Acoustic panel 2011-07-05 7,971,823 Saucer shaped gyroscopically stabilized vertical take-off and landing aircraft 2011-07-05 7,971,824 Flying object 2011-07-05 7,971,825 Aircraft jet engine pylon suspension attachment 2011-07-05 7,971,826 Engine assembly for an aircraft comprising an engine as well as an engine mounting structure for such an engine 2011-07-05 7,971,827 Bird collision prevention device for an aircraft 2011-07-05 7,971,828 Aircraft fuel tank and inerting system therefor 2011-07-05 7,971,829 Center-routed kite safety device 2011-07-05 7,971,830 System and method for space elevator deployment 2011-07-05 7,971,831 Method for manufacturing a solar module in orbit 2011-07-05 7,971,832 Wing tip devices 2011-07-05 7,973,269 Actuators for gun-fired projectiles and mortars 2011-07-05 7,973,270 Actuators for gun-fired projectiles and mortars 2011-07-05 7,974,746 Singularity escape and avoidance using a virtual array rotation 2011-07-05 7,975,465 Hybrid engine accessory power system 2011-07-12 7,975,671 Engine speed control device, a method for controlling engine speed and an aircraft provided therewith 2011-07-12 7,975,774 Vehicle for aerial delivery of fire retardant 2011-07-12 7,975,958 Modular articulated-wing aircraft 2011-07-12 7,975,959 System and method for transferring airplanes 2011-07-12 7,975,960 Nosewheel control apparatus 2011-07-12 7,975,961 Air induction control 2011-07-12 7,975,962 Transportation vehicle passenger accommodation assembly 2011-07-12 7,975,963 Safety system for reducing the impact energy of a container 2011-07-12 7,975,964 Airplane wing, method for manufacturing an airplane wing and use of a welding process for welding a wing spar 2011-07-12 7,975,965 Wing tip joint in airfoils 2011-07-12 7,975,966 Icing protection for aircraft air inlet scoops 2011-07-12 7,975,967 Automatic activation device for a parachute and a method for activating an opening of a parachute 2011-07-12 7,975,979 Airplane seat track 2011-07-12 7,977,613 System and method for roll angle indication and measurement in flying objects 2011-07-12 7,977,614 Method and system for defense against incoming rockets and missiles 2011-07-12 7,977,615 Aircraft and missile forebody flow control device and method of controlling flow 2011-07-12 7,979,199 Method and system to automatically generate a clearance request to deviate from a flight plan 2011-07-12 7,980,508 Jet propulsion efflux outlets 2011-07-19 7,980,509 Aircraft taxiing systems 2011-07-19 7,980,510 Small unmanned aircraft 2011-07-19 7,980,511 Device for the transport and medical care of patients as well as for the provision of emergency medical care in an aircraft 2011-07-19 7,980,512 System and method for displaying aerial refueling symbology 2011-07-19 7,980,513 Water-wastewater module for aircraft 2011-07-19 7,980,514 Solar array momentum control 2011-07-19 7,980,515 Aircraft wing modification and related methods 2011-07-19 7,980,516 Ultra-low friction air pump for creating oscillatory or pulsed jets 2011-07-19 7,980,522 Trailing edge blade clamp 2011-07-19 7,980,928 Arrangement and method for utilizing the heat of waste air for heating the bilge area of aircraft 2011-07-19 7,982,655 Aircraft decoy arrangement 2011-07-19 7,982,662 Scanning array for obstacle detection and collision avoidance 2011-07-19 7,983,804 System for minimization of aircraft damage on collision 2011-07-19 7,984,873 Retraction cylinder and rotorcraft undercarriage furnished with such a retraction cylinder 2011-07-26 7,984,874 Flexible cable connection to monuments inside of an aircraft cabin 2011-07-26 7,984,875 Multi-position secure door system 2011-07-26 7,984,876 Aircraft walkway 2011-07-26 7,984,877 Auxiliary aircraft fuel tanks, systems and methods providing visual leak detection 2011-07-26 7,984,878 Apparatus and method for backup control in a distributed flight control system 2011-07-26 7,984,879 Flow control actuators 2011-07-26 7,984,880 Mechanisms and methods for providing rudder control assist during symmetrical and asymmetrical thrust conditions 2011-07-26 7,987,596 Method for installing a collapsible mobile platform interior structure 2011-08-02 7,988,086 Fuel tank system 2011-08-02 7,988,087 VTOL aircraft nozzle 2011-08-02 7,988,088 Tubular air transport vehicle 2011-08-02 7,988,089 Swashplate trajectory control 2011-08-02 7,988,091 Luggage compartment actuation 2011-08-02 7,988,092 Vortex generator at hot gas output 2011-08-02 7,988,093 Window frame for aircraft 2011-08-02 7,988,094 Aircraft window erosion shield 2011-08-02 7,988,095 Device, method, and aircraft for illuminating in-flight operations 2011-08-02 7,988,096 Space manufacturing module system and method 2011-08-02 7,988,097 Precision attitude control system for gimbaled thruster 2011-08-02 7,988,098 Actuator for systems for guiding space equipment with a variable rate of rotation 2011-08-02 7,988,099 Winglet 2011-08-02 7,988,100 Wing tip device 2011-08-02 7,988,101 Airfoil trailing edge plasma flow control apparatus and method 2011-08-02 7,988,102 Aircraft with a fluid-duct-system 2011-08-02 7,988,103 Solid state supersonic flow actuator and method of use 2011-08-02 7,988,809 Aircraft floor and interior panels using edge coated honeycomb 2011-08-02 7,989,742 Process to control the initiation of an attack module and initiation control device implementing said process 2011-08-02 7,989,743 System and method for attitude control of a flight vehicle using pitch-over thrusters and application to an active protection system 2011-08-02 7,989,744 Methods and apparatus for transferring a fluid 2011-08-02 7,991,516 Apparatus for airfield management 2011-08-02 7,991,517 Systems and methods for detecting and managing the unauthorized use of an unmanned aircraft 2011-08-02 7,992,278 Method of operating a production line 2011-08-09 7,992,506 Harness for kiteboarding 2011-08-09 7,992,820 Tandem powered tilt rotor aircraft 2011-08-09 7,992,821 Arrangement and method for installing a component in an aircraft 2011-08-09 7,992,822 Leading edge skin height difference adjusting structure and method of assembling leading edge skin 2011-08-09 7,992,823 Ice shed reduction for leading edge structures 2011-08-09 7,992,824 Docking system 2011-08-09 7,992,825 Control surface of aircraft 2011-08-09 7,992,826 Leading edge flap method 2011-08-09 7,992,827 Wings for aircraft 2011-08-09 7,994,458 Projectile having fins with spiracles 2011-08-09 7,996,118 Method and device for carrying out at least one flight testing on an aircraft and the use thereof 2011-08-09 7,996,119 Method for determining the position of a spacecraft with the aid of a direction vector and an overall spin measurement 2011-08-09 7,996,120 Method and device for flying an aircraft according to at least one flying line 2011-08-09 7,996,121 Device and method for assisting in the management of an engine failure on an aircraft 2011-08-09 7,997,028 Internal swivel door for compartment of a vehicle 2011-08-16 7,997,205 Base drag reduction fairing 2011-08-16 7,997,526 Moveable wings on a flying/hovering vehicle 2011-08-16 7,997,527 Assembly for aircraft comprising a wing system element as well as an attachment mast 2011-08-16 7,997,528 Reducing runway requirement for aircraft 2011-08-16 7,997,529 Compliant panel for aircraft 2011-08-16 7,997,530 Airplane fairing panel adjustable fitting assembly, kit and method 2011-08-16 7,997,531 Aircraft seat 2011-08-16 7,997,532 Airborne power station 2011-08-16 7,997,533 Fire barrier for an aircraft fuselage 2011-08-16 7,997,534 Connecting structure for an aircraft or spacecraft and method for producing the same 2011-08-16 7,997,535 Life parachute especially for ultra-lightweight aircrafts 2011-08-16 7,997,536 Equipment for a jump in an oversized parachute 2011-08-16 7,997,537 Conformal airlock assembly and method 2011-08-16 7,997,538 Aerodynamic fan control effector 2011-08-16 7,997,539 Device and method for twisting and clamping moveable flaps 2011-08-16 7,998,295 Heatshield having strain compliant matrix and method of forming same 2011-08-16 7,998,392 Method for manufacturing and attachment of wing fairings 2011-08-16 7,999,212 Precision guided munitions 2011-08-16 7,999,698 Anti-collision lighting systems and methods for a micro aerial vehicle 2011-08-16 7,999,699 System for aiding the guidance of an aircraft on an airport 2011-08-16 7,999,726 Antenna pointing bias estimation using radar imaging 2011-08-16 8,000,845 Method and device for dynamically alleviating loads generated on an airplane 2011-08-16 8,000,847 Control system for automatic flight in windshear conditions 2011-08-16 8,000,854 System and method for transitioning maps on aeronautical display 2011-08-16 8,001,690 Rib for aircraft wing and methods for the manufacture thereof 2011-08-23 8,001,764 Vibration isolation engine mount system and method for ducted fans 2011-08-23 8,001,901 Signal transmission surveillance system 2011-08-23 8,002,216 Solar powered wing vehicle using flywheels for energy storage 2011-08-23 8,002,217 System for adjustment of thrust reverser pivot door 2011-08-23 8,002,218 Combination ventilation and overhead stowage bin system 2011-08-23 8,002,219 Multi-functional annular fairing for coupling launch abort motor to space vehicle 2011-08-23 8,002,220 Rate limited active pilot inceptor system and method 2011-08-23 8,002,221 Panel-mounted aircraft control stick 2011-08-23 8,002,495 Deployable collapsible engineered material systems for runway safety 2011-08-23 8,002,604 Remote controlled toy helicopter 2011-08-23 8,003,185 Splice seam 2011-08-23 8,005,580 Aircraft galley systems and methods for managing electric power for aircraft galley systems 2011-08-23 8,005,614 Method for monitoring the integrity of an aircraft position computed on board 2011-08-23 8,006,931 Aircraft wing arrangement comprising an engine attachment pylon defining, in the forward region, a lateral airflow channel 2011-08-30 8,006,932 Pivoting coupling system for a large dihedral empennage to the tail fuselage of an aircraft 2011-08-30 8,006,933 Airborne power station 2011-08-30 8,006,934 Heating architecture for a composite fairing 2011-08-30 8,006,935 Channel slide cargo handling system and method 2011-08-30 8,006,936 Parachute deployment control 2011-08-30 8,006,937 Spacecraft docking interface mechanism 2011-08-30 8,006,938 Spacecraft servicing vehicle with adaptors, tools and attachment mechanisms 2011-08-30 8,006,939 Over-wing traveling-wave axial flow plasma accelerator 2011-08-30 8,006,940 Method and apparatus for deploying an auxiliary lift foil 2011-08-30 8,006,941 System for reducing aerodynamic noise at a supplementary wing of an aircraft 2011-08-30 8,007,337 Universal flying hawk 2011-08-30 8,010,243 Method and device for lightening loads on the wing system of an aircraft in roll motion 2011-08-30 8,010,267 Methods and system for time of arrival control using available speed authority 2011-08-30 8,010,287 Frequency hopping data link approach to autonomous GPS denied relative navigation determination 2011-08-30 8,011,172 Engine arrangement 2011-09-06 8,011,613 Aircraft with reduced environmental impact 2011-09-06 8,011,614 Bird vortex flying machine 2011-09-06 8,011,615 Internet linked environmental data collection system and method 2011-09-06 8,011,616 Hydrogen powered aircraft 2011-09-06 8,011,617 Compact cargo lift for commerical aircraft 2011-09-06 8,011,618 Storage device for baggage for an aircraft cabin 2011-09-06 8,011,619 Insulation package arrangement for insulating the interior of an aircraft fuselage 2011-09-06 8,011,620 Fuel pickup with wicking material 2011-09-06 8,011,723 Aircraft seating and seating arrangements 2011-09-06 8,011,850 Device for arresting a moving motor vehicle and method of use 2011-09-06 8,012,025 Video game controller hub with control input reduction and combination schemes 2011-09-06 8,014,906 Multi-axis trim processing 2011-09-06 8,014,907 Method of assisting in the navigation of an aircraft with an updating of the flight plan 2011-09-06 8,014,910 Assisted take-off method for aircraft 2011-09-06 8,014,911 Methods and systems for imposing a momentum boundary while reorienting an agile vehicle with control moment gyroscopes 2011-09-06 8,014,912 Method and device for aiding the piloting of an airplane during an approach phase 2011-09-06 8,015,758 Noise insulation device for aircraft 2011-09-13 8,015,762 Window element for inserting in a structural part and method of integration of a window element in a structural part 2011-09-13 8,015,787 Clustered inlet particle separator 2011-09-13 8,015,789 Anti-icing apparatus and method for aero-engine nose cone 2011-09-13 8,015,797 Thrust reverser nozzle for a turbofan gas turbine engine 2011-09-13 8,015,920 Solid fuel rocket thrust control 2011-09-13 8,015,973 System and method for aircraft cabin atmospheric composition control 2011-09-13 8,016,225 Damage resistant aircraft 2011-09-13 8,016,226 Vertical take off and landing aircraft system with energy recapture technology 2011-09-13 8,016,227 Non-handed engine cowl doors for fuselage mounted turbine engines 2011-09-13 8,016,228 Combined fuel cell aircraft auxiliary power unit and environmental control system 2011-09-13 8,016,229 Retracting air cushioned landing system for air vehicles 2011-09-13 8,016,230 Fastner-free primary structural joint for sandwich panels 2011-09-13 8,016,231 Force supporting device 2011-09-13 8,016,232 Aircraft cabin pressure descent detection and control system and method 2011-09-13 8,016,233 Aircraft configuration 2011-09-13 8,016,234 Airframe structure of an aircraft or spacecraft 2011-09-13 8,016,235 Cover for an aircraft access opening 2011-09-13 8,016,236 Method and apparatus for attaching a wing to a body 2011-09-13 8,016,237 Methods and apparatus for an integrated aerodynamic panel 2011-09-13 8,016,238 System and method for enhancing the fuel storage volume and the fuel carriage capacity of external fuel stores carried by an aerial vehicle 2011-09-13 8,016,239 Safety pre-impact deceleration system for vehicles 2011-09-13 8,016,240 Satellites and satellite fleet implementation methods and apparatus 2011-09-13 8,016,241 Self supporting cellular thermal acoustic insulation 2011-09-13 8,016,242 Space shuttle with a device for docking to a satellite 2011-09-13 8,016,243 Aircraft backup control 2011-09-13 8,016,244 Active systems and methods for controlling an airfoil vortex 2011-09-13 8,016,245 Dynamic bumps for drag reduction at transonic-supersonic speeds 2011-09-13 8,016,246 Plasma actuator system and method for use with a weapons bay on a high speed mobile platform 2011-09-13 8,016,247 Plasma flow control actuator system and method 2011-09-13 8,016,248 Aircraft wing spoiler arrangement 2011-09-13 8,016,249 Shape-changing structure member with embedded spring 2011-09-13 8,019,492 Operator fine tracking assist using sensor derived inputs 2011-09-13 8,020,379 Double redundancy electro hydrostatic actuator system 2011-09-20 8,020,803 Rotorcraft engine and rotor speed synchronization 2011-09-20 8,020,804 Ground effect vanes arrangement 2011-09-20 8,020,805 High altitude airship configuration and power technology and method for operation of same 2011-09-20 8,020,806 Aeronautical high-lift system with an overload safety device 2011-09-20 8,020,807 Aircraft front nose landing gear and method of making an aircraft landing gear 2011-09-20 8,020,808 Aircraft subassembly and aircraft comprising such a subassembly 2011-09-20 8,020,809 Direct torque actuator control for control moment gyroscope 2011-09-20 8,020,831 Suspension for suspending a turbine engine from the structure of an aircraft 2011-09-20 8,020,943 Aircraft wheel assembly 2011-09-20 8,021,116 Multi-bladed rotor system for rotorcraft 2011-09-20 8,021,740 Radiation curable maskant and line sealer for protecting metal substrates 2011-09-20 8,022,343 Aiming system with integrated deviation meter 2011-09-20 8,024,078 System for aiding the taxiing of an aircraft 2011-09-20 8,024,079 Wing-body load alleviation for aircraft 2011-09-20 8,024,080 Automated throttle control system 2011-09-20 8,025,002 Planetary impact defense system 2011-09-27 8,025,252 Modular wall construction system for aircraft cabins 2011-09-27 8,025,253 Commercial aircraft with a main deck and a lower deck 2011-09-27 8,025,254 Apparatus for releasing a parachute from its payload 2011-09-27 8,025,255 Aircraft piloting method and device for picking up a vertical profile of a flight plan 2011-09-27 8,025,256 Precision adjust split detent for a vehicle 2011-09-27 8,025,257 Actuation system for a lift assisting device and roller bearings used therein 2011-09-27 8,026,465 Guided fuse with variable incidence panels 2011-09-27 8,027,758 Navigation system for an aircraft and associated command process 2011-09-27 8,027,772 Power transmission gearbox presenting a modifiable speed of rotation at its outlet, and a corresponding method of operation 2011-09-27 8,028,521 Hydraulic catapult drive 2011-10-04 8,028,802 Method and system for damped acoustic panels 2011-10-04 8,028,951 Hydrogen powered aircraft 2011-10-04 8,028,952 System for shipboard launch and recovery of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aircraft and method therefor 2011-10-04 8,028,953 Accelerating device 2011-10-04 8,028,954 Architecture for a hydraulic system for operating aircraft landing gear 2011-10-04 8,028,955 Landing gear casing provided with a box structure 2011-10-04 8,028,956 Aircraft landing gear and door assembly 2011-10-04 8,028,957 Force assisting system for luggage system 2011-10-04 8,028,958 Adjustable width seats 2011-10-04 8,028,959 Automatic recycling ice detector 2011-10-04 8,028,960 Flight deck layout for aircraft 2011-10-04 8,030,603 Systems and methods for a selectively engageable shaft lock and drive device priority 2011-10-04 8,033,221 System and method for sensing proximity 2011-10-11 8,033,358 Noise controlled turbine engine with aircraft engine adaptive noise control tubes 2011-10-11 8,033,497 Hybrid thermal airship 2011-10-11 8,033,498 Helicopter 2011-10-11 8,033,499 Biomimetic micro-aerial-vehicle with figure-eight flapping trajectory 2011-10-11 8,033,500 Actuator load path monitoring system 2011-10-11 8,033,501 Method and apparatus for attaching electrically powered seat track cover to through hole seat track design 2011-10-11 8,033,502 Modular aircraft interior configuration and methods 2011-10-11 8,033,503 Pressure bulkhead for an aerospace fuselage 2011-10-11 8,033,504 System, method and apparatus for windblast reduction during release or ejection from aircraft 2011-10-11 8,033,505 Aircraft door window 2011-10-11 8,033,506 Apparatus and method for refueling aircraft 2011-10-11 8,033,507 Parachute release system and method 2011-10-11 8,033,508 Space shuttle with a device for docking to a satellite 2011-10-11 8,033,509 Load optimized redundant flight control surface actuation system and method 2011-10-11 8,033,510 Lift augmentation system and associated method 2011-10-11 8,035,547 System and method of assisted aerial navigation 2011-10-11 8,037,798 Methods and apparatus for communications between a fire control system and an effector 2011-10-18 8,037,823 Networked pyrotechnic actuator incorporating high-pressure bellows 2011-10-18 8,037,967 Acoustic treatment device for turbine and combustion noises 2011-10-18 8,038,090 System and method for the retrieval of a smaller unmanned aerial vehicle by a larger unmanned aerial vehicle 2011-10-18 8,038,091 Fan control apparatus 2011-10-18 8,038,092 Engine assembly for aircraft 2011-10-18 8,038,093 Aircraft control device 2011-10-18 8,038,094 Hydraulic system for aircraft 2011-10-18 8,038,095 Motorised airplane with mixed hydrodynamic and aerodynamic structure for take-off and landing on water, ground or snow 2011-10-18 8,038,096 Aircraft landing gear assembly 2011-10-18 8,038,097 Vehicle recovery package 2011-10-18 8,038,098 Overhead luggage bin for aircraft interior 2011-10-18 8,038,099 Bonded metal fuselage and method for making the same 2011-10-18 8,038,100 Paneled partition with track for linear and rotational movement 2011-10-18 8,038,101 Attitude change control method, attitude change control system, attitude change control program and program recording medium 2011-10-18 8,038,102 System and method to control flowfield vortices with micro-jet arrays 2011-10-18 8,038,103 Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices having forwardly positioned hinge lines, and associated methods 2011-10-18 8,038,170 Vehicle occupant restraint apparatus 2011-10-18 8,038,910 Low solar absorptance, high emissivity, inorganic electrostatic dissipative thermal control coating 2011-10-18 8,039,115 Metallic aircraft component 2011-10-18 8,040,257 Apparatus for interconnecting a pilot station to at least one other aircraft zone, cockpit and aircraft equipped with such an apparatus 2011-10-18 8,041,118 Pattern recognition filters for digital images 2011-10-18 8,041,471 Vertical take-off and landing aircraft and vertical take-off and landing aircraft control method 2011-10-18 8,042,305 Deployable structural assemblies, systems for deploying such structural assemblies 2011-10-25 8,042,315 Reinforced composite panel 2011-10-25 8,042,342 Engine assembly for aircraft comprising an engine as well as a device for locking said engine 2011-10-25 8,042,343 Cooling of avionics using a fuel tank and refrigerant source 2011-10-25 8,042,693 Water scavenging system 2011-10-25 8,042,762 Vertical take-off tilt rotor aircraft 2011-10-25 8,042,763 Rotary wing vehicle 2011-10-25 8,042,764 Nut system and aircraft engine mounting structure comprising same 2011-10-25 8,042,765 Aircraft landing gear compression rate monitor 2011-10-25 8,042,766 Hybrid aircraft wheel comprising metal and composite portions 2011-10-25 8,042,767 Composite fabric with rigid member structure 2011-10-25 8,042,768 Systems and methods for reducing noise in aircraft fuselages and other structures 2011-10-25 8,042,769 Modular aircraft window 2011-10-25 8,042,770 Structural element, method for producing such a structural element, and aircraft having such a structural element 2011-10-25 8,042,771 Method and apparatus for treating fuel to temporarily reduce its combustibility 2011-10-25 8,042,772 System and method for pneumatically actuating a control surface of an airfoil 2011-10-25 8,043,396 Integrated plastic liner for propellant tanks for micro G conditions 2011-10-25 8,043,554 Manufacturing process using bladderless mold line conformal hat stringer 2011-10-25 8,043,704 Layered, transparent thermoplastic for flammability resistance 2011-10-25 8,046,118 Converter for converting a load factor command into a longitudinal attitude deviation instruction 2011-10-25 8,051,791 Helicopter landing platform having motion stabilizer for compensating ship roll and/or pitch 2011-11-08 8,052,081 Dual rotor helicopter with tilted rotational axes 2011-11-08 8,052,082 Optimized aerodynamic, propulsion, structural and operations features for lighter-than-air vehicles 2011-11-08 8,052,083 Bird deflector and air replacement system technical field 2011-11-08 8,052,084 Mechanical connection between a primary nut and secondary nut 2011-11-08 8,052,085 Thrust reverser for a turbofan gas turbine engine 2011-11-08 8,052,086 Thrust reverser door 2011-11-08 8,052,087 Device for improving the breathing air quality in an aircraft cabin 2011-11-08 8,052,088 Injection-molded window panel and related methods 2011-11-08 8,052,089 Anti-icing apparatus for honeycomb structures 2011-11-08 8,052,090 Hoist support removably mountable externally onto a helicopter 2011-11-08 8,052,091 Cargo parachute release apparatus, system and method 2011-11-08 8,052,092 Method and apparatus for satellite orbital change using space debris 2011-11-08 8,052,093 Control moment gyro and device for assembly thereof 2011-11-08 8,052,094 Fast hybrid helicopter with long range with longitudinal trim control 2011-11-08 8,052,095 Autodrag function for glide slope control 2011-11-08 8,052,096 Multi-mode unmanned and manned vehicle systems and methods 2011-11-08 8,052,097 Flying control device for a rotorcraft 2011-11-08 8,052,500 Helicopter with main and auxiliary rotors 2011-11-08 8,052,767 Jet engine protection system 2011-11-08 8,055,394 Engine thrust values estimation 2011-11-08 8,055,395 Methods and devices of an aircraft crosswind component indicating system 2011-11-08 8,055,396 Landing load monitor for aircraft landing gear 2011-11-08 8,056,302 Door panel 2011-11-15 8,056,461 Methods and apparatus for marine deployment 2011-11-15 8,056,850 Particle-filled wing-to-body fairing and method for reducing fairing vibrations 2011-11-15 8,056,851 Helicopter antitorque tail rotor 2011-11-15 8,056,852 Longitudinal flying wing aircraft 2011-11-15 8,056,853 Reconfigurable wing and method of use 2011-11-15 8,056,855 Missile interceptor with net body 2011-11-15 8,056,856 Support beam shear fitting 2011-11-15 8,056,857 Aircraft seat with upright seat back position indicator 2011-11-15 8,056,858 Device and method for providing radiation occlusion and aero-thermal protection 2011-11-15 8,056,859 Airplane wing structure 2011-11-15 8,056,860 Method and system for inflight refueling of unmanned aerial vehicles 2011-11-15 8,056,861 Intelligent ballistic parachute system with fuel discharge 2011-11-15 8,056,862 Thermal protection systems for air and space vehicles having hidden fastener attachments 2011-11-15 8,056,863 Unified attitude control for spacecraft transfer orbit operations 2011-11-15 8,056,864 Docking system 2011-11-15 8,056,865 Mechanism for changing the shape of a control surface 2011-11-15 8,056,866 Air-vehicle augmented kinesthetic control system 2011-11-15 8,057,618 Method and apparatus for making structures of composite material, in particular airplane fuselage sections 2011-11-15 8,058,595 Collapsible shape memory alloy (SMA) nose cones for air vehicles, method of manufacture and use 2011-11-15 8,058,596 Method of controlling missile flight using attitude control thrusters 2011-11-15 8,058,597 Low cost deployment system and method for airborne object 2011-11-15 8,060,345 Transforming airplane configuration requirements into intelligent spatial geometry 2011-11-15 8,061,035 Splice joints for composite aircraft fuselages and other structures 2011-11-22 8,061,646 Wing tip docking system for aircraft 2011-11-22 8,061,647 High altitude two balloon airship 2011-11-22 8,061,648 System for tactical balloon launch and payload return 2011-11-22 8,061,649 Engine assembly for an aircraft comprising an engine as well as an engine mounting structure for such an engine 2011-11-22 8,061,650 Automatic control systems for aircraft auxiliary power units, and associated methods 2011-11-22 8,061,651 Airship photocatalytic reactor energy generation, storage, and pipeless transmission systems 2011-11-22 8,061,652 Rudder of a commercial aircraft 2011-11-22 8,061,653 Landing gear 2011-11-22 8,061,654 Locking system 2011-11-22 8,061,655 Aircraft configuration utilizing fuselage, wing, empennage, and exhaust flow control devices 2011-11-22 8,061,656 Hinge apparatus with an actuatable assembly 2011-11-22 8,061,657 Method and apparatus for aircraft anti-icing 2011-11-22 8,061,658 Latching device for an escape chute in an aircraft 2011-11-22 8,061,659 Method for detecting complete draining of a propellant tank and for propellant management on board a satellite 2011-11-22 8,061,660 Large-scale deployable solar array 2011-11-22 8,061,661 System and method for reducing airfoil vortices 2011-11-22 8,061,986 Wind turbine blades with controllable aerodynamic vortex elements 2011-11-22 8,063,346 Virtual image projector 2011-11-22 8,063,347 Sensor independent engagement decision processing 2011-11-22 8,064,154 Device for protecting optical and/or electronic apparatuses, space telescope comprising said device, and device for removably occluding an aperture 2011-11-22 8,065,044 Vehicle guidance system 2011-11-22 8,066,108 Vessel escape slides and associated equipment 2011-11-29 8,066,218 Anti-missile defense suite 2011-11-29 8,066,219 Anhedral tip blades for tiltrotor aircraft 2011-11-29 8,066,220 Aircraft engine balanced thrust vectoring system 2011-11-29 8,066,221 Aircraft ventral fairing partition wall and aircraft equipped with a ventral fairing 2011-11-29 8,066,222 Energy absorbing impact band 2011-11-29 8,066,223 Enhanced aerial delivery system 2011-11-29 8,066,224 Deceleration platform 2011-11-29 8,066,225 Multi-tether cross-wind kite power 2011-11-29 8,066,226 Inertial propulsion device to move an object up and down 2011-11-29 8,066,227 Deployable structures having collapsible structural members 2011-11-29 8,066,228 Single slotted flap with sliding deflector flap and lowerable spoiler 2011-11-29 8,066,229 Attachable wing 2011-11-29 8,066,467 Omni-directional towbarless aircraft transporter for moving aircraft 2011-11-29 8,066,493 Inflation aspirator with collapsible barrel 2011-11-29 8,068,943 Inertial signals for flight control backup mode 2011-11-29 8,068,949 Vehicle control system including related methods and components 2011-11-29 8,068,950 Unmanned aerial vehicle take-off and landing systems 2011-11-29 8,070,089 Hybrid helicopter that is fast and has long range 2011-12-06 8,070,090 Stop-rotor rotary wing aircraft 2011-12-06 8,070,091 Electromechanical actuation system and method 2011-12-06 8,070,092 Noise-suppressing strut support system for an unmanned aerial vehicle 2011-12-06 8,070,093 Turbojet engine mounting structure for aircraft 2011-12-06 8,070,094 Aircraft landing gear actuator 2011-12-06 8,070,095 Shrinking shock strut system for retractable landing gear 2011-12-06 8,070,096 Systems and methods for recovering an airship 2011-12-06 8,070,097 Mobile divider for an aircraft 2011-12-06 8,070,098 Aircraft tail cone 2011-12-06 8,070,099 Aircraft baffle seal 2011-12-06 8,070,100 Aircraft structure 2011-12-06 8,070,101 Locking system for a movable nacelle cowl 2011-12-06 8,070,102 Slide door device for aircraft 2011-12-06 8,070,103 Fuel line air trap for an unmanned aerial vehicle 2011-12-06 8,070,104 Parachute deployment line and cut knife 2011-12-06 8,070,105 Inflatable nested toroid structure 2011-12-06 8,070,106 Aircraft wing and flap deployment system 2011-12-06 8,070,854 Passive desiccant system 2011-12-06 8,071,926 Stability multiplexed autopilot 2011-12-06 8,071,927 Methods and systems for wave guides 2011-12-06 8,071,928 Projectile with filler material between fins and fuselage 2011-12-06 8,072,172 Redundant electromechanical actuator for control surfaces 2011-12-06 8,074,326 Strap assembly with quick release arrangement 2011-12-13 8,074,638 Inflatable solar concentrator balloon method and apparatus 2011-12-13 8,074,694 Stringer transition method 2011-12-13 8,074,917 Flying cycle apparatus 2011-12-13 8,074,918 Unmanned aerial system launch from water 2011-12-13 8,074,919 Parachute support and stabilization for helicopter recovery systems 2011-12-13 8,074,920 Helicopter having means for the aerodynamic support of the torque equalization 2011-12-13 8,074,921 Helicopter rotor 2011-12-13 8,074,922 Discoidal flying craft 2011-12-13 8,074,923 Engine mounting apparatus 2011-12-13 8,074,924 Low-noise aircraft, particularly at take-off and landing 2011-12-13 8,074,925 Aircraft attitude control configuration 2011-12-13 8,074,926 Structural dynamic stability for an aircraft 2011-12-13 8,074,927 System for improving air quality in an aircraft pressure cabin 2011-12-13 8,074,928 Floor system for a fuselage airframe of an aircraft 2011-12-13 8,074,929 Methods and systems for composite structural truss 2011-12-13 8,074,930 Door for opening and closing a door aperture in an aircraft 2011-12-13 8,074,931 Drogue deploying/retrieval device, system, and method 2011-12-13 8,074,932 NEA distribution system for OBIGGS applications 2011-12-13 8,074,933 Aircraft graywater ejection system 2011-12-13 8,074,934 Interlock reserve parachute deployment system 2011-12-13 8,074,935 Satellite refuelling system and method 2011-12-13 8,074,936 Power generating and distribution system and method 2011-12-13 8,074,937 Method for load limiting in drive systems for aircraft high lift systems 2011-12-13 8,074,938 Active control of a body by altering surface drag 2011-12-13 8,074,939 Active control of surface drag 2011-12-13 8,074,940 Control stick adapted for use in a fly-by-wire flight control system, and linkage for use therein 2011-12-13 8,074,941 Aircraft flight control 2011-12-13 8,074,954 Rail for positioning and locking of elements, and a corresponding fitting 2011-12-13 8,076,621 Integrated reference source and target designator system for high-precision guidance of guided munitions 2011-12-13 8,076,622 Low profile, conformal global positioning system array for artillery 2011-12-13 8,076,623 Projectile control device 2011-12-13 8,077,099 Multi-band symmetric phase center folded monopole antenna for GPS/proximity munitions fuse applications 2011-12-13 8,078,340 Active user interface haptic feedback and linking control system using either force or position data 2011-12-13 8,078,345 Method and device for automatically controlling an emergency descent of an aircraft 2011-12-13 8,078,395 Control system for automatic circle flight 2011-12-13 8,079,185 Window element for insertion in a window aperture in an outer skin of a transport 2011-12-20 8,079,544 Shock wave modification method and system 2011-12-20 8,079,545 System, method and apparatus for ground-based manipulation and control of aerial vehicle during non-flying operations 2011-12-20 8,079,546 Samara wing 2011-12-20 8,079,547 Flotation systems 2011-12-20 8,079,548 Ground sensing system 2011-12-20 8,079,549 Monolithic integrated structural panels especially useful for aircraft structures 2011-12-20 8,079,550 Auxiliary power unit inlet door actuation mechanism 2011-12-20 8,079,551 Enhanced aerial delivery system 2011-12-20 8,080,771 Steering system and method for a guided flying apparatus 2011-12-20 8,080,772 Modular, harnessless electromechanical actuation system assembly 2011-12-20 8,082,047 Adaptive control method that compensates for sign error in actuator response 2011-12-20 8,082,052 Method and apparatus for ensuring the dimensional constancy of multisegment physical structures during assembly 2011-12-20 8,082,074 Vehicle control system including related methods and components 2011-12-20 8,082,667 Apparatus and methods for securing a first structural member and a second structural member to one another 2011-12-27 8,082,707 Air-film vibration damping apparatus for windows 2011-12-27 8,082,726 Tangential anti-swirl air supply 2011-12-27 8,082,848 Missile with system for separating subvehicles 2011-12-27 8,083,171 Supersonic aircraft for reducing sonic boom effects at ground level 2011-12-27 8,083,172 Combination spar and trunnion structure for a tilt rotor aircraft 2011-12-27 8,083,173 Rotarycraft power and propulsion system 2011-12-27 8,083,174 Long mission tethered aerostat and method of accomplishing 2011-12-27 8,083,175 Loading fitting having intersecting holes in the web side and end 2011-12-27 8,083,176 Method for mounting an aircraft engine on a rigid structure of a strut for locking the engine 2011-12-27 8,083,177 Means for preventing the rotation of a pin supporting a turbine engine suspension member 2011-12-27 8,083,178 Method and device for piloting an aircraft optimizing the control of the ailerons in an enhanced-lift configuration 2011-12-27 8,083,179 Composite material for geometric morphing wing 2011-12-27 8,083,180 Aircraft landing gear 2011-12-27 8,083,181 Airplane having a fuselage shell and a floor structure 2011-12-27 8,083,182 Monolithic self-stiffened panels 2011-12-27 8,083,183 Air discharge device for an aircraft 2011-12-27 8,083,184 Aerial delivery system 2011-12-27 8,083,185 Aircraft wing tip having a variable incidence angle 2011-12-27 8,083,186 Input/steering mechanisms and aircraft control systems for use on aircraft 2011-12-27 8,084,114 Reinforced rampdown for composite structural member and method for same 2011-12-27 8,084,724 Enhanced multiple kill vehicle (MKV) interceptor for intercepting exo and endo-atmospheric targets 2011-12-27 8,084,725 Methods and apparatus for fast action impulse thruster 2011-12-27 8,084,726 Control system for an exoatmospheric kill vehicle 2011-12-27 8,085,168 Electronic flight data display instrument 2011-12-27 8,085,188 Method and apparatus for determining a deviation between an actual direction of a launched projectile and a predetermined direction 2011-12-27 8,087,606 Drag-reduction, propulsion, and lift generating system 2012-01-03 8,087,607 Airplane configuration 2012-01-03 8,087,608 System for connecting a crossbar to an aircraft engine pylon 2012-01-03 8,087,609 Dynamic human/wind powered flying suit 2012-01-03 8,087,610 Aircraft shock strut having fixed upper bearing 2012-01-03 8,087,611 Galley unit with cart lift for elevated cart storage 2012-01-03 8,087,612 Aircraft seat supporting structure 2012-01-03 8,087,613 Modular passenger seat for an aircraft 2012-01-03 8,087,614 Stringer for an aircraft wing and a method of forming thereof 2012-01-03 8,087,615 Window installation method 2012-01-03 8,087,616 Method and system for aviation navigation 2012-01-03 8,087,617 Retractable nacelle chine 2012-01-03 8,087,618 Propulsion system and method for efficient lift generation 2012-01-03 8,087,619 Active control stick assembly including traction drive 2012-01-03 8,087,723 Crashworthy seat for a vehicle 2012-01-03 8,089,033 POD launched unmanned air vehicle 2012-01-03 8,089,034 Mechanism for folding, sweeping, and locking vehicle wings about a single pivot 2012-01-03 8,090,481 Manual human interfaces to electronics 2012-01-03 8,090,483 System and method for displaying control related information to an aircraft operator 2012-01-03 8,090,484 Orientation control method and system for object in motion 2012-01-03 8,090,485 Low-frequency flight control system oscillatory faults prevention via horizontal and vertical tail load monitors 2012-01-03 8,091,335 Swept fan ramp for pivot door thrust reverser 2012-01-10 8,091,461 System for water-based launch of an unmanned aerial vehicle 2012-01-10 8,091,822 Aerial image projection system and method of utilizing same 2012-01-10 8,091,823 Flapping apparatus with large flapping angles 2012-01-10 8,091,824 Inverted airfoil pylon for an aircraft 2012-01-10 8,091,825 Tandem powered power tilting tilt rotor aircraft 2012-01-10 8,091,826 Aerostatic buoyancy control system 2012-01-10 8,091,827 Thrust reverser door 2012-01-10 8,091,828 Structural element and method of manufacture 2012-01-10 8,091,829 Lifting structure for aircraft 2012-01-10 8,091,830 Stringer for an aircraft wing and a method of forming thereof 2012-01-10 8,091,831 Aircraft with door seal arrangement 2012-01-10 8,091,832 Nacelle cowling for turbojet and nacelle comprising at least one such cowling 2012-01-10 8,091,833 Vibration isolation devices and associated systems and methods 2012-01-10 8,091,834 Multi-grommet retained slider for parachutes 2012-01-10 8,091,835 Exchangeable propellant cartridge system 2012-01-10 8,091,836 Rotary wing system with ion field flow control 2012-01-10 8,091,837 Reduction of frictional losses in the region of boundary layers on surfaces, around which a fluid flows 2012-01-10 8,092,134 Fastener 2012-01-10 8,093,539 Integrated reference source and target designator system for high-precision guidance of guided munitions 2012-01-10 8,094,041 Seat cushion retention and monitoring in an aircraft 2012-01-10 8,094,042 Aircraft steering angle warning system 2012-01-10 8,094,062 Fore/aft looking airborne radar 2012-01-10 8,095,252 Piloting method and device avoiding the pilot induced oscillations 2012-01-10 8,095,300 Method and device for generating a speed profile for an aircraft during a taxiing 2012-01-10 8,096,092 Lightweight structural panel 2012-01-17 8,096,323 Device for receiving liquids in aircraft and/or releasing liquids therefrom 2012-01-17 8,096,496 Helicopter drip pan 2012-01-17 8,096,497 Power assembly and a coaxial twin propeller model helicopter using the same 2012-01-17 8,096,498 Rotating auxiliary power unit air inlet door 2012-01-17 8,096,499 Device for feeding combustion air to an engine of an aircraft 2012-01-17 8,096,500 Mobile surfaces for aircraft with sealed slots 2012-01-17 8,096,501 Aircraft nacelle which includes thrust reverser system and aircraft incorporating at least one such nacelle 2012-01-17 8,096,502 Aircraft cabin 2012-01-17 8,096,503 Structuring construction for an aircraft fuselage 2012-01-17 8,096,504 Integrated aircraft structure in composite material 2012-01-17 8,096,505 Deceleration device for a cockpit door for decelerating in case of decompression 2012-01-17 8,096,506 Method for making window frame 2012-01-17 8,096,507 Methods and apparatus for optical propagation improvement system 2012-01-17 8,096,508 Erosion resistant films for use on heated aerodynamic surfaces 2012-01-17 8,096,509 Parachute inlet control system and method 2012-01-17 8,096,510 Traction kite with deformable leading edge 2012-01-17 8,096,511 System for controlling the deployment of spacecraft required to fly in formation, by simultaneous and high-precision determination of their positions 2012-01-17 8,096,512 Payload modules 2012-01-17 8,096,513 Aerodynamic flap of an aircraft having a device which influences the flap vortex 2012-01-17 8,097,108 Method and apparatus for forming a fireworthy laminate 2012-01-17 8,097,838 Method of increasing the range of a subcalibre shell and subcalibre shells with a long range 2012-01-17 8,098,191 Electronic curtain for vehicle protection 2012-01-17 8,099,186 Satellite navigation using long-term navigation information and autonomous orbit control 2012-01-17 8,100,029 Control inceptor systems and associated methods 2012-01-24 8,100,358 Method of reducing the compressibility drag of a wing, and container implementing the method 2012-01-24 8,100,359 Intercept system for falling bombs 2012-01-24 8,100,360 Light rail system for powered introduction of large loads in a structure 2012-01-24 8,100,361 Hull structure 2012-01-24 8,100,362 Cockpit and aircraft including such cockpit 2012-01-24 8,100,363 Hatch equipped with at least one locking socket capable of being actuated on each side of the hatch 2012-01-24 8,100,364 Anti-icing piccolo tube standoff 2012-01-24 8,100,365 Intelligent ballistic parachute system that performs pre-activation and/or post-activation actions 2012-01-24 8,100,366 Automatic kite flight control system 2012-01-24 8,100,367 Variable geometry wing using a roll-up device 2012-01-24 8,101,284 Fibre metal laminate panel 2012-01-24 8,103,393 Aircraft exhaust gas temperature monitor 2012-01-24 8,103,398 Unmanned aerial vehicle control systems 2012-01-24 8,104,263 Actuator arrangement for vectorable nozzles of gas turbine 2012-01-31 8,104,707 X-vane configuration in a ducted-fan aerial vehicle 2012-01-31 8,104,708 Suspension for mounting a turbojet engine on an aircraft 2012-01-31 8,104,709 Lateral force joint 2012-01-31 8,104,710 Actuator arrangement 2012-01-31 8,104,711 Landing gear 2012-01-31 8,104,712 Aircraft fuselage element 2012-01-31 8,104,713 Reinforced inflatable wings for fitment-constrained air vehicles 2012-01-31 8,104,714 Apparatuses and methods for joining composite members and other structural members in aircraft wing boxes and other structures 2012-01-31 8,104,715 Window arrangement for installing larger aircraft windows 2012-01-31 8,104,716 Optical tracking system for airborne objects 2012-01-31 8,104,717 Air transport with scalloped underbody 2012-01-31 8,104,718 Inflatable wing flight vehicle 2012-01-31 8,104,719 Digital interface unit (DIU) and method for controlling stages of a multi-stage missle 2012-01-31 8,104,720 System and method for