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| 1 | 10866065 | Drone-assisted systems and methods of calculating a ballistic solution for a projectile | A drone-assisted ballistic system is provided. The ballistic system may include a plurality of mobile devices, a ballistic computer, and a data interface. Each mobile device may be operable to gather wind data along or adjacent to a flight path of a projectile to a target, each mobile device measuring at least wind speed and wind direction. The ballistic system may include at least one static device operable to gather wind data at or near a launch or firing position. The ballistic computer may be in data communication with the plurality of mobile devices to receive the wind data. The ballistic computer may be configured to calculate a wind compensation value for the projectile based on the wind data. The data interface may be in data communication with the ballistic computer to output the wind compensation value to a user in real-time. | Daniel Baumgartner (Beverly Hills, CA) | --- | 2020-03-18 | 2020-12-15 | F41G3/08, B64C39/02, F41G3/00 | 16/822925 |
| 2 | 10860100 | AR glasses with predictive control of external device based on event input | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes predictive control of external device based on an event input. | Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA), John D. Haddick (Mill Valley, CA), Robert Michael Lohse (Palo Alto, CA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2017-02-15 | 2020-12-08 | G06F3/0481, G06F3/02, G06F3/01, G06F3/0488, G02B27/01, G06F3/0346, G06F3/16, G06F1/16, G06F3/0354, G06F13/00, G06T19/00 | 15/433757 |
| 3 | 10852540 | AR glasses with event and user action control of external applications | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event and user action control of external applications. | Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA), John D. Haddick (Mill Valley, CA), Robert Michael Lohse (Palo Alto, CA), Charles Cella (Pembroke, MA), Robert J. Nortrup (Frenchtown, NJ), Edward H. Nortrup (Stoneham, MA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2018-09-05 | 2020-12-01 | G06F3/01, G06F3/00, G06Q30/02, G02B27/00, G02B27/01, G06F1/16 | 16/121901 |
| 4 | 10852445 | Unmanned aerial vehicle communication method and device and unmanned aerial vehicle | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication method and device and a UAV are disclosed. The method comprises: acquiring position information of the UAV and position information of a ground station, wherein the ground station and the UAV are communicated wirelessly, determining a distance between the UAV and the ground station according to the position information of the UAV and the position information of the ground station, determining an operating mode of a power amplifier on the UAV according to the distance and a preset distance judgment rule, wherein the distance judgment rule stores correspondences between distance thresholds and operating modes of the power amplifier, and sending a control signal corresponding to the operating mode to the power amplifier, controlling the power amplifier to select a gain parameter threshold corresponding to the operating mode according to the control signal and to perform power amplification of a RF transmitting signal according to the gain parameter threshold, and sending the amplified signal to the ground station. | Jian Zhu (Weifang, CN), Xiangdong Zhang (Weifang, CN), Zhenyu Yu (Weifang, CN), Zhiping Luo (Weifang, CN), Dong Yan (Weifang, CN) | Goertek Inc. (Weifang, CN) | 2018-06-08 | 2020-12-01 | G01S19/42, H04W4/02, H04B1/04, B64C39/02, H04B7/185, G08G5/00, G01S19/07, G01S19/41, H04W4/40, G05D1/00 | 16/095876 |
| 5 | 10800588 | Methods, devices, and systems for secure transport of materials | Methods, devices, and systems for the secure transport of material are provided. A transported material may be a biological material, such as a biological sample. Material is only transferred to a courier having a unique, single-use authorization code. Authorization codes are provided to a courier only upon arrival at a proper location and at a designated time. Courier identification or code confirmation or authorization may also be required. Identification or other confirmation regarding a custodian, material to be transferred, or both, may be required. Courier images, custodian images, or both, may be required. An authorization code may include a bar code, a number, a letter, or other symbol or code. An authorization code, an image, route information, and other information may be communicated by cell-phone, WiFi, Bluetooth, or other link. Transport containers with temperature sensors and communication links, and storage containers with light sensors, memory, and communication links are provided. | Sunny Balwani (Palo Alto, CA) | Labrador Diagnostics Llc (Wilmington, DE) | 2015-09-25 | 2020-10-13 | B65D81/18, G06Q10/08, B65D81/38, G06Q30/00 | 14/865603 |
| 6 | 10759539 | Heat exchanger for mitigating ice formation on an aircraft | A system comprises a heat source. The system also comprises a bladder comprising opposing thin-walled sheets and a fluid flow conduit defined between the opposing thin-walled sheets. The fluid flow conduit comprises an inlet and an outlet. The system further comprises a first fluid line coupled to the heat source and the inlet of the bladder. The system additionally comprises a second fluid line coupled to the heat source and the outlet of the bladder. The system also comprises fluid flowable through the first fluid line from the heat source to the inlet, from the inlet through the fluid flow conduit to the outlet, and through the second fluid line from the outlet to the heat source. | Jeffrey H. Knapp (Hood River, OR), Chad N. Blundell (White Salmon, WA), Mason A. Giovannoni (Trout Lake, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-03-30 | 2020-09-01 | B64D15/02, H05K7/20, H01M8/0267, H01M8/04007, F28F3/12, F02C7/14, F28D21/00 | 15/941661 |
| 7 | 10707961 | Adaptive communication system | Described herein is a satellite communications system that includes: two or more satellites using laser communications, and a communications relay aircraft adapted for flying at altitudes above clouds. The communications relay aircraft includes: a laser communications module to communicate with the satellite using laser communication and a Radio Frequency (RF) communications module to communicate with RF equipment at or near ground level using cloud-penetrating RF communications. The RF communications module is configured to take data received as laser communication and generate a corresponding RF transmission containing the data. The laser communications module is configured to take data received as RF communication and to generate a corresponding laser transmission containing the data. | Andrew E. Turner (Mountain View, CA), Douglas Burr (San Jose, CA) | Space Systems/Loral, Llc (Palo Alto, CA) | 2017-09-20 | 2020-07-07 | H04B10/00, H04B10/118, H04B10/516, H04B7/195, H04B7/185 | 15/710740 |
| 8 | 10705131 | Method and apparatus for locating faults in overhead power transmission lines | The preferred embodiments relate to power engineering and can be used for locating faults in overhead power transmission lines. A method for locating faults in overhead power transmission lines includes installing, on a lightning-protector cable or power conductor, an apparatus for locating faults in overhead power transmission lines, controlling the movement of the apparatus, controlling the operation of apparatuses for inspecting the overhead power transmission lines, and receiving, processing and analyzing data produced by those apparatuses. Furthermore, the placement and control of the movement of the fault-locating apparatus are carried out with the aid of a helicopter-type aircraft. The apparatus for locating faults in overhead power transmission lines comprises a control system, apparatuses for inspecting the overhead power transmission lines, and a drive system, wherein the apparatus additionally comprises a helicopter-type aircraft. | Lubov Olegovna Vinogradova (Ekaterinburg, RU), Vadim Aleksandrovich Krivorotov (Zarechny, RU), Alexander Viktorovich Lemekh (Ekaterinburg, RU), Viacheslav Andreyevich Tretyakov (Goeppingen, DE), Arnold Georgiyevich Shastin (Zarechny, RU) | Obschestvo S Ogranichennoj Otvetstvennostyu "Laboratoriya Buduschego" (Ekaterinburg, RU) | 2014-03-12 | 2020-07-07 | G01R31/08, B64D47/00, H02G1/02 | 15/116349 |
| 9 | 10701448 | Video delivery method for delivering videos captured from a plurality of viewpoints, video reception method, server, and terminal device | A terminal and method for receiving a video delivery of a video signal are provided. The method includes receiving, from a server, the video signal for successively replaying a set of videos selected from among a plurality of videos. The selected videos are respectively selected for each of a plurality of periods in accordance with rating values of the plurality of videos. The rating values are given by a plurality of users. The plurality of videos is obtained by taking an identical scene from a plurality of different viewpoints over a plurality of successive periods. The method further includes successively replaying the selected videos in accordance with the video signal, displaying any video among the plurality of videos, and further displaying when any subject is selected by a user from among a plurality of subjects included in the displayed video, a menu for rating the selected subject. | Toshiyasu Sugio (Osaka, JP), Toru Matsunobu (Osaka, JP), Junichi Fujihira (Kanagawa, JP), Natsuki Nagamori (Kanagawa, JP), Seiji Higuchi (Tokyo, JP) | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) | 2018-06-04 | 2020-06-30 | H04N21/475, H04N21/432, H04N21/234, H04N21/466, H04N21/25, G06K9/00, G06K9/32, H04N21/218 | 15/997022 |
| 10 | 10669024 | Unmanned aerial vehicle, control system and method thereof, and unmanned aerial vehicle landing control method | An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a fuselage, a power device connected to the fuselage, and a control device disposed at the fuselage and electrically connected with the power device. The control device is configured to control the power device to switch an operating mode of the power device to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly in air or navigate on a water surface. | Mingyu Wang (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-01-02 | 2020-06-02 | B64C39/02, B64C25/56, G05D1/06, G05D1/10 | 15/860113 |
| 11 | 10560180 | Ground radio station (GRS) apparatus and radio station apparatus included in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) | A ground radio station (GRS) apparatus and a radio station apparatus included in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided. The GRS apparatus may include an antenna configured to transmit and receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, an RF and/or intermediate frequency (IF) (RF/IF) chain configured to perform a conversion between the RF signal and a baseband signal, a baseband transceiving processor configured to transmit and receive the baseband signal, and a BB-IF interface configured to map the baseband signal to the RF/IF chain or the baseband transceiving processor. | Kwang Jae Lim (Daejeon, KR), Hee Wook Kim (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2017-05-19 | 2020-02-11 | H04B7/185 | 15/600044 |
| 12 | 10552785 | Package bidding delivery location determination | A method and system for determining implementing a bidding based product delivery determination process is provided. The method includes presenting a product for purchase via a bidding process. Packages including the product are pre-loaded on delivery vehicles for delivery within geographical zones including maximum travel distances. Monetary bids for the product are received from users with respect to the delivery vehicles and a user submitting a highest monetary bid is identified. In response, a first delivery vehicle is directed to a location of the user. A profit sharing process with respect to the users and an entity providing the product is enabled. | Sasikanth Eda (Pune, IN), Deepak R. Ghuge (Sangamer, IN), Sandeep R. Patil (Pune, IN), Gandhi Sivakumar (Bentleigh, AU) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-06-30 | 2020-02-04 | G06Q10/08, G06Q30/08, G06Q30/02 | 15/198037 |
| 13 | 10551205 | Activity based resource management system | The invention discloses a vehicle management system which is energy centric. The system may be configured to operate on a terrestrial vehicle, a nautical or on an aerial vehicle. It is configured to allow a user input a route comprising legs, each leg associated with an activity and an energy consumption mode. The system captures parameters from sensors or sensor emulators to compute a position of the vehicle and a predicted energy consumption per leg. The system comprises a display unit which associates graphically the activities, their energy consumptions and their duration. It allows the user to simulate what-if scenarios, to continuously visualize the impact of modifications of some of the parameters of energy consumption on an energy/time/range budget. The invention discloses a vehicle energy management system wherein the simulation capability is configured to display the time spent on each activity in a scale which is commensurate to the energy consumption. The invention also discloses a vehicle energy management system wherein estimated variables which impact the energy consumption may be acquired by the system to validate the conditions under which the mission performed by the vehicle will be feasible. The invention may be adapted to other applications than vehicle energy management like project planning and electronic devices energy management, among other result oriented/resource constrained activities. | Helene Gaspard-Boulinc (Toulouse, FR), Stephane Conversy (Toulouse, FR), Jean-Luc Vinot (Toulouse, FR), Mickael Loubriat (Toulouse, FR), Alexandre Duchevet (Toulouse, FR), Clement Dupont (Toulouse, FR), Matthieu Riedinger (Toulouse, FR), Matthieu Pujos (Toulouse, FR), Railane Benhacene (Toulouse, FR), Denis Louviot (Colomier, FR) | Ecole Nationale De L'aviation Civile (Toulouse, FR) | 2016-06-10 | 2020-02-04 | G01C21/34, G01S19/42, G08G5/00, G01C21/36, G01C23/00 | 15/580715 |
| 14 | 10540633 | Facility management unit that replenishes multiple manufacturing facilities with supplies, and production system | A facility management unit includes a facility information collection part, a supply replenishment determination part, an inventory information confirmation part, and a transport command part. The facility information collection part collects supply information indicating the consumption status of supplies for each manufacturing facility in real time. The supply replenishment determination part determines the presence or absence of manufacturing facilities that require replenishment with supplies and determines the order of replenishment with supplies for all the manufacturing facilities that require replenishment with supplies. The transport command part indicates a transport path, along which the supplies are sequentially transported from a storage facility to the manufacturing facilities according to the order of replenishment with supplies, to a transport facility. | Hiroaki Hyodo (Yamanashi, JP), Takenori Ono (Yamanashi, JP), Masaaki Shindou (Yamanashi, JP) | Fanuc Corporation (Yamanashi, JP) | 2017-04-12 | 2020-01-21 | G06Q10/08, G05B19/418 | 15/485311 |
| 15 | 10539787 | Head-worn adaptive display | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The optical assembly includes absorptive polarizers or anti-reflective coatings to reduce stray light. | John D. Haddick (Mill Valley, CA), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2016-03-16 | 2020-01-21 | G06F3/14, G06F3/01, G06F3/0354, G06F1/16, G02B27/01, G02B27/00, G06F3/03, G06F3/042, G06K9/00 | 15/071904 |
| 16 | 10528046 | Aircraft autopilot system and method, and an aircraft | An autopilot system comprising an onboard unit. The onboard unit has a plurality of sets of sensors that are redundant and mutually independent, together with a plurality of calculation channels, each calculation channel being connected to the sensors of one of the sets of sensors and receiving data coming from the sensors. A supervisor is connected to the sensors of a set of sensors, the supervisor having the function of coupling at most one of the calculation channels to the control members, the supervisor having the function of decoupling the coupled channel from the control members in the event that the current behavior of the aircraft departs from predetermined predicted behavior. | Thierry Vieux (Carry le Rouet, FR) | Airbus Helicopters (Marignane, FR) | 2018-02-08 | 2020-01-07 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/02 | 15/891498 |
| 17 | 10481599 | Methods and systems for controlling an object using a head-mounted display | Methods and systems for controlling an object using a head-mounted display. One head-mounted display includes a display projector. The head-mounted display further includes an eye tracking assembly configured to monitor an eye. The head-mounted display further includes an electronic processor coupled to the display projector and the eye tracking assembly. The electronic processor is configured to determine a depth of field measurement of the eye and determine that the depth of field measurement is greater than a predetermined distance. The electronic processor is further configured to control the display projector to project a virtual line in response to determining that the depth of field measurement is greater than the predetermined distance. The virtual line is projected such that a length of the virtual line corresponds to a range of measurable depth of field measurements of the eye. | Fabrice Saadoun (Jerusalem, IL), Dafna Langerman (Givataim, IL), Pavel Livshits (Modiin, IL) | Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Chicago, IL) | 2017-07-24 | 2019-11-19 | G06F3/01, G06F3/0346, G06F3/038, G05D1/10, G02B27/01, G05D1/00 | 15/658096 |
| 18 | 10429836 | Channel access method in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control and non-payload communication (CNPC) system | A channel access method in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control and non-payload communication (CNPC) system is provided. The channel access method may include setting an uplink frequency and a downlink frequency to each of a ground station and an airborne radio station, and performing, by the ground station and the airborne radio station, an initial access using the uplink frequency or the downlink frequency. | Tae Chul Hong (Seoul, KR), Hee Wook Kim (Daejeon, KR), Kwang Jae Lim (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2017-05-31 | 2019-10-01 | G08C17/00, H04W74/00, H04W72/04, G08C17/02, G05D1/00, H04N21/2347 | 15/609213 |