an integrated backup control system 2012-01-31 8,104,721 Airfoil for an aircraft and aircraft 2012-01-31 8,105,645 Method of applying an electric conductive layer to selected portions of a mounting frame 2012-01-31 8,106,340 Generalized midcourse missile guidance 2012-01-31 8,106,748 Remote-controlled motion apparatus with acceleration self-sense and remote control apparatus therefor 2012-01-31 8,108,186 Distance-jump-tolerant flight management system 2012-01-31 8,109,462 Lenticular airship 2012-02-07 8,109,463 Self-propelled undercarriage wheel having a low profile tire 2012-02-07 8,109,464 Aircraft taxiing and secondary propulsion system 2012-02-07 8,109,465 Electro-magnetic up-lock for retractable landing gear 2012-02-07 8,109,466 Thrust reverser cascade assembly and AFT cascade ring with flow deflector portion 2012-02-07 8,109,467 Thrust reverser assembly with shaped drag links 2012-02-07 8,109,468 Nacelle for aircraft comprising means of reversing thrust and aircraft comprising at least one such nacelle 2012-02-07 8,109,469 Combined staircase and lavatory module for an aircraft 2012-02-07 8,109,470 Overpressure protector 2012-02-07 8,109,471 Tubular shaped interstellar space craft 2012-02-07 8,109,472 Collapsible structures with adjustable forms 2012-02-07 8,109,473 Slotted high lift aerofoils 2012-02-07 8,109,734 Article formed from a composite material 2012-02-07 8,110,784 Projectile having one or more windows for transmitting power and/or data into/from the projectile interior 2012-02-07 8,110,785 Mechanical stepper motors for gun-fired projectiles, mortars and missiles 2012-02-07 8,112,224 Guidance system for an aircraft 2012-02-07 8,113,321 Helicopter reduced vibration isolator axial support strut 2012-02-14 8,113,459 High-security aircraft 2012-02-14 8,113,460 Fast hybrid helicopter with long range and an optimized lift rotor 2012-02-14 8,113,461 Helicopter 2012-02-14 8,113,462 Low-drag swept wings 2012-02-14 8,113,463 Blimp 2012-02-14 8,113,464 Autonomous plane architecture for the transport and the replacement of propulsion engines 2012-02-14 8,113,465 Trailing edge aircraft structure with overhanging cover 2012-02-14 8,113,466 System and method for drag reduction 2012-02-14 8,113,467 Overpressure protection for an aircraft fuel tank system 2012-02-14 8,113,468 Precision attitude control system for gimbaled thruster 2012-02-14 8,113,469 Passive micro-roughness array for drag modification 2012-02-14 8,113,470 Variable air foil and spoiler 2012-02-14 8,113,767 Auxiliary power unit inlet duct with acoustic silencing 2012-02-14 8,113,905 Directionally controllable flying vehicle and a propeller mechanism for accomplishing the same 2012-02-14 8,114,198 Cross ship architecture for dispatch critical fuel tank inerting system 2012-02-14 8,114,501 Fiber reinforced core panel having natural contour 2012-02-14 8,115,148 Method for targeting a preferred object within a group of decoys 2012-02-14 8,115,149 Gun launched hybrid projectile 2012-02-14 8,115,649 Slat skew detection system 2012-02-14 8,116,975 Landmark information system for an aircraft 2012-02-14 8,121,773 Method and an instrument for determining the limiting parameter of a turboshaft engine 2012-02-21 8,121,783 Method for selective filtering of an aircraft flight plan according to the operational needs 2012-02-21 8,122,646 Method and apparatus for an inflatable shell 2012-02-28 8,122,702 Sealing arrangements for gas turbine engine thrust reverser 2012-02-28 8,122,810 Rocket propelled barrier defense system 2012-02-28 8,123,159 Engine exhaust system 2012-02-28 8,123,160 Aircraft configuration for micro and mini UAV 2012-02-28 8,123,161 Aircraft landing gear unlock actuator 2012-02-28 8,123,162 Unmanned air vehicles and method of landing same 2012-02-28 8,123,163 Aircraft kinetic landing energy conversion system 2012-02-28 8,123,164 Device for fixing a seat rail on a floor, and aircraft equipped with such a fixing device 2012-02-28 8,123,165 Partition wall with integrated curtain rail flap 2012-02-28 8,123,166 Primary structure for aircraft of composite material with improved crash resistance and associated energy-absorbing structural element 2012-02-28 8,123,167 Impact resistant aircraft leading edge structures and aircraft including the same 2012-02-28 8,123,168 Window assembly and method for a mobile platform 2012-02-28 8,123,169 Vertical non-bladdered fuel tank for a ducted fan vehicle 2012-02-28 8,123,170 Recovery and rescue system for aircraft 2012-02-28 8,123,171 Load assisted release system 2012-02-28 8,123,172 Satellite air brake wing structure 2012-02-28 8,123,173 Attitude and antenna steering system and method for spacecraft 2012-02-28 8,123,174 Methods and apparatus for an integrated instrumentation module for a thermal protection system 2012-02-28 8,123,175 Velocity feedback control system for a rotor of a toy helicopter 2012-02-28 8,123,176 Velocity feedback control system for a rotor of a toy helicopter 2012-02-28 8,123,177 Input system for a landing flap control of an aircraft 2012-02-28 8,124,182 Application of insulating coating 2012-02-28 8,124,423 Method and apparatus for controlling the flow resistance of a fluid on nanostructured or microstructured surfaces 2012-02-28 8,124,921 Methods and apparatus for guidance of ordnance delivery device 2012-02-28 8,125,398 Circularly-polarized edge slot antenna 2012-02-28 8,126,628 Aircraft gas turbine engine blade tip clearance control 2012-02-28 8,127,530 Thrust reverser for a turbofan gas turbine engine 2012-03-06 8,127,656 General purpose pneumatic power module 2012-03-06 8,127,889 Noise reduction system for structures 2012-03-06 8,128,019 Hybrid power for ducted fan unmanned aerial systems 2012-03-06 8,128,020 Active twisting of an aircraft lifting surface via modulated clamping of substructure 2012-03-06 8,128,021 Engine mount system for a turbofan gas turbine engine 2012-03-06 8,128,022 Device to handle and lock a cover of an aircraft nacelle 2012-03-06 8,128,023 Aircraft with jet engines arranged at the rear 2012-03-06 8,128,024 Structure of a pneumatic installation in a tail zone of an aircraft 2012-03-06 8,128,025 Providing skins for aircraft fuselages 2012-03-06 8,128,026 Removable cargo pod with lifting mechanism and open top 2012-03-06 8,128,027 Plug-n-play power system for an accessory in an aircraft 2012-03-06 8,128,028 Internally stiffened composite panels and methods for their manufacture 2012-03-06 8,128,029 Ventral fairing for an aircraft 2012-03-06 8,128,030 Line system for an aircraft 2012-03-06 8,128,031 Spar for sailwings 2012-03-06 8,128,032 Aircraft wing including a plurality of dismountable members 2012-03-06 8,128,033 System and process of vector propulsion with independent control of three translation and three rotation axis 2012-03-06 8,128,034 Rotorcraft with opposing roll mast moments, and related methods 2012-03-06 8,128,035 Winglets with recessed surfaces, and associated systems and methods 2012-03-06 8,128,036 Vernier active flow control effector 2012-03-06 8,128,037 Apparatus and method for passive purging of micro-perforated aerodynamic surfaces 2012-03-06 8,128,038 High-lift device for an aircraft 2012-03-06 8,128,039 Aerodynamic surface assembly for aircraft 2012-03-06 8,128,739 System and method to make a fuel tank inert 2012-03-06 8,130,137 Template updated boost algorithm 2012-03-06 8,131,406 Piston engine aircraft automated pre-flight testing 2012-03-06 8,131,409 Gyroless transfer orbit sun acquisition using only wing current measurement feedback 2012-03-06 8,131,410 Quiet climb crew interface 2012-03-06 8,132,492 Dispensing device for infrared special material 2012-03-13 8,132,644 Method and apparatus for the reduction of sound 2012-03-13 8,132,755 Engine exhaust system with directional nozzle 2012-03-13 8,132,756 Device with plane jets for reducing the noise generated by an aircraft engine 2012-03-13 8,132,757 Pitch-oscillation limitation system applied to an aircraft 2012-03-13 8,132,758 Environmental control system pack pallets 2012-03-13 8,132,759 System and method for facilitating aerial refueling 2012-03-13 8,132,760 Parachuting aid method and device 2012-03-13 8,132,761 Robust capacitive distance sensor 2012-03-13 8,132,762 Space based rotating film solar battery array 2012-03-13 8,132,763 Aircraft highlift system 2012-03-13 8,134,103 Burnout time estimation and early thrust termination determination for a boosting target 2012-03-13 8,134,249 Wind system for converting energy through a vertical-axis turbine actuated by means of kites and process for producing electric energy through such system 2012-03-13 8,135,503 Ground proximity sensor 2012-03-13 8,136,341 Track beam for the cowling of jet engines 2012-03-20 8,136,362 Turbomachine fan duct 2012-03-20 8,136,418 Electromechanical actuating assembly 2012-03-20 8,136,754 Compact steering device for the landing gear of an aircraft 2012-03-20 8,136,755 Landing gear assembly 2012-03-20 8,136,756 System for electrical generation, conversion, distribution, and starting on board an aircraft 2012-03-20 8,136,757 Wing and method for reducing effects of propeller airflow on lift distribution 2012-03-20 8,136,758 Hybrid strut comprising metal and composite portions 2012-03-20 8,136,759 Retractable articulated landing gear 2012-03-20 8,136,760 Architecture for a hydraulic system for operating aircraft landing gear 2012-03-20 8,136,761 Self-propelled wheel apparatus of aircraft 2012-03-20 8,136,762 Integrated acoustic decoupling in a habitation module 2012-03-20 8,136,763 Front portion for an aircraft including a rest compartment for at least one pilot 2012-03-20 8,136,764 Device for opposing sloshing in a flexible tank 2012-03-20 8,136,765 Method of launching into operational orbit an artificial satellite and associated propulsion device 2012-03-20 8,136,766 Frangible fasteners for aircraft components and associated systems and methods 2012-03-20 8,136,767 Method and system for flow control with arrays of dual bimorph synthetic jet fluidic actuators 2012-03-20 8,136,768 System and method for adjusting control surfaces for wind tunnel models 2012-03-20 8,137,066 Pressure based load measurement 2012-03-20 8,137,169 Arrangement and method for utilizing the heat of waste air for heating the bilge area of aircraft 2012-03-20 8,137,854 Fuel cell system as a primary electrical energy supply for aircraft 2012-03-20 8,138,982 Munitions/artillery shell GPS multi-edge slot anti-jamming array 2012-03-20 8,140,198 Slew guidance method for spacecraft 2012-03-20 8,141,301 Externally braced inflatable structures 2012-03-27 8,141,468 Adjustable bomb carrier 2012-03-27 8,141,649 Hypoxic fire suppression system for aerospace applications 2012-03-27 8,141,811 Shock wave modification method and system 2012-03-27 8,141,812 Multiple drive-path transmission with torque-splitting differential mechanism 2012-03-27 8,141,813 Helicopter 2012-03-27 8,141,814 Lighter-than-air vertical load lifting system 2012-03-27 8,141,815 Wing strut trailing edge device 2012-03-27 8,141,816 AFT inlet duct mounted door actuator 2012-03-27 8,141,817 Turbojet suspended from an aircraft mast 2012-03-27 8,141,818 Ram door assemblies 2012-03-27 8,141,819 Modular aircraft with removable spar 2012-03-27 8,141,820 Optimized aircraft manhole 2012-03-27 8,141,821 Aircraft 2012-03-27 8,141,822 Autophagous multifunction structure-power system 2012-03-27 8,141,823 Method for vertical takeoff from and landing on inclined surfaces 2012-03-27 8,141,824 Method and device for piloting an aircraft about a piloting axis 2012-03-27 8,141,946 System for adjusting the position of at least one seat component of a passenger seat and associated common control unit 2012-03-27 8,142,873 Rod for supporting components in a fuselage cell structure of an aircraft 2012-03-27 8,145,364 Method and device for aiding the restoral of command of a moving vehicle by an operator of the vehicle 2012-03-27 8,145,366 Real-time, interactive sonic boom display 2012-03-27 8,146,215 Flexible connection and release device and method 2012-04-03 8,146,242 Methods and systems for manufacturing a family of aircraft wings and other composite structures 2012-04-03 8,146,854 Dual rotor vertical takeoff and landing rotorcraft 2012-04-03 8,146,855 Unmanned air vehicle 2012-04-03 8,146,856 Device for attaching an aircraft engine and aircraft comprising at least one such device 2012-04-03 8,146,857 Initiating flight of a flying structure 2012-04-03 8,146,858 No-back device having malfunction detection 2012-04-03 8,146,859 Aircraft module and aircraft including such a module 2012-04-03 8,146,860 Aircraft fuselage with circular-arc-shaped exterior contour 2012-04-03 8,146,861 Component with carbon nanotubes 2012-04-03 8,146,862 Active vortex control system (AVOCS) method for isolation of sensitive components from external environments 2012-04-03 8,146,863 Aircraft doorway 2012-04-03 8,146,864 Locking device for sliding doors of aircraft, especially of helicopters 2012-04-03 8,146,865 Leading edge for aircraft made of reinforced composite material 2012-04-03 8,146,866 Anti-icing / de-icing system and method and aircraft structure incorporating this system 2012-04-03 8,146,867 Modular spacecraft design architecture 2012-04-03 8,146,868 Pylon for suspending a turboengine 2012-04-03 8,147,579 Dispatch critical fuel tank inerting system for aircraft 2012-04-03 8,147,592 Using a metallocene to remove oxygen from a stream of gas 2012-04-03 8,147,943 Replaceable impact resistant thermal protection system 2012-04-03 8,148,670 Rotary actuator ball-detent locking mechanism 2012-04-03 8,150,567 Device for control of relative position(s) by measurements of power, for a spacecraft of a group of spacecraft in formation 2012-04-03 8,150,577 Modular device for turning on the power supply of an electronic item of equipment in a secure manner 2012-04-03 8,151,550 Control method for actuating a thrust reverser 2012-04-10 8,152,091 Production or distribution of radiative forcing agents 2012-04-10 8,152,092 Aerial transporter 2012-04-10 8,152,093 Laminate structure with electronic devices and method 2012-04-10 8,152,094 Engine mounting apparatus 2012-04-10 8,152,095 Aircraft having a reduced acoustic signature 2012-04-10 8,152,096 Apparatus and method for vertical take-off and landing aircraft 2012-04-10 8,152,097 Stabilizing and directional-control surface of aircraft 2012-04-10 8,152,098 Torque limiter with brake 2012-04-10 8,152,099 Method of landing an aircraft and apparatus therefor 2012-04-10 8,152,100 Amphibious sport aircraft trailer 2012-04-10 8,152,101 System and method for integrating handicapped accessible seats into aircraft interior configurations 2012-04-10 8,152,102 Module for accommodation of crew members having a stowage bin usable from inside the module 2012-04-10 8,152,103 Aircraft hold with deployable bench to accommodate baggage stowage 2012-04-10 8,152,104 Drogue illumination 2012-04-10 8,152,105 Parachute canopy packing sleeve and method of use 2012-04-10 8,152,106 System and process for automatically controlling the flight of power wing airfoils 2012-04-10 8,152,107 Applying sealant to narrow deep gaps in an ablative heat shield surface 2012-04-10 8,152,108 Solar array peak power extraction 2012-04-10 8,152,109 Method and system for controlling fluid flow in relation to a foil and harnessing energy therefrom 2012-04-10 8,152,110 Sensor system for monitoring the synchronism of control surfaces of an aircraft 2012-04-10 8,152,201 Ground support system 2012-04-10 8,152,206 Securing device for a load system in a cargo compartment of an aircraft, comprising at least one securing catch 2012-04-10 8,152,246 Brake condition monitoring 2012-04-10 8,152,247 Method of managing the power supply to a non-reversible actuator for a vehicle wheel brake 2012-04-10 8,152,465 Rotor blade for a rotor airplane 2012-04-10 8,153,943 Tornado detection network 2012-04-10 8,155,799 Safety arrangement for a discharging signalling system 2012-04-10 8,155,819 System and method for effecting vehicle maneuver to compensate for IMU error 2012-04-10 8,156,669 Hot air outdoor advertising structure 2012-04-17 8,156,711 Contact stiffeners for structural skins 2012-04-17 8,156,887 Flap malfunction detection system 2012-04-17 8,157,050 Device for reducing noise generated by an aircraft jet engine with curve ducts 2012-04-17 8,157,203 Methods and apparatus for transforming unmanned aerial vehicle 2012-04-17 8,157,204 Double fuselage aircraft 2012-04-17 8,157,205 Multibody aircrane 2012-04-17 8,157,206 Two-motion wing-fold mechanism with independent load path 2012-04-17 8,157,207 Jet engine nozzle exit configurations, including projections oriented relative to pylons, and associated systems and methods 2012-04-17 8,157,208 Landing flap drive system 2012-04-17 8,157,209 Method for isolating a cabin wall of an aircraft or for cooling or heating of cabin air and a cabin wall suitable therefore 2012-04-17 8,157,210 Floor for an aircraft cargo compartment and method for the assembly thereof 2012-04-17 8,157,211 Aircraft toilet facility 2012-04-17 8,157,212 Composite barrel sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures, and methods and systems for manufacturing such barrel sections 2012-04-17 8,157,213 Integrated composite skin for aircraft mid-box lifting surfaces 2012-04-17 8,157,214 Aircraft window darkening system 2012-04-17 8,157,215 Door opening and closing apparatus for aircraft 2012-04-17 8,157,216 Methods and apparatus for an asymmetrical fairing 2012-04-17 8,157,217 Spacecraft radiator systems 2012-04-17 8,158,236 Conductive seam cover tape 2012-04-17 8,158,915 Canard-centric missile support 2012-04-17 8,159,357 Means to prospect for water ice on heavenly bodies 2012-04-17 8,160,770 Method and device for detecting oscillatory failures in a position servocontrol subsystem of an aircraft control surface 2012-04-17 8,161,755 Heat exchanger unit for an aircraft 2012-04-24 8,162,253 Convertible vehicle for road, air, and water usage 2012-04-24 8,162,254 Aircraft engine assembly comprising a junction aerodynamic fairing mounted on two separate elements 2012-04-24 8,162,255 Aerodynamically-assisted landing gear 2012-04-24 8,162,256 Launch and capture systems for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles 2012-04-24 8,162,257 Nacelle for double flow engine 2012-04-24 8,162,258 Rest module with a first partial module with direct access to a possible second partial module 2012-04-24 8,162,259 Aircraft ejection seat with passive limb retention 2012-04-24 8,162,260 Monomolecular carbon-based film for forming lubricious surface on aircraft parts 2012-04-24 8,162,261 Self contained power system for controllable refueling drogues 2012-04-24 8,162,262 Reconfigurable aircraft and associated methods 2012-04-24 8,162,263 Payload quick release for an aerial system 2012-04-24 8,162,264 Method of jettisoning an external load carried by an aircraft, and an associated device 2012-04-24 8,162,265 Airfoil wing system for inflatable airfoils 2012-04-24 8,162,266 Electrical power transfer assembly 2012-04-24 8,163,050 Comb for inlet barrier filter system 2012-04-24 8,164,037 Co-boresighted dual-mode SAL/IR seeker including a SAL spreader 2012-04-24 8,164,283 System and method for energy capture and distribution 2012-04-24 8,165,729 Method and device for estimating the forces exerted on a control surface of an aircraft 2012-04-24 8,165,731 System for aerial delivery of fire retardant 2012-04-24 8,165,733 Stall, buffeting, low speed and high attitude protection system 2012-04-24 8,165,735 Method and device for determining an aircraft landing delay margin 2012-04-24 8,165,795 Hybrid inertial navigation system based on a kinematic model 2012-04-24 8,167,234 Insect-like micro air vehicle having perching, energy scavenging, crawling, and offensive payload capabilities 2012-05-01 8,167,235 Whirling wheel airborne vehicles 2012-05-01 8,167,236 Hybrid lift air vehicle 2012-05-01 8,167,237 Mounting system for a gas turbine engine 2012-05-01 8,167,238 Pylon caisson attachment on a wing, gripping a lateral panel of the caisson 2012-05-01 8,167,239 Turbojet for aircraft, aircraft equipped with such a turbojet, and method for mounting such a turbojet on an aircraft 2012-05-01 8,167,240 System and methods for buoyancy management in an airship 2012-05-01 8,167,241 System for opening and closing the flap of a casing for the landing gear of an aircraft 2012-05-01 8,167,242 Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles 2012-05-01 8,167,243 Systems and methods to provide optical enlargement of passenger interior cabin space 2012-05-01 8,167,244 Class divider for aircraft cabin 2012-05-01 8,167,245 Fuel barrier 2012-05-01 8,167,246 Tethering system for inflatable airfoils 2012-05-01 8,167,247 Space-based occulter 2012-05-01 8,167,248 Aircraft comprising a device for reducing the induced drag 2012-05-01 8,167,249 Controllable upper surface blown nozzle 2012-05-01 8,167,554 Actuatable surface features for wind turbine rotor blades 2012-05-01 8,167,561 Helicopter aircraft vehicle rotor damper 2012-05-01 8,168,283 Highly reflective materials for use as logos and/or identification 2012-05-01 8,168,929 Non-powered, aero-assisted pre-stage for ballistic rockets and aero-assisted flight vehicles 2012-05-01 8,170,727 Method for calculating an approach trajectory of an aircraft to an airport 2012-05-01 8,170,728 Rotorcraft control system 2012-05-01 8,170,730 Control system for automatic flight in windshear conditions 2012-05-01 8,181,292 Seat cushion 2012-05-22 8,181,421 Edge-wrapped panel and methods for edge-wrapping a panel 2012-05-22 8,181,422 Energy-absorbing structural composite element 2012-05-22 8,181,900 Acoustic coating for an aircraft incorporating a frost treatment system by joule effect 2012-05-22 8,181,901 Fast hybrid helicopter with long range and proportional drive to the rotor and the propeller 2012-05-22 8,181,902 Aerodynamic lifting device and airborne craft 2012-05-22 8,181,903 Aircraft having the ability for hovering flight, fast forward flight, gliding flight, short take-off, short landing, vertical take-off and vertical landing 2012-05-22 8,181,904 Apparatus for facilitating tire valve stem access in self propelled aircraft undercarriage 2012-05-22 8,181,905 Aircraft engine nacelle with translating inlet cowl 2012-05-22 8,181,906 Method and apparatus for ram deceleration in a launch system 2012-05-22 8,181,907 Wing-drive mechanism and vehicle employing same 2012-05-22 8,181,908 Control surface failsafe drop link 2012-05-22 8,181,909 Pressure bulkhead for aircraft 2012-05-22 8,181,910 Method, apparatus, and system for deflecting air approaching a wing 2012-05-22 8,181,911 Satellite refuelling system and method 2012-05-22 8,181,912 Engine pod for an aircraft with a vortex generator arrangement 2012-05-22 8,181,913 Slat support funk plate 2012-05-22 8,181,914 Control stick adapted for use in a fly-by-wire flight control system, and linkage for use therein 2012-05-22 8,181,915 Control stick adapted for use in a fly-by-wire flight control system, and linkage for use therein 2012-05-22 8,182,140 Thermal icing conditions detector 2012-05-22 8,182,183 Systems and methods for securing components 2012-05-22 8,182,306 Flying toy having gyroscopic and gliding components 2012-05-22 8,183,508 Pyrotechnic fin deployment and retention mechanism 2012-05-22 8,185,255 Robust control effector allocation 2012-05-22 8,185,259 Fuzzy logic-based control method for helicopters carrying suspended loads 2012-05-22 8,185,262 Method of determining and controlling the inertial attitude of a spinning, artificial satellite and systems therefor 2012-05-22 8,185,350 Systems and methods for operational verification of a missile approach warning system 2012-05-22 8,186,614 Protection against direct lightning strikes in riveted areas of CFRP panels 2012-05-29 8,186,615 Rotor head of remotely-controlled helicopter and remotely-controlled helicopter 2012-05-29 8,186,616 Hybrid transonic-subsonic aerofoils 2012-05-29 8,186,617 Aircraft having a lambda-box wing configuration 2012-05-29 8,186,618 Device for attaching an aircraft engine 2012-05-29 8,186,619 Airplane engine pylon comprising at least one protruding element to generate a vortex of the airflow 2012-05-29 8,186,620 Adjustable landing gear system 2012-05-29 8,186,621 Assembly between a front fitting and the traction coupling of the two lateral boxes of the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft 2012-05-29 8,186,622 Aircraft component 2012-05-29 8,186,623 Controllable drogue 2012-05-29 8,186,624 Aerial delivery system 2012-05-29 8,186,625 Flexible vessel 2012-05-29 8,186,626 GPS based orbit determination of a spacecraft in the presence of thruster maneuvers 2012-05-29 8,186,627 Attitude control data creating method, and attitude control system applying the method 2012-05-29 8,186,628 Multi-axis articulated solar light shade for space-based sensors 2012-05-29 8,186,629 Method and a device for optimizing the operation of propulsive propellers disposed on either side of a rotorcraft fuselage 2012-05-29 8,186,630 Leading edge structure for an aerofoil 2012-05-29 8,186,631 Aerofoil member 2012-05-29 8,186,632 Panel-mounted aircraft control stick 2012-05-29 8,186,760 Adjustable width seats 2012-05-29 8,186,942 Nacelle assembly with turbulators 2012-05-29 8,187,894 Method and apparatus for controlling the flow resistance of a fluid on nanostructured or microstructured surfaces 2012-05-29 8,188,411 Projectile guidance system including a compact semi-active laser seeker with immersed filter stack and field lens 2012-05-29 8,190,305 Hierarchical closed-loop control system for aircraft, missiles and munitions 2012-05-29 8,190,306 Method and device for reducing on an aircraft the effects of a vertical turbulence 2012-05-29 8,190,307 Control optimization method for helicopters carrying suspended loads 2012-05-29 8,190,308 Method and device for detecting a risk of collision of an aircraft with the surrounding terrain 2012-05-29 8,191,818 Method for recovering a relatively slower moving vehicle 2012-06-05 8,191,819 Floating bearing structure with static buoyancy 2012-06-05 8,191,820 Flying wing aircraft 2012-06-05 8,191,821 Actuator 2012-06-05 8,191,822 Device for an aircraft power unit 2012-06-05 8,191,823 Mast having modifiable geometry for securing an engine to an aircraft wing 2012-06-05 8,191,824 Integrated load sensing system 2012-06-05 8,191,825 Fairing system for a horizontal stabiliser of an aircraft and process for installing said system 2012-06-05 8,191,826 Device which is subject to fluid flow 2012-06-05 8,191,827 System for maneuvering an aircraft landing gear and aircraft comprising same 2012-06-05 8,191,828 Methods and apparatus for aerial recovery of flying apparatus 2012-06-05 8,191,829 Seat track adapter 2012-06-05 8,191,830 Aircraft ejection seat with moveable headrest 2012-06-05 8,191,831 Parachute release device for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 2012-06-05 8,191,832 Method and device for an aircraft buffet reduction 2012-06-05 8,191,833 Aircraft and missile afterbody flow control device and method of controlling flow 2012-06-05 8,191,834 Cooling system on the basis of suction of a boundary layer 2012-06-05 8,191,835 Wing of an aircraft 2012-06-05 8,192,532 Systems and methods for making a fuel tank inert 2012-06-05 8,193,476 Solid-fuel pellet thrust and control actuation system to maneuver a flight vehicle 2012-06-05 8,193,754 Mechanical stepper motors 2012-06-05 8,195,345 Method of generating an integrated fuzzy-based guidance law for aerodynamic missiles 2012-06-05 8,196,537 Tandem/canard WIG boat with suspension systems 2012-06-12 8,196,684 Wearable folding wing apparatus 2012-06-12 8,196,704 Linear acoustic liner 2012-06-12 8,196,853 Aerodynamically stabilized instrument platform 2012-06-12 8,196,854 Tilt rotor aircraft with tilting tail rotor--TT 2012-06-12 8,196,855 Helicopter auxiliary anti-torque system 2012-06-12 8,196,856 Method for suppressing vibration in a tiltrotor aircraft 2012-06-12 8,196,857 Variable ratio crank for a manual flight control linkage of a rotary wing aircraft 2012-06-12 8,196,858 Aircraft configured for flight in an atmosphere having low density 2012-06-12 8,196,859 System for attaching an engine to the structure of an aircraft, such as a sail wing aircraft 2012-06-12 8,196,860 Aircraft having reduced environmental impact 2012-06-12 8,196,861 Rear propulsion system with lateral air inlets for an aircraft with such system 2012-06-12 8,196,862 Cold fuel cooling of intercooler and aftercooler 2012-06-12 8,196,863 Aircraft horizontal stabilizer 2012-06-12 8,196,864 Seating arrangements particularly for passenger aircraft 2012-06-12 8,196,865 Foldable step for a vehicle, and a vehicle provided with such a step unit 2012-06-12 8,196,866 Extendible sway brace for an airborne payload rack and a rack containing same 2012-06-12 8,196,867 Space elevator propulsion system using mechanical waves 2012-06-12 8,196,868 Cryogenic propellant depot and integral sunshield 2012-06-12 8,196,869 Cryogenic propellant depot and deployable sunshield 2012-06-12 8,196,870 Robotic satellite refueling tool 2012-06-12 8,196,871 Control of shockwave-boundarylayer-interaction using MEMS plasma devices 2012-06-12 8,196,937 Transport wheel for a helicopter 2012-06-12 8,197,212 Power-assisted control system for a rotorcraft 2012-06-12 8,198,572 Self clocking for distributed projectile guidance 2012-06-12 8,200,375 Radio controlled aircraft, remote controller and methods for use therewith 2012-06-12 8,200,376 Vehicle performance monitoring system with multi-level caching 2012-06-12 8,200,379 Smart recovery system 2012-06-12 8,200,421 Method and device of terrain avoidance for an aircraft 2012-06-12 8,201,390 Partial cascade thrust reverser 2012-06-19 8,201,771 Helicopter rotor control system with individual blade control 2012-06-19 8,201,772 Method for suppressing vibration and acoustic signature in a tiltrotor aircraft 2012-06-19 8,201,773 Flexible self-erecting substructures for sensor networks 2012-06-19 8,201,774 Electromagnetic landing gear brakes 2012-06-19 8,201,775 Improved decompression device with adjustable release pressure 2012-06-19 8,201,776 Airfoils and method for constructing airfoils 2012-06-19 8,201,777 Aircraft door and method for using the same 2012-06-19 8,201,885 Seating for a passenger vehicle 2012-06-19 8,201,895 Power supply architecture for aircraft brakes fitted with electromechanical actuators 2012-06-19 8,203,108 Fuze guidance system with multiple caliber capability 2012-06-19 8,205,331 Full time lean running aircraft piston engine 2012-06-26 8,205,426 Method and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines 2012-06-26 8,205,430 Variable geometry nacelle assembly for a gas turbine engine 2012-06-26 8,205,820 Transforming unmanned aerial-to-ground vehicle 2012-06-26 8,205,821 Engine propulsion system and methods of assembling the same 2012-06-26 8,205,822 Active maple seed flyer 2012-06-26 8,205,823 Air vehicle flight mechanism and control method 2012-06-26 8,205,824 Aircraft fuselage structure 2012-06-26 8,205,825 Engine pylon made from composite material 2012-06-26 8,205,826 Device for attaching an aircraft engine and aircraft comprising at least one such device 2012-06-26 8,205,827 Hydrazine monopropellant decomposition air turboprop engine 2012-06-26 8,205,828 Submersible transport and launch canister 2012-06-26 8,205,829 Submersible transport and launch canister and methods for the use thereof 2012-06-26 8,205,830 Hydraulic fluid control apparatus 2012-06-26 8,205,831 Modular helicopter deck for offshore oil drilling/production platforms 2012-06-26 8,205,832 Floor structure for a fuselage 2012-06-26 8,205,833 Composite leg structure for a lightweight aircraft seat assembly 2012-06-26 8,205,834 Support structure for a wing 2012-06-26 8,205,835 Systems and methods for aerial cabled transportation 2012-06-26 8,205,836 Fire protection device for an aircraft or spacecraft 2012-06-26 8,205,837 Drogue assembly for in-flight refuelling 2012-06-26 8,205,838 Electrostatic spacecraft reorbiter 2012-06-26 8,205,839 Methods and apparatus for node-synchronous eccentricity control 2012-06-26 8,205,840 Elongated, torsion-deformable aerodynamic element 2012-06-26 8,207,480 Methods and apparatus for fire control during launch of an effector 2012-06-26 8,207,481 Projectile guidance system including a compact semi-active laser seeker 2012-06-26 8,209,065 Steering logic for spacecraft slew maneuvers 2012-06-26 8,209,068 Systems and methods for controlling dynamic systems 2012-06-26 8,209,069 Aircraft sensor anticipator system 2012-06-26 8,209,070 Methods and systems for efficiently orienting an agile vehicle using a gyroscope array 2012-06-26 8,209,939 System and method for supporting a load across a plurality of non-intersecting beams 2012-07-03 8,209,950 Detecting ice buildup on an aircraft engine and actuating the turbofan exit nozzle to break the ice 2012-07-03 8,210,465 Methods and apparatus for airborne unpowered rotor delivery systems 2012-07-03 8,210,466 Light plane in the ultralight category and sport plane category 2012-07-03 8,210,467 Method and apparatus for hurricane surveillance from the eye 2012-07-03 8,210,468 Aircraft stabilizer system and methods of using the same 2012-07-03 8,210,469 Hybrid device for vibration control 2012-07-03 8,210,470 Moving apparatus 2012-07-03 8,210,471 Air vehicle flight mechanism and control method 2012-07-03 8,210,472 Method for improving the performance of an aircraft 2012-07-03 8,210,473 Folding wing root mechanism 2012-07-03 8,210,474 Multi-path inlet for aircraft engine 2012-07-03 8,210,475 Aircraft with windshield glass plates interchangeable between different types 2012-07-03 8,210,476 Kit for modifying a strut of an aircraft with an aerodynamic cover 2012-07-03 8,210,477 Vibrations damper for fastenings elements in aircrafts 2012-07-03 8,210,478 Aircraft with optimized usable volume and method to optimize the usable volume of an aircraft 2012-07-03 8,210,479 Parachute inlet control system and method 2012-07-03 8,210,480 Hybrid electrostatic space tug 2012-07-03 8,210,481 Spacecraft having a magnetic space radiation shield 2012-07-03 8,210,482 Prismatic-shaped vortex generators 2012-07-03 8,212,195 Projectile with inertial measurement unit failure detection 2012-07-03 8,212,709 Countermeasure method for a mobile tracking device 2012-07-03 8,213,136 Engine having power bus fault short circuit control with a disconnection switch 2012-07-03 8,214,088 Device for piloting a drone 2012-07-03 8,214,089 Stall, buffeting, low speed and high attitude protection system 2012-07-03 8,214,090 Method and device for generating a yaw speed order for an aircraft during a taxiing 2012-07-03 8,214,136 Device and method for assisting in the choice of rerouting airports 2012-07-03 8,215,580 Attachment of a multiflow turbojet engine to an aircraft 2012-07-10 8,215,581 Advanced cargo ramp 2012-07-10 8,215,582 Aircraft fuselage interior 2012-07-10 8,215,583 Articulating yoke mount 2012-07-10 8,215,584 Aircraft structure including stiffener edge junctions 2012-07-10 8,215,585 Impact resistant core 2012-07-10 8,215,586 Evacuation slide systems 2012-07-10 8,215,587 Parachute with one-way valve device 2012-07-10 8,215,588 Steering unit for free flying, confined wing element 2012-07-10 8,215,589 Reversible space plane 2012-07-10 8,215,590 Aerofoil with leading edge projection 2012-07-10 8,217,554 Ultrasonic vibration system and method for removing/avoiding unwanted build-up on structures 2012-07-10 8,219,266 Method and device for reducing on an aircraft lateral effects of a turbulence 2012-07-10 8,219,363 Jet noise modeling method, jet noise analyzing method, and aircraft designing method 2012-07-10 8,220,222 Device for fixing a lightweight panel onto a support 2012-07-17 8,220,588 Unitized engine nacelle structure 2012-07-17 8,220,737 VTOL aerial vehicle 2012-07-17 8,220,738 Nacelle and method of assembling the same 2012-07-17 8,220,739 Beam mounted rear propulsion system for an aircraft and aircraft with such system 2012-07-17 8,220,740 Motor for driving aircraft, located adjacent to undercarriage wheel 2012-07-17 8,220,741 Synthetic aisle configuration for an aircraft 2012-07-17 8,220,742 Assembly and method for stowing away and removing a survival kit in a passenger cabin of an aircraft 2012-07-17 8,220,743 Aircraft wing assembly 2012-07-17 8,220,744 Fitting for introducing high forces into a fuselage cell of an aircraft 2012-07-17 8,220,745 Connection arrangement for connecting a first and second reinforcing element for an aircraft or spacecraft, and a shell component 2012-07-17 8,220,746 Broad speed range inflatable drogue canopy 2012-07-17 8,220,747 System and method for a fuel bladder assembly with internal netting 2012-07-17 8,220,748 System and method for a fuel bladder assembly with embossed film 2012-07-17 8,220,749 System and method for a fuel bladder assembly with spiral tubing 2012-07-17 8,220,750 Infrared communication power drive unit and method for activating same in an aircraft cargo loading system 2012-07-17 8,220,751 Multi-grommet retained slider for parachutes 2012-07-17 8,220,752 Cone-shaped wing with sail ranges with opposite effects and constant propulsion 2012-07-17 8,220,753 Systems and methods for controlling flows with pulsed discharges 2012-07-17 8,220,754 Plasma enhanced riblet 2012-07-17 8,220,755 Hinge rib 2012-07-17 8,221,633 Cyclonic separator 2012-07-17 8,222,581 Solver for a restrained deformable system with released degrees of freedom 2012-07-17 8,222,582 Celestial navigation using stellar narrow-band emission 2012-07-17 8,222,583 Drag-stabilized water-entry projectile and cartridge assembly 2012-07-17 8,224,501 Store management system and method of operating the same 2012-07-17 8,224,505 Method and device for determining and updating a target altitude for an emergency descent of an aircraft 2012-07-17 8,224,507 Systems and methods of improving or increasing information concerning, particularly, runway conditions available to pilots of landing aircraft 2012-07-17 8,224,574 System for multiple navigation components 2012-07-17 8,225,592 Microjet noise suppression system for jet engines 2012-07-24 8,225,731 Marine thrust wings 2012-07-24 8,225,822 Electric fueling system for a vehicle that requires a metered amount of fuel 2012-07-24 8,226,025 Wing tip docking system for aircraft 2012-07-24 8,226,026 Human interface rotor system helicopter (HIR) 2012-07-24 8,226,027 Engine assembly for aircraft with sliding nacelle 2012-07-24 8,226,028 Device for mounting an aircraft turboprop engine comprising hydraulic attachments 2012-07-24 8,226,029 Engine mounting structure for aircraft with a rear engine attachment beam forming a spreader beam 2012-07-24 8,226,030 Weight-on-gear sensor 2012-07-24 8,226,031 Luggage locker and associated door which are intended in particular for an aircraft 2012-07-24 8,226,032 Pivoting equipment carrier in combination with a modified luggage rack 2012-07-24 8,226,033 Frame element, storage bin and method for installing a storage bin in an aircraft 2012-07-24 8,226,034 Cargo deck and a method for assembling said deck 2012-07-24 8,226,035 Blended wing aircraft 2012-07-24 8,226,036 ECU mounting system for a light aircraft 2012-07-24 8,226,037 Aircraft door assembly, and aircraft fuselage comprising such an aircraft door assembly 2012-07-24 8,226,038 Microvanes for aircraft aft body drag reduction 2012-07-24 8,226,039 Vibration isolation devices and associated systems and methods 2012-07-24 8,226,040 Continuous fuel management system for automatic control of aircraft center of gravity 2012-07-24 8,226,041 Steerable drogue 2012-07-24 8,226,042 Spin control system for a suspended object that is to be deployed in or recovered from water 2012-07-24 8,226,043 Autonomous stratosphere platform 2012-07-24 8,226,044 Device for reducing aerodynamic drag of a vehicale 2012-07-24 8,226,045 Bundle comprising two pairs of tanks, and an airborne launcher including such a bundle 2012-07-24 8,226,046 Stabilization of unstable space debris 2012-07-24 8,226,047 Reduction of tip vortex and wake interaction effects in energy and propulsion systems 2012-07-24 8,226,048 Link mechanisms, including Stephenson II link mechanisms for multi-position flaps and associated systems and methods 2012-07-24 8,226,049 Aircraft control surface methods 2012-07-24 8,229,606 Systems and methods for estimating position, attitude, and/or heading of a vehicle 2012-07-24 8,230,750 Electromechanical actuating assembly 2012-07-31 8,230,770 Apparatus to energetically remove a ballistic tolerant window 2012-07-31 8,231,077 Torque counter-action device 2012-07-31 8,231,078 Double hook door mechanism 2012-07-31 8,231,079 Aerodynamic braking device for aircraft 2012-07-31 8,231,080 Distributing power in systems having a composite structure 2012-07-31 8,231,081 Electronic display mount 2012-07-31 8,231,082 Method and device for correcting the lateral dissymmetry of an aircraft 2012-07-31 8,231,083 System and methods for airborne launch and recovery of aircraft 2012-07-31 8,231,084 Aircraft wing 2012-07-31 8,231,085 Automatic trim system for fly-by-wire aircraft with unique trim controllers 2012-07-31 8,231,097 Aircraft equipment support 2012-07-31 8,231,332 Air inlet shroud structure 2012-07-31 8,231,751 Repair technique for lightning strike protection 2012-07-31 8,234,019 Device and method for automatically generating a control order for an aircraft control surface 2012-07-31 8,234,037 Method and device for detecting oscillatory failures related to a servocontrol subsystem of an aircraft control surface 2012-07-31 8,234,068 System, module, and method of constructing a flight path used by an avionics system 2012-07-31 8,244,453 Method and device for adjusting the trajectory of an aircraft in a climb circuit 2012-08-14 8,244,461 Navigational display for parachutists 2012-08-14 8,245,495 Mechanism for a vectoring exhaust nozzle 2012-08-21 8,245,815 Cellular-core structure for an acoustic panel 2012-08-21 8,245,966 Airship and vectored propeller drive therefor 2012-08-21 8,245,967 Actuator force equalization controller 2012-08-21 8,245,968 Method and apparatus for retrieving a hovering aircraft 2012-08-21 8,245,969 Plug-n-play power system for an accessory in an aircraft 2012-08-21 8,245,970 Array of aircraft seats 2012-08-21 8,245,971 Curved element, wing, control surface and stabilizer for aircraft 2012-08-21 8,245,972 Leading edge for aircraft wings and empennages 2012-08-21 8,245,973 Methods and systems for improving aircraft visibility 2012-08-21 8,245,974 Drainage device, aircraft, and method for letting out a fluid that is present between the exterior skin and the interior lining of an aircraft 2012-08-21 8,245,975 Load-supporting and damage-tolerant laminated aircraft window 2012-08-21 8,245,976 Door assembly for laminar flow control system 2012-08-21 8,245,977 Apparatus for the pivotal fastening of an active surface, in particular a spoiler on a wind tunnel model of an aircraft 2012-08-21 8,245,978 Multiple ASM OBIGGS with different permeability and selectivity membranes 2012-08-21 8,245,979 Centralized bus interface with single wire secondary distribution 2012-08-21 8,245,980 System and method for transferring airplanes 2012-08-21 8,245,981 Ice shed reduction for leading edge structures 2012-08-21 8,245,982 Wing 2012-08-21 8,246,770 Copper grid repair technique for lightning strike protection 2012-08-21 8,249,761 Method and a calculating unit for calculation of a recovery flight path 2012-08-21 8,249,843 Predicting aerodynamic impacts for small appendages (IRCM installation) on large fixed wing aircraft using computational fluid