| 19 | 10410532 | Automatic real-time system and method for centralized air traffic control of aerial vehicles in urban environment | The invention discloses a centralized city-wide automatic real-time system and method for air traffic control of aerial vehicles (both manned and unmanned) in urban environment, wherein each air traffic control object includes a GPS/ADS-B equipment, transmitter and receiver for bi-directional communications with the central processing server unit. The aerial vehicles will be centrally controlled in the entire city in such a way that they will fly directly above existing paved roads in the city, through predetermined vertical altitude levels. By moving above the existing roads, the number of potential conflicts will be decreased. Major conflict zones could be defined at road intersections and areas surrounding road intersections. | David Myr (Jerusalem, IL) | Makor Issues and Rights Ltd. (Jerusalem, IL) | 2018-06-17 | 2019-09-10 | G01C21/34, G08G5/00, G08G5/06, G06F17/50, G08G5/04, B64C39/02 | 16/010470 |
| 20 | 10343775 | Method of using unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) as electromagnetic wave transmission relay station to realize self-recovery communication transmission functions of aerospace vehicle | A method of recovering communication transmission function of an aerospace vehicle. In operation, a remote control center receives, from a ground-based station, a request of recovering the communication transmission function of the aerospace vehicle being in operation and not on a ground. The request includes positioning information of the aerospace vehicle. In response to the request, the remote control center sends an instruction to an unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) in air. The UAV functions as an electromagnetic wave transmission relay station, and the instruction includes the positioning information of the aerospace vehicle. Thus, the UAV may track the aerospace vehicle according to the instruction, and establish a two-way communication between the remote control center and the aerospace vehicle via the UAV as the electromagnetic wave transmission relay station. Thus, the remote control center may perform recovery of the communication transmission function of the aerospace vehicle via the UAV. | Jessika Li-Juan Ko (Taipei, TW) | --- | 2017-08-04 | 2019-07-09 | B64C39/02, G05D1/00, H04L12/40 | 15/669232 |
| 21 | 10269253 | System and method of refining trajectories for aircraft | Systems and methods of refining trajectories for aircraft include a trajectory prediction module for predicting a set of four-dimensional trajectories for aircraft, and a constraint selector module for determining a set of constraints based on the set of four-dimensional trajectories. The trajectory can be refined by mapping values for a goal associated with the set of four-dimensional trajectories based on the determined set of constraints and estimating additional values for the goal based on the mapped values. | Szabolcs Andras Borgyos (Wyoming, MI) | Ge Aviation Systems Llc (Grand Rapids, MI) | 2015-07-16 | 2019-04-23 | G08G5/00 | 14/801494 |
| 22 | 10250318 | Process and machine for aircraft altitude control | Embodiments are described for a machine and process that include a computer code specially programmed on a non-transitory medium to change an altitude, of an aircraft that remains certified for flight by a pilot, such that the aircraft contains an altimeter having a fixed altimeter setting. The computer code may be configured to: receive an assigned altitude and a barometric pressure for a location of the aircraft, determine a differential between a height above mean sea level indicated on an altimeter using the new barometric pressure for the location of the aircraft and a height above mean sea level indicated on an altimeter based upon the fixed altimeter setting, modify, based upon the differential, a flight planned altitude for the aircraft, to create a pilotless altitude, send the pilotless altitude to the aircraft, and fly the aircraft at the assigned altitude via commanding flight at the pilotless altitude. | Brian Jay Tillotson (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-05-26 | 2019-04-02 | H04B7/185, G01C5/06, G01C5/00 | 15/606972 |
| 23 | 10207819 | Shooting device and unmanned aerial vehicle | The present invention discloses a shooting device and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The shooting device includes: a first reflector, a second reflector arranged to be opposite to a reflecting surface of the first reflector, a bracket, wherein the bracket includes: a connecting plate, a first rotating seat, which is fixedly connected with one end of the connecting plate in a rotatable manner and is used for clamping the first reflector, and a second rotating seat, which is fixedly connected with the other end of the connecting plate in the rotatable manner and is used for clamping the second reflector, driving parts, including a first driving part and a second driving part used for respectively driving the first rotating seat and the second rotating seat to rotate, and a camera arranged to be opposite to the reflecting surface of the second reflector. The technical problems of inconvenient control, low response speed, high requirements on lens and high cost of the shooting device for the unmanned aerial vehicle in the prior art are solved. | Guocheng Zhao (Wuhan, CN), Yong Wan (Wuhan, CN), Kai Zhang (Wuhan, CN) | Ewatt Technology Co., Ltd. (Wuhan, CN) | 2016-11-30 | 2019-02-19 | H04N7/18, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, G02B26/10, G03B15/00 | 15/364802 |
| 24 | 10196155 | Unmanned aerial delivery system | An unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system utilizes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to deliver packages between an initiation point and multiple delivery points at a raised elevation. The UAV flies between points in an organized manner, using logistical, maintenance and safety software, commands from a delivery organization, and guidance tools to coordinate deliveries. One advantage of the system is that the UAV engages the delivery points at a raised elevation, rather than the ground level. The UAV docks through an elevated structure at the delivery point for delivering the package and replenishing a power source. The package is conveyed from a docking end and through a central shaft of the elevated structure by means of an elevator. The package then travels to a lower structure, such as a house or office, for pickup. After completion of the delivery, the UAV replenishes its power source and/or continues on the delivery route. | Joseph Martin (Grand Island, NY) | --- | 2014-09-09 | 2019-02-05 | B64C39/02, A47G29/14, B64F1/00 | 14/481456 |
| 25 | 10180572 | AR glasses with event and user action control of external applications | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event and user action control of external applications. | Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA), John D. Haddick (San Rafael, CA), Robert Michael Lohse (Palo Alto, CA), Charles Cella (Pembroke, MA), Robert J. Nortrup (Frenchtown, NJ), Edward H. Nortrup (Stoneham, MA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2011-12-30 | 2019-01-15 | G06F3/048, G06F3/033, G06F3/14, G06Q30/02, G06F3/01, G06F3/00, G06F1/16, G02B27/01, G02B27/00 | 13/341818 |
| 26 | 10089893 | Method and system for determining a minimum-thrust synchronous descent and rejoining profile for an aircraft | A method for determining a minimum-thrust descent and rejoining profile in respect of a target point by an aircraft comprises a first step of computing an energy differential of the aircraft in the air .DELTA.E.sub.a between a first initial state of the aircraft at an initial geodesic point Qi and a second final state of the aircraft at the final arrival target point Qf. The method comprises a second step of adjusting an adjustable modelled profile of altitude h.sub.m (t) and of air speed Va.sub.m (t) of the aircraft with the aid of parameters so the adjusted modelled profile of altitude h (t) and of air speed Va (t) of the aircraft ensures the consumption of the variation of energy of the aircraft in the air .DELTA.E.sub.a in a fixed required timespan .DELTA.t.sub.required and a fixed required altitude variation t.sub.f-t.sub.i in the required time timespan, the aircraft operating permanently in an engine regime with constant and minimum thrust. The method comprises a third step of determining a lateral geodesic trajectory of the aircraft on the basis of the adjusted altitude profile h (t) , of the adjusted air speed profile Va (t) and of the knowledge of the speeds of the winds in the aircraft's scheduled geographical traversal zone. | Beno t Dacre-Wright (Toulouse, FR), Jerome Sacle (Toulouse, FR), Cedric D'Silva (Toulouse, FR) | Thales (Courbevoie, FR) | 2017-10-06 | 2018-10-02 | G05D1/06, G08G5/02, G08G5/00, G05D1/10, B64C39/02 | 15/727468 |
| 27 | 10084615 | Handover method and control transfer method | A handover method and a control transfer method are provided. A handover method of performing an inter-cell handover between a first ground station and a second ground station may include setting a first channel to the second ground station, measuring, by an airborne radio station, a second channel and reporting a measurement result to the first ground station, sending, by the first ground station, a handover request to at least one of a ground control station (GCS) or a control and non-payload communication (CNPC) network, determining, by the at least one of the GCS or the CNPC network, whether to perform a handover, and transmitting, by the at least one of the GCS or the CNPC network, a handover instruction to the airborne radio station based on a result of the determining. | Tae Chul Hong (Seoul, KR), Hee Wook Kim (Daejeon, KR), Kwang Jae Lim (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2017-05-30 | 2018-09-25 | H04L12/54, H04W36/08, H04W36/28, H04W36/16, H04W84/04, H04W72/04 | 15/607889 |