dynamics 2012-08-21 8,251,288 Network-centric targeting 2012-08-28 8,251,304 Reel lock for passenger restraint having dual locking positions 2012-08-28 8,251,305 Rotorcraft with variable incident wing 2012-08-28 8,251,306 Turbofan engine for stol aircraft 2012-08-28 8,251,307 Airborne manipulator system 2012-08-28 8,251,308 Bottom blade type trefoil flight vehicle 2012-08-28 8,251,309 Thrust force take-up device for an aircraft engine pylon engine mounting structure, comprising lateral link rods with integral spreader bar stops 2012-08-28 8,251,310 Sail wing aircraft which includes an engine mounted on a pylon 2012-08-28 8,251,311 Attachment pylon for aircraft having a rear engine attachment beam offset from the caisson 2012-08-28 8,251,312 Method and system for control of upstream flowfields of vehicle in supersonic or hypersonic atmospheric flight 2012-08-28 8,251,313 Ice protection system for aircraft 2012-08-28 8,251,314 Cargo receiving arrangement for an aircraft hold 2012-08-28 8,251,315 Formation flight device intended for a solar coronagraphy mission 2012-08-28 8,251,316 Conformal airlock assembly and method 2012-08-28 8,251,317 System and method for varying the porosity of an aerodynamic surface 2012-08-28 8,251,318 Disbanded cascaded array for generating and moving plasma clusters for active airflow control 2012-08-28 8,251,319 Controlling the boundary layer of an airfoil 2012-08-28 8,252,149 Method of cleaning and recycling glycol-tainted water from de-icing operations at airports 2012-08-28 8,253,085 Fin deployment apparatus for projectile 2012-08-28 8,253,644 Control of passive intermodulation on aircrafts 2012-08-28 8,255,098 Variably manned aircraft 2012-08-28 8,255,174 Method and device for determining critical buffeting loads on a structure of an aircraft 2012-08-28 8,256,204 Aircraft engine thrust reverser 2012-09-04 8,256,458 Device for the prevention of high oil tank pressures under negative G conditions 2012-09-04 8,256,702 Aircraft landing gear provided with at least one noise reducing means 2012-09-04 8,256,703 Aircraft ground maintenance tether asssembly 2012-09-04 8,256,704 Vertical/short take-off and landing aircraft 2012-09-04 8,256,705 Torque production vehicle and method 2012-09-04 8,256,706 Integrated hypersonic inlet design 2012-09-04 8,256,707 Engine mounting configuration for a turbofan gas turbine engine 2012-09-04 8,256,708 Device for attaching an aircraft engine comprising a thrust force take-up device with a compact design 2012-09-04 8,256,709 Aircraft with tail propeller-engine layout 2012-09-04 8,256,710 Live trim tabs 2012-09-04 8,256,711 Landing gear casing with reduced space requirement 2012-09-04 8,256,712 Overhead rest module 2012-09-04 8,256,713 Aircraft fuselage section 2012-09-04 8,256,714 Modularized airplane structures and methods 2012-09-04 8,256,715 Devices, systems and methods for modular payload integration for unmanned aerial vehicles 2012-09-04 8,256,716 Aircraft flight termination system and method 2012-09-04 8,256,717 Ground impact cargo parachute release mechanism 2012-09-04 8,256,718 Method and device for providing automatic load alleviation to a high lift surface system, in particular to a landing flap system, of an aircraft 2012-09-04 8,256,719 Shape changing airfoil system 2012-09-04 8,256,720 Smart vortex generator, and aircraft, vessel, and rotary machine being equipped with the same 2012-09-04 8,257,048 Wind turbine blade multi-component shear web with intermediate connection assembly 2012-09-04 8,258,447 Methods and apparatus for a frangible seal for deployable flight structures 2012-09-04 8,258,994 IR jamming system for defense against missiles with IR-sensitive homing heads 2012-09-04 8,258,999 System and method for roll angle indication and measurement in flying objects 2012-09-04 8,260,478 Rotation rate tracking system using GPS harmonic signals 2012-09-04 8,261,528 System for heating an airstream by recirculating waste heat of a turbomachine 2012-09-11 8,261,530 Cambered aero-engine inlet 2012-09-11 8,262,015 Launching system and launching apparatus 2012-09-11 8,262,016 Annular airborne vehicle 2012-09-11 8,262,017 Aircraft with forward lifting elevator and rudder, with the main lifting surface aft, containing ailerons and flaps, and airbrake 2012-09-11 8,262,018 Drag-optimised ram-air duct and process for controlling a mass flow of ambient air or cooling air through a ram-air duct 2012-09-11 8,262,019 Method and system for health monitoring of aircraft landing gear 2012-09-11 8,262,020 Casing and front landing gear assembly for an aircraft 2012-09-11 8,262,021 Aircraft moveable structure obstruction detection sensor panel 2012-09-11 8,262,022 Overhead stowage bin load transfer and balance system 2012-09-11 8,262,023 Aircraft frame element connected to an air-conditioning system 2012-09-11 8,262,024 Aircraft frames 2012-09-11 8,262,025 Aircraft structure 2012-09-11 8,262,026 Releasable fastening of a component in an aircraft 2012-09-11 8,262,027 Automatic folding structure for kites 2012-09-11 8,262,028 Spacecraft and method for operating the spacecraft 2012-09-11 8,262,029 Electrodynamic method 2012-09-11 8,262,030 Apparatus for twisting a wing to increase lift on aircraft and other vehicles 2012-09-11 8,262,031 Co-flow jet aircraft 2012-09-11 8,262,032 Collapsible wing beams and method 2012-09-11 8,262,050 Method and apparatus for mounting and dismounting an aircraft engine 2012-09-11 8,262,823 Window skin panel and method of making same 2012-09-11 8,263,200 Composite structure and related method to obtain it 2012-09-11 8,263,864 Device for electrical bonding of electrical cables shielding on composite structures 2012-09-11 8,263,919 Unmanned surveillance vehicle 2012-09-11 8,264,218 Wing flap sensor unit 2012-09-11 8,265,800 Unmanned vehicle message conversion system 2012-09-11 8,265,807 Automatic takeoff and landing apparatus for aircraft, and methods for performing an automatic takeoff and an automatic landing of an aircraft 2012-09-11 8,265,818 Open architecture command system 2012-09-11 8,266,866 Method and apparatus for an inflatable shell 2012-09-18 8,266,999 Mobile vertical missile launcher 2012-09-18 8,267,347 Winging car 2012-09-18 8,267,348 Unmanned aircraft as a platform for telecommunication or other scientific purposes 2012-09-18 8,267,349 Engine mount system for a turbofan gas turbine engine 2012-09-18 8,267,350 Jam-tollerant actuator 2012-09-18 8,267,351 Roller slot door mechanism 2012-09-18 8,267,352 Structure of the load introduction zone in the rear end of an aircraft 2012-09-18 8,267,353 Cover panel for an aircraft wing and a method of forming thereof 2012-09-18 8,267,354 Fitting 2012-09-18 8,267,355 Method of controlling aircraft, missiles, munitions and ground vehicles with plasma actuators 2012-09-18 8,268,286 High strength, fine grained spinel for window applications, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same 2012-09-18 8,269,156 Guidance control system for projectiles 2012-09-18 8,271,149 Conversion system fault management system for tiltrotor aircraft 2012-09-18 8,272,592 Method and system for controlling helicopter vibrations 2012-09-25 8,272,593 Rotational bottom blade type flight vehicle 2012-09-25 8,272,594 Laminar flow wing optimized for supersonic cruise aircraft 2012-09-25 8,272,595 Fan cowl support for a turbofan engine 2012-09-25 8,272,596 Amphibious aircraft 2012-09-25 8,272,597 Aircraft water drainage system 2012-09-25 8,272,598 Load disconnection lock 2012-09-25 8,272,599 Control lever assembly for a tilt-rotor aircraft 2012-09-25 8,274,023 Missile training system 2012-09-25 8,274,024 Control surface assemblies with torque tube base 2012-09-25 8,274,025 Aircraft with segmented deployable control surfaces 2012-09-25 8,274,027 Transparent silicon detector and multimode seeker using the detector 2012-09-25 8,275,317 Radio controller system and method for remote devices 2012-09-25 8,275,492 Method and a set of means for piloting an aircraft 2012-09-25 8,275,494 System, apparatus and method for controlling an aircraft 2012-09-25 8,275,496 Longitudinal and vertical gust feed forward compensation using lateral control surfaces 2012-09-25 8,275,498 System and method for assessing the risk of conjunction of a rocket body with orbiting and non-orbiting platforms 2012-09-25 8,275,499 Device for calculating a flight plan of an aircraft 2012-09-25 8,275,500 Gas turbine engine fixed collective takeoff compensation control system and method 2012-09-25 8,276,392 Turboprop engine with an apparatus for the generation of a cooling airflow 2012-10-02 8,276,840 Fail-operational multiple lifting-rotor aircraft 2012-10-02 8,276,841 Hydraulic actuator with end position damping 2012-10-02 8,276,842 Dual actuator drive assembly with synchronization shaft 2012-10-02 8,276,843 Variable stroke rear landing gear strut 2012-10-02 8,276,844 Unmanned aerial vehicle launching and landing system 2012-10-02 8,276,845 Advanced aircraft cockpit 2012-10-02 8,276,846 Aircraft component 2012-10-02 8,276,847 Cover for an aircraft structure 2012-10-02 8,276,848 Rib structure for torsion boxes of a wing or horizontal stabiliser of an aircraft 2012-10-02 8,276,849 Apparatus for supporting instruments in an instrument panel 2012-10-02 8,276,850 Environmentally stable hybrid fabric system for exterior protection of an aircraft 2012-10-02 8,276,851 Control of aerodynamic forces by variable wetted surface morphology 2012-10-02 8,276,852 Low noise wing slat system with deployable wing leading edge elements 2012-10-02 8,276,962 Apparatus and methods for litter support system for vehicles 2012-10-02 8,277,938 Part of composite material having a wedge between two zones 2012-10-02 8,278,611 Airborne guided shell 2012-10-02 8,278,612 Aerodynamic fin lock for adjustable and deployable fin 2012-10-02 8,280,564 Method for optimizing the exit of an aircraft in a holding circuit 2012-10-02 8,281,599 Device for damping the lateral forces due to jet separation acting on a rocket engine nozzle 2012-10-09 8,282,035 Mechanical device for combining first and second control orders, and an aircraft provided with such a device 2012-10-09 8,282,036 Multi wing aircraft 2012-10-09 8,282,037 Nacelle flow assembly 2012-10-09 8,282,038 Bi-directional flight control surface utilizing a split-track mechanism 2012-10-09 8,282,039 Device for storing life vests in a vehicle cabin 2012-10-09 8,282,040 Composite aircraft wing 2012-10-09 8,282,041 Fastening element for insulation packages 2012-10-09 8,282,042 Skin panel joint for improved airflow 2012-10-09 8,282,043 Simultaneous momentum dumping and orbit control 2012-10-09 8,282,044 Actuator device for varying the attitude of a spacecraft 2012-10-09 8,282,045 Craft and method of coupling a propulsion system to a regenerative fuel cell system 2012-10-09 8,283,018 Composite structure 2012-10-09 8,283,801 Aircraft seat with shared control architecture 2012-10-09 8,285,425 System and method for controlling an unarmed air vehicle 2012-10-09 8,285,467 Method and system for controlling at least one actuator for actuating the cowlings of a thrust inverter in a turbojet engine 2012-10-09 8,285,659 Aircraft system modeling error and control error 2012-10-09 8,286,434 Isentropic compression inlet for supersonic aircraft 2012-10-16 8,286,559 Trolley assembly for passenger restraint system 2012-10-16 8,286,654 Gas turbine engine inlet with noise reduction features 2012-10-16 8,286,737 Ball wheel for an aircraft 2012-10-16 8,286,907 Flying entertainment vehicle 2012-10-16 8,286,908 Counter-torque device for a helicopter 2012-10-16 8,286,909 Boundary layer propulsion airship with related system and method 2012-10-16 8,286,910 Unmanned aircraft for telecommunicative or scientific purposes 2012-10-16 8,286,911 Fitting for pivotally connecting aerodynamic control element to aircraft structure 2012-10-16 8,286,912 Wingtip and sponson interaction on an amphibious aircraft 2012-10-16 8,286,913 Fixing rail for attaching loading devices to the loading deck of an aircraft 2012-10-16 8,286,914 Conveyor device for airplanes 2012-10-16 8,286,915 Aircraft comprising a window panel 2012-10-16 8,286,916 Retractable aerodynamic device permitting the control of the wake trajectory of an aircraft trap 2012-10-16 8,286,917 Attachment assembly and method 2012-10-16 8,286,918 Fastening device of a floor module 2012-10-16 8,286,919 Impact resistant composite structures 2012-10-16 8,286,920 Positioning system for aerial refueling 2012-10-16 8,286,921 High lift system on the airfoil of an aircraft 2012-10-16 8,288,696 Inertial boost thrust vector control interceptor guidance 2012-10-16 8,288,697 Changing rocket attitude to improve communication link performance in the presence of multiple rocket plumes 2012-10-16 8,288,698 Method for correcting the trajectory of terminally guided ammunition 2012-10-16 8,288,699 Multiplatform system and method for ranging correction using spread spectrum ranging waveforms over a netted data link 2012-10-16 8,290,639 Managing control surfaces for an aircraft 2012-10-16 8,291,594 Attachment system and method for thermal protection system 2012-10-23 8,291,671 Joint arrangement for composite-material structural members 2012-10-23 8,292,027 Composite laminate for a thermal and acoustic insulation blanket 2012-10-23 8,292,214 Vibration damping for wing-to-body aircraft fairing 2012-10-23 8,292,215 Helicopter with folding rotor arms 2012-10-23 8,292,216 Wing lift system 2012-10-23 8,292,217 Hypersonic inlet systems and methods 2012-10-23 8,292,218 Torque link with shimmy damper 2012-10-23 8,292,219 Aircraft landing gear unlock actuator 2012-10-23 8,292,220 Flying wing aircraft with modular missionized elements 2012-10-23 8,292,221 Aircraft equipment support 2012-10-23 8,292,222 Air-conditioning system with icing protection for an aircraft 2012-10-23 8,292,223 Securing emergency and safety equipment on aircraft 2012-10-23 8,292,224 Quick install aircraft track fitting device 2012-10-23 8,292,225 Airplane with flat rear fuselage said queue-de-morue empennage 2012-10-23 8,292,226 Weight-optimizing internally pressurized composite-body aircraft fuselages having near-elliptical cross sections 2012-10-23 8,292,227 Aircraft wings having continuously tailored structural strength 2012-10-23 8,292,228 Control system for dimmable windows 2012-10-23 8,292,229 Aircraft and method of retrieving a rescue cradle into the aircraft fuselage 2012-10-23 8,292,230 Device for detecting and eliminating the presence of a layer of ice or liquid 2012-10-23 8,292,231 Apparatus for releasing a parachute from its payload 2012-10-23 8,292,232 Deployable decelerator based microsatellite recovery 2012-10-23 8,292,233 Solar protection device for space instrument 2012-10-23 8,292,234 Method and system for aviation navigation 2012-10-23 8,292,235 Slat assembly 2012-10-23 8,292,236 Flight surface seal 2012-10-23 8,292,978 Radial air intake device with integrated bypass for an air inlet 2012-10-23 8,294,020 Energy harvesting devices 2012-10-23 8,294,072 Projectile that includes as needed pressure-relieving wrap-around tail fins 2012-10-23 8,294,394 Braking system for the undercarriage of an aircraft 2012-10-23 8,295,996 Method and device for preventing useless alarms generated by an anti-collision system on board an airplane 2012-10-23 8,296,036 Aircraft power management 2012-10-23 8,296,053 System and method for determining relative motion between ship combat system elements 2012-10-23 8,297,058 Apparatus and method for processing airflow with flowfield molded hypersonic inlet 2012-10-30 8,297,161 Flare munition for battlefield illumination 2012-10-30 8,297,549 Helicopter rotor 2012-10-30 8,297,550 Lenticular airship and associated controls 2012-10-30 8,297,551 Movable main undercarriage for an aircraft 2012-10-30 8,297,552 Helicopter landing pad 2012-10-30 8,297,553 Equipment element with retractable line 2012-10-30 8,297,554 Arrangement of a first and a second furnishing 2012-10-30 8,297,555 Systems and methods for reducing noise in aircraft fuselages and other structures 2012-10-30 8,297,556 Window element for insertion in a window cutout in an outer skin of an aircraft 2012-10-30 8,298,055 Process and system for controlling the pressure in an aircraft cabin 2012-10-30 8,299,411 Control surface actuation system 2012-10-30 8,302,486 Reinforced panel 2012-11-06 8,302,901 Craft having a rotatable fluid propulsion device 2012-11-06 8,302,902 Method and apparatus for operating an aircraft landing system 2012-11-06 8,302,903 Aircraft attitude control configuration 2012-11-06 8,302,904 Dynamic roughness for aerodynamic applications 2012-11-06 8,302,905 Aircraft landing gear comprising an operation strut device and aircraft provided therewith 2012-11-06 8,302,906 Aircraft noise reduction apparatus 2012-11-06 8,302,907 Hybrid torque box for a thrust reverser 2012-11-06 8,302,908 Blended wing aircraft 2012-11-06 8,302,909 Splicing of omega-shaped stiffeners at a circumferential joint in an aircraft fuselage 2012-11-06 8,302,910 Pressure bulkhead for an aircraft 2012-11-06 8,302,911 Aircraft structure 2012-11-06 8,302,912 Shock bump 2012-11-06 8,302,913 High-lift system for an aircraft 2012-11-06 8,302,914 Method and apparatus for deploying an auxiliary lift foil 2012-11-06 8,303,208 Locknut assembly for a coaxial shaft 2012-11-06 8,303,243 Turbine wash port for a gas turbine engine 2012-11-06 8,303,367 Flying shark 2012-11-06 8,304,703 Apparatus for deploying wing and apparatus for launching flight having the same 2012-11-06 8,305,252 Countermeasure device for a mobile tracking device 2012-11-06 8,306,676 Systems and methods for differential altitude estimation utilizing spatial interpolation of pressure sensor data 2012-11-06 8,306,678 Devices and methods for filtering terrain and obstacle anti-collision alerts for aircraft 2012-11-06 8,307,628 Rear fan case for a gas turbine engine 2012-11-13 8,308,103 Insulation of an aircraft fuselage structure 2012-11-13 8,308,104 Aircraft having a rotating turbine engine 2012-11-13 8,308,105 Aircraft engine pylon attachment 2012-11-13 8,308,106 Hydrogen powered aircraft 2012-11-13 8,308,107 Infrared communication system for activating power drive units in an aircraft cargo loading system 2012-11-13 8,308,108 Fuselage arrangement for airplane 2012-11-13 8,308,109 Aircraft structure 2012-11-13 8,308,110 System for defrosting the leading edge sheath of an air inlet hood for a turboengine 2012-11-13 8,308,111 Panel assembly for a space-based power generation system 2012-11-13 8,308,112 Plasma actuators for drag reduction on wings, nacelles and/or fuselage of vertical take-off and landing aircraft 2012-11-13 8,308,142 System and method for transporting cargo utilizing an air towing system that can achieve vertical take-off and vertical landing 2012-11-13 8,308,522 Flying toy 2012-11-13 8,308,882 Hollow fiber composite component and intermediate products 2012-11-13 8,311,687 Method and system for vertical navigation using time-of-arrival control 2012-11-13 8,312,783 Aircraft flight control actuation system with direct acting, force limiting, actuator 2012-11-20 8,312,813 Deployable fairing and method for reducing aerodynamic drag on a gun-launched artillery shell 2012-11-20 8,313,055 Aircraft having a reduced environmental impact 2012-11-20 8,313,056 Engine heat exchanger with thermoelectric generation 2012-11-20 8,313,057 Aircraft 2012-11-20 8,313,058 Modular furniture for an aircraft 2012-11-20 8,313,059 Seating system and a passenger accommodation unit for a vehicle 2012-11-20 8,313,060 Aircraft passenger seat 2012-11-20 8,313,061 Inert gas distribution arrangement 2012-11-20 8,313,062 Extendable deflector for discharging structure-damaging fluids 2012-11-20 8,313,063 Parachute release system and method 2012-11-20 8,313,131 Fitting, crane hook, and crane hook assembly 2012-11-20 8,313,817 Method of applying an electric conductive layer to selected portions of a mounting frame 2012-11-20 8,313,868 Oxygen enrichment device comprising at least two molecular sieves for supplying a fuel cell system 2012-11-20 8,314,374 Remotely-guided vertical take-off system and method for delivering an ordnance to a target 2012-11-20 8,314,748 Heptagonal antenna array 2012-11-20 8,315,749 Innovative optimal spacecraft safing methodology 2012-11-20 8,315,847 Aerodynamically efficient surfaces 2012-11-20 8,316,544 Expandable precured joint filler 2012-11-27 8,317,126 Aircraft having a lift/propulsion unit 2012-11-27 8,317,127 Helicopter drip pan 2012-11-27 8,317,128 Laminar flow wing optimized for transonic cruise aircraft 2012-11-27 8,317,129 Universal convergent nozzle and distinct nozzle aperture 2012-11-27 8,317,130 Landing gear mount 2012-11-27 8,317,131 Braking-energy equalization system 2012-11-27 8,317,132 Quick-change fastening system for mounting an element to a fastening structure 2012-11-27 8,317,133 Aircraft floor and fuselage supplied with said floor 2012-11-27 8,317,134 Stiffened casing for an aircraft or spacecraft with a laminate stringer of high rigidity and corresponding laminate stringer 2012-11-27 8,317,135 Flexible mounting assembly for an air frame structure 2012-11-27 8,317,136 Stabilized controllable drogue for aerial flight refueling 2012-11-27 8,317,137 Switchable article and device to generate a lateral or transverse Casimir force for propulsion, guidance and maneuvering of a space vehicle 2012-11-27 8,317,264 Vehicle seat 2012-11-27 8,318,299 Fire resistance for optically transparent thermoplastics 2012-11-27 8,319,162 Steerable spin-stabilized projectile and method 2012-11-27 8,319,163 Roll isolation bearing 2012-11-27 8,319,164 Rolling projectile with extending and retracting canards 2012-11-27 8,321,071 Method and system for vertical navigation using time-of-arrival control 2012-11-27 8,321,073 Aircraft galley systems and methods for managing electric power for aircraft galley systems 2012-11-27 8,321,074 Altitude data generation system, device, and method 2012-11-27 8,321,076 On-line inertia estimation for use in controlling an aerospace vehicle 2012-11-27 8,321,077 Attitude determination with three-axis accelerometer for emergency atmospheric entry 2012-11-27 8,321,119 Methods and systems to facilitate over-speed protection 2012-11-27 8,322,136 Method for operating a turbo charger and controller 2012-12-04 8,322,647 High torque aerial lift (HTAL) 2012-12-04 8,322,648 Hovering aerial vehicle with removable rotor arm assemblies 2012-12-04 8,322,649 Saucer-shaped gyroscopically stabilized vertical take-off and landing aircraft 2012-12-04 8,322,650 Aircraft 2012-12-04 8,322,651 Aircraft engine mount structure comprising two thrust links with transverse fitting 2012-12-04 8,322,652 Thrust mount arrangement for an aircraft engine 2012-12-04 8,322,653 Hybrid beam for a thrust reverser unit 2012-12-04 8,322,654 Aircraft galley units 2012-12-04 8,322,655 Twin-boom empennage 2012-12-04 8,322,656 Wing-fuselage section of an aircraft 2012-12-04 8,322,657 Panel with impact protection membrane 2012-12-04 8,322,658 Automated fire and smoke detection, isolation, and recovery 2012-12-04 8,322,659 Method for lightening the weight of fuel stowed onboard during an interplanetary mission 2012-12-04 8,323,775 Turbulence foil 2012-12-04 8,324,542 Command method for spinning projectiles 2012-12-04 8,324,543 Lightpipe for semi-active laser target designation 2012-12-04 8,324,544 Multi-stage fin deployment assembly 2012-12-04 8,324,545 Foldable and deployable panel 2012-12-04 8,327,511 Fixing device for the assembly and quick release of objects 2012-12-11 8,327,645 Isentropic compression inlet for supersonic aircraft 2012-12-11 8,327,738 Composite transmission housing with discontinuous fiber preforms 2012-12-11 8,327,976 Insulation design for thermal and acoustic insulation of an aircraft 2012-12-11 8,328,128 Aircraft 2012-12-11 8,328,129 Vibration-attenuating hard-mounted pylon 2012-12-11 8,328,130 Vertical take off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle airframe structure 2012-12-11 8,328,131 Annular airborne vehicle 2012-12-11 8,328,132 Damage-tolerant attachment system for an aircraft engine 2012-12-11 8,328,133 Mounting system for a gas turbine engine 2012-12-11 8,328,134 Connection element for power transmission between a flap actuator and a flap mounted on a wing of an aircraft so as to swivel 2012-12-11 8,328,135 Breather apparatus on electromechanical actuators for aircraft landing gear systems 2012-12-11 8,328,136 Aircraft applying multisystem connection devices 2012-12-11 8,328,137 Emergency exit hatch for exiting a cabin module in an emergency and entering the same 2012-12-11 8,328,138 Supporting strut for supporting an intermediate deck that is arranged in an aircraft fuselage 2012-12-11 8,328,139 Method and device for in-flight refuelling operations using a boom 2012-12-11 8,328,140 System for transportation of goods in a loading space 2012-12-11 8,328,141 Apparatus and method for stowing suspension lines 2012-12-11 8,328,142 Aileron actuator bracket 2012-12-11 8,328,504 Aeroengine drain assembly 2012-12-11 8,328,516 Systems and methods of assembling a rotor blade extension for use in a wind turbine 2012-12-11 8,332,080 Method and device to assist in navigation in an airport sector 2012-12-11 8,332,081 Methods and systems for reducing the phenomenon of structural coupling in the control system of an in-flight refuelling boom 2012-12-11 8,332,082 Flight control laws for constant vector flat turns 2012-12-11 8,332,114 Braking system for an aircraft and a method of monitoring braking for an aircraft 2012-12-11 8,333,076 Isentropic compression inlet for supersonic aircraft 2012-12-18 8,333,342 Flapping-wing flying vehicle 2012-12-18 8,333,343 Jet engine nacelle intended to equip an aircraft 2012-12-18 8,333,344 Aircraft nacelle guidance system installation 2012-12-18 8,333,345 Composite aircraft joint 2012-12-18 8,333,346 Sky station 2012-12-18 8,333,347 Docking system 2012-12-18 8,333,348 Wing tip load alleviation device and method 2012-12-18 8,334,486 Engine inlet ice protection system having embedded variable watt density heaters 2012-12-18 8,334,490 Off-axis reflective transmit telescope for a directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system 2012-12-18 8,335,600 Regenerative integrated actuation system and associated method 2012-12-18 8,336,610 Device and method for temperature control in an aircraft cabin 2012-12-25 8,336,804 Aircraft cabin panel with core recesses for acoustic absorption 2012-12-25 8,336,805 Device and system for propelling a passenger 2012-12-25 8,336,806 Lift fan flow path device 2012-12-25 8,336,807 Combined helicopter landing pad and clamshell enclosure 2012-12-25 8,336,808 Aircraft having helicopter rotor and front mounted propeller 2012-12-25 8,336,809 System for controlling flight direction 2012-12-25 8,336,810 System, method and apparatus for widespread commercialization of hydrogen as a carbon-free alternative fuel source 2012-12-25 8,336,811 Aircraft with its fuselage suspended under the wing 2012-12-25 8,336,812 Engine attachment for an assembly system mounted between an attachment strut and an aircraft engine 2012-12-25 8,336,813 Engine pylon for the suspension of a turbo engine under an aircraft wing 2012-12-25 8,336,814 Aircraft 2012-12-25 8,336,815 Constant-velocity drive system for gimbaled rotor hubs 2012-12-25 8,336,816 Sliding frame aircraft launcher 2012-12-25 8,336,817 Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation 2012-12-25 8,336,818 Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation 2012-12-25 8,336,819 Landing gear casing provided with a dissociated structure 2012-12-25 8,336,820 Aircraft cabin floor structures, systems and methods 2012-12-25 8,336,821 Systems and methods for cargo compartment air conditioning using recirculated air 2012-12-25 8,336,822 Apparatus for providing variable thermal insulation for an aircraft 2012-12-25 8,336,823 Aircraft fuselage 2012-12-25 8,336,824 Device for protecting and guiding a cable from a direct-vision window of an aircraft flight deck 2012-12-25 8,336,825 Passenger stairway for an aircraft and method for pulling in and out the passenger stairway 2012-12-25 8,336,826 Propulsion systems and methods utilizing smart propellant 2012-12-25 8,336,827 Method and device for reducing the induced speeds in vortices in the wake of an aircraft 2012-12-25 8,336,828 Traversing jet actuator 2012-12-25 8,336,829 Advanced trailing edge control surface on the wing of an aircraft 2012-12-25 8,336,830 Retractable aircraft wing tip 2012-12-25 8,338,768 Actuation assembly 2012-12-25 8,338,769 Pyrotechnic fin deployment and retention mechanism 2012-12-25 8,340,838 Differential braking system 2012-12-25 8,340,840 Method and device for reducing on an aircraft lateral effects of a turbulence 2012-12-25 8,340,842 Aircraft emergency handling 2012-12-25 8,340,892 Onboard aircraft weight and balance system 2012-12-25 8,342,440 Miniature robotic vehicle with ground and flight capability 2013-01-01 8,342,441 VTOL vehicle with coaxially tilted or tiltable rotors 2013-01-01 8,342,442 Advanced airship technologies 2013-01-01 8,342,443 Wing-engine combination, an aircraft, and a wing section of an aircraft comprising an engine bleed-air duct arrangement 2013-01-01 8,342,444 Fail safe extended torque box strut-to-wing mount 2013-01-01 8,342,445 Horizontal tail load alleviation system 2013-01-01 8,342,446 Airplane with a modifiable surface of vertical empannage 2013-01-01 8,342,447 Morphing control surface transition 2013-01-01 8,342,448 Floor module of a cargo deck in the hull of an aircraft 2013-01-01 8,342,449 Vertically movable passageway for rest rooms in ceiling region 2013-01-01 8,342,450 Seating arrangement of a vehicle compartment 2013-01-01 8,342,451 Variable pitch airfoils 2013-01-01 8,342,452 Structural element for covering an elongate gap on an aerodynamic surface of an aircraft 2013-01-01 8,342,453 System for airborne transport of flammable liquids 2013-01-01 8,342,454 Cooling systems 2013-01-01 8,342,455 Method of assisting piloting, piloting assistance means, and a piloting assistance device for a rotorcraft using said piloting assistance means to implement said piloting assistance method 2013-01-01 8,342,456 Wing tip device 2013-01-01 8,342,457 Shape-changing structure member with embedded spring 2013-01-01 8,342,473 Thrust mounting arrangement 2013-01-01 8,342,805 Transversal conduction lightning protection system 2013-01-01 8,342,920 Outflow valve having J-shaped bellmouth and cabin pressure control system employing the same 2013-01-01 8,344,302 Optically-coupled communication interface for a laser-guided projectile 2013-01-01 8,344,303 Projectile 3D attitude from 3-axis magnetometer and single-axis accelerometer 2013-01-01 8,344,304 Methods and apparatus for missile air inlet 2013-01-01 8,346,408 Fault tolerant flight control system 2013-01-01 8,346,409 Variable speed flap retraction and notification 2013-01-01 8,346,410 Method for improving maneuverability and controllability by simultaneously applying both reaction wheel-based attitude controller and thruster-based attitude controller 2013-01-01 8,346,412 Method and device for assisting an aircraft flight control during landing approach 2013-01-01 8,346,455 Method and device for communicating true runway braking performance using data from the flight data management systems of landed aircraft 2013-01-01 8,347,747 Strain energy shuttle apparatus and method 2013-01-08 8,348,190 Ducted fan UAV control alternatives 2013-01-08 8,348,191 Fail-safe aircraft engine mounting apparatus 2013-01-08 8,348,192 Crash attenuation system for aircraft 2013-01-08 8,348,193 Method and apparatus for retrieving a hovering aircraft 2013-01-08 8,348,194 Conveyor device intended in particular for luggage in an aircraft hold 2013-01-08 8,348,195 Array of aircraft seats 2013-01-08 8,348,196 Multi-spar port box joint 2013-01-08 8,348,197 Integration system for lifting surface lateral parts in an aircraft 2013-01-08 8,348,198 Sail wing with high span efficiency and controlled pitching moment 2013-01-08 8,348,199 Boundary layer energiser 2013-01-08 8,348,200 Synthetic jet actuator system and related methods 2013-01-08 8,348,201 Actuator device based on a shape memory alloy, and a wing flap assembly fitted with such an actuator device 2013-01-08 8,348,209 Universal retaining device, particularly for fastening panel elements and/or accessory parts in aircraft 2013-01-08 8,348,501 Thermal icing conditions detector 2013-01-08 8,349,986 Poly(ureaurethane)s, articles and coatings prepared therefrom and methods of making the same 2013-01-08 8,350,199 Apparatus to reduce thrust oscillations in a launch vehicle 2013-01-08 8,350,200 Passive aerosurface adjustment for static margin management 2013-01-08 8,350,201 Systems, apparatus and methods to compensate for roll orientation variations in missile components 2013-01-08 8,352,099 Varying engine thrust for directional control of an aircraft experiencing engine thrust asymmetry 2013-01-08 8,352,101 Algorithm for simultaneous attitude maneuver and momentum dumping 2013-01-08 8,352,103 Method and apparatus for providing a runway landing system 2013-01-08 8,352,104 Method and device for servocontrolling an aircraft speed-wise in an approach phase 2013-01-08 8,356,569 Location signaling device 2013-01-22 8,356,768 Multiple drive-path transmission with torque-splitting differential mechanism 2013-01-22 8,356,769 Aircraft engine assembly comprising a fan cowl-supporting cradle mounted on two separate elements 2013-01-22 8,356,770 Tail-mounted pointable solar panels for solar-powered aircraft 2013-01-22 8,356,771 Coupling for joining two frame segments 2013-01-22 8,356,772 Lightweight structure 2013-01-22 8,356,773 Structural wing-fuselage component for connecting two wings to a fuselage section of an aircraft 2013-01-22 8,356,774 Structure for storing and unfurling a flexible material 2013-01-22 8,356,775 Space object deployment system and method 2013-01-22 8,356,776 Automatic control of a high lift system of an aircraft 2013-01-22 8,357,023 Helicopter 2013-01-22 8,358,027 Integrally ribbed Rogallo wing array 2013-01-22 8,358,238 Maneuvering missile engagement 2013-01-22 8,359,129 Method and device for controlling the thrust of a multi-engine aircraft 2013-01-22 8,359,130 Method and device for attenuating on an aircraft the effects of a vertical turbulence 2013-01-22 8,359,154 Systems and method for determining propellant mass and center of gravity for a space-based asset 2013-01-22 8,359,825 Microjet creation and control of shock waves 2013-01-29 8,360,355 Wing-to-body fairing with spray-on foam and noise reduction method 2013-01-29 8,360,356 Flying apparatus 2013-01-29 8,360,357 Aircraft with a wing movable along the longitudinal axis of the fuselage 2013-01-29 8,360,358 Ram air duct flap arrangement and ram air duct 2013-01-29 8,360,359 Aircraft horizontal stabilizer surface 2013-01-29 8,360,360 Motorized undercarriage for aircraft 2013-01-29 8,360,361 Method and apparatus for jet blast deflection 2013-01-29 8,360,362 Aircraft floor and method of assembly 2013-01-29 8,360,363 Floor structure in an aircraft with continuous panels 2013-01-29 8,360,364 Aircraft comprising a platform that can be moved between two levels of the aircraft 2013-01-29 8,360,365 Modular hatrack for a passenger compartment of aircraft 2013-01-29 8,360,366 Diamond constellation of non-geostationary satellites for broadband multimedia communications 2013-01-29 8,360,367 Methods for optimizing the performance, cost and constellation design of satellites for full and partial earth coverage 2013-01-29 8,360,368 Space vehicle seat and space vehicle provided with this seat 2013-01-29 8,360,369 Emergency collective actuator and method for a helicopter 2013-01-29 8,360,386 Coupling system for an aircraft seat 2013-01-29 8,362,408 Steerable projectile charging system 2013-01-29 8,364,364 System and method for controlling unpowered to powered transitions in vehicles having dry dual clutch transmissions 2013-01-29 8,365,762 Hydraulic control system 2013-02-05 8,366,037 Towable aerovehicle system with automated tow line release 2013-02-05 8,366,038 Device for fastening a turbojet engine to an aircraft fixing strut 2013-02-05 8,366,039 Fairing for a pylon via which a turbine engine is suspended from a wing of an aircraft 2013-02-05 8,366,040 Rear part of an aircraft comprising a structure for supporting engines, extending through the fuselage and connected thereto by at least one connecting rod 2013-02-05 8,366,041 Aircraft floor, use of said floor and aircraft section fitted with said floor 2013-02-05 8,366,042 Arrangement for installing electric cables in the floor region of an aircraft 2013-02-05 8,366,043 Structure, especially a fuselage structure of an aircraft or a spacecraft 2013-02-05 8,366,044 Removable back shell for an aircraft seat 2013-02-05 8,366,045 Apparatus with damage indication feature 2013-02-05 8,366,046 Aerospace articles made from quasi-isotropic chopped prepreg 2013-02-05 8,366,047 Electrothermal inlet ice protection system 2013-02-05 8,366,048 Aerial refuelling apparatus 2013-02-05 8,366,049 Hover delivery of cabin payload in tilt-rotor and tilt-wing aircraft 2013-02-05 8,366,050 Blended wing body cargo airplane 2013-02-05 8,366,051 Air barrier for use with an expandable structure 2013-02-05 8,366,052 Detachable inflation system for air vehicles 2013-02-05 8,366,053 System and method for deploying payloads with a launch vehicle 2013-02-05 8,366,054 Hand launchable unmanned aerial vehicle 2013-02-05 8,366,055 Controllable miniature mono-wing aircraft 2013-02-05 8,366,056 Winglet 2013-02-05 8,366,057 Method and apparatus for pressure adaptive morphing structure 2013-02-05 8,366,506 Remote-controlled fluttering object capable of flying forward in upright position 2013-02-05 8,367,991 Modulation device for a mobile tracking device 2013-02-05 8,367,992 Aircraft, missile, projectile, or underwater vehicle with reconfigurable control surfaces 2013-02-05 8,367,993 Aerodynamic flight termination system and method 2013-02-05 8,368,241 Wind driven power generator 2013-02-05 8,369,069 Avionics equipment carrier system with quick-mount housing and quick-mount modules 2013-02-05 8,370,002 Multi-mission remote aerial refueling operator system 2013-02-05 8,370,005 Methods for displaying aircraft procedure information 2013-02-05 8,371,520 Rapidly convertible hybrid aircraft and manufacturing method 2013-02-12 8,371,521 Low noise exhaust ducting system 2013-02-12 8,371,522 Device for cooling hot gas to be discharged from an aircraft 2013-02-12 8,371,523 Aircraft rudder authority control system 2013-02-12 8,371,524 Torque link set 2013-02-12 8,371,525 Aerodynamically controlled grapple assembly 2013-02-12 8,371,526 Aircraft heater floor panel 2013-02-12 8,371,527 Conveying device for a trolley in an aircraft cabin 2013-02-12 8,371,528 Intercostal for an aircraft or spacecraft 2013-02-12 8,371,529 Interconnection and aircraft or spacecraft having such an interconnection 2013-02-12 8,371,530 Aircraft with a rear fuselage protection shield 2013-02-12 8,371,531 Aircraft cabin window assembly method 2013-02-12 8,371,532 Aircraft joint 2013-02-12 8,371,533 Aircraft auxiliary fuel tank system and method 2013-02-12 8,371,534 System for isolating vibration among a plurality of instruments 2013-02-12 8,371,535 Method for releasing an unmanned missile from a carrier aircraft 2013-02-12 8,371,536 Aircraft electrical power transfer assembly 2013-02-12 8,371,537 Aircraft structure with hinge rib assembly 2013-02-12 8,371,550 Equipment holder with optional grid function 2013-02-12 8,371,993 Quick deploy drag chute 2013-02-12 8,373,105 Baffles and methods for distributed-aperture sensors 2013-02-12 8,373,376 Drive system and method for activating the same 2013-02-12 8,374,737 Low visibility landing system and method 2013-02-12 8,374,804 Aircraft dynamic pressure estimation system and method 2013-02-12 8,375,837 Catch and snare system for an unmanned aerial vehicle 2013-02-19 8,375,860 Stackable, easily packaged and aerodynamically stable flechette 2013-02-19 8,376,261 Landing gear 2013-02-19 8,376,262 Aeroplane with improved acoustic comfort 2013-02-19 8,376,263 Roadable aircraft 2013-02-19 8,376,264 Rotor for a dual mode aircraft 2013-02-19 8,376,265 Aircraft stabilizer system and methods of using the same 2013-02-19 8,376,266 Method of controlling a hybrid helicopter in yaw, and a hybrid helicopter provided with a yaw control device suitable for implementing said method 2013-02-19 8,376,267 Landing gear with locking steering system 2013-02-19 8,376,268 Flight control system using thrust devices 2013-02-19 8,376,269 Hydraulic valve, a hybrid helicopter provided with such a hydraulic valve, and a method implemented by the hydraulic valve 2013-02-19 8,376,270 Structural dynamic stability for an aircraft 2013-02-19 8,376,271 Aircraft actuator 2013-02-19 8,376,272 Landing gear 2013-02-19 8,376,273 Aircraft braking system 2013-02-19 8,376,275 Energy absorbing structure for aircraft 2013-02-19 8,376,276 Load introduction structure, in particular a lining frame, for an aircraft 2013-02-19 8,376,277 Large aircraft self-defense system installation configuration 2013-02-19 8,376,278 Cover trailing edge profile 2013-02-19 8,376,279 Inflatable folding wings for a very high altitude aircraft 2013-02-19 8,376,280 Aerodynamic deflector shield for protection of optical devices mounted on fixed-wing aircraft 2013-02-19 8,376,281 Fuel range for an aircraft 2013-02-19 8,376,282 Collapsible structures 2013-02-19 8,376,283 Device for switchable pilot control forces 2013-02-19 8,376,284 Systems and methods for tracing aircraft vortices 2013-02-19 8,376,285 Active systems and methods for controlling an airfoil vortex 2013-02-19 8,376,440 Seat device 2013-02-19 8,376,457 Wirelessly controllable electrical functional unit for an aircraft 2013-02-19 8,376,818 Thrust recovery, or other valve, containing two independently actuated doors and control system 2013-02-19 8,378,233 Aircraft interior bushing 2013-02-19 8,378,276 Time-to-go missile guidance method and system 2013-02-19 8,378,277 Optical impact control system 2013-02-19 8,378,278 Foldable and deployable panel 2013-02-19 8,378,880 Explicit probabilistic target object selection and engagement 2013-02-19 8,379,087 Attitude estimation using ground imagery 2013-02-19 8,380,364 Manual and computerized flight control system with natural feedback 2013-02-19 8,380,365 Method and a system for determining and indicating a sound nuisance level outside an aircraft 2013-02-19 8,380,368 Radio controlled aircraft, remote controller and methods for use therewith 2013-02-19 8,380,370 Spacecraft acquisition maneuvers using position-based gyroless control 2013-02-19 8,380,371 Method of generating variable thrust cutback during aircraft departure 2013-02-19 8,380,425 Autonomous collision avoidance system for unmanned aerial vehicles 2013-02-19 8,381,630 Aircraft wing 2013-02-26 8,382,027 Adjustable servomechanism assemblies and associated systems and methods 2013-02-26 8,382,028 Rotary wing aircraft rotating machinery vibration control system 2013-02-26 8,382,029 Wingless hovering of micro air vehicle 2013-02-26 8,382,030 Variable cycle VTOL powerplant 2013-02-26 8,382,031 Fan cowl support cradle mounted on the attachment pylon and on the air inlet of the nacelle 2013-02-26 8,382,032 Landing gear 2013-02-26 8,382,033 Ballistic resistant and explosive containment systems for aircraft 2013-02-26 8,382,034 System box for accommodating aircraft systems 2013-02-26 8,382,035 Poppet valve for cabin pressure control systems 2013-02-26 8,382,036 Seating arrangements particularly for passenger aircraft 2013-02-26 