| 28 | 10015551 | Video delivery method for delivering videos captured from a plurality of viewpoints, video reception method, server, and terminal device | There is provided a video delivery method for a server that delivers to a terminal device a video signal based on a plurality of videos obtained by shooting an identical scene from a plurality of different viewpoints over a plurality of successive periods, the method including: selecting a selected video from among the plurality of videos for each of the plurality of periods in accordance with rating values of the plurality of videos, the rating values being given by a plurality of users, and transmitting to the terminal device the video signal for successively replaying a plurality of the selected videos respectively selected for the plurality of periods. | Toshiyasu Sugio (Osaka, JP), Toru Matsunobu (Osaka, JP), Junichi Fujihira (Kanagawa, JP), Natsuki Nagamori (Kanagawa, JP), Seiji Higuchi (Tokyo, JP) | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) | 2015-12-15 | 2018-07-03 | H04N21/475, H04N21/432, H04N21/218, G06K9/32, G06K9/00, H04N21/25, H04N21/466, H04N21/234 | 14/968949 |
| 29 | 9977429 | Methods and systems for positioning a camera in an incident area | Methods and systems of positioning a drone including a camera. One method includes generating, from a first image capture position of the drone, a first image or video having a first field of view. The method further includes determining a plurality of regions of interest, each of the plurality of regions of interest located within a predetermined area and having an associated priority. The method further includes determining a second image capture position different from the first image capture position for the drone as a function of the associated priority and a viewing distance of the camera. The method further includes generating a command for the drone to move to the second image capture position. The method further includes moving the drone based on the command. The method further includes generating, from the second image capture position, a second image or video having a second field of view. | Kuan Heng Lee (Pulau Penang, MY), Li Poh Chen (Pulau Pinang, MY), Su Lin Koay (Pulau Pinang, MY), Yen Nee Lee (Penang, MY), Shervin Sabripour (Plantation, FL), Soo Fong Tan (Pulau Pinang, MY), Yew Leong Wong (Melaka, MY) | Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Chicago, IL) | 2016-05-04 | 2018-05-22 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, H04N5/225, G06T7/00, G05D1/10 | 15/146699 |
| 30 | 9944384 | Method and a device for controlling at least two subsystems of an aircraft | A method of controlling subsystems of an aircraft. During a preparation step, at least one global order is stored in a database, each global order including an eligibility condition, and at least one global order including an activation condition, each global order specifying a command sequence comprising at least two actions to be implemented one after another or in parallel by two different members. During an initialization step, an onboard computer determines whether a global order is selected automatically or by a pilot. During an activation step, an onboard computer determines, where appropriate, whether the selected global order is feasible. During an implementation step, and providing the selected global order is feasible, the onboard computer performs the actions specified by the selected global order. | Arnaud Violette (Vitrolles, FR), Jean-Pierre Baudry (Toulon, FR) | Airbus Helicopters (Marignane, FR) | 2015-11-10 | 2018-04-17 | B64C19/00, G05B23/02, G01C23/00, G05D1/10 | 14/936910 |
| 31 | 9863368 | Aircraft with gas turbine engine having outer bypass elements removed | A small aircraft such as a UAV having a gas turbine engine with the outer bypass elements removed from the engine, and where the airframe is modified to form the bypass duct and exhaust nozzle for the fan produced bypass flow of the engine in order to reduce weight, size and cost of the small aircraft. The outer casing and the exhaust nozzle is removed from the engine and optimally integrated into the airframe structure. | Robert A Ress (Carmel, IN) | Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. (Jupiter, FL) | 2017-05-22 | 2018-01-09 | F02K3/06, F01D25/24, F01D9/04, F01D25/28, F02C7/18, B64D27/10, B64C39/02, B64D33/08 | 15/600822 |
| 32 | 9780865 | Aircraft-noded data communication network | Defined herein is a system for communicating data includes a first data source that transmits data through the air, and a second data source that is remote from the first data source. The second data source at least one of receives and transmits data through the air. The system further includes at least one aircraft that receives data through the air from the first and second data sources, and transmits data through the air to at least one of the first and second data sources. | Donald F. Wilkins (O'Fallon, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-01-27 | 2017-10-03 | H04B7/00, H04B7/185, G06Q40/04 | 14/165320 |
| 33 | 9759917 | AR glasses with event and sensor triggered AR eyepiece interface to external devices | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event and sensor triggered interface to external devices. | Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA), John D. Haddick (San Rafael, CA), Robert Michael Lohse (Palo Alto, CA), Charles Cella (Pembroke, MA), Robert J. Nortrup (Frenchtown, NJ), Edward H. Nortrup (Stoneham, MA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2012-01-03 | 2017-09-12 | G06F3/00, G06Q30/02, G06F1/16, G02B27/00, G02B27/01, G06F3/01 | 13/342968 |
| 34 | 9677466 | Method of managing a power demand for the operation of a pilotless aircraft equipped with an internal combustion engine | A method of managing a power demand to assure the operation of a pilotless aircraft. The aircraft includes an internal combustion engine supplying a maximum principal power which can vary. The management method is particularly suitable for a rotary wing pilotless aircraft. It guarantees the storage of an amount of electrical energy at least equal to a recovery energy of the aircraft in the event of failure of the internal combustion engine. This recovery energy enables the control of autorotation and landing of the aircraft. | Hichem Smaoui (Paris, FR), Bruno Rechain (Paris, FR), Fabien Retho (Carbonne, FR) | Airbus Group Sas (Blagnac, FR) | 2015-12-11 | 2017-06-13 | F02B65/00, F02C6/20, F02B37/00, F01D15/10, F02C6/12, F02C6/14, B60K6/24, B60K6/38, B60K6/40, B60K6/44, B60K6/387, B60K6/442, B64C39/02, F02B33/40, B64D27/02 | 14/966180 |
| 35 | 9366862 | System and method for delivering content to a group of see-through near eye display eyepieces | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The optical assembly includes absorptive polarizers or anti-reflective coatings to reduce stray light. | John D. Haddick (San Rafael, CA), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2012-03-26 | 2016-06-14 | G06F3/048, G06Q30/02, G02B27/01, G06F1/16, G06F3/00, G06F3/01, G02B27/00 | 13/429732 |
| 36 | 9341843 | See-through near-eye display glasses with a small scale image source | An interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the height of the image source is at least 80% of a display active area width of the optical assembly. | John N. Border (Walworth, NY), John D. Haddick (San Rafael, CA), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2012-03-26 | 2016-05-17 | G09G5/00, G06F3/01, G06Q30/02, G02B27/00, G02B27/01, G06F1/16, G06F3/00 | 13/429599 |
| 37 | 9285589 | AR glasses with event and sensor triggered control of AR eyepiece applications | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes an event and sensor triggered control of eyepiece applications. | Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA), John D. Haddick (San Rafael, CA), Robert Michael Lohse (Palo Alto, CA), Charles Cella (Pembroke, MA), Robert J. Nortrup (Frenchtown, NJ), Edward H. Nortrup (Stoneham, MA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2012-01-03 | 2016-03-15 | G06F3/048, G06F3/00, G06F3/01, G06Q30/02, G02B27/01, G06F1/16, G02B6/12, G02B27/00, F21V8/00 | 13/342965 |
| 38 | 9229227 | See-through near-eye display glasses with a light transmissive wedge shaped illumination system | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the optical assembly comprises a light transmissive wedge-shaped illumination system with an LED lighting system coupled to an edge of the wedge, and wherein an angled surface of the wedge directs light from the LED lighting system to uniformly irradiate a reflective image display to produce an image that is reflected through the illumination system to provide the displayed content to the user. | John N. Border (Walworth, NY), John D. Haddick (San Rafael, CA), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2012-03-25 | 2016-01-05 | G02B27/14, G02B27/00, G02B27/01, G06Q30/02, G06F3/01, G06F3/00, G06F1/16, G02B5/30 | 13/429415 |
| 39 | 9223134 | Optical imperfections in a light transmissive illumination system for see-through near-eye display glasses | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, and an LED lighting system coupled to a light transmissive illumination system of the optical assembly. An optical imperfection of the illumination system directs light from the LED lighting system to uniformly irradiate a reflective image display to produce an image that is reflected through the illumination system to provide the displayed content to the user. | Gregory D. Miller (Sunnyvale, CA), John N. Border (Walworth, NY), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2012-03-25 | 2015-12-29 | G06F3/01, G06Q30/02, G06F3/00, G06F1/16, G02B27/01, G06F3/048, G02B27/00 | 13/429416 |
| 40 | 9182596 | See-through near-eye display glasses with the optical assembly including absorptive polarizers or anti-reflective coatings to reduce stray light | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The optical assembly includes absorptive polarizers or anti-reflective coatings to reduce stray light. | John N. Border (Walworth, NY), John D. Haddick (San Rafael, CA), Robert Michael Lohse (Palo Alto, CA), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2012-03-26 | 2015-11-10 | G06F3/00, G02B27/00, G06F3/048, G06Q30/02, G06F3/01, G06F1/16, G02B27/01, G02B5/30 | 13/429688 |
| 41 | 9168407 | Calibration module and remote test sequence unit | A calibration and verification system and method for dynamically controlling sequential delivery of mixtures containing a fire suppression agent to detection locations to simulate an agent discharge during a flight operation of an aircraft and for allowing direct monitoring of the concentration amounts at the detection locations to adjust a testing operation accordingly. Each of the mixtures is prepared with a precise concentration amount of the agent. The system and method include a remote test sequence unit for determining an optimal testing time period during a flight operation to remotely control the discharge and monitoring of the agent. Prior to the optimal testing time period, an airflow at an altitude of the flight operation is drawn through each of a plurality of detectors to tare out the characteristics of a surrounding environment using a processor, thereby establishing a measurement baseline for each of the plurality of detectors. | Edwin R. Kho (Garden Grove, CA), Abdul N. Sitabkhan (Arcadia, CA), Souvanh Bounpraseuth (Ontario, CA), Ramy S. Ghebrial (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) | Ametek Ameron, Llc (Baldwin Park, CA) | 2013-08-30 | 2015-10-27 | A62C2/00, A62C37/10, B05B12/00, A62C3/08, A62C35/58, A62C3/02, B05B7/08, A62C99/00, A62C37/50 | 14/015701 |
| 42 | 9134534 | See-through near-eye display glasses including a modular image source | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The optical assembly comprises a reflective image display that generates and reflects image light to an optically flat film then to a curved partially reflecting mirror of the optical assembly that reflects a portion of the image light from the image source and transmits a portion of the scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment to the user's eye as a combined image. The optical assembly comprises a modular image source, wherein the modular image source is mounted in a frame of the eyepiece such that its position with respect to a user's eye can be adjusted. | John N. Border (Walworth, NY), John D. Haddick (San Rafael, CA), Robert Michael Lohse (Palo Alto, CA), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2012-03-26 | 2015-09-15 | G06F3/00, G06F3/048, G06F3/01, G06F1/16, G02B27/01, G02B27/00, G06Q30/02 | 13/429657 |
| 43 | 9129295 | See-through near-eye display glasses with a fast response photochromic film system for quick transition from dark to clear | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content wherein the optical assembly comprises a photochromic layer and a heater layer disposed on a see-through lens of the optical assembly, wherein the photochromic layer is heated by the heater layer to accelerate its transition from dark to clear. | John N. Border (Walworth, NY), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2012-03-26 | 2015-09-08 | G02B27/14, G02B5/23, G06Q30/02, G06F3/01, G06F3/00, G02B27/01, G02B7/00, G02B27/00, G03H1/22 | 13/429644 |
| 44 | 9128281 | Eyepiece with uniformly illuminated reflective display | An eyepiece includes a mechanical frame adapted to secure a lens and an image source facility above the lens. The image source facility includes an LED, a planar illumination facility and a reflective display. The planar illumination facility converts a light beam from the LED received on a side of the planar illumination facility into a top emitting planar light source, uniformly illuminates the reflective display, and is substantially transmissive to allow reflected light to pass through towards a beam splitter. The beam splitter is positioned to receive the image light and to reflect a portion onto a mirrored surface. The mirrored surface is positioned and shaped to reflect the image light into an eye of a user of the eyepiece thereby providing an image within a field of view, the mirrored surface further adapted to be partially transmissive within an area of image reflectance. | Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA), John D. Haddick (San Rafael, CA), Robert Michael Lohse (Palo Alto, CA), John N. Border (Walworth, NY), Gregory D. Miller (Sunnyvale, CA), Ross W. Stovall (Berkeley, CA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2011-09-14 | 2015-09-08 | G02F1/1335, G06F1/16, G02B27/01, G06F3/00, G06Q30/02, G06F3/01 | 13/232930 |
| 45 | 9097891 | See-through near-eye display glasses including an auto-brightness control for the display brightness based on the brightness in the environment | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The image source includes an auto-brightness control that controls the brightness of the displayed content based on the brightness in the environment. | John N. Border (Walworth, NY), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2012-03-26 | 2015-08-04 | G06F3/048, G06F1/16, G06F3/01, G06Q30/02, G02B27/01, G02B27/00, G06F3/00 | 13/429676 |
| 46 | 9097890 | Grating in a light transmissive illumination system for see-through near-eye display glasses | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the optical assembly comprises a light transmissive illumination system and an LED lighting system coupled to a light transmissive illumination system of the optical assembly. A grating of the illumination system directs light from the LED lighting system to uniformly irradiate a reflective image display to produce an image that is reflected through the illumination system to provide the displayed content to the user. | Gregory D. Miller (Sunnyvale, CA), John N. Border (Walworth, NY), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2012-03-25 | 2015-08-04 | G06F3/048, G06F1/16, G02B27/00, G06F3/01, G02B27/01, G06Q30/02, G02B5/18, G06F3/00 | 13/429417 |
| 47 | 9096314 | Electric VTOL aircraft | An electric and hybrid Vertical-Take Off and Landing (''VTOL'') aircraft is disclosed comprising a plurality of small Electric Ducted Fans (''EDFs'') of various sizes and orientations. The thrust of each fixed EDF is individually controlled by modulation of motor power by one or more onboard microcomputers connected to a plurality of onboard laser distance measuring sensors, at least three onboard three-axis accelerometers and at least one GPS thereby allowing extremely precise and safe VTOL operation. The aircraft may be employed to allow robotic and passenger vehicles to transition extremely quickly between normal linear flight and VTOL and to operate in extreme and gusty conditions. | David Brotherton-Ratcliffe (Pease Pottage, GB), Jerzy Lelusz (Mold Flintshire, GB) | Geola Technologies, Ltd. (Brighton, GB) | 2010-03-22 | 2015-08-04 | B64C29/02, B64C27/20, B64D27/24, B64C39/02, B64C29/00 | 13/257810 |
| 48 | 9062948 | Aerial smoke generator system | An aerial smoke generator system includes a pilotless aircraft, an altimeter, a smoke dispensing container, a rotating impulse-smoke-dispenser, and a processor. The altimeter is mounted to the pilotless aircraft. The smoke dispensing container is connected to the pilotless aircraft and has a smoke-producing chemical under pressure and a nozzle valved to release smoke from the smoke dispensing container. The rotating impulse-smoke-dispenser connected to the nozzle so as to release smoke produced by the smoke dispensing container. The rotating impulse-smoke-dispenser has tubular arms extending radially outward and configured to eject smoke under pressure in a direction promoting rotation of the rotating impulse-smoke-dispenser. The processor is connected to the altimeter and the smoke dispensing container so as to initiate a release of smoke when the pilotless aircraft arrives at a designated height. | S. Mill Calvert (Manassas, VA) | Asgs Associates, Trustee for Aerial Smoke Generator System Crt Trust (Manassas, VA) | 2014-10-03 | 2015-06-23 | F42B12/48 | 14/505990 |
| 49 | 9057609 | Ground-based camera surveying and guiding method for aircraft landing and unmanned aerial vehicle recovery | A ground-based videometrics guiding method for aircraft landing or unmanned aerial vehicles recovery is provided. The method comprised the following steps: setting videos (1,2,3,4,5,6) near the landing area of the aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicles, real-time imaging the aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicles during their final approaches, and real-time measuring the trajectory, velocity, acceleration, post and other motion parameters of the aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicles by analyzing the video images and using videometrics technology, so as to provide guiding information for the aircraft landing or unmanned aerial vehicles recovery. | Qifeng Yu (HuNan, CN), Zhihui Lei (HuNan, CN), Xiaohu Zhang (HuNan, CN), Yang Shang (HuNan, CN), Heng Zhang (HuNan, CN), Xiang Zhou (HuNan, CN) | National University of Defense Technology (Changsha, Hunan, CN) | 2009-03-27 | 2015-06-16 | G01C11/00, G01C21/10, G05D1/06, G01S5/16, G08G5/00, G08G5/02 | 13/260471 |