8,382,037 Composite barrel sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures 2013-02-26 8,382,038 Device, in particular connection rod, for bracing a fuselage structure of an aircraft and/or for fastening a component 2013-02-26 8,382,039 Turbomachine nacelle and anti-icing system and method therefor 2013-02-26 8,382,040 Hamilton H.N2 laminar flow diskette wing 2013-02-26 8,382,041 Rakelet 2013-02-26 8,382,042 Structure with reconfigurable polymer material 2013-02-26 8,382,043 Method and apparatus for aerodynamic flow control using compact high-frequency fluidic actuator arrays 2013-02-26 8,382,044 High-lift system on the wing of an aircraft, and method for its operation 2013-02-26 8,382,045 Shape-changing control surface 2013-02-26 8,382,546 Flying toy able to move by the flapping of wings 2013-02-26 8,382,547 Toy projectile and launcher 2013-02-26 8,386,094 Taxi brake inhibit system 2013-02-26 8,386,095 Performing corrective action on unmanned aerial vehicle using one axis of three-axis magnetometer 2013-02-26 8,386,100 Aircraft flight event data integration and visualization 2013-02-26 8,387,360 Integral thrust vector and roll control system 2013-03-05 8,387,501 Method and apparatus for rapid severance of a decoy towline 2013-03-05 8,387,910 Rotary seal 2013-03-05 8,387,911 Ducted fan core for use with an unmanned aerial vehicle 2013-03-05 8,387,912 Lifting foil 2013-03-05 8,387,913 Compact aircraft wing folding systems and methods 2013-03-05 8,387,914 Solar thermal rotorcraft 2013-03-05 8,387,915 Skid rail for aircrafts and its production method 2013-03-05 8,387,916 Galley and method of catering for passengers on an aircraft 2013-03-05 8,387,917 Support structure for a cargo aircraft 2013-03-05 8,387,918 Multi-directional support arm 2013-03-05 8,387,919 Conveyor apparatus for an aircraft cargo hold 2013-03-05 8,387,920 Device for launching unmanned missiles from an aircraft 2013-03-05 8,387,921 Self deploying solar array 2013-03-05 8,387,922 Aerodynamic element and wing with aerodynamic element, actuator-activation module, computer, computer program and method of influencing wake eddies 2013-03-05 8,387,923 Method for increasing the lift of aerodynamic surfaces and for reducing the drag 2013-03-05 8,387,924 Actuation system for a lift assisting device and roller bearings used therein 2013-03-05 8,387,950 Flow device and method and system using the flow device 2013-03-05 8,387,994 Surface seal as well as method for producing sealed joints with this surface seal 2013-03-05 8,388,391 Screw conveyor shape propeller 2013-03-05 8,390,479 Device for locking a movable component of an aircraft 2013-03-05 8,392,037 Stabilized approach to a point in degraded visual environment 2013-03-05 8,392,038 Method of constructing a vertical profile in the event of depressurization in an area with risks and associated devices 2013-03-05 8,392,045 System and methods for aircraft preflight inspection 2013-03-05 8,393,326 Device for oxygen supply of a user in an aircraft 2013-03-12 8,393,564 Personal aircraft 2013-03-12 8,393,565 Method of feeding energy to actuators associated with an aircraft undercarriage 2013-03-12 8,393,566 Air inlet for a vehicle 2013-03-12 8,393,567 Method and apparatus for reducing aircraft noise 2013-03-12 8,393,568 Enhanced lubrication skewed roller clutch assembly and actuator including same 2013-03-12 8,393,569 Breakable coupling device, and an associated trim actuator 2013-03-12 8,393,570 Landing flap kinematics driven by way of a pinion drive 2013-03-12 8,393,571 Hydraulic fluid control apparatus 2013-03-12 8,393,572 Floor element with illumination 2013-03-12 8,393,573 Cabin air supply apparatus with filtered air 2013-03-12 8,393,574 Composite leg structure for a lightweight aircraft seat assembly 2013-03-12 8,393,575 Rib post 2013-03-12 8,393,576 Variable pitch airfoils 2013-03-12 8,393,577 Decompression device for an aircraft 2013-03-12 8,393,578 Skin panel joint for improved airflow 2013-03-12 8,393,579 System for disconnecting a fuel transfer boom 2013-03-12 8,393,580 Modular externally accessible batteries for an aircraft 2013-03-12 8,393,581 Collapsible structures 2013-03-12 8,393,582 Apparatus and method of transferring and utilizing residual fuel of a launch vehicle upper stage 2013-03-12 8,393,583 Aircraft backup control 2013-03-12 8,393,598 Method and apparatus for removing and replacing components of an airplane 2013-03-12 8,393,648 Composite flange, duct incorporating a flange and method of making a flange 2013-03-12 8,393,866 Drive device for driving first and second lift rotors of a rotorcraft having twin rotors in tandem 2013-03-12 8,396,615 Method for changing the path followed by an aircraft, the aircraft initially following a predefined path, the method allowing a possible return of the aircraft to the predefined path 2013-03-12 8,397,431 Emergency jettison window pane and associated ejection system 2013-03-19 8,397,723 Emergency oxygen supply device 2013-03-19 8,398,015 Aircraft that can fly horizontally and vertically 2013-03-19 8,398,016 Air intake arrangement for an aircraft 2013-03-19 8,398,017 Continuous composite fan duct and thrust reverser 2013-03-19 8,398,018 Fan cowl support for a turbo fan engine 2013-03-19 8,398,019 Adjusting device for adjusting a high-lift flap and airfoil wing comprising such an adjusting device 2013-03-19 8,398,020 Landing gear 2013-03-19 8,398,021 Compliant crown panel for an aircraft 2013-03-19 8,398,022 Wide body aircraft architecture 2013-03-19 8,398,023 Control station 2013-03-19 8,398,024 Wing cover panel assembly and wing cover panel for an aircraft wing and a method of forming thereof 2013-03-19 8,398,025 Avionic door lock system 2013-03-19 8,398,026 Multi-function rotary access door 2013-03-19 8,398,027 Method and apparatus for reinforcing composite structures 2013-03-19 8,398,028 Drogue with power generator 2013-03-19 8,398,029 On-board device for measuring the mass and the position of the center of gravity of an aircraft 2013-03-19 8,398,030 Control bar with outer steering line trim and sheeting system for sport kite 2013-03-19 8,398,449 Method and apparatus for body-worn entertainment devices 2013-03-19 8,398,910 Method for manufacturing a fibre-composite component, fibre-composite component and fibre-composite fuselage component of an aircraft 2013-03-19 8,399,559 Polyurethanes, articles and coatings prepared therefrom and methods of making the same 2013-03-19 8,399,816 Rocket propelled barrier defense system 2013-03-19 8,399,817 Micro designator dart 2013-03-19 8,401,716 Flight control systems 2013-03-19 8,401,717 Actuator control reducing the level of vibration of an associated flexible structure 2013-03-19 8,401,742 Reconfiguration of cabin layouts 2013-03-19 8,401,773 Air traffic control 2013-03-19 8,402,736 Method and apparatus for suppressing aeroengine contrails 2013-03-26 8,402,739 Variable shape inlet section for a nacelle assembly of a gas turbine engine 2013-03-26 8,402,740 Aircraft propulsion unit in multi-fan design 2013-03-26 8,402,743 Actuating of a thrust reverser in a turbomachine 2013-03-26 8,403,253 Active IR signature target simulation system and a method thereof 2013-03-26 8,403,254 Aero-assisted pre-stage for ballistic rockets and aero-assisted flight vehicles 2013-03-26 8,403,255 Compound aircraft with autorotation 2013-03-26 8,403,256 Swept-wing powered-lift aircraft 2013-03-26 8,403,257 Hydraulic ground propulsion system 2013-03-26 8,403,258 Power regulating device for an aircraft 2013-03-26 8,403,259 Method of taxiing an aircraft 2013-03-26 8,403,260 Airship handling devices and associated systems and methods 2013-03-26 8,403,261 Process for making an aircraft having a floor 2013-03-26 8,403,262 Overhead luggage compartment with a mounting for a control unit 2013-03-26 8,403,263 Composite and structure, particularly in the aerospace sector 2013-03-26 8,403,264 Air inlet valve for an airplane and manufacturing method for an air inlet valve 2013-03-26 8,403,265 Aircraft cabin door pressure vent system 2013-03-26 8,403,266 Attachment structure for affixing interior equipment components of an aircraft passenger cabin 2013-03-26 8,403,267 Ejection system and a method for ejecting a payload from a payload delivery vehicle 2013-03-26 8,403,268 Pilot chute device 2013-03-26 8,403,269 Orbit debris removal and asset protection assembly 2013-03-26 8,403,270 Canted solar array and method for using same 2013-03-26 8,403,271 Passive robust flow control micro device 2013-03-26 8,405,011 Target tracking device and method 2013-03-26 8,405,012 Out-of-plane deflection MEMS actuator for projectile control surfaces 2013-03-26 8,405,057 Radiation shield device with embedded cryogen storage and associated method 2013-03-26 8,413,268 Rest arrangement 2013-04-09 8,413,922 Acoustic processing structure particularly adapted to the air inlet of an aircraft nacelle 2013-04-09 8,413,923 Method of and device for actively damping vertical oscillations in a helicopter carrying a suspended external payload 2013-04-09 8,413,924 Motor assisted fine pitch startup Ram Air Turbine 2013-04-09 8,413,925 Aircraft engine attachment pylon having a rear engine attachment provided with a self-locking nut 2013-04-09 8,413,926 Aircraft auxiliary power unit suspension system for isolating an aircraft auxiliary power unit 2013-04-09 8,413,927 Landing gear for spacecraft 2013-04-09 8,413,928 Structurally designed aerodynamic riblets 2013-04-09 8,413,929 Aircraft assembly 2013-04-09 8,413,930 Thermal anti-icing system 2013-04-09 8,413,931 System and method for reducing attitude errors for exoatmospheric devices 2013-04-09 8,413,932 Peripheral control ejector 2013-04-09 8,414,076 Passenger seating arrangement 2013-04-09 8,414,260 Control system for controlling propeller aircraft engine during takeoff 2013-04-09 8,414,992 Wrinkle control for composite tubes 2013-04-09 8,415,596 Method and apparatus for determining a location of a flying target 2013-04-09 8,415,597 Wing assembly and apparatus for launching flying object using the same 2013-04-09 8,415,598 Extendable fins for a tube-launched projectile 2013-04-09 8,417,395 Hierarchical closed-loop flow control system for aircraft, missiles and munitions 2013-04-09 8,418,952 Lenticular airship 2013-04-16 8,418,953 Gas turbine engine nacelle 2013-04-16 8,418,954 Spoiler deployment mechanism 2013-04-16 8,418,955 Control system for a hydraulically actuatable horizontal stabilizer and test method for testing the integrity of a control system 2013-04-16 8,418,956 Aircraft actuator hydraulic system 2013-04-16 8,418,957 Crash attenuation system for aircraft 2013-04-16 8,418,958 Landing gear actuation control system 2013-04-16 8,418,959 Unmanned aerial vehicle having spherical loading portion and unmanned ground vehicle therefor 2013-04-16 8,418,960 Platform 2013-04-16 8,418,961 Device for supporting a door which is pivotably received in a fuselage airframe of an aircraft 2013-04-16 8,418,962 Distribution of point loads in honeycomb panels 2013-04-16 8,418,963 Aircraft load frame made of a composite material 2013-04-16 8,418,964 Fuel supply installation of an aircraft turbojet 2013-04-16 8,418,965 Mounting set, system and method 2013-04-16 8,418,966 Compliant structure design of varying surface contours 2013-04-16 8,418,967 Passive adaptive structures 2013-04-16 8,418,968 Mechanism for changing the shape of a control surface 2013-04-16 8,419,815 Bird deflector and air replacement system 2013-04-16 8,423,324 Process and device for passenger cabin layout 2013-04-16 8,424,797 Air-ground vehicle 2013-04-23 8,424,798 Aircraft with helicopter rotor, thrust generator and assymetric wing configuration 2013-04-23 8,424,799 Rotor hub vibration attenuator 2013-04-23 8,424,800 Multi-source emergency power optimization 2013-04-23 8,424,801 Slat support assembly 2013-04-23 8,424,802 Landing area for air machines or vehicles comprising extendable reception means 2013-04-23 8,424,803 Attachment arrangement for a cargo compartment floor of an aircraft and aircraft with an attachment arrangement of this type 2013-04-23 8,424,804 Attachment arrangement for attaching a component to the fuselage of an aircraft, aircraft and method for constructing an attachment arrangement 2013-04-23 8,424,805 Airfoil structure 2013-04-23 8,424,806 Aircraft component with panels stiffened with stringers 2013-04-23 8,424,807 Track container 2013-04-23 8,424,808 Compensating for wind prior to engaging airborne propulsion devices 2013-04-23 8,424,809 Control of aerodynamic forces by variable wetted surface morphology 2013-04-23 8,424,810 Low noise wing slat system with rigid cove-filled slat 2013-04-23 8,425,073 Illumination/marker system mounted on a parachute slider 2013-04-23 8,426,007 Laminate with local reinforcement 2013-04-23 8,426,788 Guidance control for spinning or rolling projectile 2013-04-23 8,427,334 Device for early registration of a closing state of a closure element for a compartment opening 2013-04-23 8,428,781 Systems and methods of coordination control for robot manipulation 2013-04-23 8,428,793 Automatic downlink messaging during emergency flight situations 2013-04-23 8,428,794 Method and apparatus for managing instrument missed approaches 2013-04-23 8,429,890 Bird and debris deflector for aircraft jet engines 2013-04-30 8,429,891 Anti-icing system using radiant infrared energy from turbine exhaust flues 2013-04-30 8,430,203 Noise reduction device for turbojet nacelle with mobile chevrons, and associated nacelle 2013-04-30 8,430,353 Helicopter torque counteraction device 2013-04-30 8,430,354 Flight control system for an aircraft 2013-04-30 8,430,355 Amphibious aircraft 2013-04-30 8,430,356 Amphibious aircraft 2013-04-30 8,430,357 Tail skid for protecting a structural element of an aircraft, an aircraft provided with such a tail skid, and an anti-overturning method implemented by said tail skid 2013-04-30 8,430,358 Storage compartment module with an integrated supply channel for optimized installation 2013-04-30 8,430,359 Energy-efficient electro-thermal and electro-mechanical ice-protection method 2013-04-30 8,430,360 Control unit and method for controlling the supply of a vehicle with multiple fuels 2013-04-30 8,430,361 Method and device enabling a rocket engine pump to be driven by an internal combustion engine 2013-04-30 8,430,362 Aircraft having a force transmission element between a cabin structural element and a primary structure 2013-04-30 8,430,730 Mixing apparatus for an aircraft air-conditioning system 2013-04-30 8,434,710 Aircraft 2013-05-07 8,434,711 Unguided missile and projectile defense shield supported by tethered balloons 2013-05-07 8,434,712 Methods and apparatus for driving rotational elements of a vehicle 2013-05-07 8,434,713 Aircraft front nose landing gear and method of making an aircraft landing gear 2013-05-07 8,434,714 Aircraft landing gear 2013-05-07 8,434,715 Nested fairing thrust reverser 2013-05-07 8,434,716 Compliant crown panel for an aircraft 2013-05-07 8,434,717 Aircraft front portion including a concave bulkhead separating a non-pressurized radome area and a pressurized area 2013-05-07 8,434,718 Reusable rotorcraft bumper, and a rotorcraft having such a bumper 2013-05-07 8,434,719 Leading edge element of aircraft, method for manufacturing one, wing and stabilizer 2013-05-07 8,434,720 Pressurised aircraft door equipped with a vent flap 2013-05-07 8,434,721 Aircraft tank system and method for refueling an aircraft using an eration/deaeration device with a shut-off valve 2013-05-07 8,434,722 Skydiving equipment to distribute the tension forces of a drogue parachute 2013-05-07 8,434,723 Low drag asymmetric tetrahedral vortex generators 2013-05-07 8,434,724 Air outlet system for aircraft leading edge 2013-05-07 8,434,825 Footrest 2013-05-07 8,435,335 Desiccant regeneration 2013-05-07 8,436,283 System and method for guiding and controlling a missile using high order sliding mode control 2013-05-07 8,436,284 Cavity flow shock oscillation damping mechanism 2013-05-07 8,436,285 Projectile that includes a fin adjustment mechanism with changing backlash 2013-05-07 8,437,892 Method and system for establishment and maintenance of a global formation of directionally-fixed spacecraft without the use of expendable mass 2013-05-07 8,437,904 Systems and methods for health monitoring of complex systems 2013-05-07 8,437,956 Unmanned aerial system position reporting system and related methods 2013-05-07 8,438,743 Resolver type skew sensor with gimbal attachment 2013-05-14 8,438,829 Turboprop propulsion unit with pusher propeller 2013-05-14 8,438,857 Aircraft engine inlet having zone of deformation 2013-05-14 8,438,930 Mechanical signal processing accumulator attenuation device and method 2013-05-14 8,438,977 Projectile having deployable fin 2013-05-14 8,439,061 Emergency ram air inlet valve of an aircraft 2013-05-14 8,439,154 Air-film vibration damping apparatus for windows 2013-05-14 8,439,294 High speed airship structure 2013-05-14 8,439,295 Aircraft engine inlet pivotable barrier filter 2013-05-14 8,439,296 Aircraft huffer coupling adapter and methods of use 2013-05-14 8,439,297 Air inlet for an aircraft turbine engine, an aircraft provided with such an air inlet, and a method of optimizing the operation of an aircraft turbine engine with the help of an air inlet 2013-05-14 8,439,298 Device for shrouding an aircraft nacelle 2013-05-14 8,439,299 Active cancellation and vibration isolation with feedback and feedforward control for an aircraft engine mount 2013-05-14 8,439,300 Rear part of an aircraft comprising a structure for supporting engines, extending through the fuselage and connected thereto by at least one connecting rod 2013-05-14 8,439,301 Systems and methods for deployment and operation of unmanned aerial vehicles 2013-05-14 8,439,302 Aircraft with at least two rudder units in a non central arrangement 2013-05-14 8,439,303 Retractable undercarriage for an aircraft 2013-05-14 8,439,304 Energy absorber system for an undercarriage, and an aircraft provided with said energy absorber system 2013-05-14 8,439,305 Non-handed thrust reverser for installation on handed aircraft gas turbine propulsion engines 2013-05-14 8,439,306 Thermal management system with staged cooling 2013-05-14 8,439,307 Structural component with rib and cross member element 2013-05-14 8,439,308 Spring loaded pressure relief door 2013-05-14 8,439,309 De-icer, a fixture and a method of adjusting the position of a de-icer 2013-05-14 8,439,310 Aircraft presenting two pairs of wings and fuel tanks in fluid communication 2013-05-14 8,439,311 Aerial refueling boom and boom pivot 2013-05-14 8,439,312 System and methods for simultaneous momentum dumping and orbit control 2013-05-14 8,439,313 Forward swept winglet 2013-05-14 8,439,314 Aircraft having offset telescopic wings 2013-05-14 8,441,375 Aircraft power failure simulation apparatus and method 2013-05-14 8,442,438 Wireless transmitter and related multimedia system 2013-05-14 8,442,701 Dynamic roll angle stall protection for an aircraft 2013-05-14 8,442,740 Passing from a non-synchronized state between an engine and a rotor to a synchronized state 2013-05-14 8,442,800 Method and system for detecting events 2013-05-14 8,443,575 Composite access door 2013-05-21 8,443,586 Variable area fan nozzle bearing track 2013-05-21 8,443,612 Engine mounting arrangement 2013-05-21 8,443,727 Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same 2013-05-21 8,443,802 Apparatus for deploying oxygen masks 2013-05-21 8,444,081 High voltage flying apparatus employing multiple motors 2013-05-21 8,444,082 High performance `X`-configuration airplane for storage and launch from a tubular container 2013-05-21 8,444,083 Auxiliary power unit inlet 2013-05-21 8,444,084 Aeroengine mounting 2013-05-21 8,444,085 Support structure 2013-05-21 8,444,086 Aircraft wheel-and-brake set fitted with a rotary drive device 2013-05-21 8,444,087 Composite skin and stringer structure and method for forming the same 2013-05-21 8,444,088 Fuselage structure and method for the production of a fuselage structure 2013-05-21 8,444,089 Pressure bulkhead and method for subdivision of an aircraft or spacecraft 2013-05-21 8,444,090 Transverse butt connection between two fuselage sections 2013-05-21 8,444,091 Aircraft stabilizer surface trailing edge 2013-05-21 8,444,092 Metal sheets and plates having friction-reducing textured surfaces and methods of manufacturing same 2013-05-21 8,444,093 Airplane leading edge de-icing apparatus 2013-05-21 8,444,094 High lift system for an aircraft 2013-05-21 8,444,384 Rotor blade assembly and method for adjusting loading capability of rotor blade 2013-05-21 8,445,822 One-piece Nano/Nano class Nanocomposite Optical Ceramic (NNOC) extended dome having seamless non-complementary geometries for electro-optic sensors 2013-05-21 8,445,823 Guided munition systems including combustive dome covers and methods for equipping guided munitions with the same 2013-05-21 8,446,294 System and method for determining aircraft hard landing events from inertial and aircraft reference frame data 2013-05-21 8,447,439 Three-way airplane model control system with 2.4G communication mode 2013-05-21 8,447,442 Method for assisting in rejoining a vertical descent trajectory and associated device 2013-05-21 8,447,445 Dynamic adjustment of wing surfaces for variable camber 2013-05-21 8,448,278 Ramp system for cargo airplanes 2013-05-28 8,448,892 Aircraft generating a lift from an interior thereof 2013-05-28 8,448,893 Laminar flow wing optimized for transonic cruise aircraft 2013-05-28 8,448,894 Method and apparatus for a mobile aerial sustained solar power-plant 2013-05-28 8,448,895 Gas turbine engine compressor arrangement 2013-05-28 8,448,896 Guiding system for aircraft nacelle maintenance 2013-05-28 8,448,897 Rear part of an aircraft comprising a structure for supporting engines, connected to the fuselage by at least one blocking element under compression loading 2013-05-28 8,448,898 Autonomous solar aircraft 2013-05-28 8,448,899 Torque link with shimmy damper 2013-05-28 8,448,900 Semi-levered landing gear and associated method 2013-05-28 8,448,901 Aircraft nacelle including hot air discharge means 2013-05-28 8,448,902 Satellite having multiple aspect ratios 2013-05-28 8,448,903 Longitude-drift phase plane control with continuous or quasi-continuous maneuvers 2013-05-28 8,448,904 Robotic satellite refuelling tool 2013-05-28 8,448,905 Aircraft with aerodynamic lift generating device 2013-05-28 8,449,709 Method of fabricating fiber reinforced composite structure having stepped surface 2013-05-28 8,450,668 Optically guided munition control system and method 2013-05-28 8,450,669 Projectile body equipped with deployable control surfaces 2013-05-28 8,452,525 Weighing system and methods of operating such weighing system 2013-05-28 8,453,429 System and method for assembling a thrust reverser for a gas turbine propulsion system 2013-06-04 8,453,753 Fire fighting bucket suspendable from aircraft 2013-06-04 8,453,961 Supersonic aircraft with shockwave canceling aerodynamic configuration 2013-06-04 8,453,962 Modular flying vehicle 2013-06-04 8,453,963 Amphibious large aircraft without airstairs 2013-06-04 8,453,964 Wind tunnel aircraft model with truncated wing 2013-06-04 8,453,965 Double hook door mechanism 2013-06-04 8,453,966 Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft 2013-06-04 8,453,967 Mobile aircraft recovery system 2013-06-04 8,453,968 System for retracting and extending airborne sensors 2013-06-04 8,453,969 Glare shield equipped with an emergency vision apparatus 2013-06-04 8,453,970 Under-floor system for an aircraft 2013-06-04 8,453,971 Composite structure power distribution 2013-06-04 8,453,972 Device for connecting movable parts with structural elements of airplanes or the like 2013-06-04 8,453,973 Plug mounting 2013-06-04 8,453,974 Flow channels 2013-06-04 8,453,975 Coupling device for coupling fuselage sections; combination of a coupling device and at least one fuselage section; and method for producing the coupling device 2013-06-04 8,454,261 Snap-and-click hatrack fastener 2013-06-04 8,454,405 Flying toy having gyroscopic and gliding components 2013-06-04 8,457,809 Electronic device and method for controlling unmanned aerial vehicle using the same 2013-06-04 8,457,810 Compound steering law for efficient low thrust transfer orbit trajectory 2013-06-04 8,457,836 Systems for announcing the health of aircraft control elements 2013-06-04 8,457,872 Method for managing the flight of an aircraft 2013-06-04 8,458,976 Thermal protection blanket assembly 2013-06-11 8,459,417 Shock-absorber for aircraft landing gear 2013-06-11 8,459,588 Attachment pylon for an aircraft turbo-shaft engine with concentric hot air channels 2013-06-11 8,459,589 External pressurization system for lighter than air vehicles 2013-06-11 8,459,590 Landing gear strut extender 2013-06-11 8,459,591 Methods and apparatus for aerial recovery of flying apparatus 2013-06-11 8,459,592 Fuselage nose door 2013-06-11 8,459,593 Aerial refueling drogue deployment system 2013-06-11 8,459,594 Emergency evacuation system, in particular for a tailless aeroplane 2013-06-11 8,459,595 Kite control device with free rotation 2013-06-11 8,459,596 Sky/space elevators 2013-06-11 8,459,597 Integral suction device with acoustic panel 2013-06-11 8,459,701 Differential pressure-controlled locking mechanism 2013-06-11 8,459,742 Seating unit for aircraft 2013-06-11 8,460,050 Transmission mechanism for remote-controlled toy helicopter 2013-06-11 8,461,501 Guided munitions including self-deploying dome covers and methods for equipping guided munitions with the same 2013-06-11 8,463,461 Trajectory prediction based on state transitions and lantencies 2013-06-11 8,463,462 Systems and methods for braking system testing 2013-06-11 8,463,466 Method, apparatus or software for controlling the heading of an aircraft on the ground 2013-06-11 8,463,468 System and method for computing flight time from an equi-distance point to a reference point 2013-06-11 8,463,534 Position/time synchronization of unmanned air vehicles for air refueling operations 2013-06-11 8,463,538 Assistance process and device for managing an in-flight refueling 2013-06-11 8,464,541 Closing system for an aircraft fan shroud 2013-06-18 8,464,949 Method and system for countering an incoming threat 2013-06-18 8,464,977 Positive-pressure flying aircraft 2013-06-18 8,464,978 Counter-rotational inertial control of rotorcraft 2013-06-18 8,464,979 Foldable swan-wings aircraft 2013-06-18 8,464,980 Power plant, a helicopter including such a power plant, and a method implemented by said power plant 2013-06-18 8,464,981 Unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) recovery system 2013-06-18 8,464,982 Systems and methods for securing and protecting aircraft line replaceable units with status indicator under a passenger seat 2013-06-18 8,464,983 Towing apparatus for a spacecraft when in orbit and a towing spacecraft 2013-06-18 8,466,390 Heater control architecture for an ice protection system 2013-06-18 8,466,397 Methods and apparatus for varying a trim of a vehicle 2013-06-18 8,467,916 System and method for computing an equi-time point for aircrafts 2013-06-18 8,468,796 By-pass turbojet including a thrust reverser 2013-06-25 8,469,141 Acoustic damping device for use in gas turbine engine 2013-06-25 8,469,306 Purebred and hybrid electric VTOL tilt rotor aircraft 2013-06-25 8,469,307 Rotary wing vehicle 2013-06-25 8,469,308 Aircraft wing extension and nozzle system 2013-06-25 8,469,309 Monolithic structure for mounting aircraft engine 2013-06-25 8,469,310 Airfreight container and aircraft 2013-06-25 8,469,311 Aircraft fuselage comprising a space for work and storage at the rear thereof 2013-06-25 8,469,312 Integrated maintenance step on helicopter fuselage 2013-06-25 8,469,313 Aerodynamic structure having a ridged solar panel and an associated method 2013-06-25 8,469,314 Technique for de-orbiting small debris from the near-earth space environment 2013-06-25 8,469,315 Deployable flap edge fence 2013-06-25 8,469,316 High-lift device, wing, and noise reduction structure for high-lift device 2013-06-25 8,469,317 Line replaceable, fly-by-wire control columns with push-pull interconnect rods 2013-06-25 8,471,186 Missile guidance system 2013-06-25 8,473,117 Flight control system for a model aircraft 2013-06-25 8,473,119 Optimal guidance blender for a hovering/flying vehicle 2013-06-25 8,473,121 Fly-by-wire control system for an aircraft comprising detection of pilot induced oscillations and a control for such a system 2013-06-25 8,473,122 Method for actively deforming an aerodynamic profile 2013-06-25 8,473,123 Programmable surface 2013-06-25 8,473,125 Method of piloting a multiple rotor rotary-wing drone to follow a curvilinear turn 2013-06-25 8,473,189 Helicopter having collision avoidance apparatus 2013-06-25 8,474,486 Actuator system 2013-07-02 8,474,745 Rotor hub vibration attenuator 2013-07-02 8,474,746 Aircraft configured for vertically ascending and landing 2013-07-02 8,474,747 Pivoting stabilising surface for aircraft 2013-07-02 8,474,748 Aircraft undercarriage with motorization and transmission 2013-07-02 8,474,749 Aircraft including an undercarriage motor 2013-07-02 8,474,750 Engine attachment pylon comprising means of fastening spars and panels located outside the inner space in the box 2013-07-02 8,474,751 Device for fastening a turboprop, preferably under an aircraft wing 2013-07-02 8,474,752 Actuator force equalization controller 2013-07-02 8,474,753 Aircraft occupant protection system 2013-07-02 8,474,754 Cargo hold floor for a cargo hold of an aircraft and method for the installation thereof 2013-07-02 8,474,755 Supply unit for flexible supply channels 2013-07-02 8,474,756 System for fixing 2013-07-02 8,474,757 Array of aircraft seats 2013-07-02 8,474,758 Aircraft component assembly system 2013-07-02 8,474,759 Method and apparatus for fastening components using a composite two-piece fastening system 2013-07-02 8,474,760 Polygonal support structure 2013-07-02 8,474,761 Method of piloting a rotary wing drone having multiple rotors 2013-07-02 8,474,762 Aircraft slat assembly 2013-07-02 8,474,763 Wing arrangement comprising an adjustable flap and fairing element for covering a flap adjustment mechanism of a wing 2013-07-02 8,476,564 Thermally activated variable stiffness composites for aircraft seals 2013-07-02 8,477,504 Systems and methods for blind-mate connector alignment 2013-07-02 8,478,456 Variable bandwidth control actuation methods and apparatus 2013-07-02 8,478,571 Plug and play reconfigurable processor boards for use with mission spacecraft design tools in rapidly developable spacecraft 2013-07-02 8,479,491 Clamping system and method for thrust reverser attachment 2013-07-09 8,479,877 Gas-turbine exhaust cone with three-dimensionally profiled partition wall and plate-type wall element 2013-07-09 8,479,880 Multifunctional nano-skin articles and methods 2013-07-09 8,480,025 Rear part of an aircraft including an engine support structure assembled so as to oscillate on the fuselage 2013-07-09 8,480,026 Shimmy damper for aircraft landing gear 2013-07-09 8,480,027 Movable storage unit for an accommodation module of an aircraft 2013-07-09 8,480,028 Optimized defrosting regulation of parallel arranged fresh air outlets of air conditioners 2013-07-09 8,480,029 Overhead stowage bin load transfer and balance system 2013-07-09 8,480,030 Structural component and method for stiffening an external skin 2013-07-09 8,480,031 Aircraft including stiffener edge junctions and method for producing one such aircraft 2013-07-09 8,480,032 Aircraft de-icing device and engine nacelle of an aircraft gas turbine with de-icing device 2013-07-09 8,480,033 Integral thermally insulated fuel bladder 2013-07-09 8,480,034 Aerial delivery devices, systems and methods 2013-07-09 8,480,035 Aerial delivery devices, systems and methods 2013-07-09 8,480,036 Methods for optimizing the performance, cost and constellation design of satellites for full and partial earth coverage 2013-07-09 8,480,037 Device for determining the position of a throttle lever in an aircraft 2013-07-09 8,480,241 Occulter for exoplanet exploration 2013-07-09 8,480,443 All season air propelled watercraft 2013-07-09 8,484,848 Method for the orbital assembly of aircraft sections made of composite material 2013-07-16 8,484,944 Aerodynamic device for thrust reverser cascades 2013-07-16 8,484,962 System and method for the temperature regulation of a hydraulic fluid 2013-07-16 8,484,976 System, method and apparatus for fluidic effectors for enhanced fluid flow mixing 2013-07-16 8,485,051 Apparatus and method for testing an aircraft pedal system 2013-07-16 8,485,210 Water scavenging system 2013-07-16 8,485,464 Personal aircraft 2013-07-16 8,485,465 Long mission tethered aerostat and method of accomplishing 2013-07-16 8,485,466 Compact electric taxi assembly for installation on an aircraft 2013-07-16 8,485,467 Air intake, in particular for an aircraft chaff dispenser 2013-07-16 8,485,468 Ground-based apparatus for the take-off, landing and taxiing of aircraft 2013-07-16 8,485,469 Aerodynamically controlled grapple assembly 2013-07-16 8,485,470 Movable seat 2013-07-16 8,485,471 Passive ejection seat arm flail restraint apparatus and method 2013-07-16 8,485,472 Sealing of airflow between a wing and a fuselage 2013-07-16 8,485,473 Method and device for detecting rime and/or rime conditions on a flying aircraft 2013-07-16 8,485,474 Aerial refueling boom nozzle with integral pressure regulation 2013-07-16 8,485,475 Debris removal management system and method of operation thereof 2013-07-16 8,485,476 Discrete co-flow jet (DCFJ) airfoil 2013-07-16 8,485,477 Rotational aircraft throttle interface 2013-07-16 8,485,486 Mounting device for a retractable display 2013-07-16 8,486,261 Fuel scavenge water removal system 2013-07-16 8,486,541 Co-sintered multi-system tungsten alloy composite 2013-07-16 8,487,226 Deconfliction of guided airborne weapons fired in a salvo 2013-07-16 8,487,227 Speed-adaptive deployable boat-tailing cone for munitions for range extension 2013-07-16 8,489,257 Method and device for moveable tail trimming in an aircraft 2013-07-16 8,489,258 Propulsive guidance for atmospheric skip entry trajectories 2013-07-16 8,489,259 Aircraft black box 2013-07-16 8,489,261 Method and device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft during a final approach phase 2013-07-16 8,490,365 Aircraft side fairing 2013-07-23 8,490,744 Combustor and gas turbine having the same 2013-07-23 8,490,914 Landing gear with noise reduction fairing 2013-07-23 8,490,915 Ram air Rigid Structure Glider 2013-07-23 8,490,916 Suspension system for aircraft auxiliary power unit with elastomeric member 2013-07-23 8,490,917 Cold fuel cooling of intercooler and aftercooler 2013-07-23 8,490,918 Hydraulic apparatus for aircraft actuators 2013-07-23 8,490,919 Retractable helicopter landing gear 2013-07-23 8,490,920 Composite bulkhead and skin construction 2013-07-23 8,490,921 Line system arrangement in an aircraft or spacecraft having a fuselage 2013-07-23 8,490,922 Lining for an aircraft 2013-07-23 8,490,923 Portable onboard vehicular hoist systems 2013-07-23 8,490,924 Arrangement and method for launching counter-measures 2013-07-23 8,490,925 Non-planar wing tip device for wings of aircraft, and wing comprising such a wing tip device 2013-07-23 8,490,926 Multi-stage flow control actuation 2013-07-23 8,490,927 Support assembly 2013-07-23 8,491,743 Composite ply stabilizing method 2013-07-23 8,492,692 Unmanned aerial vehicle based sonar buoy 2013-07-23 8,493,239 Method and a device for detecting lack of reaction from the crew of an aircraft to an alarm related to a path 2013-07-23 8,493,261 Countermeasure device for a mobile tracking device 2013-07-23 8,493,715 Automatically ejecting flight data recorder 2013-07-23 8,494,663 System and method for an electronic interactive switch 2013-07-23 8,494,688 System and method for detection of anti-satellite vulnerability of an orbiting platform 2013-07-23 8,494,761 Method and device for aiding the evaluation of a flight trajectory intended to be followed by an aircraft in a constrained environment 2013-07-23 8,496,021 Overpressure valve for an aircraft 2013-07-30 8,496,199 System and method for limiting cyclic control inputs 2013-07-30 8,496,200 Control flows and forces in VTOL vehicles 2013-07-30 8,496,201 High capacity heat sink 2013-07-30 8,496,202 Hydraulic system for transmission of forces between an aircraft turboprop and an attachment device 2013-07-30 8,496,203 Aircraft with vertical stabilizers arranged on a central fuselage body and method, as well as control unit, for compensating a negative pitching moment 2013-07-30 8,496,204 Method and system for minimizing axial backlash in a dual load path fail-safe aircraft actuator system 2013-07-30 8,496,205 Dual pivot pallet type cargo load restraint 2013-07-30 8,496,206 Structural panels for use in aircraft fuselages and other structures 2013-07-30 8,496,207 Connection of cabin components, cabin component and method for connecting cabin components 2013-07-30 8,496,208 Orbit debris removal and asset protection assembly 2013-07-30 8,496,209 Device for deploying and aiming structural elements in a space environment 2013-07-30 8,496,220 Fixing system for a seat, for example an aircraft seat 2013-07-30 8,496,291 Securing emergency and safety equipment on aircraft 2013-07-30 8,496,418 Fastening device for at least partially securing a first and a second freight item 2013-07-30 8,497,456 Guided munitions including interlocking dome covers and methods for equipping guided munitions with the same 2013-07-30 8,497,457 Flight vehicles with improved pointing devices for optical systems 2013-07-30 8,498,758 ILS-based altitude data generation system, device, and method 2013-07-30 8,499,567 Hybrid fuel tank inerting system 2013-08-06 8,499,653 Fault tolerant electro-mechanical actuator 2013-08-06 8,499,694 Two-fin stackable flechette having two-piece construction 2013-08-06 8,499,822 System for cooling and adjusting the temperature of apparatuses in the propulsion assembly of an aircraft 2013-08-06 8,499,847 Landing pad with a built-in fire suppressor 2013-08-06 8,500,059 Helicopter rotor blade tie down system 2013-08-06 8,500,060 Aircraft with a pressurized vessel 2013-08-06 8,500,061 Aircraft with VTOL technology 2013-08-06 8,500,062 Rotor blade spacing for vibration attenuation 2013-08-06 8,500,063 Hydraulic apparatus for aircraft actuators 2013-08-06 8,500,064 Hybrid power system architecture for an aircraft 2013-08-06 8,500,065 Device for supplying loads in the overhead area of a passenger cabin, in particular in commercial aircraft 2013-08-06 8,500,066 Method and apparatus for wireless aircraft communications and power system using fuselage stringers 2013-08-06 8,500,067 Modular miniature unmanned aircraft with vectored-thrust control 2013-08-06 8,500,068 Arrangement of a circumferential joint of structural elements with a coupling element manufactured in composite material 2013-08-06 8,500,069 Device for moving objects, intended in particular for luggage in a hold of an aircraft 2013-08-06 8,500,070 Personal spacecraft 2013-08-06 8,500,384 Cargo loader for an aircraft with an articulate scissor assembly 2013-08-06 8,500,507 Directionally controllable flying vehicle and a propeller mechanism for accomplishing the same 2013-08-06 8,500,878 Inerting system for an aircraft 2013-08-06 8,502,126 System and method for navigating an object 2013-08-06 8,502,127 Apparatus for guiding a rifle-launched projectile 2013-08-06 8,502,128 Dual-mode electro-optic sensor and method of using target designation as a guide star for wavefront error estimation 2013-08-06 8,504,221 Apparatus and method for controlling a control surface of a vehicle based on a load identified on the control surface 2013-08-06 8,505,307 Translating variable area fan nozzle with split beavertail fairings 2013-08-13 8,505,455 Missile head and method for separating a shroud from a fuselage of a missile 2013-08-13 8,505,700 Security braking device mounted between a hydraulic fuel tank and actuation members capable of acting on braking members 2013-08-13 8,505,761 Sealing bladderless system and method 2013-08-13 8,505,846 Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft 2013-08-13 8,505,847 Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images 2013-08-13 8,505,848 Aircraft actuator hydraulic system 2013-08-13 8,505,849 Device for retracting aircraft landing gear 2013-08-13 8,505,850 Locking and unlocking system for the cockpit door of an aircraft and door with such a system 2013-08-13 8,505,851 Profile comprising at least one hollow profile section 2013-08-13 8,505,852 Reversible space plane 2013-08-13 8,505,853 Method for controlling satellite attitude, and attitude-controlled satellite 2013-08-13 8,505,854 Flight assistance apparatus 2013-08-13 8,507,042 Application of insulating coating 2013-08-13 8,509,968 System and method for real-time aircraft efficiency analysis and compilation 2013-08-13 8,511,601 Aircraft with tuned vibration absorber mounted on skin 2013-08-20 8,511,602 Differential vane vehicle control 2013-08-20 8,511,603 Roadable aircraft with collapsible wings and ductless fan 2013-08-20 8,511,604 Gas turbine engine with low stage count low pressure turbine 2013-08-20 8,511,605 Gas turbine engine with low stage count low pressure turbine 2013-08-20 8,511,606 Unmanned aerial vehicle base station 2013-08-20 8,511,607 UAV launch attachment assembly and launch system 2013-08-20 8,511,608 Trailing edge flap system 2013-08-20 8,511,609 Structural mode shape alignment 2013-08-20 8,511,610 Device for closing an aircraft door, aircraft comprising such a device 2013-08-20 8,511,611 Slot seal 2013-08-20 8,511,612 Shock wave modification method and system 2013-08-20 8,511,613 Modular externally accessible batteries for an aircraft 2013-08-20 8,511,614 Satellite system providing optimal space situational awareness 2013-08-20 8,511,615 Deployable structure forming an antenna equipped with a solar generator for a satellite 2013-08-20 8,511,616 Solar powered excess electron emission device 2013-08-20 8,511,617 Satellites and satellite fleet implementation methods and apparatus 2013-08-20 8,511,618 Pressure-based separation apparatuses 2013-08-20 8,511,619 Slat deployment mechanism 2013-08-20 8,511,620 Aircraft wing load alleviation system 2013-08-20 8,511,621 Device for piloting a craft having an electromagnetic actuator 2013-08-20 8,512,450 Engine air particle separator 2013-08-20 8,513,580 Targeting augmentation for short-range munitions 2013-08-20 8,513,581 Multi-caliber fuze kit and methods for same 2013-08-20 8,513,582 Method for stepping a first member relative to a second member associated with a projectile 2013-08-20 8,514,103 Airfoil performance monitor 2013-08-20 8,515,594 Towbarless airplane tug 2013-08-20 8,515,596 Incremental position-based guidance for a UAV 2013-08-20 8,515,599 Device and method for evaluation of the operational capabilities of an aircraft 2013-08-20 8,515,609 Flight technical control management for an unmanned aerial vehicle 2013-08-20 8,515,656 Integrated aircraft cargo loading and monitoring system 2013-08-20 8,516,785 Jet engine intake guard 2013-08-27 8,516,790 Spring for a cascade-type thrust reverser shutter for an aircraft jet engine 2013-08-27 8,516,828 Bearing compartment pressurization and shaft ventilation system 2013-08-27 8,517,300 Composite materials 2013-08-27 8,517,301 Aircraft ground maintenance tether assembly 2013-08-27 8,517,302 Aircraft with integrated lift and propulsion system 2013-08-27 8,517,303 Integrated multifunctional powered