| 50 | 8982333 | Aerial observation system | An aerial platform comprising a kite providing a level of directional stability when elevated by the wind, and an inflated balloon attached above the kite with a cord. The payload is attached to the kite. The physical separation of the balloon from the kite isolates the payload from shocks generated by the balloon. Additional isolation is provided by use of an elastic attachment cord. Electric power is supplied to the aerial platform by means of an optical fiber receiving optical power from a ground-based source, and conversion of the optical power to electrical power on board the platform. In order to provide a strong tether line, the optical fiber is plaited with a jacket braided from high tensile strength fibers. An aerial laser transmitter is described using a ground based laser source transmitting laser power through an optical fiber to an aerial platform for transmission from the platform. | Avishay Guetta (Rehovot, IL), Yuval Guetta (Ashdod, IL), Rafael Ambar (Ramat Gan, IL) | Shilat Optronics Ltd. (Rehovot, IL) | 2009-09-21 | 2015-03-17 | G01C3/08 | 13/119968 |
| 51 | 8967029 | Toxic mosquito aerial release system | A device for the aerial release of mosquitoes includes an unmanned aerial vehicle operable by remote control. It carries a container holding a central processing unit and a mosquito breeding bin, which is a self-contained volume housing mosquitoes and a mosquito food having a toxin suitable to be transmitted by mosquito bite after the mosquito consumes the mosquito food. A release tube is connected to the mosquito breeding bin and sized to release mosquitoes from the mosquito breeding bin. A valve is connected to the release tube and is operable by remote control so that when opened, the mosquitoes have an open pathway out of the container through the release tube. | S. Mill Calvert (Manassas, VA) | Tmars Associates, Trustee for Toxic Mosquito Aerial Release System Crt Trust (Manassas, VA) | 2014-11-20 | 2015-03-03 | B64D1/18 | 14/549305 |
| 52 | 8964298 | Video display modification based on sensor input for a see-through near-to-eye display | This disclosure concerns a near field communication (NFC) device which includes a wrist-worn NFC-enabled electronics device, wherein the wrist-worn NFC enabled electronics device includes a first communications link for communicating with a second NFC-enabled electronics device via NFC protocols, and a second communications link for communicating with an eyepiece via a medium-range communications protocol and receiving control commands. The wrist-worn NFC-enabled electronics device facilitates the transfer of data between the eyepiece and the second NFC-enabled electronics device. The eyepiece comprises optics enabling a see-through display on which is displayed the data. | John D. Haddick (Larkspur, CA), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA) | 2012-09-26 | 2015-02-24 | G02B27/14 | 13/627930 |
| 53 | 8963788 | Antenna system with balanced mount | An antenna system includes at least one antenna and one X-Y mount, said mount being composed of at least three mechanical elements, the first element being a base, the second element being a lower box, the third element being a upper box, the antenna of the system being fixed to the upper box. The components of the antenna downlead are distributed in the various elements composing the X-Y mount, an OMT type junction included in the upper box enabling separation of the components of the downlead into two separate paths, a first path called the ascending path comprising components for amplifying and processing signals to be transmitted by the antenna, a second path called the descending path comprising components for processing and amplifying signals received by the antenna, the components associated with these paths being placed on either side of the various elements of the X-Y mount. | Thierry Lucidarme (Montigny-le-Bx, FR), Marc Touret (Colombes, FR) | Thales (Neuilly sur Seine, FR) | 2010-06-21 | 2015-02-24 | H01Q3/08 | 13/380720 |
| 54 | 8924139 | Collision prevention device and method for a vehicle on the ground | Described are a collision prevention device and a method for a vehicle in motion on the ground. The collision prevention device includes means for localizing obstacles, means for acquiring obstacle localization data, means for localizing the equipped vehicle, a collision prevention computer, and presentation means for presenting warnings to a driver of the equipped vehicle. | Xavier Louis (Goyrans, FR), Didier Lorido (Plaisance du Touch, FR), Nicolas Marty (Saint Sauveur, FR) | Thales (Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR) | 2008-06-05 | 2014-12-30 | G08G1/16 | 12/133537 |
| 55 | 8750934 | Multi-antenna communication system for communicating between at least two telecommunications devices | A system is provided for communications between at least two telecommunications devices, at least one being onboard an aircraft, said devices comprising means for sending and/or receiving digital data, said data being classed in at least two categories, the first category corresponding to critical data, the second category corresponding to non-critical data. The data are sent on M antennas and received on N antennas. A matrix H of dimension M.times.N representative of the multi-antenna propagation channel is estimated and the data are sent according to a mode of transmission selected from among at least two multi-antenna modes. A first robust mode uses a scheme of Alamouti type, a second high-speed mode uses a scheme of BLAST type. The critical data are transmitted using the robust mode, the non-critical data being transmitted using one of the two multi-antenna modes. The high-speed mode is selected when the rank RH of the matrix H exceeds a previously chosen threshold value SR. | Thierry Lucidarme (Montigny-le-Bx, FR) | Thales (Neuilly sur Seine, FR) | 2010-06-28 | 2014-06-10 | H04B7/04 | 13/380770 |
| 56 | 8702033 | Pilotless aircraft for commercial and military use | An aircraft control system is described having an Automatic Monitoring System (''AMS'') , an Aircraft Parameter Management Computer (''APC'') , and a Flight Management Computer (''FMC'') to monitor the parameters of the aircraft automatically and to fly the aircraft without requiring a pilot to fly. The system respond to data within the systems and with data provided by a communication/navigation aid of the airport. The built-in systems of the aircraft process the data to allow pilotless operation of the aircraft along a predetermined route while maintaining proper spacing from prior art and other automated aircraft. An aircraft in accordance with the invention utilizes programmed software, electronics circuit and feedback system to fly the aircraft within the designated/destined routes and airports automatically while providing increased security by preventing accidents caused by incorrect or unauthorized human influence. | Ruchit Kumar Regmi (Kathmandu, NP) | --- | 2011-11-24 | 2014-04-22 | B64C13/16 | 13/304363 |
| 57 | 8662441 | Unmanned aerial vehicle launch system | A system for launching an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) payload includes a launch tube, liquid rocket, and launch control assembly. The rocket is positioned in the launch tube and contains the UAV payload. A booster assembly may include a canister partially filled with liquid. A gas cylinder is filled with compressed gas. The liquid is pre-pressurized by the gas or mixed with the gas right before launch such that, upon launch, liquid and gaseous thrust stages launch the rocket to a threshold altitude. The UAV payload deploys after reaching the threshold altitude. Optional stability tubes may be connected to the launch tube, which may be buoyant for water-based operations. An optional tether may be connected to the liquid rocket for arresting its flight prior to reaching apogee. The UAV payload is not launched directly by the gas/liquid mix. A method of launching the UAV payload is also disclosed. | David Powell (Sanford, FL), Earl Mark (Deland, FL), John T. Houck (Ormond Beach, FL), Keith Huber (Palm Coast, FL) | Sparton Corporation (Schaumburg, IL) | 2012-02-07 | 2014-03-04 | B64F1/10 | 13/367494 |
| 58 | 8612070 | Decision aid device for assisting the landing of an aircraft on the deck of a ship | A device for aiding the deck-landing of an aircraft, the aircraft being controlled remotely from a mobile station, such as a ship, includes means for receiving data from the aircraft, notably attitudes of the aircraft, the aircraft hovering ready to land on deck, the deck-landing decision having to be taken under certain conditions that must all be met, the device including a computer making it possible to deliver temporal indicators indicating that all the conditions are met. The device includes a temporal gauge including a temporal graduation indicating mobile graphical zones representing the periods during which all the conditions are met for authorizing a deck-landing. | Remi Geoffroy (Saint Medard en Jalles, FR), Patrick Garrec (Merignac, FR), Yannick Thiry (Biganos, FR), Patrick Cazaux (Le Pian Medoc, FR) | Thales (Neuilly sur Seine, FR) | 2010-11-12 | 2013-12-17 | G06F19/00, G06G7/70 | 12/945602 |
| 59 | 8604709 | Methods and systems for controlling electrical power to DC loads | Fixed Frequency, Fixed Duration power controls methods and systems are described for application of power to electrical loads. FFFD techniques according to the present disclosure utilize power train pulses with fixed-frequency fixed-duration pulses to control power applied to a load. The load can be any type of DC load. FFFD techniques allows for controlled variation of the fixed length of the ON pulse, the Fixed length of the OFF or recovery period, the total time period for one cycle, and/or the number of pulses in that time period. Applications to electric motors, electric lighting, and electric heating are described. Related circuits are also described. | Bassam D. Jalbout (Quebec, CA), Brian Wong (Kirkland, CA) | Lsi Industries, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) | 2010-05-13 | 2013-12-10 | H05B37/02 | 12/779179 |