wheel system for aircraft 2013-08-27 8,517,304 Device for locking an engine on an aircraft pylon 2013-08-27 8,517,305 Aircraft engine attachment pylon comprising a box with a circular or elliptical shaped section 2013-08-27 8,517,306 Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles 2013-08-27 8,517,307 Adjustable partitioning device on an aircraft 2013-08-27 8,517,308 Storage compartment module with mobile storage compartment 2013-08-27 8,517,309 Integrally stiffened panel 2013-08-27 8,517,310 System for fastening a seat in an aircraft rail 2013-08-27 8,517,311 Removable back shell for an aircraft seat 2013-08-27 8,517,312 Multi-spar port box joint 2013-08-27 8,517,313 Mechanical vibration deicing system 2013-08-27 8,517,314 Actuator arrangement 2013-08-27 8,517,315 Lateral coupling device for holding and guiding at least one aerodynamic body relative to the main wing of an aircraft, airfoil and aircraft with such a lateral coupling device 2013-08-27 8,519,312 Missile with shroud that separates in flight 2013-08-27 8,519,313 Projectile navigation enhancement method 2013-08-27 8,519,824 Customizable service space 2013-08-27 8,520,308 Optical arrangement for tracking detector 2013-08-27 8,521,339 Method and system for directing unmanned vehicles 2013-08-27 8,522,496 Compression mounted window assembly 2013-09-03 8,522,529 Propulsion unit for aircraft with heat exchanger having front inlet faces for cooling air flow and hot air flow 2013-09-03 8,523,101 Short take-off aircraft 2013-09-03 8,523,102 Method and apparatus for aircraft sensor and actuator failure protection using reconfigurable flight control laws 2013-09-03 8,523,103 Retractable lifting blades for aircraft 2013-09-03 8,523,104 Method and a rotary wing aircraft that are optimized so as to minimize the consequences for the occupants of said aircraft of an off-specification emergency landing 2013-09-03 8,523,105 Aircraft provided with a fuel cell system 2013-09-03 8,523,106 Nose landing gear arrangement with a collapsible support structure designed to minimize the stowed volume of the landing gear 2013-09-03 8,523,107 Fuselage mounted landing gear 2013-09-03 8,523,108 Heat shield installation for aircraft wheel to improve convective cooling of aircraft brake 2013-09-03 8,523,109 Airframe including crossmembers for fixing seats 2013-09-03 8,523,110 Door frame component of cast titanium and structural fuselage part 2013-09-03 8,523,111 Method of stiffening a rib 2013-09-03 8,523,112 Device for holding an insulating blanket and for fastening systems adapted to be mounted in an aircraft 2013-09-03 8,523,113 Bonding of thermoplastics 2013-09-03 8,523,114 Aircraft fuel tank system 2013-09-03 8,523,115 System, apparatus, program product, and related methods for providing boundary layer flow control 2013-09-03 8,523,116 Panel-mounted aircraft control stick 2013-09-03 8,523,220 Structure mounted airbag assemblies and associated systems and methods 2013-09-03 8,523,585 Line system 2013-09-03 8,523,627 Model helicopter with improved reduction gear mechanism 2013-09-03 8,524,022 Method of manufacturing a structure 2013-09-03 8,524,352 Self-stabilised stiffener enabling element recovery 2013-09-03 8,524,621 Metallized flexible laminate material for lighter-than-air vehicles 2013-09-03 8,525,088 View-point guided weapon system and target designation method 2013-09-03 8,525,089 Wing device and flight vehicle having the same 2013-09-03 8,525,090 Pneumatically actuated control surface for airframe body 2013-09-03 8,527,116 Process and device for optimising the performance of an aircraft in the presence of a lateral dissymmetry 2013-09-03 8,527,118 Automated safe flight vehicle 2013-09-03 8,527,193 Method for determining relative motion using accelerometer data 2013-09-03 8,528,260 Structure having an air chamber 2013-09-10 8,528,316 Solid propellant gas control system and method 2013-09-10 8,528,317 Method and system for detecting the ingestion of an object by an aircraft turbine engine during a mission 2013-09-10 8,528,318 Cambered aero-engine inlet 2013-09-10 8,528,601 Passive boundary layer control elements 2013-09-10 8,528,852 Flight unit that can be coupled to a road vehicle having single-file seating 2013-09-10 8,528,853 In-line staged horizontal takeoff and landing space plane 2013-09-10 8,528,854 Self-righting frame and aeronautical vehicle 2013-09-10 8,528,855 Magnus and transverse flow hybrid rotor 2013-09-10 8,528,856 Compact electric taxi assembly for installation on an aircraft 2013-09-10 8,528,857 Translatable jet engine thrust reverser configuration providing improved maintenance access 2013-09-10 8,528,858 Reducing circulation in a wake turbulence behind an airplane flying at low altitude 2013-09-10 8,528,859 Installation system for an airplane 2013-09-10 8,528,860 Tool-less track fastener 2013-09-10 8,528,861 Adjustable width seats 2013-09-10 8,528,862 Systems and methods for reducing noise in aircraft fuselages and other structures 2013-09-10 8,528,863 Multi-layer metal/shape memory polymer roll-up wing structures for fitment-constrained air vehicles 2013-09-10 8,528,864 Protection device for sensitive areas against impact of foreign objects 2013-09-10 8,528,865 Connecting arrangement for joining two stiffening elements having different cross-sectional profiles for an aircraft or spacecraft, and shell component 2013-09-10 8,528,866 Harness with adjustable back strap 2013-09-10 8,528,874 Hybrid contoured load-spreading washer 2013-09-10 8,529,188 Fan nacelle flow control 2013-09-10 8,529,727 Method and device for fitting a fuselage shell with a window frame 2013-09-10 8,530,809 Ring gear control actuation system for air-breathing rocket motors 2013-09-10 8,532,328 Methods and apparatus for planetary navigation 2013-09-10 8,532,846 Helicopter sling-load stability control and release system 2013-09-10 8,532,847 Vibration suppressing device for spacecraft 2013-09-10 8,532,848 Systems and methods for alerting potential tailstrike during landing 2013-09-10 8,532,861 Protective apparatus for electronic unit on unmanned space exploration vehicle 2013-09-10 8,532,957 Aircraft weight estimation method 2013-09-10 8,532,961 Method and system to account for angle of attack effects in engine noise shielding tests 2013-09-10 8,538,669 Ground based system and methods for identifying incursions along the flight path of an in-flight aircraft 2013-09-17 8,538,738 Predicting transition from laminar to turbulent flow over a surface 2013-09-17 8,539,748 Segmented inertial particle separators and methods of assembling turbine engines 2013-09-24 8,539,787 Aircraft air-conditioning system for the individual air conditioning of regions of an aircraft cabin with a liquid coolant 2013-09-24 8,540,183 Aerovehicle system including plurality of autogyro assemblies 2013-09-24 8,540,184 Long-range aircraft with high forward speed in cruising flight 2013-09-24 8,540,185 Modular air inlet lip with electric defrosting for a turbojet pod 2013-09-24 8,540,186 Rigid aircraft pylon structure in contact with a fuselage lateral extension for attachment 2013-09-24 8,540,187 Muscle-powered aircraft with flapping wings 2013-09-24 8,540,188 Aircraft actuator hydraulic apparatus 2013-09-24 8,540,189 Cable way for aircraft with a structure made of composite material 2013-09-24 8,540,190 Connecting arrangement comprising a coupling element and two curved ribs of an aircraft or spacecraft 2013-09-24 8,540,191 Device for holding an insulating blanket and for fastening two-parts systems 2013-09-24 8,540,485 Cycloidal rotor with non-circular blade orbit 2013-09-24 8,540,909 Method of reworking an area of a composite structure containing an inconsistency 2013-09-24 8,541,091 Composite leg for landing gear assembly 2013-09-24 8,541,724 Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same 2013-09-24 8,543,262 Electric boost of turbine engine output power and power control system 2013-09-24 8,543,264 Aircraft system and method for selecting aircraft gliding airspeed during loss of engine power 2013-09-24 8,544,176 Method of forming a panel assembly of a ventral fairing of an aircraft 2013-10-01 8,544,212 Externally braced inflatable structures 2013-10-01 8,544,508 Telescoping tube for transferring fuel 2013-10-01 8,544,787 High performance tilt rotor aircraft in which nacelle tilt angle and flaperon angle mechanically interwork with each other 2013-10-01 8,544,788 Aerostat assembly 2013-10-01 8,544,789 Device for attaching a lift member to the fuselage of an aircraft 2013-10-01 8,544,790 Aircraft 2013-10-01 8,544,791 Pedal operated apparatus for controlling an aircraft nose wheel steering system 2013-10-01 8,544,792 Towbarless airplane tug 2013-10-01 8,544,793 Adjustable angle inlet for turbojet engines 2013-10-01 8,544,794 Floor panel and installation for fixing layout elements comprising such panels 2013-10-01 8,544,795 Item of aircraft galley furniture and aircraft comprising such an item of furniture 2013-10-01 8,544,796 Passenger seat assembly with associated floor panel and aircraft sidewall attachment, and method 2013-10-01 8,544,797 Cargo carrying air vehicle 2013-10-01 8,544,798 Window replacement for filling a window frame 2013-10-01 8,544,799 Vortex generators to improve performance of flush air inlets 2013-10-01 8,544,800 Integrated wingtip extensions for jet transport aircraft and other types of aircraft 2013-10-01 8,545,211 Method for manufacturing and attachment of wing fairings 2013-10-01 8,545,958 Reinforced block made from composite material and method for reinforcing a composite block 2013-10-01 8,546,736 Modular guided projectile 2013-10-01 8,548,650 Hierarchical closed-loop control system for aircraft, missiles and munitions 2013-10-01 8,548,668 Control system having tool tracking 2013-10-01 8,548,713 Power demand management 2013-10-01 8,548,714 Method for making uniform the thrust command of the engines of an aircraft 2013-10-01 8,548,721 Method and system for maneuvering an aircraft by shifting its center of gravity 2013-10-01 8,549,798 Aerodynamic roof lift-prevention device 2013-10-08 8,549,832 Turbomachine nacelle and anti-icing system and method therefor 2013-10-08 8,549,834 Gas turbine engine with variable area fan nozzle 2013-10-08 8,550,143 Curtain support assembly with integrated storage facility in a cabin of a vehicle 2013-10-08 8,550,397 Acoustically attenuated fuselage for aircraft 2013-10-08 8,550,398 Optimization of structures subjected to hot gas streams 2013-10-08 8,550,399 Fuselage structure for an aircraft fuselage in composite material and aircraft equipped with such a fuselage structure 2013-10-08 8,550,400 Aircraft with retracted front landing gear 2013-10-08 8,550,401 Modular floor section for aircraft 2013-10-08 8,550,402 Dual-channel deicing system for a rotary wing aircraft 2013-10-08 8,550,403 Aircraft fuel tank 2013-10-08 8,550,404 Electric sail with voltage multipliers in tethers 2013-10-08 8,550,405 Solar powered spacecraft power system for a hall effect thruster 2013-10-08 8,550,406 Spacecraft magnetic shield 2013-10-08 8,550,407 Large rigid deployable structures and method of deploying and locking such structures 2013-10-08 8,550,408 Dual evolved expendable launch vehicle (EELV) secondary payload adaptor (ESPA) port small satellite design 2013-10-08 8,552,349 Projectile guidance kit 2013-10-08 8,552,350 Mitigation of drift effects in secondary inertial measurements of an isolated detector assembly 2013-10-08 8,552,351 Projectile with deployable control surfaces 2013-10-08 8,552,836 System and method for coupling a component to a vehicle 2013-10-08 8,554,395 Method and system for facilitating autonomous landing of aerial vehicles on a surface 2013-10-08 8,554,422 System and method for an anticipatory passenger cabin 2013-10-08 8,556,207 Helicopter with counter-rotating coaxial rotors without cyclic variation of pitch, equipped with means for aerodynamic control of attitude and flight path 2013-10-15 8,556,208 Component for bicycle frame 2013-10-15 8,556,209 Electric-powered transfer cylinder for landing gear system 2013-10-15 8,556,210 Method of controlling a brushless DC motor 2013-10-15 8,556,211 Double-walled floor segment for a means of locomotion for accommodating system components 2013-10-15 8,556,212 Device for delimiting a crew rest compartment and method for implementing such a device 2013-10-15 8,556,213 Structural frame made of a composite material and aircraft fuselage comprising such a frame 2013-10-15 8,556,214 Cross-bleed dam 2013-10-15 8,556,215 Aerodynamically efficient surfaces 2013-10-15 8,556,216 Helicopter control stick support assembly 2013-10-15 8,558,150 Inertial measurement unit (IMU) multi-point thermal control 2013-10-15 8,558,151 Method for correcting the trajectory of a projectile, in particular of a terminal phase-guided projectile, and projectile for carrying out the method 2013-10-15 8,558,152 Lens concentrator system for semi-active laser target designation 2013-10-15 8,558,153 Projectile with inertial sensors oriented for enhanced failure detection 2013-10-15 8,560,203 Aircraft engine control during icing of temperature probe 2013-10-15 8,561,266 Holder arrangement for an aircraft or a spacecraft and an aircraft or a spacecraft 2013-10-22 8,561,549 Ramp for evacuation device 2013-10-22 8,561,934 Lightning strike protection 2013-10-22 8,561,935 STOL and/or VTOL aircraft 2013-10-22 8,561,936 Hang glider electric propulsion system and method 2013-10-22 8,561,937 Unmanned aerial vehicle 2013-10-22 8,561,938 Directional control for a helicopter 2013-10-22 8,561,939 Apparatus for taxiing an aircraft 2013-10-22 8,561,940 Arrangement for the suspension of a jet engine to a supporting structure 2013-10-22 8,561,941 Pin system for the connection assembly of an engine pylon underneath a wing of an aircraft 2013-10-22 8,561,942 Gas turbine engine mounting structure with secondary load paths 2013-10-22 8,561,943 Truss-shaped engine pylon and method of making same 2013-10-22 8,561,944 System and method for desaturation of a control moment gyroscope 2013-10-22 8,561,945 Skid-type landing gear for a helicopter 2013-10-22 8,561,946 Low profile cargo handling system 2013-10-22 8,561,947 Method and system for a refueling drogue assembly 2013-10-22 8,561,948 Method for ensuring the safety of an aircraft flying horizontally at low speed 2013-10-22 8,562,031 Locking means for an aircraft door 2013-10-22 8,562,276 System for loading and unloading unit loads into a cargo hold, in particular of an aircraft, and intermediate transport device or corresponding transport unit 2013-10-22 8,563,908 Methods and systems for threat engagement management 2013-10-22 8,563,909 Automatic re-initialization of resonant sensors in rocket and missile guidance systems 2013-10-22 8,563,910 Systems and methods for targeting a projectile payload 2013-10-22 8,563,911 Device for opening and locking a tail unit for ammunition 2013-10-22 8,565,939 Distributed pedal system for aircraft 2013-10-22 8,565,941 Method for compensation of gyroscopic forces of a rotor in a helicopter 2013-10-22 8,565,943 Fleet operations quality management system 2013-10-22 8,565,965 Aircraft landing gear automated inspection for presence of internal oxygen contamination 2013-10-22 8,565,968 Automated inspection of aircraft landing gear internal fluid levels 2013-10-22 8,565,981 Method of controlling a buoyancy system for an aircraft, and a control system implementing said method 2013-10-22 8,567,709 Rotorcraft with variable incident wing 2013-10-29 8,567,710 Cable protection device 2013-10-29 8,567,711 Swept-wing powered-lift aircraft 2013-10-29 8,567,712 Fuse link device between a mobile part and a fixed part of an aircraft nacelle 2013-10-29 8,567,713 Lift fan clutch 2013-10-29 8,567,714 Flight control using actuated variable moment arm 2013-10-29 8,567,715 Flight control system for an aircraft 2013-10-29 8,567,716 Landing gear uplock mechanism employing thermal phase-change actuation 2013-10-29 8,567,717 Aircraft landing gear 2013-10-29 8,567,718 Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles 2013-10-29 8,567,719 One-piece basin for a compartment of a transportation device 2013-10-29 8,567,720 Section of aircraft fuselage and aircraft including one such section 2013-10-29 8,567,721 Decompression device for an aircraft 2013-10-29 8,567,722 Splice and associated method for joining fuselage sections 2013-10-29 8,567,723 Automated receiver aircraft identification (ARAI) for in-flight refueling 2013-10-29 8,567,724 Forward extraction force transfer coupling 2013-10-29 8,567,725 Orbital debris mitigation system and method 2013-10-29 8,567,726 Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices having forwardly positioned hinge lines, and associated methods 2013-10-29 8,567,727 Trailing edge flap 2013-10-29 8,567,741 Hard coated seat rail 2013-10-29 8,567,745 Apparatuses and systems with vertically and longitudinally offset mounting flanges 2013-10-29 8,567,874 Method to reduce carbon brake wear through residual brake force 2013-10-29 8,568,934 Mixing system for inerting a gas volume 2013-10-29 8,569,668 Active vortex control system (AVOCS) and method for isolation of sensitive components from external environments 2013-10-29 8,569,669 Navigation method for a missile 2013-10-29 8,569,670 Pressure activated inertially locking base for projectiles 2013-10-29 8,570,152 Method and apparatus for wireless sensing with power harvesting of a wireless signal 2013-10-29 8,570,717 Center instrument pedestal display 2013-10-29 8,571,727 Energy-angular momentum closed-loop guidance for launch vehicles 2013-10-29 8,571,728 Systems and methods for embedding aircraft attitude data and detecting inconsistent aircraft attitude information 2013-10-29 8,572,923 Removable mid-section production floorboard 2013-11-05 8,573,216 Vertical drop out box method and apparatus 2013-11-05 8,573,354 Noise suppression system for hollow vehicle fasteners 2013-11-05 8,573,528 Vertical take-off and vertical landing gyroplane 2013-11-05 8,573,529 Standoff detection of motion and concealed unexploded ordnance (UXO) 2013-11-05 8,573,530 Aircraft with rear annular tail 2013-11-05 8,573,531 Airplane with rear engines 2013-11-05 8,573,532 Aircraft with reciprocating engines partially embedded in the fuselage 2013-11-05 8,573,533 Method and apparatus for operating an aircraft landing system 2013-11-05 8,573,534 Fluidic artificial muscle actuation system for trailing-edge flap 2013-11-05 8,573,535 Shape-change material and method 2013-11-05 8,573,536 Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft 2013-11-05 8,573,537 Aircraft sub-assembly and aircraft provided with such a sub-assembly 2013-11-05 8,573,538 Impact resistant aircraft fuselage 2013-11-05 8,573,539 Structure for joining torsion boxes in an aircraft using a triform fitting made from non-metallic composite materials 2013-11-05 8,573,540 System for trimming a kite 2013-11-05 8,573,541 Wavy airfoil 2013-11-05 8,573,542 Aerofoil slot blowing 2013-11-05 8,573,848 Ball slide bearing and connecting device associated with a mast for hooking a gas turbine engine under an aircraft wing comprising such a bearing 2013-11-05 8,573,916 Trailer for helicopter 2013-11-05 8,573,934 Locking device designed to be arranged in a junction region of a nacelle 2013-11-05 8,575,526 System and method for dispensing of multiple kill vehicles using an integrated multiple kill vehicle payload 2013-11-05 8,575,527 Vehicle having side portholes and an array of fixed EO imaging sub-systems utilizing the portholes 2013-11-05 8,577,520 Altitude control of an indoor flying toy 2013-11-05 8,577,521 On-board aeronautical system with dynamic reconfiguration, associated method and aircraft carrying such a system 2013-11-05 8,577,657 Methods for estimating the effect of variations of design variables on the weight of an aircraft component 2013-11-05 8,578,697 Fan section 2013-11-12 8,578,698 Cascade-type thrust reverser for jet engine 2013-11-12 8,578,699 Control system for turbojet engine nacelle 2013-11-12 8,578,747 Metal sheets and plates having friction-reducing textured surfaces and methods of manufacturing same 2013-11-12 8,579,003 Mechanism for raising and lowering a dual shade covering a window 2013-11-12 8,579,225 Device for acoustic treatment of the noise emitted by a turbojet 2013-11-12 8,579,226 Power assisted toy flying device 2013-11-12 8,579,227 Vertical and horizontal flight aircraft "sky rover" 2013-11-12 8,579,228 Twin rotor flying vehicle 2013-11-12 8,579,229 Device for braking/driving an aircraft wheel 2013-11-12 8,579,230 Attachment pylon for aircraft turboshaft engine, comprising rear flaps with mobile incidence 2013-11-12 8,579,231 Method of manufacture by superplastic forming and by fishplating of a rib for an aerodynamic fairing of an aircraft engine mounting pylon 2013-11-12 8,579,232 Aircraft nacelle incorporating a device for protecting an access flap for a locking system 2013-11-12 8,579,233 Pivotable aerial refueling boom and method therefor 2013-11-12 8,579,234 System and method for affixing gateboxes to an aircraft 2013-11-12 8,579,235 Technique for de-orbiting small debris from the near-earth space environment 2013-11-12 8,579,236 Aircraft slat assembly with anti-icing system 2013-11-12 8,579,237 System for setting the span load distribution of a wing 2013-11-12 8,579,542 Vehicle arresting bed 2013-11-12 8,579,587 Method of reducing or even eliminating the vibration of a rotorcraft lift and propulsion rotor, and an airfoil assembly and a rotor implementing said method 2013-11-12 8,581,160 Gyroscopic stabilizer 2013-11-12 8,581,161 Seeker with a molded dichroic mirror 2013-11-12 8,581,771 Scene illuminator 2013-11-12 8,582,195 Systems and methods for relative positioning 2013-11-12 8,583,293 Flight control surface actuation force fight mitigation system and method 2013-11-12 8,583,295 Method of controlling and regulating the deflection angle of a tailplane in a hybrid helicopter 2013-11-12 8,583,297 Method and device for optimization of the mass of a satellite 2013-11-12 8,583,352 Method and system for hold path computation to meet required hold departure time 2013-11-12 8,584,363 Method for making an acoustic panel for the air intake lip of a nacelle 2013-11-19 8,584,729 Mechanism for raising and lowering a dual shade covering a window 2013-11-19 8,584,983 Magnetic de-rotation system for a shaft fairing system 2013-11-19 8,584,984 Inflatable folding wings for a very high altitude aircraft 2013-11-19 8,584,985 Launch system 2013-11-19 8,584,986 Inner bent repairment 2013-11-19 8,584,987 Shape memory alloy fairings 2013-11-19 8,584,988 Mechanically fastened large pressurized spacecraft structure 2013-11-19 8,584,989 Method of managing movement of an aircraft on the ground 2013-11-19 8,584,990 Method and device for yaw controlling of an aircraft 2013-11-19 8,584,991 Vane having a regulating flap and a gap covering device and an adjusting mechanism for a gap covering device 2013-11-19 8,584,992 Adjustment mechanism of an adjustment device for coupling an adjustment flap to a main wing, and such an adjustment device 2013-11-19 8,586,176 Shape memory alloy fibers and shape memory polymer fibers and films and their composites for reversible shape changes 2013-11-19 8,586,901 Method for compensating for boresight error in missiles with composite radomes and guidance section with boresight error compensation 2013-11-19 8,587,473 System and method for roll angle indication and measurement in flying objects 2013-11-19 8,588,996 Aircraft occupant protection system 2013-11-19 8,588,998 Range estimation device 2013-11-19 8,594,864 Torque based power limit cueing system and method 2013-11-26 8,596,182 Spall liner 2013-12-03 8,596,199 Projectile bearing system 2013-12-03 8,596,289 Pressure regulating float valve 2013-12-03 8,596,568 Exhaust silencer with baffles 2013-12-03 8,596,569 Front electric rotor helicopter 2013-12-03 8,596,570 Aircraft vehicle centrifugal fan apparatus 2013-12-03 8,596,571 Airship including aerodynamic, floatation, and deployable structures 2013-12-03 8,596,572 Solar powered radiometric lift device 2013-12-03 8,596,573 Nacelle flow assembly 2013-12-03 8,596,574 Streamlined profile reducing the speed deficit in its wake 2013-12-03 8,596,575 Aircraft actuator 2013-12-03 8,596,576 Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft 2013-12-03 8,596,577 Apparatus for closing a locker, which can be lowered, of a baggage compartment 2013-12-03 8,596,578 Pressure bulkhead for purposes of arrangement in an aircraft fuselage 2013-12-03 8,596,579 Procedure and device for optimizing the quantity of fuel transferred on an aircraft during at least one in-fligh fuel transfer 2013-12-03 8,596,580 Advanced performance refueling boom 2013-12-03 8,596,581 Power generating and distribution system and method 2013-12-03 8,596,582 Aircraft control surface operating device 2013-12-03 8,596,583 Adjusting mechanism for kinematic guidance of an adjustable body during its adjustment on a supporting structural component, adjusting mechanism for kinematic adjustment of a high lift body, and high lift system comprising a like adjusting mechanism 2013-12-03 8,596,584 High-lift system for an aircraft with a main wing and an adjustable slat 2013-12-03 8,596,585 Slats with a flexible trailing edge 2013-12-03 8,596,586 High-lift system for an aircraft, method for displacing a lift flap, and aircraft having a high-lift system 2013-12-03 8,596,603 Suspension rods for the bypass flow duct of a turbojet with eccentric ball joints 2013-12-03 8,597,770 Composite material part with stringer on ramp 2013-12-03 8,598,501 GPS independent guidance sensor system for gun-launched projectiles 2013-12-03 8,600,304 Radio controller system and method for remote devices 2013-12-03 8,600,583 Distributed flight control system 2013-12-03 8,600,586 Stable approach monitor (SAM) system 2013-12-03 8,600,602 Flight technical control management for an unmanned aerial vehicle 2013-12-03 8,601,787 Rocket nozzles for unconventional vehicles 2013-12-10 8,601,792 Oil cooler having adjustable heat transfer effectiveness 2013-12-10 8,602,088 Cooling air supply for the cooling of different systems requiring cooling air in an aircraft 2013-12-10 8,602,156 Multi-splice acoustic liner 2013-12-10 8,602,169 Aircraft elevator system and method 2013-12-10 8,602,346 Acoustic treatment panel with integral connecting reinforcement 2013-12-10 8,602,347 Tilt rotor aircraft with fixed engine arrangement 2013-12-10 8,602,348 Flying-wing aircraft 2013-12-10 8,602,349 Airborne, tethered, remotely stabilized surveillance platform 2013-12-10 8,602,350 Flying body having an upper blower equipped with rotating blades for pumping air in axial flow direction 2013-12-10 8,602,351 Removable horizontal stabilizer for helicopter 2013-12-10 8,602,352 Method for operating a landing gear assembly with a breaker strut 2013-12-10 8,602,353 Monument with an autonomous water module 2013-12-10 8,602,354 Ergonomic and space-saving arrangement of monuments underneath a rest compartment in an aircraft 2013-12-10 8,602,355 Aircraft wing 2013-12-10 8,602,356 Framework wing box for a wing 2013-12-10 8,602,357 Installation system for the connection of systems to a structure of an aircraft, a measurement system and a method 2013-12-10 8,602,358 Interface element, aircraft interior equipment component and method for installing an aircraft interior equipment component 2013-12-10 8,602,359 Ice protection system 2013-12-10 8,602,360 Aircraft nacelle including an optimised ice treatment system 2013-12-10 8,602,361 Laminar flow monitor 2013-12-10 8,602,362 System and method for scavenging ullage from center wing tanks in an airplane 2013-12-10 8,602,363 Power generating kite system 2013-12-10 8,602,364 Trailing-edge flap system 2013-12-10 8,602,702 Seat track fitting 2013-12-10 8,604,402 Spacecraft afterbody device 2013-12-10 8,604,741 Secure monitoring and control device for aircraft piloting actuator 2013-12-10 8,606,434 Regulator device for helicopters 2013-12-10 8,606,435 Method and a system for estimating a trajectory of a moving body 2013-12-10 8,606,437 Flight control system mode and method providing aircraft speed control through the usage of momentary on-off control 2013-12-10 8,606,460 Method, an electrical system, a digital control module, and an actuator control module in a vehicle 2013-12-10 8,607,453 Method of manufacture by superplastic forming and by fishplating of a rib for an aerodynamic fairing of an aircraft engine mounting pylon 2013-12-17 8,607,640 Sensor for measuring large mechanical strains in shear or lateral translation 2013-12-17 8,607,682 Countermeasure arrangement 2013-12-17 8,607,924 Anchoring of septums in acoustic honeycomb 2013-12-17 8,608,103 Personal flight device incorporating radiator cooling passage 2013-12-17 8,608,104 Device and system for propelling a passenger 2013-12-17 8,608,105 Steerable axle 2013-12-17 8,608,106 Aircraft cooling system 2013-12-17 8,608,107 System for automatic or pilot controlled landing of air vehicle 2013-12-17 8,608,108 Aircraft configuration with ramp access to multiple decks 2013-12-17 8,608,109 Payload use of wing to body volume in an elliptical fuselage 2013-12-17 8,608,110 Cargo aircraft system 2013-12-17 8,608,111 Decoupling mechanism for a store 2013-12-17 8,608,112 Modular programmable electronic initiation device for parachute disreefing or disconnect 2013-12-17 8,608,113 Method for capturing a container of planet-ground samples traveling in open space 2013-12-17 8,608,114 Platform and launch initiation system for secondary spacecraft for launch vehicle 2013-12-17 8,608,125 Seat track assembly 2013-12-17 8,610,041 Missile tracking by GPS reflections 2013-12-17 8,610,042 Pyrotechnic fin deployment and retention mechanism 2013-12-17 8,612,069 Method for dynamically consolidating items of an aeronautical procedure 2013-12-17 8,612,130 Method and device for identifying an airplane in connection with parking of the airplane at a stand 2013-12-17 8,612,179 Systems and methods for operational verification of a missile approach warning system 2013-12-17 8,613,185 Method and device for the detection of a thrust dissymmetry of an aircraft during a braking 2013-12-24 8,613,404 Take-up device for thrust forces with connecting rods for aircraft engine attachment pylon, integrating three aligned ball joints 2013-12-24 8,613,405 Assembly for an aircraft comprising a turbomachine attachment strut of which the means for attachment to the wing are arranged in a T shape 2013-12-24 8,613,406 Methods for installing carpet tiles on the floor of a vehicle 2013-12-24 8,613,407 Assembly for separating a space into multiple areas 2013-12-24 8,613,408 Aircraft with a reinforced floor structure 2013-12-24 8,613,409 Aerodynamic flight control surface said of crocodile style for aircraft 2013-12-24 8,615,335 Progressive takeoff thrust ramp for an aircraft 2013-12-24 8,615,980 Gas turbine engine with noise attenuating variable area fan nozzle 2013-12-31 8,615,982 Integrated electric variable area fan nozzle thrust reversal actuation system 2013-12-31 8,616,080 Shuttle stop force limiter 2013-12-31 8,616,146 System for indicating an airplane hard landing 2013-12-31 8,616,492 Three wing, six tilt-propulsion units, VTOL aircraft 2013-12-31 8,616,493 Device and method for a rotation of the wheels of the landing gear of aircraft 2013-12-31 8,616,494 Switchable vortex generator and array formed therewith, and uses of the same 2013-12-31 8,616,495 Hydraulic circuit for actuating an undercarriage, and methods of deploying and raising an undercarriage using such a circuit 2013-12-31 8,616,496 Systems and methods for a self-deploying vehicle drag device 2013-12-31 8,616,497 Helicopter landing pad 2013-12-31 8,616,498 Aircraft insulation systems and methods 2013-12-31 8,616,499 Wing structure 2013-12-31 8,616,500 Diamond shaped window for composite and/or metallic airframe 2013-12-31 8,616,501 Pre-installed adaptable supply network for aeroplanes 2013-12-31 8,616,502 Deployable solar panel assembly for spacecraft 2013-12-31 8,616,503 Lenticular airship and associated controls 2013-12-31 8,616,504 Active gurney flap 2013-12-31 8,617,687 Multi-functional aircraft structures 2013-12-31 8,618,455 Adjustable range munition 2013-12-31 8,619,115 Video communication system and method for using same 2013-12-31 8,620,492 Yaw damping system and method for aircraft 2013-12-31 8,620,493 Electric taxi auto-guidance and control system 2013-12-31 8,620,495 Air data stall protection system 2013-12-31 8,620,496 Systems and method of controlling a spacecraft using attitude sensors 2013-12-31 8,621,677 Odour seal for a vacuum toilet drain system 2014-01-07 8,621,874 Turbomachine core coupling assembly 2014-01-07 8,622,334 System and method for reducing the noise of pusher type aircraft propellers 2014-01-07 8,622,335 Ducted fan VTOL vehicles 2014-01-07 8,622,336 Stabilizer 2014-01-07 8,622,337 Airship for transportation 2014-01-07 8,622,338 Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images 2014-01-07 8,622,339 Mass flow increase at takeoff in supersonic airliner 2014-01-07 8,622,340 Air inlet of an aeroengine having unducted pusher propellers 2014-01-07 8,622,341 Suspension rudder bar for an aircraft turbojet and a suspension with fan hanger provided therewith 2014-01-07 8,622,342 On-board aircraft auxiliary power systems having dual auxiliary power units 2014-01-07 8,622,343 Aircraft grounding system 2014-01-07 8,622,344 Load path-optimized pivotable hatrack 2014-01-07 8,622,345 Passenger seat system incorporating a multi-functional furniture unit, and an aircraft comprising such a system 2014-01-07 8,622,346 Fuselage structure made of composite material 2014-01-07 8,622,347 Clip attachment system connecting aircraft structures to each other 2014-01-07 8,622,348 Fixation mechanism for installing thermal insulation sheets in an aircraft body 2014-01-07 8,622,349 Device for assisting the piloting of a rotorcraft 2014-01-07 8,622,350 Compound leading edge device for aircraft 2014-01-07 8,623,566 Aircraft fuel cell system 2014-01-07 8,624,171 Tail thruster control for projectiles 2014-01-07 8,624,172 Shift lock assembly 2014-01-07 8,626,359 Implementation of Kalman filter linear state estimator for actuator equalization 2014-01-07 8,626,362 Method and device for monitoring the speed of an aircraft 2014-01-07 8,626,383 Method of optimizing the loading of loads in a vehicle 2014-01-07 8,626,392 Vehicle running control apparatus 2014-01-07 8,627,727 Sensor for measuring large mechanical strains with fine adjustment device 2014-01-14 8,628,040 Aircraft configuration 2014-01-14 8,628,041 Method for realization of an aircraft structure and resulting structure 2014-01-14 8,628,042 Electrical power supply and control device for equipment of a rotor, and an aircraft fitted with such a device 2014-01-14 8,628,043 Parachute safety device 2014-01-14 8,628,044 Stabilization of unstable space debris 2014-01-14 8,628,045 High-lift device track having a U-shaped to H-shaped cross-section 2014-01-14 8,628,046 Control system 2014-01-14 8,628,053 System for fastening a seat in particular an aircraft seat and seat comprising at least one such system 2014-01-14 8,629,788 Sensing, display, and dissemination of detected turbulence 2014-01-14 8,630,750 Method of controlling steering control equipment for aircraft, and steering control equipment for aircraft and aircraft provided therewith 2014-01-14 8,630,751 Tracking system device and method 2014-01-14 8,630,782 Method and device for communicating true runway braking performance using data from the flight data management systems of landed aircraft 2014-01-14 8,631,637 Auxiliary power unit fire enclosure 2014-01-21 8,631,640 Jet engine nacelle equipped with a system for mechanically inhibiting a thrust reverser 2014-01-21 8,632,031 Systems and methods for attenuation of noise and wakes produced by aircraft 2014-01-21 8,632,032 Inverted airfoil pylon for an aircraft 2014-01-21 8,632,033 Thrust reverser actuation 2014-01-21 8,632,034 Self-powered dimmable windows with integrated controls 2014-01-21 8,632,035 Adjustable iron fitting for the installation and fitting of aircraft fairing 2014-01-21 8,632,036 Integrated articulating thermal isolation system and method 2014-01-21 8,632,381 Lightweight cabin pressure thrust recovery outflow valve 2014-01-21 8,634,971 Brake wear control system 2014-01-21 8,634,973 Multi core vehicle management multi core manager system and method 2014-01-21 8,634,974 Using predicted movement to maintain optical-communication lock with nearby balloon 2014-01-21 8,635,851 Grid thrust reverser cover comprising a seal support and associated seal 2014-01-28 8,635,938 Retractable rotary turret 2014-01-28 8,636,003 Oxygen supply system for generating oxygen from cabin air in an aircraft 2014-01-28 8,636,051 Free air stream heat exchanger design 2014-01-28 8,636,121 Filter mechanism for filtering vibration in aircraft 2014-01-28 8,636,240 Aircraft ground maintenance tether assembly 2014-01-28 8,636,241 Hybrid jet/electric VTOL aircraft 2014-01-28 8,636,242 Propulsive anti-torque nozzle system with external rotating sleeve for a rotorcraft 2014-01-28 8,636,243 Anti-torque nozzle system with internal sleeve valve for a rotorcraft 2014-01-28 8,636,244 Propulsive anti-torque nozzle system with rotating thrust director for a rotorcraft 2014-01-28 8,636,245 Aircraft 2014-01-28 8,636,246 Aircraft wing extension and nozzle system 2014-01-28 8,636,247 Closed gas generator and micro power unit including the same 2014-01-28 8,636,248 Retracting tailwheel assembly and fin 2014-01-28 8,636,249 Storage system for emergency equipment 2014-01-28 8,636,250 External cargo hook system for rotary-wing aircraft 2014-01-28 8,636,251 Transformable luggage storage compartment for an aircraft cabin 2014-01-28 8,636,252 Composite structures having integrated stiffeners with smooth runouts and method of making the same 2014-01-28 8,636,253 Rollable and accordian foldable refractive concentrator space solar array panel 2014-01-28 8,636,254 Dynamically controlled cross flow instability inhibiting assembly 2014-01-28 8,636,256 Curtain support assembly, in a framework design, in a cabin of a vehicle 2014-01-28 8,636,461 Omni-directional aircraft transporter with hinged gate for moving aircraft 2014-01-28 8,636,473 Differential pitch control to optimize co-rotating stacked rotor performance 2014-01-28 8,637,798 Integrated reference source and target designator system for high-precision guidance of guided munitions 2014-01-28 8,639,395 Conductive bodies 2014-01-28 8,639,396 Cooperative control of unmanned aerial vehicles for tracking targets 2014-01-28 8,639,400 Altitude control of an indoor flying toy 2014-01-28 8,639,458 Techniques for use with rotor track and balance to reduce vibration 2014-01-28 8,640,782 Pressure assisted variable flow clean throat aerial retardant delivery system 2014-02-04 8,640,804 Vehicle for towing an airplane 2014-02-04 8,640,823 Device for reducing aerodynamic noise from an aircraft undercarriage 2014-02-04 8,640,983 Rotor hub and controls for multi-bladed rotor system 2014-02-04 8,640,984 Counter-torque device for a helicopter 2014-02-04 8,640,985 Co-rotating stacked rotor disks for improved hover performance 2014-02-04 8,640,986 Turbojet nacelle and method for controlling separation in a turbojet nacelle 2014-02-04 8,640,987 Aircraft engine mounting structure, assembly comprising this structure and associated aircraft 2014-02-04 8,640,988 Landing gear with composite leaf spring 2014-02-04 8,640,989 Speed brake for aircraft 2014-02-04 8,640,990 Circumferential stiffener for an aircraft fuselage 2014-02-04 8,640,991 Window for aircraft with microstructure as a sunscreen 2014-02-04 8,640,992 Drill-elastic and flexurally rigid rod element for the support and guidance of a movable flap relative to a wing of an aircraft 2014-02-04 8,640,993 Parachute assemblies for training persons to catch an object in flight such as a ball 2014-02-04 8,640,994 Agile dedicated spacecraft for spinning microwave imagers and sounders 2014-02-04 8,640,995 System and method for aerodynamic flow control 2014-02-04 8,641,106 Aircraft control surface gust lock 2014-02-04 8,645,005 Multipurpose modular airship systems and methods 2014-02-04 8,645,008 Method for presenting the drift values of an aircraft 2014-02-04 8,645,009 Method for flying an aircraft along a flight path 2014-02-04 8,645,045 Fuel transfer monitoring system and method 2014-02-04 8,646,183 Process for forming a fiber reinforced core panel able to be contoured 2014-02-11 8,646,346 Skew detection 2014-02-11 8,646,719 Marine vessel-towable aerovehicle system with automated tow line release 2014-02-11 8,646,720 Modular flight vehicle with wings 2014-02-11 8,646,721 Fluid dynamic device with thrust control shroud 2014-02-11 8,646,722 Aircraft taxiing actuator 2014-02-11 8,646,723 Device for connecting an air inlet with an aircraft nacelle actuator assembly 2014-02-11 8,646,724 System for attaching two components together, such as an aircraft engine and the mounting pylon thereof 2014-02-11 8,646,725 Engine assembly for an aircraft the engine attachment strut of which includes a structural case forming an internal radial delimitation of the secondary flow 2014-02-11 8,646,726 Method and apparatus for determining the apparent operational integrity of a no-back device 2014-02-11 8,646,727 Aircraft hold and aircraft equipped with such a hold 2014-02-11 8,646,728 Load lifting apparatus for a helicopter and helicopter 2014-02-11 8,646,729 Deployable aerodynamic devices with reduced actuator loads 2014-02-11 8,646,747 Methods, devices, and mediums associated with optical lift mechanism 2014-02-11 8,647,039 System for loading and unloading loose cargo in a cargo hold, preferably of a plane, and intermediate conveyor means or conveyor unit herefor 2014-02-11 8,648,285 Remotely guided gun-fired and mortar rounds 2014-02-11 8,648,509 Stabilizing power source for a vehicle 2014-02-11 8,648,914 Laser communication system for spatial referencing 2014-02-11 8,649,919 Method and device for attenuating the effects of turbulence on an aircraft 2014-02-11 8,650,821 Multi-use tall building structure 2014-02-18 8,651,413 Lightning-protection fastener 2014-02-18 8,651,414 Airplane with a tailcoat tail assembly and rear engine 2014-02-18 8,651,415 Engine cowl and inlet cover 2014-02-18 8,651,416 Aircraft assembly including an element for mounting an engine and associated aircraft 2014-02-18 8,651,417 Bogie stop block 2014-02-18 8,651,418 Nose gear of an aircraft comprising a single control device for retraction and steering 2014-02-18 8,651,419 Flexible truss frame and method of making the same 2014-02-18 8,651,420 Stowage compartment with space-saving opening mechanism 2014-02-18 8,651,421 Aircraft fuselage structure and method for its production 2014-02-18 8,651,422 Fuselage section having an integral pressure bulkhead, as well as a fuselage shell having such a fuselage section 2014-02-18 8,651,423 Fireproof bulkhead of a highly porous structure with intumescent coating and method for its production 2014-02-18 8,651,424 Driving controller of remote control equipment 2014-02-18 8,651,425 Emergency collective actuator and method for a helicopter 2014-02-18 8,651,426 Jet engine installation 2014-02-18 8,651,427 Wing tip device with recess in surface 2014-02-18 8,651,428 Aircraft wing assembly 2014-02-18 8,651,429 Blended cutout flap for reduction of jet-flap interaction noise 2014-02-18 8,651,430 Spoiler for an aerodynamic body of an aircraft 2014-02-18 8,651,431 Aircraft with movable winglets and method of control 2014-02-18 8,651,432 Air-vehicle integrated kinesthetic control system 2014-02-18 8,651,664 Aircraft projector system and movement detection system responsive to aircraft structure movement 2014-02-18 8,651,924 Interlocking vent assembly for equalizing pressure in a compartment 2014-02-18 8,651,925 Ventilating air intake arrangement with mobile closing device 2014-02-18 8,653,784 System and method for relaying energy from a space transmitter to an electronic device via an earth station 2014-02-18 8,653,990 Stall management system 2014-02-18 8,655,508 Aircraft environmental threat detection and mitigation 2014-02-18 8,655,509 Flight control system of aircraft 2014-02-18 8,655,589 System and method for controlling motion of spacecrafts 2014-02-18 8,656,677 Ceiling panel for lining interiors of vehicles 2014-02-25 8,656,727 Evaporative cooling for an aircraft subsystem 2014-02-25 8,656,797 Spindle drive 2014-02-25 8,656,957 Vortex generators to control boundary layer interactions 2014-02-25 8,657,226 Efficient control and stall prevention in advanced configuration aircraft 2014-02-25 8,657,227 Independent power generation in aircraft 2014-02-25 8,657,228 Method and apparatus for actively manipulating aerodynamic surfaces 2014-02-25 8,657,229 Method and apparatus for actively manipulating aerodynamic surfaces 2014-02-25 8,657,230 Aircraft based non-dedicated special mission pod mounting apparatus 2014-02-25 8,657,231 Aircraft cabin bin retrofit 2014-02-25 8,657,232 Fuselage structure for combined fixing of insulation blankets and items of equipment, aircraft incorporating such a structure 2014-02-25 8,657,233 Tail-cone of an aircraft with movable fairing 2014-02-25 8,657,234 Dual function door for an aircraft engine nacelle 2014-02-25 8,657,235 Space debris removal using upper atmosphere and vortex generator 2014-02-25 8,657,236 Aircraft provided with aerodynamic seal for reduction of noise generated by aircraft control surfaces 2014-02-25 8,657,237 Flying object for transonic or supersonic velocities 2014-02-25 8,657,238 Retractable vortex generator for reducing stall speed 2014-02-25 8,657,239 Krueger 2014-02-25 8,657,240 Throttle interface for variable thrust vector aircraft 2014-02-25 8,658,955 Optical assembly including a heat shield to axially restrain an energy collection system, and method 2014-02-25 8,659,257 Electronic operational control device for a piloting member with cross-monitoring, piloting device and aircraft 2014-02-25 8,660,710 Radio control transmitter, a method for transmitting steering signal in the radio control transmitter 2014-02-25 8,660,712 Reconfigurable aircraft 2014-02-25 8,660,720 Method and device for determining a takeoff trajectory allowing to maximize the takeoff weight of an aircraft 2014-02-25 8,660,770 System for controlling at least one aircraft engine and an aircraft comprising such a control system 2014-02-25 8,660,771 Method for detecting the opening of a thrust reverser for a jet engine of an aircraft 2014-02-25 8,661,683 Method and apparatus for preventing lightning strike damage to a structural component 2014-03-04 8,661,685 Preassembly and integration of aircraft cabins 2014-03-04 8,661,781 Counter rotating fan design and variable blade row spacing optimization for low environmental impact 2014-03-04 8,661,783 Heat exchanger having swirling means 2014-03-04 8,662,438 Navigation electronic card support for a rotary wing drone 2014-03-04 8,662,439 System and method for limiting cyclic control inputs 2014-03-04 8,662,440 AFT pylon fairing for an aircraft engine suspension system 2014-03-04 8,662,441 Unmanned aerial vehicle launch system 2014-03-04 8,662,442 Active prop rotor stability system 2014-03-04 8,662,443 Shape memory alloy actuated torsion lock 2014-03-04 8,662,444 Monument for a cabin of a vehicle 2014-03-04 8,662,445 Hybrid power system architecture for an aircraft 2014-03-04 8,662,446 Fixing system for a seat, in particular an aircraft seat 2014-03-04 8,662,447 Flexible-usage travel suite 2014-03-04 8,662,448 System and method for insulating frame member 2014-03-04 8,662,449 CNT-tailored composite air-based structures 2014-03-04 8,662,450 Aircraft opening window and aircraft equipped with at least one such window 2014-03-04 8,662,451 Manhole assembly in the lower skin of an aircraft wing made of a composite material 2014-03-04 8,662,452 Article with de-icing/anti-icing function 2014-03-04 8,662,453 Relating to air-breathing flight vehicles 2014-03-04 8,662,549 Fitting, crane hook, and crane hook assembly 2014-03-04 8,664,575 Miniature missile 2014-03-04 8,664,576 Vehicle for launching from a gas gun 2014-03-04 8,665,119 Electrically activated latch for aircraft stowage bins 2014-03-04 8,666,566 Aircraft control system containing an aeronautical data base 2014-03-04 8,666,568 Method and a device for performing a health check of a turbine engine of an aircraft having at least one such engine 2014-03-04 8,666,571 Flight control system for flying object 2014-03-04 8,666,598 Method of controlling the yawing movement of an aircraft running along the ground 2014-03-04 8,667,774 Coannular ducted fan 2014-03-11 8,667,977 Oxygen sensor for tank safety 2014-03-11 8,668,161 Systems and methods for long endurance stratospheric operations 2014-03-11 8,668,162 Apparatus and method for roll moment equalization at high advance ratios for rotary wing aircraft 2014-03-11 8,668,163 Rack and pinion landing gear steering system 2014-03-11 8,668,164 Aero-acoustic optimisation method for complex-section mechanical parts and corresponding mechanical part and landing gear 2014-03-11 8,668,165 Wheel drive system for aircraft with a fuel cell as energy source 2014-03-11 8,668,166 Shape memory riblets 2014-03-11 8,668,167 System for airborne transport of flammable liquids 2014-03-11 8,668,168 Space vehicle valve system 2014-03-11 8,668,181 Device for attaching a piece of furniture to the floor of an aircraft 2014-03-11 8,668,539 Amphibious protection apparatus 2014-03-11 8,669,504 Hand launchable unmanned aerial vehicle 2014-03-11 8,669,505 System for guiding a projectile 2014-03-11 8,669,506 Apparatus and method for controlling a vehicle, and vehicle controlled thereby 2014-03-11 8,670,879 Automatically ejecting flight data recorder 2014-03-11 8,670,881 Flight management system for generating variable thrust cutback during aircraft departure 2014-03-11 8,672,258 Power transmission for aircraft flight testing 2014-03-18 8,672,259 Compression-lift aircraft 2014-03-18 8,672,260 Single plane mount system for gas turbine engine 2014-03-18 8,672,261 Engine mount of aircraft and aircraft 2014-03-18 8,672,262 Mechanically optimized liquid inertia vibration eliminator and aircraft pylon system 2014-03-18 8,672,263 Power distribution system 2014-03-18 8,672,264 Method and apparatus for retrieving a hovering aircraft 2014-03-18 8,672,265 Container for air freight transport and fuselage of an aircraft for freight transport 2014-03-18 8,672,266 Overhead bin for use on both sides in an aircraft 2014-03-18 8,672,267 Toilet arrangement for a vehicle 2014-03-18 8,672,268 Oblique panel at the rear of a central box of an aircraft fuselage 2014-03-18 8,672,269 Vent stringer and aircraft main wing 2014-03-18 8,672,270 Tie down and jack fitting assembly for helicopter 2014-03-18 8,672,271 Door assembly, in particular for a helicopter, provided with an emergency release device 2014-03-18 8,672,272 Coating for prevention of electrostatic discharge within an equipment in a spatial environment 2014-03-18 8,674,276 Defense system 2014-03-18 8,674,277 Guidance device 2014-03-18 8,674,278 Control of projectiles or the like 2014-03-18 8,674,279 Independently powered solar tracker controlling device with program to select alternative source of power supply to assure functionality 2014-03-18 8,676,403 Four-dimensional guidance of an aircraft 2014-03-18 8,676,404 Centralized navigation information management method and system 2014-03-18 8,676,503 System for determing and controlling inertial attitude, for navigation, and for pointing and/or tracking for an artificial satellite employing and optical sensor and a counter-rotational optical mirror, and terrestrial-based testing system for assessing inertial attitude functions of an artificial satellite 2014-03-18 8,683,755 Directionally controlled elastically deployable roll-out solar array 2014-04-01 8,684,216 Closing member for opening 2014-04-01 8,684,299 Ancillary device with an air turbine for taxiing an aircraft on the ground 2014-04-01 8,684,300 Aircraft landing gear 2014-04-01 8,684,301 Wave attenuation panel inserted between the motor and air inlet of an aircraft nacelle 2014-04-01 8,684,302 Airplane having engines partially encased in the fuselage 2014-04-01 8,684,303 Gas turbine engine compressor arrangement 2014-04-01 8,684,304 Aircraft, propulsion system, and system for taxiing an aircraft 2014-04-01 8,684,305 Device and method for controlling the power supply of at least one aircraft maintenance actuator 2014-04-01 8,684,306 Steering collar locking mechanism for retractable aircraft nose landing gear 2014-04-01 8,684,307 Door structure of aircraft restroom 2014-04-01 8,684,308 Universal arrangement for receiving a curtain rail for a partitioning curtain 2014-04-01 8,684,309 Bracket 2014-04-01 8,684,310 Rigid tipped riblets 2014-04-01 8,684,311 Bonded splice joint 2014-04-01 8,684,312 Method and system for checking the formation of ice on an aircraft in flight 2014-04-01 8,684,313 Inflatable kite with leading edge swept forwards at wingtip 2014-04-01 8,684,314 Emergency piloting by means of a series actuator for a manual flight control system in an aircraft 2014-04-01 8,684,315 Active winglet 2014-04-01 8,684,316 Aircraft flap mechanism having compact large fowler motion providing multiple cruise positions 2014-04-01 8,684,891 Waist-mounted parachute deployment and retracting system 2014-04-01 8,685,126 Device for filtering the intake air of an internal combustion engine having ventilation means 2014-04-01 8,686,325 Remotely guided gun-fired and mortar rounds 2014-04-01 8,686,326 Optical-flow techniques for improved terminal homing and control 2014-04-01 8,686,327 Missile nose fairing system 2014-04-01 8,686,328 Resettable missile control fin lock assembly 2014-04-01 8,686,329 Torsion spring wing deployment initiator 2014-04-01 8,686,330 Shell arranged with extensible wings and guiding device 2014-04-01 8,686,876 Galley control system of aircraft 2014-04-01 8,688,295 Response mode for control system of piloted craft 2014-04-01 8,688,296 Method for maximum data collection with a control moment gyroscope controlled satellite 2014-04-01 8,688,408 Flight in factory 2014-04-01 8,689,447 Fire resistance for optically transparent thermoplastics 2014-04-08 8,689,496 Frangible hinge mechanism for a platform partition, associated partition, assembly and method 2014-04-08 8,689,790 Oxygen conservation system for commercial aircraft 2014-04-08 8,690,096 Aircraft with dual flight regimes 2014-04-08 8,690,097 Variable-geometry rotating spiral cone engine inlet compression system and method 2014-04-08 8,690,098 Air ejector nozzle tube for an oil heat exchanger of an aircraft engine 2014-04-08 8,690,099 Aircraft and propulsion system 2014-04-08 8,690,100 Gyroplane 2014-04-08 8,690,101 Triplex cockpit control data acquisition electronics 2014-04-08 8,690,102 Fastening arrangement for fastening a component on a fuselage 2014-04-08 8,690,103 Method and apparatus for converting aircraft from commercial to military freight service 2014-04-08 8,690,104 Capsule spacecraft emergency landing system 2014-04-08 8,690,105 Parachute 2014-04-08 8,690,106 Ejector driven flow control for reducing velocity deficit profile downstream of an aerodynamic body 2014-04-08 8,690,107 High-lift system for an aircraft 2014-04-08 8,690,180 Towing adapter 2014-04-08 8,690,254 Secure herringbone arrangement for the armrest of a seat, seat and two seat assembly provided with such an arrangement 2014-04-08 8,692,171 Hand launchable unmanned aerial vehicle 2014-04-08 8,692,172 Cold shield apparatus and methods 2014-04-08 8,692,489 System for controlling an electrical device of a nacelle 2014-04-08 8,692,691 Infrared laser landing marker 2014-04-08 8,694,183 Partial automated alignment and integration system 2014-04-08 8,694,238 Automated ground handling of aircraft 2014-04-08 8,695,219 Determinant wing assembly 2014-04-15 8,695,720 Fireproof systems in aircraft engines 2014-04-15 8,695,915 Flap side edge liners for airframe noise reduction 2014-04-15 8,695,916 Personal flight vehicle including control system 2014-04-15 8,695,917 Vibration damper mechanism, and a flying machine including a carrier structure and a rotor provided with such a mechanism 2014-04-15 8,695,918 Bearing restraint for rotor systems 2014-04-15 8,695,919 Aerial unit and method for elevating payloads 2014-04-15 8,695,920 Gas turbine engine with low stage count low pressure turbine 2014-04-15 8,695,921 Automatic method and device for aiding the piloting of an airplane 2014-04-15 8,695,922 Aircraft fuselage structure and method for its production 2014-04-15 8,695,923 Window replacement for filling a window frame 2014-04-15 8,695,924 Aerodynamic wing with improved line attachment 2014-04-15 8,695,925 Elastically deformable side-edge link for trailing-edge flap aeroacoustic noise reduction 2014-04-15 8,695,926 Active gurney flap 2014-04-15 8,696,065 Adjustable headrest for an aircraft seat 2014-04-15 8,696,236 Paving machine having automatically adjustable operator station controls 2014-04-15 8,698,058 Missile with ranging bistatic RF seeker 2014-04-15 8,698,059 Deployable lifting surface for air vehicle 2014-04-15 8,698,444 Aircraft electrical actuator arrangement 2014-04-15 8,698,667 Device for countering and tracking a threat in the form of a homing-head missile 2014-04-15 8,700,231 Device at an airborne vehicle and a method for collision avoidance 2014-04-15 8,700,233 Method for shaping wing velocity profiles for control of flapping wing micro air vehicles 2014-04-15 8,700,306 Autonomous collision avoidance system for unmanned aerial vehicles 2014-04-15 8,701,260 Removal of aircraft window reveal 2014-04-22 8,701,316 Aerial advertising device 2014-04-22 8,701,379 Combined cycle integrated combustor and nozzle system 2014-04-22 8,701,385 Method and apparatus for the operation of a turboprop aircraft engine provided with pusher propellers 2014-04-22 8,701,386 Aircraft nacelle that incorporates a thrust reversal device 2014-04-22 8,701,708 Redundant oxygen supply for an aircraft 2014-04-22 8,701,822 Gas-guiding pipe comprising a noise-attenuating covering with variable porosity 2014-04-22 8,702,031 VTOL twin fuselage amphibious aircraft with tilt-center wing, engine and rotor 2014-04-22 8,702,032 Compact electric taxi assembly for installation on an aircraft 2014-04-22 8,702,033 Pilotless aircraft for commercial and military use 2014-04-22 8,702,034 Test device for the detection of the recovery effort by a secondary flight ordering actuator, and associated test method 2014-04-22 8,702,035 Actuation apparatus for use on an aircraft 2014-04-22 8,702,036 System for overhead storage of cargo containers in upper lobe of aircraft 2014-04-22 8,702,037 Translating stowage bin and method of assembly 2014-04-22 8,702,038 Pressure fuselage of an aircraft or spacecraft with pressure calotte 2014-04-22 8,702,039 Airplane leading edge de-icing apparatus 2014-04-22 8,702,040 Panel type artificial satellite and artificial satellite system therewith 2014-04-22 8,702,041 Aerodynamic and spatial composite flight aircraft, and related piloting method 2014-04-22 8,702,042 Flow body, in particular for aircraft 2014-04-22 8,702,466 Model helicopter 2014-04-22 8,703,268 Morphing panel structure 2014-04-22 8,703,269 Reinforced composite structures for aircrafts and methods for making the same 2014-04-22 8,704,181 Device and method for detecting ice deposited on an aircraft structure 2014-04-22 8,706,321 Longitudinal and vertical gust feed forward compensation using lateral control surfaces 2014-04-22 8,706,322 Method and computer program product for controlling inertial attitude of an artificial satellite by applying gyroscopic precession to maintain the spin axis perpendicular to sun lines 2014-04-22 8,708,272 Landing gear door liners for airframe noise reduction 2014-04-29 8,708,273 Three-wing, six tilt-propulsion unit, VTOL aircraft 2014-04-29 8,708,274 Transverse mounted gas turbine engine 2014-04-29 8,708,275 Energy storage aerodynamic braking device and method 2014-04-29 8,708,276 Lighter than air emergency beacon platform 2014-04-29 8,708,277 Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft 2014-04-29 8,708,278 Method and apparatus for retrieving a hovering aircraft 2014-04-29 8,708,279 Composite structural member with progressive rigidity 2014-04-29 8,708,280 Telescopic strut 2014-04-29 8,708,281 Method of slowing the propagation of cracks in a fail safe structure and fail safe frame, especially for fuselage 2014-04-29 8,708,282 Method and system for loading and unloading cargo assembly onto and from an aircraft 2014-04-29 8,708,283 Pitch control valve in an aircraft store ejector system 2014-04-29 8,708,284 Adjustable parachute cargo harness 2014-04-29 8,708,285 Micro-unmanned aerial vehicle deployment system 2014-04-29 8,708,286 Swing tip assembly rotation joint 2014-04-29 8,709,576 Curved structural part made of composite material and a process for manufacturing such a part 2014-04-29 8,709,584 Composite aircraft floor system 2014-04-29 8,710,411 Method and system for determining an optimal missile intercept approach direction for correct remote sensor-to-seeker handover 2014-04-29 8,711,035 Systems and methods for tracking power modulation 2014-04-29 8,711,223 Vehicle-mounted camera stabilized passively by vibration isolators 2014-04-29 8,712,606 System and method for configuring a direct lift control system of a vehicle 2014-04-29 8,712,634 System and method to assess and report the health of landing gear related components 2014-04-29 8,712,736 Method for designing sunlight-reflection and heat-radiation multilayer film 2014-04-29 8,713,911 System and method for operating a thrust reverser for a turbofan propulsion system 2014-05-06 8,713,987 On-board water spray system for aircraft 2014-05-06 8,714,033 Catcher pin assembly 2014-05-06 8,714,473 Landing gear 2014-05-06 8,714,474 Aircraft with at least one net for reducing aerodynamic noise from a structural element of the aircraft 2014-05-06 8,714,475 Aircraft with reduced environmental impact 2014-05-06 8,714,476 Aircraft wing with flexible skins 2014-05-06 8,714,477 Turbomachine support pylon for aircraft 2014-05-06 8,714,478 Assembly comprising a gas turbine engine and a supporting pylon 2014-05-06 8,714,479 Centering, release and reset mechanism 2014-05-06 8,714,480 Rotary wing aircraft provided with an emergency undercarriage 2014-05-06 8,714,481 Integrated electric motor and gear in an aircraft wheel 2014-05-06 8,714,482 Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft 2014-05-06 8,714,483 Decompression device and decompression system 2014-05-06 8,714,484 Aircraft seat assembly structure, and fitted fuselage 2014-05-06 8,714,485 Method of fabricating a hat stringer 2014-05-06 8,714,486 Hybrid frame co-mold manufacture 2014-05-06 8,714,487 Cockpit window of aircraft having electromagnetic shield, and aircraft 2014-05-06 8,714,488 Elastic aircraft joint fairing 2014-05-06 8,714,489 Structural bonding arrangement 2014-05-06 8,714,490 Roller conveyor 2014-05-06 8,714,491 Thermal protection system with staggered joints 2014-05-06 8,714,492 Non-interfering deployable radiator arrangement for geo spacecraft 2014-05-06 8,714,493 Trailing edge flap 2014-05-06 8,714,945 Ultra-low friction air pump for creating oscillatory or pulsed jets 2014-05-06 8,715,808 Method for coupling stiffening profile elements and structural component 2014-05-06 8,716,639 Steerable projectile 2014-05-06 8,716,640 Piloting device of a missile or of a projectile 2014-05-06 8,718,839 Method and apparatus for automatically controlling aircraft flight control trim systems 2014-05-06 8,718,911 Systems and methods for presenting taxi instructions and reducing runway incursions 2014-05-06 8,718,920 System and method for determining earth-fixed trajectory launching from within a specified area 2014-05-06 8,718,931 Method and apparatus for cross checking required navigation performance procedures 2014-05-06 8,720,181 Rocket engine ignition flame reduction system 2014-05-13 8,720,182 Integrated variable area nozzle and thrust reversing mechanism 2014-05-13 8,720,183 Thrust reverser translating sleeve assembly 2014-05-13 8,720,369 Masking system for coating aircraft components 2014-05-13 8,720,642 Acoustic element and method for producing an acoustic element 2014-05-13 8,720,814 Aircraft with freewheeling engine 2014-05-13 8,720,815 Aircraft propulsion system 2014-05-13 8,720,816 Unmanned aerial vehicle 2014-05-13 8,720,817 Twin-boom empennage 2014-05-13 8,720,818 Thrust reverser and nacelle for aircraft equipped with at least one such reverser 2014-05-13 8,720,819 Passenger seat, in particular aircraft passenger seat 2014-05-13 8,720,820 Aircraft having multiple seating configurations and associated systems and methods 2014-05-13 8,720,821 Seating system and passenger accommodation unit for a vehicle 2014-05-13 8,720,822 Wing load alleviation structure 2014-05-13 8,720,823 Aircraft structural element located at the interface between a wing and the fuselage 2014-05-13 8,720,824 Joining arrangement for the lateral boxes of a horizontal tail stabiliser with a tubular central box and manufacturing method for said box 2014-05-13 8,720,825 Composite stiffeners for aerospace vehicles 2014-05-13 8,720,826 Window element for a double-shell skin field of an aircraft fuselage cell 2014-05-13 8,720,827 Dual function lavatory door 2014-05-13 8,720,828 Extended plug cold plate 2014-05-13 8,720,829 Closable counter-measure compartments for a dispenser unit 2014-05-13 8,720,830 Efficient solar panel wing-stowage on a space launch vehicle 2014-05-13 8,720,831 Spacecraft panel architecture 2014-05-13 8,721,383 Modular miniature unmanned aircraft with vectored thrust control 2014-05-13 8,721,406 Air duct for supplying ambient air in an aircraft 2014-05-13 8,722,272 Modular fuel cell system module for connection to an aircraft fuselage 2014-05-13 8,723,091 Infrared seeker head 2014-05-13 8,725,319 Monitoring device for an actuation system of an aircraft, actuation system and method for reconfiguring the actuation system 2014-05-13 8,727,263 Method and device for aiding the localization of an aircraft wreck submerged in a sea 2014-05-20 8,727,264 Dynamic tow maneuver orbital launch technique 2014-05-20 8,727,265 Helicopter with cycloidal rotor system 2014-05-20 8,727,266 Flying machine comprising twin contra-rotating vertical axis propellers 2014-05-20 8,727,267 Variable contraction ratio nacelle assembly for a gas turbine engine 2014-05-20 8,727,268 Attachment device for aircraft engine and aircraft comprising at least one such device 2014-05-20 8,727,269 System and method for mounting an aircraft engine 2014-05-20 8,727,270 Aircraft, propulsion system, and system for taxiing an aircraft 2014-05-20 8,727,271 Aircraft using turbo-electric hybrid propulsion system 2014-05-20 8,727,272 Apparatus for adjusting a surface of an aircraft model, surface unit, aircraft model, and use of an aircraft model 2014-05-20 8,727,273 Shrink shock strut locking mechanism for retractable aircraft landing gear 2014-05-20 8,727,274 Method of managing a ground connection of an aircraft 2014-05-20 8,727,275 Nacelle 2014-05-20 8,727,276 Anchoring harpoon intended in particular for an aircraft and anchoring system including one such harpoon 2014-05-20 8,727,277 Hold layout device for an aircraft for crew-member rest and aircraft comprising same 2014-05-20 8,727,278 Article retention device 2014-05-20 8,727,279 Method and system for controlling swaying of an object 2014-05-20 8,727,280 Inflatable airfoil system having reduced radar and infrared observability 2014-05-20 8,727,281 Condensed water decreasing insulation package for thermal and acoustic insulation of a vehicle cabin 2014-05-20 8,727,282 Safety system for reducing the explosion risk of a fuel tank 2014-05-20 8,727,283 Launch abort and orbital maneuver system 2014-05-20 8,727,284 Turbine powered electromechanical actuation system 2014-05-20 8,727,285 Wing tip shape for a wing, in particular of aircraft 2014-05-20 8,727,286 Systems and methods for controlling flows with pulsed discharges 2014-05-20 8,727,299 Assembly for an aircraft, the assembly including at least one vibration damper 2014-05-20 8,728,263 Composite fabric with rigid member structure 2014-05-20 8,728,369 Method of making an auxetic mesh 2014-05-20 8,729,442 Predicting and correcting trajectories 2014-05-20 8,729,443 Projectile and method that include speed adjusting guidance and propulsion systems 2014-05-20 8,729,848 Fail-passive variable gradient control stick drive system 2014-05-20 8,731,743 Self tuning vibration isolation system 2014-05-20 8,731,870 Method of designing a composite panel 2014-05-20 8,733,707 Line transfer system for airplane 2014-05-27 8,734,211 Aircraft pressure management system 2014-05-27 8,735,788 Propulsion and maneuvering system with axial thrusters and method for axial divert attitude and control 2014-05-27 8,735,789 Extendable stabilizer for projectile 2014-05-27 8,736,633 Traffic symbology on airport moving map 2014-05-27 8,738,268 Vehicle electrical power management and distribution 2014-05-27 8,738,330 Scalable, inert munition data recorder and method to characterize performance of a weapon system 2014-05-27 8,739,381 Methods of cutting and installing carpet tiles 2014-06-03 8,739,515 Variable area fan nozzle cowl airfoil 2014-06-03 8,739,552 Structural nacelle 2014-06-03 8,739,679 Apparatus to eliminate back drive in push pull system of rotor aircraft and related methods 2014-06-03 8,740,133 Aircraft including an engine controlled by synchrophasing 2014-06-03 8,740,134 Unmanned aircraft system and operation method thereof 2014-06-03 8,740,135 Auxiliary power unit inlet 2014-06-03 8,740,136 Engine mount for an aircraft, to be placed between an engine and an engine mounting structure 2014-06-03 8,740,137 Removable air intake structure for a turbofan engine nacelle 2014-06-03 8,740,138 Aircraft engine supporting pylon 2014-06-03 8,740,139 Leading edge snag for exposed propeller engine installation 2014-06-03 8,740,140 Multifunctional electromechanical device for landing gear 2014-06-03 8,740,141 Aircraft arrestor system and method of decelerating an aircraft 2014-06-03 8,740,142 Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft 2014-06-03 8,740,143 Compartment for accommodating at least one flight crewmember 2014-06-03 8,740,144 Passenger supply arrangement for an aeroplane 2014-06-03 8,740,145 Door for an accommodation module, accommodation module and aircraft 2014-06-03 8,740,146 Cover panel for an aircraft, more particularly a landing gear cover panel for a cargo plane 2014-06-03 8,740,147 Pressure relief latch 2014-06-03 8,740,148 Device for limiting the deflection of a door arranged in a fuselage cell of an aircraft 2014-06-03 8,740,149 Flow channels 2014-06-03 8,740,150 Connection of a wing to a fuselage of an airplane 2014-06-03 8,740,151 Adjustable splice fitting for shimless connection of structual members 2014-06-03 8,740,152 Rivetless nutplates for aircraft 2014-06-03 8,740,153 Aerodynamic wind propulsion device having bielastic line coupling 2014-06-03 8,740,154 Spacecraft shield 2014-06-03 8,740,155 More electric flight control system onboard an aircraft 2014-06-03 8,741,416 Sandwich panel with integrated reinforcing structure and method for the production thereof 2014-06-03 8,742,300 Inverter system 2014-06-03 8,742,904 Industrial instrument and machine tool control 2014-06-03 8,742,927 Method for monitoring authorized and unauthorized persons within a security perimeter around an apparatus 2014-06-03 8,744,630 System and method for measuring atmospheric parameters in enclosed spaces 2014-06-03 8,744,647 Method and device for controlling and monitoring the surrounding areas of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 2014-06-03 8,746,378 High efficiency vehicle 2014-06-10 8,746,611 Lightning protection arrangement for an electronic unit 2014-06-10 8,746,612 Aircraft fitted with an independent drive device 2014-06-10 8,746,613 Jet engine exhaust nozzle and associated system and method of use 2014-06-10 8,746,614 System for actuating at least one positioning flap of an aircraft and a method for monitoring the system 2014-06-10 8,746,615 Landing gear 2014-06-10 8,746,616 Mid-wing multi-deck airplane 2014-06-10 8,746,617 Aircraft cabin module and associated aircraft cabin equipped with same 2014-06-10 8,746,618 Composite stringer with web transition 2014-06-10 8,746,619 Tail capable of improving anti-bird strike performance of aircraft 2014-06-10 8,746,620 Adaptive solar airframe 2014-06-10 8,746,621 Connector for stiffening frames between an aircraft fuselage and a wing box 2014-06-10 8,746,622 Aircraft de-icing system and method 2014-06-10 8,746,623 Method and device for generating an optimum aerodynamic configuration of an aircraft during a flight 2014-06-10 8,746,624 Boundary layer control system and methods thereof 2014-06-10 8,746,625 Flap adjusting system of an aircraft with a regulating flap 2014-06-10 8,746,626 Adaptive structural core for morphing panel structures 2014-06-10 8,746,627 Actuator for control loading system 2014-06-10 8,746,739 Aircrew restraint system with integrated communications and controls 2014-06-10 8,747,013 Fastening devices 2014-06-10 8,748,787 Method of guiding a salvo of guided projectiles to a target, a system and a computer program product 2014-06-10 8,752,293 Method of fabricating structures using composite modules and structures made thereby 2014-06-17 8,752,783 Wing-to-body faring with spray-on foam and noise reduction method 2014-06-17 8,752,784 Aircraft rotary wing motion control and instrumented motion control fluid device 2014-06-17 8,752,785 Semi-levered articulated landing gear system 2014-06-17 8,752,786 Low speed autogyro yaw control apparatus and method 2014-06-17 8,752,787 Electrical driven flying saucer based on magnetic suspension 2014-06-17 8,752,788 Wing and a multiple propeller aircraft 2014-06-17 8,752,789 Horizontal tail load alleviation system 2014-06-17 8,752,790 Aircraft landing gear steering system 2014-06-17 8,752,791 Fuselage employing multifunctional crown and method of making the same 2014-06-17 8,752,792 Closing member for opening 2014-06-17 8,752,793 Door assembly, in particular for a helicopter, provided with an emergency release device 2014-06-17 8,752,794 Door assembly, in particular for a helicopter, provided with an emergency release device 2014-06-17 8,752,795 Inlet nose cowl with a locally thickened fastening portion to enable an uninterrupted airflow surface 2014-06-17 8,752,796 Automatic jettison system for a rotorcraft 2014-06-17 8,753,429 Aircraft fuel tank ventilation 2014-06-17 8,754,352 Compression spring wing deployment initiator 2014-06-17 8,755,956 Method and device for detecting the jamming of an aircraft control surface 2014-06-17 8,756,792 Digitally designed shims for joining parts of an assembly 2014-06-24 8,757,319 Turbojet engine nacelle 2014-06-24 8,757,327 Vehicle elevator systems and methods 2014-06-24 8,757,536 Aerial device 2014-06-24 8,757,537 Systems and methods for rotor/wing aircraft 2014-06-24 8,757,538 Aircraft having a variable geometry 2014-06-24 8,757,539 System for transporting an airplane from a parking location to a takeoff location and from a landing location to a parking location 2014-06-24 8,757,540 Nacelle inlet lip 2014-06-24 8,757,541 Measurement instrument support interposed between a drive unit and an air intake of an aircraft nacelle 2014-06-24 8,757,542 Electrical architecture for a rotary wing aircraft with a hybrid power plant 2014-06-24 8,757,543 Support assembly 2014-06-24 8,757,544 Aircraft control surface drive mechanism 2014-06-24 8,757,545 Segment of a fuselage of an aircraft 2014-06-24 8,757,546 Device for shrouding an aircraft nacelle 2014-06-24 8,757,547 Aircraft nacelle air intake incorporating optimized ice-treatment hot air injection means 2014-06-24 8,757,548 Apparatus for an automated aerial refueling boom using multiple types of sensors 2014-06-24 8,757,549 Fuel gauge for an unmanned aerial vehicle 2014-06-24 8,757,550 Method and apparatus for cooling fuel in an aircraft fuel tank 2014-06-24 8,757,551 Foreign object damage protection device and system for aircraft 2014-06-24 8,757,552 Dispersed space based laser weapon 2014-06-24 8,757,553 Active tie-rod system for holding and smoothly releasing space appendages 2014-06-24 8,757,554 Deployable and tracked solar array mechanism for nano-satellites 2014-06-24 8,757,555 Concept of a variable winglet for lateral load reduction for combined lateral and vertical load reduction, and for improving the performance of means of locomotion 2014-06-24 8,757,556 Aerodynamic body, regulating flap or main wing or fin of an aircraft as well as a structural component with such an aerodynamic body 2014-06-24 8,757,557 Active gurney flap 2014-06-24 8,757,579 Linking device for linking a first body to a second body, in particular for an aircraft engine assembly 2014-06-24 8,758,879 Composite hat stiffener, composite hat-stiffened pressure webs, and methods of making the same 2014-06-24 8,761,961 Electronic device and method for controlling unmanned aerial vehicle using the same 2014-06-24 8,761,964 Computing device and method for controlling unmanned aerial vehicle in flight space 2014-06-24 8,761,966 Trajectory tracking flight controller 2014-06-24 8,761,967 Automatic configuration control of a device 2014-06-24 8,762,024 Automatic managing system of engine control modes of a multi-engine aircraft 2014-06-24 8,763,327 Paneled partition having a retractable extension 2014-07-01 8,763,450 Locking fastening device, adjustable fastening device, component system, main wing of a wind tunnel model aircraft, and wind tunnel model aircraft having such a main wing 2014-07-01 8,763,712 Hypoxic aircraft fire prevention system with advanced hypoxic generator 2014-07-01 8,763,751 Silencer for an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft 2014-07-01 8,763,949 Aircraft provided with a swiveling tail rotor, and an associated method 2014-07-01 8,763,950 Method and apparatus for aircraft sensor and actuator failure protection using reconfigurable flight control laws 2014-07-01 8,763,951 Cargo oriented personal aircraft 2014-07-01 8,763,952 Engine mounting structure for aircraft having a beam spreader connected at four points 2014-07-01 8,763,953 Aircraft flap actuator assembly 2014-07-01 8,763,954 Vehicle occupant support 2014-07-01 8,763,955 Method and apparatus for controlling a refueling drogue 2014-07-01 8,763,956 Refueling equipment, and method for refueling an aircraft using said equipment 2014-07-01 8,763,957 Spacecraft transfer orbit techniques 2014-07-01 8,763,958 Multi-element airfoil system 2014-07-01 8,763,959 Two-element airfoil configured for minimizing accretion of contaminant 2014-07-01 8,763,997 Helicopter landing gear damper 2014-07-01 8,764,867 Aircraft oil flow management system for inverted flight 2014-07-01 8,765,042 Fuselage section of an aircraft and method for the production of the fuselage section 2014-07-01 8,766,152 Laser guided munition impact offset 2014-07-01 8,768,555 Autonomous control of unmanned aerial vehicles 2014-07-01 8,768,598 Dual gain digital engine control 2014-07-01 8,768,608 Method, device and computer program product for monitoring loading and unloading procedures in the cargo holds of an aircraft 2014-07-01 8,768,622 System and method for maneuver plan for satellites flying in proximity using apocentral coordinate system 2014-07-01 8,769,924 Gas turbine engine assembly including accessory components within the nacelle 2014-07-08 8,769,926 Thrust reverser having an aerodynamic coupling for a front frame 2014-07-08 8,770,339 Silencer for an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft 2014-07-08 8,770,343 Noise reduction system for composite structures 2014-07-08 8,770,511 Short landing air vehicle by the use of rotating wings 2014-07-08 8,770,512 Passive control of ice shedding 2014-07-08 8,770,513 Resilient aircraft engine mounts and aircraft engine mounting systems including the same 2014-07-08 8,770,514 Landing gear 2014-07-08 8,770,515 Movement assistance system for a storage bin 2014-07-08 8,770,516 Overhead luggage compartment 2014-07-08 8,770,517 Aircraft lavatory and galley separated by an internal wall having an intermediate notch that improves the lavatory environment 2014-07-08 8,770,518 Connection of a fuselage to an aircraft wing 2014-07-08 8,770,519 Structural component of an aircraft or spacecraft and a fuselage component arrangement of an aircraft or spacecraft 2014-07-08 8,770,520 Device for the mounting of connectors 2014-07-08 8,770,521 Device for protecting an optical instrument of a satellite 2014-07-08 8,770,522 Deployable space boom using bi-stable tape spring mechanism 2014-07-08 8,770,523 Aerodynamic profile with a reversibly deformable contour for aircraft, in particular for rotary wing aircraft 2014-07-08 8,774,982 Helicopter with multi-rotors and wireless capability 2014-07-08 8,774,983 Towbarless airplane tug 2014-07-08 8,774,985 Systems and methods for generating a command trajectory 2014-07-08 8,774,987 Vertical gust suppression system for transport aircraft 2014-07-08 8,775,013 System and method for acoustic signature health monitoring of unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVS) 2014-07-08 8,776,353 Fastening system for an element in an aircraft interior 2014-07-15 8,776,946 Gas turbine exhaust cone 2014-07-15 8,777,150 Convertiplane 2014-07-15 8,777,151 Method for connecting a tension-torsion strap 2014-07-15 8,777,152 Method and an aircraft provided with a swiveling tail rotor 2014-07-15 8,777,153 Aerofoil 2014-07-15 8,777,154 Apparatus and method for preventing gas turbine engine freezing 2014-07-15 8,777,155 Electric power supply circuit for a turbojet engine nacelle 2014-07-15 8,777,156 Heavier than air internal ballast 2014-07-15 8,777,157 Tethered hovering platform 2014-07-15 8,777,158 Joint sealing system 2014-07-15 8,777,159 Internal structure of aircraft made of composite material 2014-07-15 8,777,160 Aircraft including an internal partition 2014-07-15 8,777,161 Lightweight blast mitigating composite panel 2014-07-15 8,777,162 Connecting rod for the structural reinforcement of a fuselage structure of an aircraft 2014-07-15 8,777,163 Ice protection system and method 2014-07-15 8,777,164 Air intake structure for an aircraft nacelle 2014-07-15 8,777,165 Aircraft fuel system 2014-07-15 8,777,289 Apparatus attachment system 2014-07-15 8,779,945 Virtual ice accretion meter display 2014-07-15 8,781,652 Estimation of propellant remaining in a satellite 2014-07-15 8,781,653 Quiet landing attitude modifier for airplane 2014-07-15 8,781,719 High-low airdrop wind management 2014-07-15 8,781,741 Multi-body dynamics method of generating fuel efficient transfer orbits for spacecraft 2014-07-15 8,782,835 Seat cushion with integrated seat frame attachment structure 2014-07-22 8,783,010 Cascade type thrust reverser having a pivoting door 2014-07-22 8,783,337 System for changing the convective heat transfer coefficient for a surface 2014-07-22 8,783,412 Sound absorber for a gas turbine exhaust cone, and method for the production thereof 2014-07-22 8,783,602 System and method for furling an air cushion landing system 2014-07-22 8,783,603 Airship 2014-07-22 8,783,604 Aircraft wing with knuckled rib structure 2014-07-22 8,783,605 Flight vehicle, propulsion system and thrust vectoring system 2014-07-22 8,783,606 Method for improving the aerodynamic efficiency of the vertical tail of an aircraft 2014-07-22 8,783,607 UAV recovery system 2014-07-22 8,783,608 Aircraft anchoring harpoon with jack connected to pressurized gas source 2014-07-22 8,783,609 Movable bin 2014-07-22 8,783,610 Transverse splicing plate for creating a fuselage, and a method for connecting two, in particular wound, CFP fuselage sections 2014-07-22 8,783,611 Jettisonable armor 2014-07-22 8,783,612 Sliding puck for seating assembly 2014-07-22 8,783,613 Observation port and a helicopter cabin 2014-07-22 8,783,614 Jet engine nacelle intended to equip an aircraft 2014-07-22 8,783,615 Loads interface, particularly loads interface of an aircraft structure and application of said loads interface 2014-07-22 8,783,616 Loads interface, particularly a loads interface for a plug type aircraft door 2014-07-22 8,783,617 Aircraft fuselage drag reduction blivet 2014-07-22 8,783,618 Weathertight fitting for aircraft tail vertical stabiliser mounting 2014-07-22 8,783,619 Air inlet of an aircraft nacelle including optimized frost treatment 2014-07-22 8,783,620 Method and system for controlling a set of at least two satellites adapted to provide a service 2014-07-22 8,783,621 Method and system for controlling a set of at least two satellites, designed to provide a service on a geostationary orbit, rendering said service on a non-geostationary orbit 2014-07-22 8,783,622 Methods and apparatus for a grappling device 2014-07-22 8,783,623 Device for the generation of aerodynamic vortices and also a regulating flap and wing with a device for the generation of aerodynamic vortices 2014-07-22 8,783,624 Laminar flow panel 2014-07-22 8,783,625 Pneumatic control system for aerodynamic surfaces 2014-07-22 8,784,589 Copper grid repair technique for lightning strike protection 2014-07-22 8,788,117 Method for moving an aircraft along the ground 2014-07-22 8,788,120 Targeting management 2014-07-22 8,788,122 Wing load alleviation methods and apparatus 2014-07-22 8,788,123 Method of assisted piloting of a rotary wing aircraft having at least one propulsion propeller, an assisted piloting device, and an aircraft 2014-07-22 8,788,124 System and method for the calculation of the approach speed during air to air refuelling operations 2014-07-22 8,788,127 Precision airdrop terminal seeker 2014-07-22 8,789,355 Support structure and mounting componet for a thrust inverter 2014-07-29 8,789,366 Shape memory stored energy assemblies and methods for using the same 2014-07-29 8,789,453 Dispenser pod 2014-07-29 8,789,789 Supersonic aircraft with spike for controlling and reducing sonic boom 2014-07-29 8,789,790 Aircraft engine attachment pylon 2014-07-29 8,789,791 Electrical system and electrical accumulator for electrical actuation and related methods 2014-07-29 8,789,792 Aircraft undercarriage having a rocker lever with a swivel and hinged twin wheels 2014-07-29 8,789,793 Aircraft tail surface with a leading edge section of undulated shape 2014-07-29 8,789,794 Inert gas distribution system for a fuel tank 2014-07-29 8,789,795 Propulsion system and method using a combustion chamber discharging a concentrated mass 2014-07-29 8,789,796 High capacity broadband satellite 2014-07-29 8,789,797 Payload adapters including antenna assemblies, satellite assemblies and related systems and methods 2014-07-29 8,789,798 Slat configuration for fixed-wing aircraft 2014-07-29 8,791,585 Power systems 2014-07-29 8,793,026 Electrical load management system 2014-07-29 8,793,963 Method for laying a floor covering in a cabin of a vehicle 2014-08-05 8,794,084 Jam-tolerant electromechanical actuator 2014-08-05 8,794,092 Disengageable interface mechanism between a motorization system of an aircraft landing gear assembly