| 60 | 8527190 | Method and system for aiding the taxiing of an aircraft on an airport domain | A method and system for aiding the taxiing of an aircraft on an airport domain enables automatic planning and execution of taxiing. The system includes a trajectory generating device for generating a taxiing trajectory of the aircraft on the airport domain, with the aid of a navigation data base, and piloting aiding devices that use the trajectory for aiding the taxiing of the aircraft. for example, the piloting aiding devices may include an automatic piloting/taxiing device and a display device. | Jean-Claude Mere (Verfeil, FR), Lucille Revertegat (Toulouse, FR) | Airbus Operations (SAS), (Toulouse Cedex, Fr) | 2011-11-23 | 2013-09-03 | G06F19/00, G08B21/00, G05D1/02, G01C23/00 | 13/303866 |
| 61 | 8488246 | See-through near-eye display glasses including a curved polarizing film in the image source, a partially reflective, partially transmitting optical element and an optically flat film | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content and a light source that directs light to a curved polarizing film of the optical assembly that reflects a portion of the light to illuminate a reflective image display. The optical assembly comprises an optically flat film that reflects the image light from the reflective image display to a curved partially reflecting mirror that reflects a portion of the image light and transmits a portion of the scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment, so that a combined image comprised of portions of the reflected image light and the transmitted scene light is transmitted through the optically flat film and provided to the user's eye. | John N. Border (Walworth, NY), Joseph Bietry (Chili, NY), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Osterhout Group, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2012-03-26 | 2013-07-16 | G02B27/14, G03H1/00, G03B21/26 | 13/429633 |
| 62 | 8482859 | See-through near-eye display glasses wherein image light is transmitted to and reflected from an optically flat film | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the optical assembly comprises an optically flat film, disposed at an angle in front of a user's eye, that reflects and transmits a portion of image light and transmits scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment, so that a combined image comprised of portions of the image light and the transmitted scene light is provided to a user's eye. | John N. Border (Walworth, NY), Joseph Bietry (Chili, NY), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Osterhout Group, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2012-03-26 | 2013-07-09 | G02B27/14, G03H1/00, G03B21/26 | 13/429608 |
| 63 | 8477425 | See-through near-eye display glasses including a partially reflective, partially transmitting optical element | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the optical assembly comprises a partially reflective, partially transmitting optical element that reflects a portion of image light from the image source and transmits scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment, so that a combined image comprised of portions of the reflected image light and the transmitted scene light is provided to a user's eye. | John N. Border (Walworth, NY), John D. Haddick (San Rafael, CA), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Osterhout Group, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2012-03-25 | 2013-07-02 | G02B27/14, G03H1/00, G03B21/26 | 13/429413 |
| 64 | 8472120 | See-through near-eye display glasses with a small scale image source | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the image source comprises a lighting system that directs light from a light source to a curved polarizing film that reflects a portion of the light to a reflective image display. The ratio of the height of the curved polarizing film to the width of the reflective image display is less than 1: 1. | John N. Border (Walworth, NY), John D. Haddick (San Rafael, CA), Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA) | Osterhout Group, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2012-03-25 | 2013-06-25 | G02B27/14, G03B21/26, G03H1/00 | 13/429418 |
| 65 | 8467133 | See-through display with an optical assembly including a wedge-shaped illumination system | This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The optical assembly includes a light transmissive wedge-shaped illumination system with angle selective coatings and an LED lighting system coupled to an edge of the wedge. An angled surface of the wedge directs light from the LED lighting system to uniformly irradiate a reflective image display to produce an image that is reflected through the illumination system to provide the displayed content to the user. | Gregory D. Miller (Sunnyvale, CA) | Osterhout Group, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2012-04-06 | 2013-06-18 | G02B27/14, G03H1/00, G03B21/26 | 13/441224 |
| 66 | 8380369 | Relative speed gauge intended for the monitoring of a pilotless aircraft | The device for checking speed intended for an aircraft ready to land on deck on a moving vehicle, the aircraft having a current vertical speed, called the first speed, and a threshold value of vertical downward speed relating to the vertical speed of the moving vehicle, called the ''low threshold'', the ship having an absolute vertical speed, called the second speed, comprises a display and means for receiving data originating from the aircraft, notably its vertical absolute speed. The device includes a calculator making it possible to generate on the display a graduated speed gauge including a fixed cursor indicating the first vertical speed and a second moving cursor indicating the speed of the ship, a third moving cursor indicating the low threshold, the graduation being centered around the value of the first vertical speed. | Remi Geoffroy (Saint Medard en Jalles, FR), Yannick Thiry (Biganos, FR), Patrick Cazaux (Le Pian Medoc, FR) | Thales (Neuilly sur Seine, FR) | 2010-10-28 | 2013-02-19 | G05D3/12, G06F19/00 | 12/914719 |
| 67 | 8160756 | Method and device for generating a speed for an aircraft during a taxiing | Disclosed is a system for generating a controlled speed for an aircraft along a ground trajectory. The system provides for receiving a ground trajectory of the aircraft and the speed profile of the aircraft. An interpolated speed of the aircraft is calculated on the basis of the ground trajectory, the speed profile and the current position, a weighting factor is calculated from an angular deviation, which is calculated from a measured current aircraft heading and the ground trajectory, an auxiliary speed is determined from the calculated interpolated speed, and the determined auxiliary speed is multiplied by the weighting factor to generate the controlled speed. | Fabrice Villaume (Seysses, FR), Pierre Scacchi (Toulouse, FR) | Airbus Operations Sas (Toulouse, FR) | 2008-12-08 | 2012-04-17 | G05D1/08 | 12/330344 |
| 68 | 8145364 | Method and device for aiding the restoral of command of a moving vehicle by an operator of the vehicle | The fields of the invention are vehicle on-board security and vehicle piloting safety. The invention relates to a method and device for aiding the restoral of command of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle. The command of the vehicle by the operator is ensured through vehicle piloting controls, when the operator has lost command of the vehicle in favor of a device for disabling piloting controls. The device disables the action of the piloting controls on the piloting means during the loss of command. According to the invention, the method includes emitting a restoral of command request, a vehicle motion phase is determined, a reference state of the piloting control is determined as a function of the motion phase, a current state of the piloting control is determined, the current state with the reference state is compared so as to identify a deviation .DELTA. between the current state and the reference state. When no deviation .DELTA. is identified, the command of the vehicle by the operator is restored. When a deviation is identified, alert messages are determined to be communicated to the operator to warn him of this deviation and a priority level with each alert message is associated. The previous steps from the second step onward are repeated. | Loic Mira (Toulouse, FR) | Thales (FR) | 2007-12-21 | 2012-03-27 | B64C19/00, G05D1/00 | 11/963567 |
| 69 | 8140257 | Method and device for generating a taxiing trajectory for an aircraft | Disclosed is a method and device for generating an aircraft ground path for piloting an aircraft along the ground of an airport domain. Geographical coordinates of reference points corresponding to a series of elements of the airport domain that the aircraft is to successively follow are obtained and converted to a metric frame. Points of intersection of the successive elements are then determined, as well as an auxiliary path for the aircraft to follow, based on the converted geographical coordinates. A turn at each of the intersection points is next determined, and the aircraft ground path is generated from each of the determined turns. | Fabrice Villaume (Seysses, FR), Pierre Scacchi (Toulouse, FR) | Airbus Operations Sas (Toulouse, FR) | 2008-12-08 | 2012-03-20 | G01C21/00 | 12/330355 |