and a wheel 2014-08-05 8,794,380 Helicopter emplaceable cart for travel along electrical power lines 2014-08-05 8,794,564 Vehicle capable of in-air and on-ground mobility 2014-08-05 8,794,565 Helicopter torque counteraction device 2014-08-05 8,794,566 Vehicle capable of stabilizing a payload when in motion 2014-08-05 8,794,567 Control and safety system for an airplane 2014-08-05 8,794,568 Aircraft engine attachment pylon comprising two front wing system attachments with orthogonal shearing pins 2014-08-05 8,794,569 Overhead accommodations for aircraft 2014-08-05 8,794,570 Protecting device for an aircraft exterior probe 2014-08-05 8,794,571 Cooler for an aircraft cooling system, aircraft cooling system and method for operating an aircraft cooling system 2014-08-05 8,794,572 Air intake of an aircraft nacelle that incorporates a reinforced lip with a defrost system by joule-effect 2014-08-05 8,794,573 Supply packs and methods and systems for manufacturing supply packs 2014-08-05 8,794,574 Micro-array surface for passive drag modification 2014-08-05 8,797,191 Systems and methods for displaying runway information 2014-08-05 8,797,512 Automatic range corrected flash ladar camera 2014-08-05 8,797,761 Ultra-wideband assembly system and method 2014-08-05 8,798,814 Vertical situation awareness for rotorcraft 2014-08-05 8,798,816 Method and system for unloading the inertia wheels of a spacecraft 2014-08-05 8,798,817 Methods and systems for requesting and retrieving aircraft data during flight of an aircraft 2014-08-05 8,800,262 Thrust reverser for a turbofan engine nacelle 2014-08-12 8,800,277 Hydraulic system for aircraft 2014-08-12 8,800,299 Jet engine nacelle having dampers for half-shells 2014-08-12 8,800,641 Methods and apparatus for a micro-truss based structural insulation layer 2014-08-12 8,800,911 Lightning strike protection 2014-08-12 8,800,912 Three wing, six-tilt propulsion unit, VTOL aircraft 2014-08-12 8,800,913 Methods and apparatus for a tandem divert and attitude control system 2014-08-12 8,800,914 Gas turbine engine with low stage count low pressure turbine 2014-08-12 8,800,915 Device for boundary layer suction and composite component therefor 2014-08-12 8,800,916 Device for attaching an aircraft engine, comprising blocks for clamping an engine attachment with a wedge effect 2014-08-12 8,800,917 Aircraft engine pylon AFT aerodynamic fairing 2014-08-12 8,800,918 Hybrid engine accessory power system 2014-08-12 8,800,919 Landing gear provided with energy absorber means, an aircraft provided with said landing gear, and a method of landing 2014-08-12 8,800,920 Aircraft landing gear of the rocker-arm and deformable-parallelogram type 2014-08-12 8,800,921 Structural component and fuselage of an aircraft or spacecraft 2014-08-12 8,800,922 Elements for signal and/or power transmission into or to cabin components 2014-08-12 8,800,923 Method of activating protection means for protecting an occupant of an aircraft, and an aircraft implementing said method 2014-08-12 8,800,924 Aerofoil structure 2014-08-12 8,800,925 Holder assembly for a secure line installation in structure openings of aircraft 2014-08-12 8,800,926 Radio frequency shielding apparatus system and method 2014-08-12 8,800,927 Aircraft door and a method for the manufacture of an aircraft door of this type 2014-08-12 8,800,928 Shell segment for producing a fuselage cell section for a fuselage cell of an airplane 2014-08-12 8,800,929 Under-wing pylon made of composite material 2014-08-12 8,800,930 Aerial delivery system with high accuracy touchdown 2014-08-12 8,800,931 Planform configuration for stability of a powered kite and a system and method for use of same 2014-08-12 8,800,932 Medium earth orbit constellation with simple satellite network topology 2014-08-12 8,800,933 Space debris removal 2014-08-12 8,800,934 Space access system with reusable booster 2014-08-12 8,800,935 Spacecraft payload positioning with respect to a virtual pivot point 2014-08-12 8,800,936 Unmanned aerial vehicle drag augmentation by reverse propeller rotation 2014-08-12 8,801,831 Fuel saving inert gas generation system 2014-08-12 8,802,213 Tapered patch for predictable bonded rework of composite structures 2014-08-12 8,803,052 Predictive roll capture 2014-08-12 8,806,543 In-flight passenger information system 2014-08-12 8,807,476 Helicopter with oblique tail boom 2014-08-19 8,807,477 Gas turbine engine compressor arrangement 2014-08-19 8,807,478 Amphibious aircraft 2014-08-19 8,807,479 Movable bushing interface and taxi drive system 2014-08-19 8,807,480 Method of extending aircraft undercarriages in emergency mode 2014-08-19 8,807,481 Aircraft seating arrangement and seat 2014-08-19 8,807,482 Temporarily installed aircraft observer door plug, chair, sonotube ejection and control system 2014-08-19 8,807,483 Electrothermal heater mat 2014-08-19 8,807,484 Gas exhaust diverter 2014-08-19 8,807,485 Systems for interconnecting dual manifested spacecraft 2014-08-19 8,807,894 Surface-area safety means and a vehicle 2014-08-19 8,808,428 Fuel vapor removal methods and systems for flammability reduction 2014-08-19 8,808,511 Method of cleaning and recycling glycol-tainted water from de-icing operations at airports 2014-08-19 8,808,822 Joint structure for fiber reinforced resin and metal, and joining method for fiber reinforced resin and metal 2014-08-19 8,809,755 Aircraft, missile, projectile or underwater vehicle with improved control system and method of using 2014-08-19 8,809,824 Cryogenically cooled radiation shield device and associated method 2014-08-19 8,810,999 Method of equipments integration for a complex electrical centre and module of implementation 2014-08-19 8,812,176 Collapsible envelope for descent of balloon with envelope still attached 2014-08-19 8,812,178 Method for automatic yaw axis control for aircraft with mechanical flight controls 2014-08-19 8,812,180 Method and device for automatically managing the vertical profile of the flight plan of an aircraft 2014-08-19 8,813,438 System for denying soaring and migratory birds access to critical areas of airports and aircrafts 2014-08-26 8,813,455 Deployable truss with orthogonally-hinged primary chords 2014-08-26 8,813,505 Method for conditioning a power supply for starting a jet engine 2014-08-26 8,813,860 Fuel cell system for extinguishing fires 2014-08-26 8,813,926 Impact-absorbing structure and method for producing the same 2014-08-26 8,814,078 Airfoil shaped tail boom 2014-08-26 8,814,079 Pylon for attaching an aircraft turbine engine comprising aligned front wing ties 2014-08-26 8,814,080 Aerodynamic aft fairing of an aircraft engine suspension pylon 2014-08-26 8,814,081 Aircraft and external pod for aircraft 2014-08-26 8,814,082 Aircraft high lift system and method for determining an operating condition of an aircraft high lift system 2014-08-26 8,814,083 Aircraft provided with a tail plane including means for combating flutter 2014-08-26 8,814,084 Controllable buoyant system and method 2014-08-26 8,814,085 Fault-tolerant actuating system for adjusting flaps of an aircraft, comprising adjustment kinematics with a fixed pivot, and a method for monitoring an actuating system 2014-08-26 8,814,086 On-board supply system and on-board galley having a fuel cell unit for use in an aircraft 2014-08-26 8,814,087 Interface system for use in an aircraft galley 2014-08-26 8,814,088 Aircraft class divider 2014-08-26 8,814,089 Aircraft class divider 2014-08-26 8,814,090 Cabin equipment component connection system and method for modifying passenger cabin configuration 2014-08-26 8,814,091 Floor made out of composite material and process for manufacturing such a floor 2014-08-26 8,814,092 Energy-absorbing structural element made of a composite material and aircraft fuselage having said absorber 2014-08-26 8,814,093 Covering device for an interior of an aircraft and a method for covering an interior of an aircraft 2014-08-26 8,814,094 Locking mechanism with bi-modal actuator 2014-08-26 8,814,095 Ceiling panel having curtain rail in a transport cabin 2014-08-26 8,814,096 Method of controlling the centre of gravity of an aircraft 2014-08-26 8,814,097 Mounting set, system and method 2014-08-26 8,814,098 Control system for a traction wing 2014-08-26 8,814,099 Deployable morphing modular solar array 2014-08-26 8,814,100 Continuous moldline technology (CMT) elastomeric control surface 2014-08-26 8,814,101 Compliant structure design for varying surface contours 2014-08-26 8,814,102 Method for reducing the takeoff run of an aircraft 2014-08-26 8,814,103 Position control system for cross coupled operation of fly-by-wire control columns 2014-08-26 8,814,126 Attachment system for an aircraft seat 2014-08-26 8,814,461 Locking apparatus for an object being lockable on a rail 2014-08-26 8,814,520 Resonance reduction device for ram air turbine 2014-08-26 8,816,187 Stowing or deploying a solar array 2014-08-26 8,816,260 Flight-control system for canard-controlled flight vehicles and methods for adaptively limiting acceleration 2014-08-26 8,816,261 Bang-bang control using tangentially mounted surfaces 2014-08-26 8,816,916 Radome and device for attaching said radome to an aircraft 2014-08-26 8,818,572 System and method for controlling a remote aerial device for up-close inspection 2014-08-26 8,818,575 Multi-axis, multi-path fly-by-wire flight control system 2014-08-26 8,818,577 Method and device for automatically protecting an aircraft against an excessive descent rate 2014-08-26 8,818,579 Systems and methods for graphically indicating aircraft ascent and descent capabilities 2014-08-26 8,818,580 Interactive dialog device between an operator of an aircraft and a guidance system of said aircraft 2014-08-26 8,818,581 Parafoil electronic control unit having wireless connectivity 2014-08-26 8,820,344 Turbojet engine nacelle 2014-09-02 8,820,353 Interface assembly for space vehicles 2014-09-02 8,820,359 Seamless fluid storage and transport module 2014-09-02 8,820,421 Fire fighting system and method for fires in jungles, refineries and oil pipelines 2014-09-02 8,820,422 Pressure assisted aerial retardant delivery system 2014-09-02 8,820,672 Environmental sampling with an unmanned aerial vehicle 2014-09-02 8,820,673 Rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft 2014-09-02 8,820,674 Rotor carrier structure with a damper device for avoiding unstable coupling between resonant vibration modes 2014-09-02 8,820,675 Motor for driving aircraft, located adjacent to undercarriage wheel 2014-09-02 8,820,676 Airplane with pitch and yaw command by propulsion system 2014-09-02 8,820,677 Aircraft power systems and methods 2014-09-02 8,820,678 Relative positioning of balloons with altitude control and wind data 2014-09-02 8,820,679 Unlocking of a stabilizing member of a folding strut of aircraft landing gear 2014-09-02 8,820,680 Landing gear mechanism for aircraft 2014-09-02 8,820,681 Lighter-than-air craft docking system using unmanned flight vehicle 2014-09-02 8,820,682 High privacy passenger aircraft cabin arrangement 2014-09-02 8,820,683 Electrothermal wing ice protection system 2014-09-02 8,820,684 Spacecraft heat dissipation system 2014-09-02 8,820,697 System for engaging an aircraft seat in a fastening rail 2014-09-02 8,825,228 Method and a device for assisting the piloting of an aircraft, and an aircraft 2014-09-02 8,825,229 Mobile tracking and subduing apparatus, method, and computer program product 2014-09-02 8,825,231 Method and system for piloting a flying craft with rear propulsion unit 2014-09-02 8,825,232 Systems and applications of lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms 2014-09-02 8,825,236 Method providing reliability data of long-term predicted orbit data of positioning satellite, apparatus for providing same, and computer program for providing same 2014-09-02 8,826,597 Weatherproof surround for safely jettisoning a removable panel 2014-09-09 8,826,640 Flight vehicles including electrically-interconnective support structures and methods for the manufacture thereof 2014-09-09 8,827,057 Shock absorbing structure 2014-09-09 8,827,199 Turboshaft engine supporting pylon covered with a porous material and turboshaft engine/pylon assembly 2014-09-09 8,827,200 Flying vehicle 2014-09-09 8,827,201 Rotorcraft structural element for reducing aerodynamic drag 2014-09-09 8,827,202 Method of managing the steering of aircraft wheels, in particular in the event of a tire bursting or deflating 2014-09-09 8,827,203 Connecting a propulsion system to a structural element of an aircraft 2014-09-09 8,827,204 Clutch system for rotary-wing aircraft with secondary thrust system 2014-09-09 8,827,205 Pneumatic blow-down actuator 2014-09-09 8,827,206 Wing for an unmanned aircraft 2014-09-09 8,827,207 Ice protection system 2014-09-09 8,827,208 Smoke generation device for aircraft and aircraft fitted with such a device 2014-09-09 8,827,209 Methods and systems for propelling an externally powered vehicle 2014-09-09 8,827,210 Engine nacelle of an aircraft comprising a vortex generator arrangement 2014-09-09 8,827,211 Laser-based flow modification to remotely control air vehicle flight path 2014-09-09 8,827,212 Method and apparatus for supplying a gas jet over an aerodynamic structure 2014-09-09 8,827,213 Aircraft slat assembly comprising a plurality of slats 2014-09-09 8,827,228 Fastener device, a seat provided with said device, and a vehicle 2014-09-09 8,827,586 Damping mechanical linkage 2014-09-09 8,829,147 Polymerizable liquid composition and process for the production of organic glass starting from polymerizable liquid compositions of the polyurethane type 2014-09-09 8,829,401 Projectile and associated method for seeking a target identified by laser designation 2014-09-09 8,829,479 Isolated high-speed digital interface for vehicles 2014-09-09 8,829,706 Adaptive control ducted compound wind turbine 2014-09-09 8,831,799 Flight director flare guidance 2014-09-09 8,832,893 Operable ramp 2014-09-16 8,833,055 Locking/unlocking device for a thrust reverser with a sliding cover and adaptive nozzle for aircraft engine nacelle 2014-09-16 8,833,517 Device for emergency lowering of a person from a high-rise building 2014-09-16 8,833,692 Wall effects on VTOL vehicles 2014-09-16 8,833,693 Selective force transmission device and an undercarriage consisting of an application thereof 2014-09-16 8,833,694 Split circumference aircraft wheel assembly with integrated drive motor assembly 2014-09-16 8,833,695 Aircraft hydraulic air bleed valve system 2014-09-16 8,833,696 Balloon envelope adapted to direct sunlight towards payload 2014-09-16 8,833,697 Component, reinforcement member, structural arrangement, aircraft or spacecraft and method 2014-09-16 8,833,698 Overhead luggage compartment for vehicle cabin 2014-09-16 8,833,699 Vehicle door lock 2014-09-16 8,833,700 Cover plate, door covering and aircraft or spacecraft 2014-09-16 8,833,701 Moisture dispersion 2014-09-16 8,833,702 Autonomous satellite orbital debris avoidance system and method 2014-09-16 8,834,667 Method for joining sandwich truss core panels and composite structures produced therefrom 2014-09-16 8,835,592 Polyurethanes, articles and coatings prepared therefrom and methods of making the same 2014-09-16 8,838,289 System and method for safely flying unmanned aerial vehicles in civilian airspace 2014-09-16 8,838,299 Method of decoupling the mode of automatic following of the lateral profile and the mode of automatic following of the vertical profile 2014-09-16 8,839,601 Door for thrust reverser of an aircraft nacelle 2014-09-23 8,839,629 Assembly for attaching the hangers from which an aircraft propulsion unit is suspended 2014-09-23 8,839,675 System and method for ground vibration testing and weight and balance measurement 2014-09-23 8,840,057 Hybrid aircraft having a rotary wing 2014-09-23 8,840,058 Airfoil shaped tail boom 2014-09-23 8,840,059 Assembly of components connected by a device that maintains the integrity of the surface of one of the components 2014-09-23 8,840,060 Actuating device for a locking system of an engine nacelle 2014-09-23 8,840,061 Strut designed to support an aircraft turbojet engine, and nacelle comprising such a strut 2014-09-23 8,840,062 Pylon mounting system with vibration isolation 2014-09-23 8,840,063 Front structure of an aircraft fuselage comprising landing gear 2014-09-23 8,840,064 Stub frame for a cascade thrust reverser structure 2014-09-23 8,840,065 Multifunctional cargo hold system 2014-09-23 8,840,066 Front part of an aircraft fuselage incorporating a bay for stowing landing gear 2014-09-23 8,840,068 Closing member for opening 2014-09-23 8,840,069 Water scavenging system 2014-09-23 8,840,070 Power supply and control device for actuators, corresponding acutation assembly, and aircraft comprising such a device 2014-09-23 8,840,451 Cabin pressure outflow valve with simplified whistle eliminator 2014-09-23 8,840,980 Stiffened structure integrating an opening 2014-09-23 8,843,252 Piloting assistance method, a piloting assistance device, and an aircraft 2014-09-23 8,843,253 Aircraft ice protection control system and method for mitigating engine over-bleed 2014-09-23 8,843,255 Methods for displaying aircraft procedure information 2014-09-23 8,843,301 Position/time synchronization of unmanned air vehicles for air refueling operations 2014-09-23 8,844,263 Aircraft turbine engine and use of such a turbine engine 2014-09-30 8,844,293 Fuel system for gas turbine engine 2014-09-30 8,844,389 Automatically locking linear actuator 2014-09-30 8,844,443 Spin or aerodynamically stabilized ammunition 2014-09-30 8,844,583 Refuel valve assembly and method for refuelling an aircraft 2014-09-30 8,844,643 Fireproof systems with local heat shields for aircraft engines 2014-09-30 8,844,750 Hingeless door system for pressure vessels 2014-09-30 8,844,860 Foldable rise and stare vehicle 2014-09-30 8,844,861 Aircraft propulsion system 2014-09-30 8,844,862 Aft pylon fairing for aircraft engine suspension system, comprising a heat shield capable of expanding freely 2014-09-30 8,844,863 Device for mechanically decoupled fastening of an aircraft component perfused by hot gas 2014-09-30 8,844,864 Main landing gear with rigid rear stay 2014-09-30 8,844,865 Passenger services conduit 2014-09-30 8,844,866 Assemblies for external attachment of airborne sensor pods to an aircraft fuselage 2014-09-30 8,844,867 Baggage compartment for an aircraft and aircraft having the baggage compartment 2014-09-30 8,844,868 System and a method for fastening aircraft components in the case of a CFK-metal hybrid construction 2014-09-30 8,844,869 Aircraft structural assembly and associated assembling method 2014-09-30 8,844,870 Fuselage segment, and method for the production of a fuselage segment 2014-09-30 8,844,871 Aircraft fuselage structural components and methods of making same 2014-09-30 8,844,872 Composite structure 2014-09-30 8,844,873 Stabilizer torque box assembly and method 2014-09-30 8,844,874 Interchangeable joint concept for an aircraft rear fuselage cone 2014-09-30 8,844,875 Traction kite with high projected leading edge 2014-09-30 8,844,876 Simplified reusable module for launcher 2014-09-30 8,844,877 Stay sharp, fail safe leading edge configuration for hypersonic and space access vehicles 2014-09-30 8,844,878 High lift system for an aircraft 2014-09-30 8,844,879 Wing variable camber trailing edge tip 2014-09-30 8,844,880 Two-place, collective pitch and throttle control 2014-09-30 8,844,896 Gimbal system with linear mount 2014-09-30 8,845,489 Powerplant and a method of driving a mechanical system via said powerplant 2014-09-30 8,845,898 APU fuel filter housing scupper 2014-09-30 8,846,189 Long fiber thermoplastic thin-walled aeroshells for missile applications and methods of manufacture 2014-09-30 8,847,134 Deployable wing and fin control surface actuation 2014-09-30 8,849,476 Method of creating and updating an ATC flight plan in real time to take account of flight directives and implementation device 2014-09-30 8,851,122 Aircraft including a fuel pump fastened to a tank panel 2014-10-07 8,851,415 Magnetic aerodynamic generation lift integrated flight technology with joint electric thrust 2014-10-07 8,851,416 Aircraft nacelle including at least one radial partition between two conducts 2014-10-07 8,851,417 Self-retaining shear pin for blind mount location 2014-10-07 8,851,418 Landing gear attachment 2014-10-07 8,851,419 Method and apparatus for changing a deployed position for a tail skid assembly 2014-10-07 8,851,420 Integration of supply functions in a storage compartment 2014-10-07 8,851,421 Aerofoil with erosion resistant leading edge 2014-10-07 8,851,422 Bonded composite aircraft wing 2014-10-07 8,851,423 Air-film vibration damping apparatus for windows 2014-10-07 8,851,424 Systems and methods to provide compliance with structural load requirements for aircraft with additional fuel tankage 2014-10-07 8,851,425 Removable support for optional external equipment on an aircraft, and an aircraft provided with such a support 2014-10-07 8,851,426 Enhanced cruciform parachute 2014-10-07 8,851,427 Space debris removal management system and method of operation thereof 2014-10-07 8,851,568 Retractable passenger seat 2014-10-07 8,853,528 Radio frequency transparent photovoltaic cell 2014-10-07 8,855,846 System and method for onboard vision processing 2014-10-07 8,855,886 Device for calculating and communicating the true aircraft braking coefficient of a runway or taxiway using data from the flight data management systems of landed aircraft 2014-10-07 8,855,943 Fatigue monitoring system and methods 2014-10-07 8,857,193 Intermediate casing for a gas-turbine engine 2014-10-14 8,857,431 Breathing mask with oxygen reduced consumption 2014-10-14 8,857,544 System for electric motorization of a wheel 2014-10-14 8,857,562 Standardised insulation device for an aircraft and processes of making and using thereof 2014-10-14 8,857,754 Device for launching and recovering a drone, and an associated aircraft 2014-10-14 8,857,755 Vertical/short take-off and landing passenger aircraft 2014-10-14 8,857,756 Elastomeric bearing housing and mating grip for helicopter rotor system 2014-10-14 8,857,757 Independent blade control system with hydraulic pitch link 2014-10-14 8,857,758 Lighter-than-air vehicle for shading 2014-10-14 8,857,759 Cone tower based facility and method for launching an atmospheric sounding device under strong winds 2014-10-14 8,857,760 Propulsive unit for an aircraft 2014-10-14 8,857,761 Variable geometry aircraft pylon structure and related operation techniques 2014-10-14 8,857,762 Method and apparatus for establishing an environmentally isolated volume 2014-10-14 8,857,763 Vehicle crewstation seat assembly 2014-10-14 8,857,764 Fly away caul plate 2014-10-14 8,857,765 Method and apparatus for attaching an aircraft fuselage frame to a wing box 2014-10-14 8,857,766 Aircraft comprising a fuselage with a floor extending in the longitudinal plane of the fuselage 2014-10-14 8,857,767 De-icing system for an aircraft 2014-10-14 8,857,768 Drainmast 2014-10-14 8,858,171 Bearing assembly 2014-10-14 8,863,893 Engine inlet varying impedance acoustic liner section 2014-10-21 8,864,062 Aircraft with integrated lift and propulsion system 2014-10-21 8,864,063 Tethered airships 2014-10-21 8,864,064 Wind power generation system for lighter than air (LTA) platforms 2014-10-21 8,864,065 Chord-expanding air vehicle wings 2014-10-21 8,864,066 Rigid aircraft pylon fitted with a rib extension for taking up the moment in the lengthways direction 2014-10-21 8,864,067 Auxiliary fire resistant mount system for an auxiliary power unit 2014-10-21 8,864,068 Multi-chamber landing system for an air vehicle 2014-10-21 8,864,069 Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles 2014-10-21 8,864,070 Machinable composite material 2014-10-21 8,864,071 Seat which can be converted into a bed 2014-10-21 8,864,072 Structural component with improved conductivity and mechanical strength, and a method for its manufacture 2014-10-21 8,864,073 Aeroshell thermal protection system and method 2014-10-21 8,864,074 Composite panel stiffener 2014-10-21 8,864,075 Elongate composite structural members and improvements therein 2014-10-21 8,864,076 Elongate composite structural member 2014-10-21 8,864,077 Method for connecting a first material to a second material in aircraft construction 2014-10-21 8,864,078 Method of de-icing the leading edge of an aerodynamic surface and aircraft implementing such a method 2014-10-21 8,864,079 Aircraft cargo compartment container crane system 2014-10-21 8,864,080 Expendable aerial delivery system 2014-10-21 8,864,081 Method and device for an optimal management of the slats, the flaps and the landing gear of an aircraft 2014-10-21 8,864,082 Device for reducing the aerodynamic drag of a leading surface of an aircraft 2014-10-21 8,864,083 Low noise wing slat system with a fixed wing leading edge and deployable bridging panels 2014-10-21 8,864,370 Ice breaking probe for measuring global air temperature 2014-10-21 8,865,853 Poly(ureaurethane)s, articles and coatings prepared therefrom and methods of making the same 2014-10-21 8,866,057 Fin deployment method and apparatus 2014-10-21 8,866,623 Alert interactive system 2014-10-21 8,868,256 Relative navigation for aerial refueling of an unmanned aerial vehicle 2014-10-21 8,868,261 Monitoring device for an actuation system of an aircraft, actuation system and method for reconfiguring the actuation system 2014-10-21 8,869,402 Methods for manufacturing a tool equipment including a plurality of removable modules and for molding a fuselage panel 2014-10-28 8,869,403 Splice joints for composite aircraft fuselages and other structures 2014-10-28 8,869,506 Turbojet engine nacelle including a device for absorbing circumferential stresses 2014-10-28 8,869,507 Translatable cascade thrust reverser 2014-10-28 8,869,671 Aircraft device deployment system with spring-driven mechanical linkage 2014-10-28 8,869,865 Hanging partition and method 2014-10-28 8,869,933 Acoustic barrier support structure 2014-10-28 8,870,114 Hybrid drive for helicopters 2014-10-28 8,870,115 Active vent and re-inflation system for a crash attenuation airbag 2014-10-28 8,870,116 Aircraft seating systems 2014-10-28 8,870,117 Composite aircraft frame 2014-10-28 8,870,118 Method and systems for use in assembling a fuselage 2014-10-28 8,870,119 Modular seat system for a vehicle 2014-10-28 8,870,120 Composite structure 2014-10-28 8,870,121 Actuating device 2014-10-28 8,870,122 Method and apparatus for controlling flow about a turret 2014-10-28 8,870,123 Dual purpose deployment line for a parachute system 2014-10-28 8,870,124 Application of elastomeric vortex generators 2014-10-28 8,870,125 Trailing edge split flap with pneumatic actuation 2014-10-28 8,870,275 Active and passive boundary layer control for vehicle drag reduction 2014-10-28 8,872,081 Methods for adjusting a relative navigation system 2014-10-28 8,872,082 Flying object having one body wings 2014-10-28 8,873,168 System and method of solar flux concentration for orbital debris remediation 2014-10-28 8,874,285 Steering angle control system for aircraft 2014-10-28 8,874,286 Yaw damping system and method for aircraft 2014-10-28 8,875,400 Method for installing a collapsible mobile platform interior structure 2014-11-04 8,875,486 Guide system for nacelle assembly 2014-11-04 8,876,036 Reconfigurable rotor blade 2014-11-04 8,876,037 Rotorcraft counter-torque control assembly and method 2014-11-04 8,876,038 Ducted fan for VTOL vehicles with system and method to reduce roll moments 2014-11-04 8,876,039 Folding wing for aircraft 2014-11-04 8,876,040 Method for controlling the internal pressure in an aircraft 2014-11-04 8,876,041 Locking system for air intake structure for turbojet engine nacelle 2014-11-04 8,876,042 Integrated nacelle assembly 2014-11-04 8,876,043 Aircraft engine exhaust nozzle system for jet noise reduction 2014-11-04 8,876,044 Aircraft with yaw control by differential drag 2014-11-04 8,876,045 Aircraft actuator control apparatus 2014-11-04 8,876,046 Remotely actuated wind tunnel model rudder using shape memory alloy 2014-11-04 8,876,047 Harpoon head and corresponding harpoon 2014-11-04 8,876,048 Fuselage of an aircraft or spacecraft and corresponding aircraft or spacecraft 2014-11-04 8,876,049 Section of aircraft fuselage in composite material with a constant internal profile 2014-11-04 8,876,050 Knowledge based access and access hierarchy in an aircraft 2014-11-04 8,876,051 Bridging seal 2014-11-04 8,876,052 Structurally designed aerodynamic riblets 2014-11-04 8,876,053 Fuselage element comprising a fuselage segment and junction means, fuselage portion, fuselage and aircraft 2014-11-04 8,876,054 De-icing device comprising means for detection of a leakage in a hot air supply system 2014-11-04 8,876,055 Aircraft refuelling system 2014-11-04 8,876,056 Aircraft fuel system 2014-11-04 8,876,057 Aerodynamic integration of a payload container with a vertical take-off and landing aircraft 2014-11-04 8,876,058 Hoisting systems and methods 2014-11-04 8,876,059 Bidirectional control surfaces for use with high speed vehicles, and associated systems and methods 2014-11-04 8,876,060 Split flywheel assembly with attitude jitter minimization 2014-11-04 8,876,061 Methods and systems for beam powered propulsion 2014-11-04 8,876,062 Shape memory alloy pre-loaded deployment hinge 2014-11-04 8,876,063 Flight control using multiple actuators on primary control surfaces with tabs 2014-11-04 8,876,064 Oscillatory vorticity generator and applications thereof 2014-11-04 8,876,065 Flap roller arrangement, flap assembly, and method for removing a roller assembly from a flap fitting 2014-11-04 8,876,202 Berth sleeper system 2014-11-04 8,876,482 Electrical grounding for blade sheath 2014-11-04 8,876,495 Case flow augmenting arrangement for cooling variable speed electric motor-pumps 2014-11-04 8,877,353 Platinum (II) tetradentate ONCN complexes for organic light-emitting diode applications 2014-11-04 8,878,110 Projectile that includes propulsion system and launch motor on opposing sides of payload and method 2014-11-04 8,878,111 Bidirectional control surfaces for use with high speed vehicles, and associated systems and methods 2014-11-04 8,878,699 Method for providing a pilot warning signal for a pilot of an aircraft, computer program product and warning device 2014-11-04 8,880,241 Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) small unmanned aerial system for monitoring oil and gas pipelines 2014-11-04 8,880,246 Method and apparatus for determining spacecraft maneuvers 2014-11-04 8,880,247 Method for planning a landing approach of an aircraft, computer program product with a landing approach plan stored thereon, as well as device for planning a landing approach 2014-11-04 8,881,536 Aircraft engine assembly comprising a turbojet engine with reinforcing structures connecting the fan casing to the central casing 2014-11-11 8,881,764 Offset ambient level fuel feed system 2014-11-11 8,881,924 Tanks for containing a fluid within a chamber 2014-11-11 8,882,023 Aircraft structural assembly with electromagnetic protection 2014-11-11 8,882,024 Rotorcraft anti-torque rotor and rudder system 2014-11-11 8,882,025 Planetary de-rotation system for a shaft fairing system 2014-11-11 8,882,026 Method and device for opening an inflated wall 2014-11-11 8,882,027 Aircraft power plant, an aircraft, and a method of using a piston engine in a power plant having a conventional gearbox 2014-11-11 8,882,028 Aircraft emergency and backup secondary power apparatus 2014-11-11 8,882,029 Fire resistant structural mount yoke and system 2014-11-11 8,882,030 Autonomous electricity production and conditioning system for an aircraft, associated aircraft and method 2014-11-11 8,882,031 Removable horizontal stabilizer for helicopter 2014-11-11 8,882,032 Mounting system for attaching a structural monument in a desired position in an aircraft cabin 2014-11-11 8,882,033 Passenger cabin emergency oxygen device 2014-11-11 8,882,034 Aircraft seat 2014-11-11 8,882,035 Class divider 2014-11-11 8,882,036 Aircraft seating arrangement 2014-11-11 8,882,037 System for fastening a seat, in particular for an aircraft, on said aircraft 2014-11-11 8,882,038 Sealing device between a cross member and insulation blanket provided at an aircraft fuselage 2014-11-11 8,882,039 Structural mode shape alignment 2014-11-11 8,882,040 Splice joints for composite aircraft fuselages and other structures 2014-11-11 8,882,041 Insulation package for insulating a cabin of a vehicle 2014-11-11 8,882,043 Landing gear assembly 2014-11-11 8,882,044 Gap covering device 2014-11-11 8,882,045 Covering device and aircraft area comprising a covering device 2014-11-11 8,882,046 Sensor pod mount for an aircraft 2014-11-11 8,882,047 Method and system for delivering cargoes into space 2014-11-11 8,882,048 In-space processing and delivery system 2014-11-11 8,882,049 Airfoil system for cruising flight 2014-11-11 8,882,089 Dual radius isolator 2014-11-11 8,882,383 Fastening device for an aircraft interior equipment component 2014-11-11 8,882,454 Ram air fan bearing housing 2014-11-11 8,884,202 Integrated vehicle fluids 2014-11-11 8,886,368 Control of UAV 2014-11-11 8,886,370 Simplified flight control system including a declutchable friction device 2014-11-11 8,886,371 Method and system for high fidelity VTOL and hover capability 2014-11-11 8,886,374 Torque control method for hybrid electric vehicle 2014-11-11 8,886,402 Actively variable shock absorbing strut and system 2014-11-11 8,886,446 Method and system for allocating aircraft arrival/departure slot times, with preferred movement 2014-11-11 8,887,486 Ram air fan inlet housing 2014-11-18 8,887,511 Attachement of a jet engine nacelle structure by means of a reinforced knife-edge/groove coupling 2014-11-18 8,888,035 Morphing aircraft 2014-11-18 8,888,036 Primary flight controls 2014-11-18 8,888,037 Antivibration suspension means for a tie bar of an aircraft power transmission gearbox, an antivibration suspension device, and an aircraft 2014-11-18 8,888,038 Driven aircraft, in particular an aircraft designed as a flying wing and/or having a low radar signature 2014-11-18 8,888,039 Method and device for the lateral stabilization of an aircraft 2014-11-18 8,888,040 System for opening and closing the door of an aircraft landing gear compartment 2014-11-18 8,888,041 Tank module for a structurally integrated vacuum sewage system for aircraft 2014-11-18 8,888,042 Emergency vision apparatus 2014-11-18 8,888,043 Crew bunk system and method 2014-11-18 8,888,044 Aircraft provided with a buoyancy system for a rotary element 2014-11-18 8,888,045 Apparatus for a no touch lavatory door 2014-11-18 8,888,046 Fuel management system 2014-11-18 8,888,047 De-icing system for a fixed or rotary aircraft wing 2014-11-18 8,888,048 Removable fastener device equipped with attachment means for attaching an external load and with fastener means for fastening said attachment means to an aircraft, an associated aircraft, and an associated method 2014-11-18 8,888,049 Kite ground station and system using same 2014-11-18 8,888,050 Launch vehicle payload interface systems and methods 2014-11-18 8,888,161 Vehicle seat with multi-axis energy attenuation 2014-11-18 8,888,175 Slide-out bed pod 2014-11-18 8,888,457 Dual-rotor model helicopter control system 2014-11-18 8,888,551 Aerobat toy 2014-11-18 8,890,043 Steering section for guided munition 2014-11-18 8,890,355 Power distribution architecture for aircraft 2014-11-18 8,890,378 Electrical power supply device for electrically powering at least one item of equipment on a rotary rotor of an aircraft, and an aircraft 2014-11-18 8,893,368 Pivot joint assembly 2014-11-25 8,893,605 Attachable/detachable segmented ordnance dispenser 2014-11-25 8,893,742 Double-skin nozzle system, junction system between two tube portions, and aircraft provided with such a system 2014-11-25 8,893,865 Impact absorbing structure, method for producing impact absorbing structure, and movable body 2014-11-25 8,894,001 Gyroglider power-generation, control apparatus and method 2014-11-25 8,894,002 System and method for solar-powered airship 2014-11-25 8,894,003 Air vehicle and method for operating an air vehicle 2014-11-25 8,894,004 Folding articulating wing mechanism 2014-11-25 8,894,005 Landing gear assembly of aircraft 2014-11-25 8,894,006 Man-portable, multi-mode unmanned aerial system launcher 2014-11-25 8,894,007 Systems and methods for launching a folding aircraft 2014-11-25 8,894,008 Landing gear, an aircraft, and a method 2014-11-25 8,894,009 Separation device for vacuum toilet systems 2014-11-25 8,894,010 Aircraft fuselage frame element 2014-11-25 8,894,011 Aircraft fuselage constructed of aircraft fuselage sections screwed together 2014-11-25 8,894,012 Aircraft nacelle incorporating a hood closure device that is independent of the locking mechanism 2014-11-25 8,894,013 Aircraft assembly and method for producing an aircraft assembly 2014-11-25 8,894,014 Firing prevention structure of fuel tank 2014-11-25 8,894,015 Apparatus and method for paragliders 2014-11-25 8,894,016 Bidirectional control surfaces for use with high speed vehicles, and associated systems and methods 2014-11-25 8,894,017 Flexible array support structure 2014-11-25 8,894,018 Method for reducing in flight wake vortices and an aircraft wingtip arrangement used in such method 2014-11-25 8,894,019 Method of using microjet actuators for the control of flow separation and distortion 2014-11-25 8,895,908 Wing slot seal 2014-11-25 8,897,770 Apparatus for distributed airborne wireless communications 2014-11-25 8,897,930 Motor controller 2014-11-25 8,897,932 Flight control support device 2014-11-25 8,899,013 Thrust reverser having locking/unlocking cascade vanes 2014-12-02 8,899,255 Turbojet nacelle having a removable air intake structure 2014-12-02 8,899,512 Acoustic attenuation panel for aircraft for engine nacelle 2014-12-02 8,899,513 Active maple seed flyer 2014-12-02 8,899,514 System and method for varying airship aerostatic buoyancy 2014-12-02 8,899,515 Folding configuration for air vehicle 2014-12-02 8,899,516 Coaxial contra-rotating motors for differential landing gear steering 2014-12-02 8,899,517 Landing gear 2014-12-02 8,899,518 Engine debris guard 2014-12-02 8,899,519 Method and system for insulating frame member 2014-12-02 8,899,520 Mid-wing airplane 2014-12-02 8,899,521 Aircraft floor of optimized compactness and housing utility members 2014-12-02 8,899,522 Aircraft fuselage with high strength frames 2014-12-02 8,899,523 Fire protection space for aircraft passengers provided with the aid of fuselage skin of fibre-metal laminates 2014-12-02 8,899,524 Aircraft cabin door pressure vent system 2014-12-02 8,899,525 Aircraft store ejector system 2014-12-02 8,899,526 Parachute harness container with bio-contoured load distributing vest 2014-12-02 8,899,527 Propellant transfer system and method for resupply of propellant to on-orbit spacecraft 2014-12-02 8,899,528 Blade seal 2014-12-02 8,899,529 Electrical power transmitting telescopic strut 2014-12-02 8,899,545 Apparatus for affixing an object to a rail 2014-12-02 8,902,074 Harness for fall protection 2014-12-02 8,903,568 Remote control method and terminal 2014-12-02 8,903,569 Method for controlling a high-lift device or a flight control surface, system and aircraft or spacecraft 2014-12-02 8,903,572 Aircraft landing evaluation system 2014-12-02 8,904,668 Applying heating liquid to remove moistening liquid 2014-12-09 8,904,751 Thrust reverser assembly and method of operation 2014-12-09 8,904,795 Noise reducing device and jet propulsion system 2014-12-09 8,904,805 Environmental control system for aircraft utilizing turbo-compressor 2014-12-09 8,905,347 Method of resetting the orientation of an aircraft undercarriage having a steerable bottom portion 2014-12-09 8,905,348 Fan case drainage system 2014-12-09 8,905,349 Structural element of an aircraft fuselage 2014-12-09 8,905,350 Structural panel with integrated stiffening 2014-12-09 8,905,351 Airframe 2014-12-09 8,905,352 Aircraft nose structure with landing gear compartment 2014-12-09 8,905,353 Bi-convex airship 2014-12-09 8,905,354 External maintenance step and hand hold 2014-12-09 8,905,355 Wireless refueling boom 2014-12-09 8,905,356 Air to air refueling system with an autonomous electrical system 2014-12-09 8,905,357 Thin membrane structure 2014-12-09 8,905,358 Unmanned aerial vehicle having an improved aerodynamic configuration 2014-12-09 8,905,368 Helicopter engine mounting system and methods 2014-12-09 8,907,536 Device for actuating an item of equipment that can be controlled automatically or manually, with detection of take-up of manual control 2014-12-09 8,909,393 Methods for predicting a speed brake system fault 2014-12-09 8,910,463 Turbine starter lubricant cooling 2014-12-16 8,910,482 Aircraft engine nozzle 2014-12-16 8,910,701 Spacecraft modular thermal platform with temperature responsive bypass 2014-12-16 8,910,902 Towed sensor array maneuvering system and methods 2014-12-16 8,910,903 Aircraft generating a lift from an interior thereof 2014-12-16 8,910,904 Engine attachment pylon 2014-12-16 8,910,905 Combined balloon shipping container and deployment system 2014-12-16 8,910,906 Articulable rotational coupling for an aircraft 2014-12-16 8,910,907 Variable seat separation adjustment in an airplane 2014-12-16 8,910,908 Two-piece stiffening element 2014-12-16 8,910,909 Emergency collective actuator and method for a helicopter 2014-12-16 8,910,910 Wing comprising a flow fence, and aircraft having such wings 2014-12-16 8,911,209 Helicopter, rotor thereof, and control method thereof 2014-12-16 8,911,236 Training method and system comprising mixed real and virtual images 2014-12-16 8,915,058 Heat transfer arrangement for fluid-washed surfaces 2014-12-23 8,915,464 Fast, long-range aircraft 2014-12-23 8,915,465 Mast main bearing lubrication and thermal management 2014-12-23 8,915,466 Aircraft provided with hoist means, and an associated method 2014-12-23 8,915,467 Optimal wing planforms for reducing the induced or total drag of the wing of an aircraft driven by wing-mounted tractor propellers/rotors 2014-12-23 8,915,468 Interior covering device for an aircraft cabin incorporating at least one system 2014-12-23 8,915,469 System for draining water condensation in an aircraft 2014-12-23 8,915,470 Aircraft nose and nose landing gear bay structure 2014-12-23 8,915,471 Bonded splice joint 2014-12-23 8,915,472 Multiple space vehicle launch system 2014-12-23 8,915,473 Hold-down mechanism for a spacecraft appendage 2014-12-23 8,915,474 Solar panel sequencing mechanism 2014-12-23 8,915,776 Air outlet valve as well as a system and method for emergency ventilation of an aircraft cabin 2014-12-23 8,916,795 Plasma actuated vortex generators 2014-12-23 8,916,809 Projectile having a window for transmitting power and/or data into the projectile interior 2014-12-23 8,916,810 Steerable spin-stabilized projectile 2014-12-23 8,918,235 Varying engine thrust for directional control of an aircraft experiencing engine thrust asymmetry 2014-12-23 8,918,271 Flight planning methods and systems 2014-12-23 8,918,280 Constraint processing as an alternative to flight management systems 2014-12-23 8,918,967 Releasable pack for parachuting when carrying equipment 2014-12-30 8,919,096 System for controlling a plurality of functions of a turbojet engine 2014-12-30 8,919,376 Hydrodynamic ram mitigating fuel cell structure 2014-12-30 8,919,504 Brake actuator assembly with line replaceable motor features 2014-12-30 8,919,691 Life-saving vehicle 2014-12-30 8,919,692 Proximity sensor valve and lock system using same 2014-12-30 8,919,693 Lockable guiding system for a mobile part of a nacelle 2014-12-30 8,919,694 Skid landing gear system 2014-12-30 8,919,695 Storage compartment configuration 2014-12-30 8,919,696 Method and a device for the manufacture of a stiffening structure for an aircraft fuselage segment, and also a stiffening structure 2014-12-30 8,919,697 Structural assembly for an aircraft 2014-12-30 8,919,698 Translating door centering system 2014-12-30 8,919,699 Emergency opening system of an aircraft cabin door 2014-12-30 8,919,700 De-icing device, in particular for an aircraft nacelle 2014-12-30 8,919,701 Inflatable delta-shaped traction kite 2014-12-30 8,919,702 Space debris removal using upper atmosphere 2014-12-30 8,919,703 Hinge sealing element and an assembly including said element 2014-12-30 8,920,062 Ejection jack release mechanism 2014-12-30 8,920,537 Flying air purifier 2014-12-30 8,920,594 Composite thermoplastic matrix airframe structure and method of manufacture therefore 2014-12-30 8,921,748 Optical window and detection system employing the same 2014-12-30 8,921,749 Perpendicular drive mechanism for a missile control actuation system 2014-12-30 8,922,041 Tethered vehicle control and tracking system 2014-12-30 8,924,040 Apparatus for controlling aircraft ground movement 2014-12-30 8,924,137 Method and apparatus for dynamic air traffic trajectory synchronization 2014-12-30 8,925,642 Scalable cargo fire-suppression agent distribution system 2015-01-06 8,925,665 Propulsion and directional control apparatus for an air cushion vehicle 2015-01-06 8,925,686 Collapsible staircase, notably for a vehicle such as an aircraft 2015-01-06 8,925,857 In-line staged horizontal takeoff vehicles and related methods 2015-01-06 8,925,858 Anchoring element and mooring device for an aircraft 2015-01-06 8,925,859 Cargo deck for receiving a load in the cargo compartment of an aircraft 2015-01-06 8,925,860 Cargo hold floor and aircraft having a cargo hold floor 2015-01-06 8,925,861 Locking element 2015-01-06 8,925,862 Monument complex for an aircraft rear area 2015-01-06 8,925,863 Aircraft nose section including a lock for accessing the cockpit 2015-01-06 8,925,864 Component, in particular a shell component, which can be joined thermally and/or mechanically, for building a fuselage section of an aircraft 2015-01-06 8,925,865 Emergency supply system for a transportation means, method for supplying electrical power and for inhibiting fire and aircraft with an emergency supply system 2015-01-06 8,925,866 Device for fastening systems for an aircraft, adapted in particular to be used in relation to a window 2015-01-06 8,925,867 Modular adaptive electrical freight loading system 2015-01-06 8,925,868 Closed loop channel for parachute 2015-01-06 8,925,869 Aerodynamic body with an ancillary flap 2015-01-06 8,925,870 Morphing wing leading edge 2015-01-06 8,925,871 Wing of an aircraft 2015-01-06 8,926,272 System for heat dissipation from an internal actuator in a rotor blade 2015-01-06 8,927,868 Routing of cables 2015-01-06 8,927,914 Optical device 2015-01-06 8,927,915 Detection of rocket body through an active firing plume 2015-01-06 8,930,048 Enhanced compound steering law for general low thrust mission 2015-01-06 8,931,252 Intake liner for a gas turbine engine 2015-01-13 8,931,253 Double-acting telescopic linear actuator with single-motor drive system 2015-01-13 8,931,518 Shaping a fluid cavity of a flow control actuator for creation of desired waveform characteristics 2015-01-13 8,931,588 Acoustic panel 2015-01-13 8,931,592 Aircraft interior panel with acoustic materials 2015-01-13 8,931,727 Dual-aircraft atmospheric platform 2015-01-13 8,931,728 Fail safe, multiple source, tip-jet supply apparatus and method 2015-01-13 8,931,729 Sided performance coaxial vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV and pitch stability technique using oblique active tilting (OAT) 2015-01-13 8,931,730 Transformable aerial vehicle 2015-01-13 8,931,731 Tail jet apparatus and method for low speed yaw control of a rotorcraft 2015-01-13 8,931,732 Electric powered rotary-wing aircraft 2015-01-13 8,931,733 Wing for an aircraft 2015-01-13 8,931,734 Ram air turbine release cable assembly 2015-01-13 8,931,735 Temporary clamp-on landing gear wheel safety zone fence 2015-01-13 8,931,736 Nacelle 2015-01-13 8,931,737 Shower system for aircraft 2015-01-13 8,931,738 Releasable radome cover 2015-01-13 8,931,739 Aircraft having inflatable fuselage 2015-01-13 8,931,740 Multifunctional de-icing/anti-icing system 2015-01-13 8,931,741 Gravity acceleration station 2015-01-13 8,931,834 Armrest assembly with deployable bed extension 2015-01-13 8,931,857 Multiple access aircraft galley chiller 2015-01-13 8,933,166 Poly(ureaurethane)s, articles and coatings prepared therefrom and methods of making the same 2015-01-13 8,933,382 Guidance system and method for missile divert minimization 2015-01-13 8,933,383 Method and apparatus for correcting the trajectory of a fin-stabilized, ballistic projectile using canards 2015-01-13 8,933,860 Active cooling of high speed seeker missile domes and radomes 2015-01-13 8,935,018 Electric taxi auto-guidance and control system 2015-01-13 8,935,073 Reduced take-off field length using variable nozzle 2015-01-13 8,935,987 Apparatus for increasing the visibility of an aircraft winglet 2015-01-20 8,936,212 System and method for compact and combinable aerial vehicle capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing 2015-01-20 8,936,213 Engine pylon comprising a vortex generator, and method for the production thereof 2015-01-20 8,936,214 Passenger seating arrangements 2015-01-20 8,936,215 Aircraft including floor support cross-members with bearings including a flexible material connecting the cross-member to the support 2015-01-20 8,936,216 Composite structuring panel for the trailing edge of an aircraft element 2015-01-20 8,936,217 Methods and systems for incorporating translating backplanes to facilitate wire separation 2015-01-20 8,936,218 Aircraft fuel tank vent 2015-01-20 8,936,219 Performance-enhancing winglet system and method 2015-01-20 8,936,671 Aircraft cabin air entrainment filtration with condensation drain 2015-01-20 8,938,324 Method and device for measuring the angular velocity of a luminance transition zone and steering aid system for fixation and tracking a target comprising at least one such luminance transition zone 2015-01-20 8,938,944 Aircraft gas-turbine engine with oil cooler in the engine cowling 2015-01-27 8,939,084 Surface skimming munition 2015-01-27 8,939,393 Aircraft with integrated lift and propulsion system 2015-01-27 8,939,394 Anemometer drive apparatus and method 2015-01-27 8,939,395 Tail fan apparatus and method for low speed yaw control of a rotorcraft 2015-01-27 8,939,396 High-altitude, aerial network for the production and distribution of liquid-hydrogen 2015-01-27 8,939,397 Aircraft capable of hovering having an exhaust duct with thermoelectric conversion circuit 2015-01-27 8,939,398 Hinging cradle for fan cowls supported by said cowls in closed position 2015-01-27 8,939,399 System and method of augmenting power in a rotorcraft 2015-01-27 8,939,400 Air-ground detection system for semi-levered landing gear 2015-01-27 8,939,401 System for controlling the cowl of a turbojet engine nacelle thrust reverser 2015-01-27 8,939,402 Low profile cargo handling system 2015-01-27 8,939,403 Vehicle galley 2015-01-27 8,939,404 Pressure fuselage of an aircraft with dome-shaped pressure bulkhead 2015-01-27 8,939,405 Aircraft fuselage element 2015-01-27 8,939,406 Joining composite fuselage sections along window belts 2015-01-27 8,939,407 Common bulkhead for composite propellant tanks 2015-01-27 8,939,408 Hybrid assembly equipped with at least one solar panel 2015-01-27 8,939,409 Adaptor system for deploying small satellites 2015-01-27 8,939,410 Boundary layer flow disruptors for delaying transition to turbulent flow 2015-01-27 8,939,411 Aerofoil comprising a high lift flap 2015-01-27 8,939,588 Device for protection of a multibeam optical instrument 2015-01-27 8,940,215 Method for assembling window coaming on a fuselage, coaming to be used, and aircraft fuselage provided with such coaming 2015-01-27 8,942,866 Extension of three loop control laws for system uncertainties, calculation time delay and command quickness 2015-01-27 8,942,867 Procedure and device for the determination of airspeeds of a rotorcraft in stationary flight and/or at low speeds 2015-01-27 8,942,882 Vehicle health management systems and methods 2015-01-27 8,942,915 Method for identifying an airplane in connection with parking of the airplane at a stand 2015-01-27 8,943,666 Method for assembling fuselage sections of an aircraft 2015-02-03 8,943,751 Lift assist mechanism 2015-02-03 8,943,794 Linear telescopic actuator for moving a first and a second element relative to a stationary element 2015-02-03 8,944,363 Production or distribution of radiative forcing agents 2015-02-03 8,944,364 Quiet landing gear door 2015-02-03 8,944,365 Mission-adaptive rotor blade 2015-02-03 8,944,366 Rotorcraft empennage mounting system 2015-02-03 8,944,367 Rotary wing aircraft propulsion system 2015-02-03 8,944,368 Aircraft steering actuator 2015-02-03 8,944,369 Engine assembly for aircraft including a modular rigid structure for mounting pylons 2015-02-03 8,944,370 Plasma actuating propulsion system for aerial vehicles 2015-02-03 8,944,371 Transmission of a control force 2015-02-03 8,944,372 Device for detecting breakage of a primary path in a flight control actuator 2015-02-03 8,944,373 Line capture devices for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods 2015-02-03 8,944,374 Safety cabin 2015-02-03 8,944,375 Luggage storage compartment for an aircraft, and aircraft comprising the luggage storage compartment 2015-02-03 8,944,376 Aircraft galley 2015-02-03 8,944,377 Lavatory reconfiguration system 2015-02-03 8,944,378 Method and system for flexible seat arrangement in airplanes 2015-02-03 8,944,379 Aircraft seating configuration 2015-02-03 8,944,380 Movable fastening unit for a seat frame in an aircraft 2015-02-03 8,944,381 Aircraft window and installation method 2015-02-03 8,944,382 Method for mounting an aircraft component and aircraft assembly 2015-02-03 8,944,383 Aircraft 2015-02-03 8,944,384 Refuelling equipment and method for refuelling an aircraft tank system 2015-02-03 8,944,385 Device for reducing the impact on a surface section by positively charged ions, and ion accelelerator arrangement 2015-02-03 8,944,386 Split blended winglet 2015-02-03 8,944,505 Swiveling passenger seat 2015-02-03 8,945,325 Methods and systems for forming integral composite parts with a SMP apparatus 2015-02-03 8,946,606 Determining angular rate for line-of-sight to a moving object, with a body-fixed imaging sensor 2015-02-03 8,946,607 Mechanisms for deploying and actuating airfoil-shaped bodies on unmanned aerial vehicles 2015-02-03 8,947,267 Method and device for displaying information by means of a dual-view display in a passenger cabin of an aircraft or spacecraft 2015-02-03 8,948,927 Methods and systems for determining a distribution of balloons based on population densities 2015-02-03 8,948,928 Sustained over-the-horizon vertical takeoff and landing sensing system 2015-02-03 8,948,960 Systems and methods for arbitrating sensor and actuator signals in a multi-channel control system 2015-02-03 8,948,994 Electromechanical braking system for an aircraft 2015-02-03 8,949,090 Formation flight control 2015-02-03 8,954,298 Methods and systems for helicopter rotor blade balancing 2015-02-10 8,954,301 System and method for configuring an aircraft passenger cabin 2015-02-10 8,955,305 Self-calibration method for the electric jacks of a turbojet nacelle 2015-02-17 8,955,306 Method for synchronizing the actuators of a movable thrust reverser cowl 2015-02-17 8,955,791 First and second stage aircraft coupled in tandem 2015-02-17 8,955,792 Rotor position determination system with hall-effect sensors 2015-02-17 8,955,793 Landing gear method and apparatus for braking and maneuvering 2015-02-17 8,955,794 Bleed air systems for use with aircrafts and related methods 2015-02-17 8,955,795 Motor pylons for a kite and airborne power generation system using same 2015-02-17 8,955,796 Aft aerodynamic fairing with improved thermal resistance for a pylon for attaching an aircraft propelling assembly 2015-02-17 8,955,797 Propulsion and motion-transmission assembly, in particular for a rotary-wing aircraft 2015-02-17 8,955,798 Aircraft landing gear 2015-02-17 8,955,799 Aircraft landing gear stop pad 2015-02-17 8,955,800 Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft 2015-02-17 8,955,801 Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft 2015-02-17 8,955,802 Luggage storage compartment, aircraft with a luggage storage compartment, and method for operating the luggage storage compartment 2015-02-17 8,955,803 Decompression assembly for an aircraft 2015-02-17 8,955,804 Aircraft structure with air ducts integrated in structural elements 2015-02-17 8,955,805 Pivot bin assembly 2015-02-17 8,955,809 Three-way mount bracket for aircraft cabin air supply system 2015-02-17 8,955,914 Leg restraint device for side-seated vehicle occupants 2015-02-17 8,957,355 Inertial measurement unit apparatus for use with guidance systems 2015-02-17 8,958,928 Method and an appliance for remotely controlling a drone, in particular a rotary wing drone 2015-02-17 8,958,930 Dynamic limitation of monoblock flight control surfaces inclinations during stall susceptibility conditions 2015-02-17 8,960,606 Circumference splice for joining shell structures 2015-02-24 8,960,607 Container delivery system rapid deployment device 2015-02-24 8,960,608 Deployable radiator having an increased view factor 2015-02-24 8,960,609 Minimally intrusive wingtip vortex wake mitigation using inside-mold-line surface modifications 2015-02-24 8,960,610 High-lift system of an aircraft 2015-02-24 8,961,726 Method for infiltrating silicone into a fiber composite structure and device for executing a method for producing a fiber composite workpiece 2015-02-24 8,965,277 Aircraft and conductive bodies 2015-02-24 8,965,598 Automatic flight control for UAV based solid modeling 2015-02-24 8,965,657 System and method for detecting an on ground condition of an aircraft 2015-02-24 8,965,659 Speed control for a fixed pitch ram air turbine 2015-02-24 8,967,539 Method for assembling a floor in a cockpit structure previously constructed from a section of aircraft fuselage 2015-03-03 8,967,540 Anti lateral-torsional buckling structural member of an aircraft fuselage 2015-03-03 8,967,541 Structural arrangement, aircraft or spacecraft and method 2015-03-03 8,967,542 Dynamic de-icing distance 2015-03-03 8,967,543 Aircraft ice protection system and aircraft provided with the same 2015-03-03 8,967,544 Automatic cargo hook release assembly 2015-03-03 8,967,545 Microsatellite comprising a propulsion module and an imaging device 2015-03-03 8,967,546 Space probing apparatus 2015-03-03 8,967,547 Spacecraft east-west radiator assembly 2015-03-03 8,967,548 Direct to facility capture and release 2015-03-03 8,967,549 Actuation system for leading edge high-lift device 2015-03-03 8,967,550 Aerofoil comprising a high lift flap 2015-03-03 8,967,551 Slat monitoring system 2015-03-03 8,967,552 Direct-drive control of aircraft stability augmentation 2015-03-03 8,967,939 Aircraft transporter dolly with hinged gate for moving aircraft 2015-03-03 8,968,500 Method and device for adhesively joining large-surface components in vehicle construction 2015-03-03 8,969,223 Woven preform, composite, and method of making thereof 2015-03-03 8,969,765 Anti-icing system for radomes 2015-03-03 8,973,370 Low shock strength propulsion system 2015-03-10 8,973,504 Bullet including an air-guiding recess 2015-03-10 8,973,725 Shock strut with pressure relief 2015-03-10 8,973,860 Aerial recovery of small and micro air vehicles 2015-03-10 8,973,861 Tetra-propeller aircraft 2015-03-10 8,973,862 Rotocraft 2015-03-10 8,973,863 Blade root attachment apparatus and method 2015-03-10 8,973,864 Independent blade control system with hydraulic cyclic control 2015-03-10 8,973,865 Tri-hull dirigible airship 2015-03-10 8,973,866 Transverse flux machine utilized as part of a combined landing gear system 2015-03-10 8,973,867 Fresh air inlet for an aircraft 2015-03-10 8,973,868 Airborne cooling system 2015-03-10 8,973,869 Landing gear retraction/extension device of aircraft 2015-03-10 8,973,870 Wall component for an aircraft 2015-03-10 8,973,871 Box structures for carrying loads and methods of making the same 2015-03-10 8,973,872 Fuel line in an aircraft 2015-03-10 8,973,873 Spacecraft propellant tank mount 2015-03-10 8,973,874 Wing for generating lift from an incident flow 2015-03-10 8,973,885 Structural rod incorporating a vibration filtration mode 2015-03-10 8,974,135 Fabric preform insert for a composite tank Y-joint 2015-03-10 8,974,177 Nacelle with porous surfaces 2015-03-10 8,974,189 Blade for a helicopter anti-torque device 2015-03-10 8,974,885 Structural element for reinforcing a fuselage of an aircraft 2015-03-10 8,974,891 Thermal protection systems comprising flexible regions of inter-bonded lamina of ceramic matrix composite material and methods of forming the same 2015-03-10 8,975,560 Lip unit for an electrically deiced turbojet engine nacelle 2015-03-10 8,975,564 Aeroheating of sensor protected by integrating device seeker (Aspids) 2015-03-10 8,975,565 Integrated propulsion and attitude control system from a common pressure vessel for an interceptor 2015-03-10 8,975,566 Fin buzz system and method for assisting in unlocking a missile fin lock mechanism 2015-03-10 8,975,911 System for controlling at least one actuator of the cowlings of a turbojet engine thrust reverser 2015-03-10 8,976,043 Illuminated sidestick controller, such as an illuminated sidestick controller for use in aircraft 2015-03-10 8,976,440 Autonomous electrochromic assembly 2015-03-10 8,977,391 Spacecraft development testbed system 2015-03-10 8,977,410 Apparatus and method for controlling an unmanned vehicle 2015-03-10 8,978,264 Fuel cell system and method for drying of exhaust gas of a fuel cell system 2015-03-17 8,978,351 Integrated thermal management system and environmental control system for a gas turbine engine 2015-03-17 8,978,352 Apparatus and method for operating a gas turbine engine during windmilling 2015-03-17 8,978,703 Device for receiving liquids in aircraft and/or releasing liquids therefrom 2015-03-17 8,979,014 Multilayer board for acoustic insulation 2015-03-17 8,979,015 Anti-torque device with longitudinal thrust for a rotorcraft 2015-03-17 8,979,016 Methods and apparatus for vertical short takeoff and landing 2015-03-17 8,979,017 Device and system for propelling a passenger 2015-03-17 8,979,018 System and method for minimizing wave drag through bilaterally asymmetric design 2015-03-17 8,979,019 Aircraft taxi system including drive chain 2015-03-17 8,979,020 Mounting system for mounting engine nacelle components and associated method 2015-03-17 8,979,021 Hydraulic air bleed valve system 2015-03-17 8,979,022 Attachment bracket for landing gear 2015-03-17 8,979,023 Impact protection apparatus 2015-03-17 8,979,024 Skid landing gear and an aircraft provided with such landing gear 2015-03-17 8,979,025 Compact cargo lift for commercial aircraft 2015-03-17 8,979,026 Air compressor backing plate 2015-03-17 8,979,027 Wall installation system and method 2015-03-17 8,979,028 Anti-cross flow fuel vent system architecture 2015-03-17 8,979,029 System for carrying and dropping loads for a transport airplane 2015-03-17 8,979,030 Supply packs and methods and systems for manufacturing supply packs 2015-03-17 8,979,031 Aerial delivery system with munition adapter and latching release 2015-03-17 8,979,032 Methods and systems for retrieving personnel 2015-03-17 8,979,033 Gas gun launcher 2015-03-17 8,979,034 Sticky boom non-cooperative capture device 2015-03-17 8,979,035 Zero-shock separation system 2015-03-17 8,979,036 Electrical rudder control system for an aircraft 2015-03-17 8,979,056 Cabin air compressor support bracket 2015-03-17 8,979,495 Control system and method for rotor assembly 2015-03-17 8,981,265 Electric circuit and sensor for detecting arcing and a transparency having the circuit and sensor 2015-03-17 8,983,455 Apparatus for distributed airborne wireless communications 2015-03-17 8,983,682 Unlocking mobile-device and/or unmanned aerial vehicle capability in an emergency situation 2015-03-17 8,983,686 System aboard an aircraft 2015-03-17 8,983,712 Method and system for detecting pushrod faults 2015-03-17 8,984,855 Rotating inlet cowl for a turbine engine, comprising an eccentric forward end 2015-03-24 8,984,938 Methods and systems for wind detection 2015-03-24 8,985,498 Stratosphere tethered photovoltaic power platform 2015-03-24 8,985,499 Stratosphere tethered platform for multiple uses 2015-03-24 8,985,500 Method of minimizing the attitude hump phenomenon and a rotary wing aircraft provided with stabilizer means therefor 2015-03-24 8,985,501 Vibration control system 2015-03-24 8,985,502 Aircraft provided with a device for reducing vibration, and a method therefor 2015-03-24 8,985,503 Aircraft stabilization systems and methods of modifying an aircraft with the same 2015-03-24 8,985,504 Elevon control system 2015-03-24 8,985,505 Aircraft landing gear 2015-03-24 8,985,506 Air intake for aircraft nacelle, and propulsion assembly including such air intake 2015-03-24 8,985,507 Gas turbine engine nacelle having a symmetric flowpath and design method thereof 2015-03-24 8,985,508 Suspension assembly for an aircraft turbojet engine 2015-03-24 8,985,509 Assembly for mounting a turbine engine to a pylon 2015-03-24 8,985,510 Tie rod lock 2015-03-24 8,985,511 Method of positioning landing gear 2015-03-24 8,985,512 Aircraft, fuselages, and associated methods 2015-03-24 8,985,513 Honeycomb cores with splice joints and methods of assembling honeycomb cores 2015-03-24 8,985,514 Composite structural panels and aircraft fuselages 2015-03-24 8,985,515 Multi-directional load joint system 2015-03-24 8,985,516 Reducing risk of disbonding in areas of differing strain 2015-03-24 8,985,517 Passive cooling of transmission using mast mounted heat pipes 2015-03-24 8,985,518 Air guiding means for a dispenser 2015-03-24 8,985,519 Load-carrying system for transport aeroplane 2015-03-24 8,985,520 Method of improved distribution over the surface of a parachute canopy 2015-03-24 8,985,521 Device for generating resistive torque 2015-03-24 8,985,676 Vehicle component comprising a flow guiding element 2015-03-24 8,985,953 Rotor provided with a device for protecting it against lightning, and an aircraft provided with such a rotor 2015-03-24 8,986,816 Decorative decal system for an aircraft 2015-03-24 8,989,923 Navigation performance specification 2015-03-24 8,989,924 Altitude estimator for a rotary-wing drone with multiple rotors 2015-03-24 8,989,925 Method and apparatus for conversion of GPS heading data for use by electronic flight director 2015-03-24 8,991,151 Actuator system for a mobile panel of a nacelle of a turbojet 2015-03-31 8,991,740 Vehicle with aerial and ground mobility 2015-03-31 8,991,741 Convertiplane 2015-03-31 8,991,742 Asymmetrical single main rotor unmanned aerial vehicle 2015-03-31 8,991,743 Helicopter with blade-tip thrusters and annular centrifugal fuel supply tank and concentric cabin and fuselage 2015-03-31 8,991,744 Rotor-mast-tilting apparatus and method for optimized crossing of natural frequencies 2015-03-31 8,991,745 Rotor-mast-tilting apparatus and method for lower flapping loads 2015-03-31 8,991,747 Aircraft stabilization systems and methods of modifying an aircraft with the same 2015-03-31 8,991,748 Solid lubricated blade pitch control system for use within a compressed airstream of a reaction driven rotorcraft 2015-03-31 8,991,749 Device for reducing noise from jet-pylon interactions on jet engines 2015-03-31 8,991,750 Modular miniature unmanned aircraft with vectored thrust control 2015-03-31 8,991,751 Long endurance vertical takeoff and landing aircraft 2015-03-31 8,991,752 Apparatus for pre-rotating aircraft tires 2015-03-31 8,991,753 Method of positioning landing gear 2015-03-31 8,991,754 Anchoring harpoon intended in particular for an aircraft and anchoring system including one such harpoon 2015-03-31 8,991,755 Swing down mount for helicopter and method for operating same 2015-03-31 8,991,756 Small diameter pressure structure commercial aircraft crew rest 2015-03-31 8,991,757 Self-supporting cabin structural segment 2015-03-31 8,991,758 Unmanned aerial vehicle 2015-03-31 8,991,759 Rear fuselage of an aircraft 2015-03-31 8,991,760 Mobile energy attenuating seat and safety harness for aircraft 2015-03-31 8,991,761 Actuating mechanism for a vent door 2015-03-31 8,991,762 Wing/fuselage connection of an aircraft 2015-03-31 8,991,763 De-icing and/or anti-icing system for the leading edge of an aircraft wing 2015-03-31 8,991,764 Landing device for a space probe, and landing method for a probe provided with such a device 2015-03-31 8,991,765 Satellite predictive avoidance system 2015-03-31 8,991,766 Dispersed space based laser weapon and power generator 2015-03-31 8,991,767 Control surfaces for use with high speed vehicles, and associated systems and methods 2015-03-31 8,991,768 Highly efficient transonic laminar flow wing 2015-03-31 8,991,769 Two-dimensional morphing structure for wing 2015-03-31 8,991,770 Helicopter control stick support assembly 2015-03-31 8,991,771 Piloting device for piloting an aircraft having a protected force sensor 2015-03-31 8,992,108 Self-driven articulation and self-regulated articulated assembly 2015-03-31 8,992,279 Flying toy figure 2015-03-31 8,992,280 Flying toy figure 2015-03-31 8,993,948 Rolling vehicle having collar with passively controlled ailerons 2015-03-31 8,994,392 Method of detecting a fault with the means for de-icing a probe for measuring a physical parameter 2015-03-31 8,995,131 Heat transfer system for aircraft structures 2015-03-31 8,996,205 Method for regulating the torque of a control surface actuator with a controlled angular position on an aircraft with mechanical flight control 2015-03-31 8,997,451 Engine and pod assembly for an aircraft, equipped with an anti-icing device including a source of radiation and pulse control unit connected to the source of radiation 2015-04-07 8,997,494 Gas turbine engine fan blade airfoil profile 2015-04-07 8,997,654 Guided munition 2015-04-07 8,997,780 Fuel float valve 2015-04-07 8,998,124 Aircraft with electrically conductive nanocoating 2015-04-07 8,998,125 Method and apparatus for in-flight blade folding 2015-04-07 8,998,126 Lift generating device 2015-04-07 8,998,127 Pre-landing, rotor-spin-up apparatus and method 2015-04-07 8,998,128 Umbrella valves to inflate bladder in balloon envelope 2015-04-07 8,998,129 Landing gear 2015-04-07 8,998,130 Self-aligning inlet plenum system for rotorcraft 2015-04-07 8,998,131 Differential throttling control enhancement 2015-04-07 8,998,132 Aerodynamic wing load distribution control 2015-04-07 8,998,133 Landing gear system 2015-04-07 8,998,134 Fiber-reinforced, composite, structural member exhibiting non-linear strain-to-failure and method of making same 2015-04-07 8,998,135 Translating equipment rack system 2015-04-07 8,998,136 Aircraft waste bin extractor 2015-04-07 8,998,137 Connecting element and fastening arrangement for seat rails in an aircraft 2015-04-07 8,998,138 Seating installation for a passenger vehicle 2015-04-07 8,998,139 Aircraft passenger seating arrangement 2015-04-07 8,998,140 Window of aircraft, closing member for opening and gasket seal 2015-04-07 8,998,141 Aircraft hatch emergency opening actuator including opening delay means 2015-04-07 8,998,142 Device for linking a stringer and a frame of an aircraft structure 2015-04-07 8,998,143 Aerodynamic fairing device, aircraft component arrangement with an aerodynamic fairing device and method for installing such a fairing part 2015-04-07 8,998,144 Thermal insulation barrier for an aircraft de-icing heater 2015-04-07 8,998,145 Parachute package and components thereof 2015-04-07 8,998,146 Spacecraft momentum unload and station-keeping techniques 2015-04-07 8,998,687 Multi functional supply profile 2015-04-07 8,999,097 Fabrication and installation of preformed dielectric inserts for lightning strike protection 2015-04-07 9,000,340 System and method for tracking and guiding at least one object 2015-04-07 9,000,605 Lighter-than-air craft for energy-producing turbines 2015-04-07 9,002,484 System and method for deforming surfaces 2015-04-07 9,002,542 Method and device for detecting piloting conflicts between the crew and the autopilot of an aircraft 2015-04-07 9,002,543 Situation aftermath management system and method 2015-04-07 9,003,589 Floor of a dome module as an interface between an air passenger bridge or air passenger stairs and an airplane 2015-04-14 9,003,760 Acoustic processing panel, more particularly adapted for an air intake in an aircraft nacelle 2015-04-14 9,003,770 Nacelle rear assembly for turbojet engine 2015-04-14 9,003,810 Aircraft cover including means for limiting the scoop phenomena of pneumatic type 2015-04-14 9,003,914 Device for generating return forces for sticks such as aircraft control sticks 2015-04-14 9,003,943 Object-focussed decision support 2015-04-14 9,004,393 Supersonic hovering air vehicle 2015-04-14 9,004,394 Mission-adaptive rotor blade with circulation control 2015-04-14 9,004,395 Drive system for helicopters 2015-04-14 9,004,396 Skyteboard quadcopter and method 2015-04-14 9,004,397 Autonomous stratospheric unmanned airship 2015-04-14 9,004,398 Balloon with deflation and maneuvering port 2015-04-14 9,004,399 Nacelle flow assembly 2015-04-14 9,004,400 Method of controlling a buoyancy system for an aircraft, a buoyancy system implementing said method, and an aircraft 2015-04-14 9,004,401 Electrical actuator incorporating a free play mechanism to eliminate force fighting 2015-04-14 9,004,402 Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft 2015-04-14 9,004,403 Container for a supply unit, oxygen supply device and passenger supply unit and system of an arrangement of a number of containers 2015-04-14 9,004,404 Aerodynamic sealing member for aircraft 2015-04-14 9,004,405 Load introducing element 2015-04-14 9,004,406 Aircraft wing box joint 2015-04-14 9,004,407 Anti-icing system and method for preventing ice accumulation 2015-04-14 9,004,408 Inclination vector control with continuous or quasi-continuous maneuvers 2015-04-14 9,004,409 Extendable antenna reflector deployment techniques 2015-04-14 9,004,410 Deployable boom for collecting electromagnetic energy 2015-04-14 9,004,411 Mechanical control mixer and method therefor 2015-04-14 9,004,469 Space shuttle damping and isolating device 2015-04-14 9,004,599 Seat module for an aircraft passenger 2015-04-14 9,006,119 Composite material, a structural element comprised of the composite material, an airplane wing spar and their methods of production 2015-04-14 9,006,628 Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same 2015-04-14 9,007,236 Portable system for emergency landing helicopters 2015-04-14 9,008,871 Aircraft landing gear monitoring apparatus 2015-04-14 9,008,892 System, method, and apparatus for scheduling aircraft maintenance events 2015-04-14 9,010,084 Aircraft nacelle including an optimised acoustic processing system 2015-04-21 9,010,204 Torque limiter in particular for an actuator of the nacelle of an aircraft turbojet engine 2015-04-21 9,010,678 Rapid deployment air and water vehicle 2015-04-21 9,010,679 Hybrid spherical and thrust bearing 2015-04-21 9,010,680 Pylon for attaching a gas turbine engine 2015-04-21 9,010,681 Nacelle for an aircraft engine 2015-04-21 9,010,682 Method and system for emergency landing of a vehicle 2015-04-21 9,010,683 Rail recovery system for aircraft 2015-04-21 9,010,684 Automated inspection of soft-tooled hollow structure 2015-04-21 9,010,685 Guiding mechanism for opening and closing a cargo door of an aircraft, aircraft with such a guiding mechanism and method for opening and closing a cargo door of an aircraft 2015-04-21 9,010,686 Module for an aircraft 2015-04-21 9,010,687 Insulating blanket for an aircraft and assembly integrating such a blanket 2015-04-21 9,010,688 Structural joint having continuous skin with inside and outside stringers 2015-04-21 9,010,689 Fluid dynamic vent dam 2015-04-21 9,010,690 Airborne recovery system for aircraft with disabled landing gear 2015-04-21 9,010,691 Parachute deployment system 2015-04-21 9,010,692 High-lift device, wing, and noise reduction structure for high-lift device 2015-04-21 9,010,693 Collapsible wing and unmanned aircraft system including collapsible wing 2015-04-21 9,011,616 Optimizing the shape of a composite structure 2015-04-21 9,012,822 Missile guidance 2015-04-21 9,012,823 Vehicle having a nanocomposite optical ceramic dome 2015-04-21 9,012,824 Low-heat-transfer interface between metal parts 2015-04-21 9,012,825 Systems and methods for retaining and deploying canards 2015-04-21 9,013,055 Kite system for generating electricity 2015-04-21 9,013,328 Electrically activated latch for aircraft stowage bins 2015-04-21 9,013,332 Laser-based supercooled large drop icing condition detection system 2015-04-21 9,014,840 Integrated cargo loading system architecture 2015-04-21 9,014,877 Aircraft with a control device 2015-04-21 9,014,967 Airdrop controller system 2015-04-21 9,014,983 Platform, systems, and methods for obtaining shore and near shore environmental data via crowdsourced sensor network 2015-04-21 9,016,042 Reinforcement members for aircraft propulsion system components configured to address delamination of the inner fixed structure 2015-04-28 9,016,068 Mid-turbine frame with oil system mounts 2015-04-28 9,016,278 Regulation valve for a life support system 2015-04-28 9,016,279 Oxygen supply system intended in particular for the flight crew of an aircraft 2015-04-28 9,016,301 Conduit protection system and method 2015-04-28 9,016,430 Anchoring of septums in acoustic honeycomb 2015-04-28 9,016,551 Method and apparatus to construct metal securement member for an aircraft 2015-04-28 9,016,615 Lightning and corrosion protection arrangement in an aircraft structural component 2015-04-28 9,016,616 Flying object 2015-04-28 9,016,617 Unmanned aerial vehicle and operations thereof 2015-04-28 9,016,619 Flapping flying robot 2015-04-28 9,016,620 Aircraft landing gear arrangement and a nose landing gear assembly 2015-04-28 9,016,621 Inverting wing propulsion system 2015-04-28 9,016,622 Flight system for a constant volume, variable buoyancy air vehicle 2015-04-28 9,016,623 Jam protection and alleviation for control surface linkage mechanisms 2015-04-28 9,016,624 Aircraft cabin bin retrofit 2015-04-28 9,016,625 Reconfigurable floorboard system 2015-04-28 9,016,626 Convertible monuments 2015-04-28 9,016,627 System and method for providing an integrated user interface system at a seat 2015-04-28 9,016,628 Methods and apparatus for reducing noise in reinforced skin structures 2015-04-28 9,016,629 Combined pressure and thermal window system for space vehicles 2015-04-28 9,016,630 Control system for dimmable windows 2015-04-28 9,016,631 Multi-purpose hatch system 2015-04-28 9,016,632 Method and system for weakening shock wave strength at leading edge surfaces of vehicle in supersonic atmospheric flight 2015-04-28 9,016,633 Electromechanical actuator (EMA) heat sink integrated de-icing system 2015-04-28 9,016,634 Payload cut-down mechanism 2015-04-28 9,016,635 Terminator tape satellite deorbit module 2015-04-28 9,016,636 Slat support assembly 2015-04-28 9,016,637 High-positioned 3-position variable camber krueger 2015-04-28 9,016,638 Aircraft flap system and associated method 2015-04-28 9,017,219 Systems and methods for aircraft braking and taxiing 2015-04-28 9,017,510 Method and apparatus for fabricating large scale integrated airfoils 2015-04-28 9,017,511 Aircraft protection device 2015-04-28 9,018,572 Rocket propelled payload with divert control system within nose cone 2015-04-28 9,019,719 Electrical devices module for an avionics bay 2015-04-28 9,021,903 Linear actuator 2015-05-05 9,021,932 Aircraft store ejector system 2015-05-05 9,022,033 Adaptable oxygen regulator system and method with an electronic control device 2015-05-05 9,022,208 Freight loading system and method for controlling a plurality of freight handling devices 2015-05-05 9,022,311 Active aircraft pylon noise control system 2015-05-05 9,022,312 Fly-in landing pad for lift-fan aircraft 2015-05-05 9,022,313 Rotor unloading apparatus and method 2015-05-05 9,022,314 Torsionally stiff rotorcraft control apparatus and method 2015-05-05 9,022,315 Wind turbine generator installation by airship 2015-05-05 9,022,316 System and method for failsafe operation of aircraft ground movement system 2015-05-05 9,022,317 Towbarless airplane tug 2015-05-05 9,022,318 Hydraulic drive, hydraulic supply device, airplane with a hydraulic supply device and method for configuring a hydraulic supply device 2015-05-05 9,022,319 Condenser ice removal for environmental control system 2015-05-05 9,022,320 Aircraft passenger suite with combination bed 2015-05-05 9,022,321 Decompression arrangement for an aircraft including a bi-directional flap 2015-05-05 9,022,322 Remotely-controlled emergency aerial vehicle 2015-05-05 9,022,323 Salvaging and braking device for objects flying freely in space 2015-05-05 9,022,324 Coordination of aerial vehicles through a central server 2015-05-05 9,022,462 Stowable aircraft cabin attendant seat 2015-05-05 9,022,708 Seat fixing device 2015-05-05 9,024,238 Ground surface reconnaissance projectile 2015-05-05 9,026,274 Method of controlling an electric propulsion system 2015-05-05 9,026,325 Motor controller with externally adjustable power rate constraints 2015-05-05 9,027,702 Synthetic jet muffler 2015-05-12 9,027,708 Aircraft turbojet engine nacelle air intake maintenance trolley 2015-05-12 9,027,873 System and method for vibration control in a rotorcraft using an adaptive reference model algorithm 2015-05-12 9,027,874 Tendon routing at envelope apex 2015-05-12 9,027,875 Pylon arrangement for open structure 2015-05-12 9,027,876 Device for suspending a turbine engine from an airplane 2015-05-12 9,027,877 Filling apparatus for high-altitude balloons 2015-05-12 9,027,878 Aircraft landing gear including a fairing 2015-05-12 9,027,879 Modular adaptive configured helicopter 2015-05-12 9,027,880 Screen for a passenger cabin 2015-05-12 9,027,881 Composite material structure and aircraft wing provided therewith 2015-05-12 9,027,882 Airframe of aircraft, panel assembly for aircraft 2015-05-12 9,027,883 Aircraft fairing 2015-05-12 9,027,884 Method for making a nacelle de-icing element 2015-05-12 9,027,885 Nitrogen gas system with diverter valve 2015-05-12 9,027,886 High altitude escape pod 2015-05-12 9,027,887 Method of controlling the attitude of a satellite and an attitude-controlled satellite 2015-05-12 9,027,888 System and method for measurement of angular orientation of aerospace platforms 2015-05-12 9,027,889 Modular core structure for dual-manifest spacecraft launch 2015-05-12 9,027,890 Translating cable device sealing 2015-05-12 9,027,976 Multi-purpose tactical pendant hook 2015-05-12 9,031,717 Management system for aircraft 2015-05-12 9,031,718 Aircraft and control method therefor 2015-05-12 9,031,817 Method for designing a natural laminar flow wing of a supersonic aircraft 2015-05-12 9,031,818 Adaptive multiple shooting optimization method for determining optimal spacecraft trajectories 2015-05-12 9,032,706 Composite fan case with integral containment zone 2015-05-19 9,033,272 Arrangement and aircraft or spacecraft 2015-05-19 9,033,273 Integrated aircraft ground navigation control system 2015-05-19 9,033,274 Balloon altitude control using density adjustment and/or volume adjustment 2015-05-19 9,033,275 Aircraft undercarriage 2015-05-19 9,033,276 Telescoping landing leg system 2015-05-19 9,033,277 Counterbalance mechanism for bottom-hinged aircraft fuselage doors 2015-05-19 9,033,278 Device for accommodating objects, trolley, method for manufacturing a trolley, as well as transport means 2015-05-19 9,033,279 Baggage holder for an aircraft and aircraft having the baggage holder 2015-05-19 9,033,280 Carrier for space craft 2015-05-19 9,033,281 Remote controlled aerial reconnaissance vehicle 2015-05-19 9,033,282 Wing tip device 2015-05-19 9,033,283 Passive adaptive structures 2015-05-19 9,033,284 Integrated seat mounted inceptor 2015-05-19 9,033,297 Cabin air compressor support bracket 2015-05-19 9,033,412 Safety seat and method for reducing stress on an occupant of a motor vehicle 2015-05-19 9,034,453 Reinforced aircraft fuselage panel and method of manufacture 2015-05-19 9,035,226 Control system with regenerative heat system 2015-05-19 9,035,801 Flight deck lighting for information display 2015-05-19 9,037,392 Airport surface collision-avoidance system (ASCAS) 2015-05-19 9,037,410 Method and device for creating an aircraft flight plan 2015-05-19 9,038,363 Electric de-icing device and related monitoring system 2015-05-26 9,038,938 UAV kit 2015-05-26 9,038,939 Method of controlling a group of engines, and an aircraft 2015-05-26 9,038,940 Rotor configuration for reaction drive rotor system 2015-05-26 9,038,941 Towable autogyro system having repositionable mast responsive to center of gratvity calculations 2015-05-26 9,038,942 Passive torque balancing in a high-frequency oscillating system 2015-05-26 9,038,943 Safety aileron system 2015-05-26 9,038,944 Electromechanical actuator for an aircraft control surface, and an aircraft provided with such an actuator 2015-05-26 9,038,945 Integrated aircraft galley system 2015-05-26 9,038,946 Space efficient lavatory module for commercial aircraft 2015-05-26 9,038,947 Floor for an aircraft cargo compartment and method for the assembly thereof 2015-05-26 9,038,948 Headrest assembly 2015-05-26 9,038,949 Radio frequency shielding system 2015-05-26 9,038,950 Arrangement of aerodynamic auxiliary surfaces for an aircraft 2015-05-26 9,038,951 Coupling assembly 2015-05-26 9,038,952 Attachment devices for rotorcraft front windshield 2015-05-26 9,038,953 Aircraft thermal insulation 2015-05-26 9,038,954 Refueling boom disconnection system 2015-05-26 9,038,955 Fuel transfer system controlled by float valves 2015-05-26 9,038,956 Devices configured to provide pre-launch support of kites 2015-05-26 9,038,957 Systems and methods for providing energy to support missions in near earth space 2015-05-26 9,038,958 Method and apparatus for contingency guidance of a CMG-actuated spacecraft 2015-05-26 9,038,959 Space debris remover 2015-05-26 9,038,960 Absorbent dome for a radiating collector tube 2015-05-26 9,038,961 Method for simulating the movement behaviour of a fluid in a closed, moving container 2015-05-26 9,038,962 System and method for aircraft incident mitigation 2015-05-26 9,038,963 Split spiroid 2015-05-26 9,038,964 Control surface assembly 2015-05-26 9,039,210 Variable length light shield for an electro-optical sensor within a nose cone 2015-05-26 9,040,821 Aircraft cable routing harness 2015-05-26 9,040,885 Trajectory modification of a spinning projectile 2015-05-26 9,040,886 Adaptive aerodynamic control system for projectile maneuvering 2015-05-26 9,043,050 Programmable reverse thrust detent system and method 2015-05-26 9,102,402 Landing gear, an aircraft, and a method 2015-08-11 9,199,733 Invertible aircraft 2015-12-01 [patfthdr. 2012-08-07 [US 2019-10-22
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