| 70 | 8132412 | Rankline-Brayton engine powered solar thermal aircraft | A solar thermal powered aircraft powered by heat energy from the sun. A Rankine-Brayton hybrid cycle heat engine is carried by the aircraft body for producing power for a propulsion mechanism, such as a propeller or other mechanism for enabling sustained free flight. The Rankine-Brayton engine has a thermal battery, preferably containing a lithium-hydride and lithium mixture, operably connected to it so that heat is supplied from the thermal battery to a working fluid. A solar concentrator, such as reflective parabolic trough, is movably connected to an optically transparent section of the aircraft body for receiving and concentrating solar energy from within the aircraft. Concentrated solar energy is collected by a heat collection and transport conduit, and heat transported to the thermal battery. A solar tracker includes a heliostat for determining optimal alignment with the sun, and a drive motor actuating the solar concentrator into optimal alignment with the sun based on a determination by the heliostat. | Charles L. Bennett (Livermore, CA) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc (Livermore, CA) | 2009-07-30 | 2012-03-13 | F01K25/02 | 12/512727 |
| 71 | 8095300 | Method and device for generating a speed profile for an aircraft during a taxiing | A method and device for generating a speed profile for an aircraft rolling on the ground. The device (1) comprises means (8) for automatically determining a speed profile which is suited to successive elements of a ground rolling trajectory and which complies with maximum speeds and particular constraints. | Fabrice Villaume (Seysses, FR), Pierre Scacchi (Toulouse, FR) | Airbus Operations Sas (Toulouse, FR) | 2008-12-08 | 2012-01-10 | G05D3/00, B60L3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, B60L15/00 | 12/330407 |
| 72 | 8090526 | Method for determining the horizontal profile of a flight plan complying with a prescribed vertical flight profile | The present invention relates to the definition, in a flight plan, of the horizontal profile of an air route with vertical flight and speed profile prescribed on departure and/or on arrival, by a stringing together of check-points and/or turn points associated with local flight constraints and called ''D-Fix'' because they are not listed in a published navigation database like those called ''Waypoints''. It consists in charting, on curvilinear distance maps, a direct curvilinear path joining the departure point to the destination point of the air route while complying with vertical flight and speed profiles prescribed on departure and/or on arrival and while guaranteeing a circumnavigation of the surrounding reliefs and compliance with regulated overfly zones, then in approximating the series of points of the direct curvilinear path by a sequence of straight segments complying with an arbitrary maximum deviation threshold relative to the points of the series and an arbitrary minimum lateral deviation threshold relative to the set of obstacles to be circumnavigated and in adopting as ''D-Fix'' points the points of the intermediate intersections of the rectilinear segments. | Nicolas Marty (Saint Sauveur, FR), Gilles Francois (Toulouse, FR), Elias Bitar (Tournefeuille, FR) | Thales (FR) | 2006-11-11 | 2012-01-03 | G01C21/00, G01C23/00 | 12/094656 |
| 73 | 7928890 | Phased array radar antenna having reduced search time and method for use thereof | A phased array radar antenna includes at least two antennas (11, 12, 13, 14) adapted for simultaneous operation at different non-mutually interfering frequencies. The phased array radar antenna may be fitted to an aircraft having a fuselage supporting first and second radar side antennas (11, 12) on opposite sides thereof, a nose portion supporting a first radar end antenna (13) , and a tail portion supporting a second radar end antenna (14) . Respective radomes cover the first and second radar end antennas so as to provide a smooth aerodynamic contour, and a radar control unit (15) is disposed within the fuselage and coupled to the first and second radar side antennas and to the first and second radar end antennas for operating the first or second radar side antenna simultaneously with the first or second radar end antenna at respective first and second different frequencies. | Jehezkel Grizim (Givat-Shmuel, IL), Alexander Lomes (Maccabim, IL), Yacob Wagman (Rishon Le Zion, IL), Shmuel Ron (Rishon Le Ziyyon, IL), Haim Richman (Mazkeret Batya, IL), Abraham Reich (Rishon Le Zion, IL), David Rabia (Rishon Le Zion, IL) | Elta Systems Ltd. (Ashdod, IL) | 2005-05-09 | 2011-04-19 | G01S13/00 | 11/914090 |
| 74 | 7834799 | System and method for fabricating composite laminate structures with co-laminated radar absorbing material | Various embodiments provide systems and methods for fabricating composite laminate structures with co-laminated radar absorbing material. An example embodiment includes providing a component part fabricated from composite laminate and having an inside surface and an outside surface, providing a portion of radar absorbing material (RAM) having an inside surface and an outside surface, positioning the outside surface of the component part against the inside surface of the portion of RAM to form an assembly, and applying pressure to the assembly thereby causing the portion of RAM to bond to the outside surface of the component part. | Cliff Wells (Grass Valley, CA) | Composite Engineering, Inc. (Sacramento, CA) | 2008-05-23 | 2010-11-16 | H01Q17/00 | 12/154601 |
| 75 | 7810325 | Self-pressurizing Stirling engine | A solar thermal powered aircraft powered by heat energy from the sun. A heat engine, such as a Stirling engine, is carried by the aircraft body for producing power for a propulsion mechanism, such as a propeller. The heat engine has a thermal battery in thermal contact with it so that heat is supplied from the thermal battery. A solar concentrator, such as reflective parabolic trough, is movably connected to an optically transparent section of the aircraft body for receiving and concentrating solar energy from within the aircraft. Concentrated solar energy is collected by a heat collection and transport conduit, and heat transported to the thermal battery. A solar tracker includes a heliostat for determining optimal alignment with the sun, and a drive motor actuating the solar concentrator into optimal alignment with the sun based on a determination by the heliostat. | Charles L. Bennett (Livermore, CA) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc (Livermore, CA) | 2007-02-22 | 2010-10-12 | F01B29/10, F01C1/24, F02G1/04, F01C1/16 | 11/710391 |
| 76 | 7763834 | Flying object for observing the ground | A flying object includes a lift and displacement motor which has a combustible propelling charge and direct thrust flight control and can ensure the lift and displacement of the flying object in an observation position for which the flying object is at least approximately vertical with the rear part thereof oriented downwards, an attitude motor with a combustible propelling charge and conventional thrust vector control, and an observation unit which is arranged in the rear part of the flying object. | Bernard Teneze (Trouy, FR), Michel Blin (Bourges, FR) | Mbda France (Paris, FR) | 2005-05-12 | 2010-07-27 | F41G9/00, F42B15/00 | 10/586599 |
| 77 | 7746279 | Composite structures with integral intelligent skin | Composite structures having an integral intelligent skin are made of one or more plies of a structural base material and an intelligent or smart film by molding one or more plies and the film into an integral unitary body with the intelligent film outermost. The intelligent or smart film contains or bears a functionally active or interactive component such as antennae, electronic sensors, electric and/or electronic circuitry, and/or spectrally tailored coatings. A method of making the composite structure in a very economical manner is disclosed. | Thomas R. McGovern (Escondido, CA), Ronald N. Hubbard (Encinitas, CA) | General Atomics (San Diego, CA) | 2009-04-07 | 2010-06-29 | H01Q1/38, H01Q1/32, H01Q1/28 | 12/419833 |
| 78 | 7708493 | Modifiable display marker | One aspect of the disclosure involves modifying a display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element. Another aspect of the disclosure involves modifying an effective positioning of at least one display marker relative to a supporting structure. | Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA), Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Searete, Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2005-12-30 | 2010-05-04 | E01F9/08 | 11/324175 |
| 79 | 7637457 | Rankine-Brayton engine powered solar thermal aircraft | A solar thermal powered aircraft powered by heat energy from the sun. A Rankine-Brayton hybrid cycle heat engine is carried by the aircraft body for producing power for a propulsion mechanism, such as a propeller or other mechanism for enabling sustained free flight. The Rankine-Brayton engine has a thermal battery, preferably containing a lithium-hydride and lithium mixture, operably connected to it so that heat is supplied from the thermal battery to a working fluid. A solar concentrator, such as reflective parabolic trough, is movably connected to an optically transparent section of the aircraft body for receiving and concentrating solar energy from within the aircraft. Concentrated solar energy is collected by a heat collection and transport conduit, and heat transported to the thermal battery. A solar tracker includes a heliostat for determining optimal alignment with the sun, and a drive motor actuating the solar concentrator into optimal alignment with the sun based on a determination by the heliostat. | Charles L. Bennett (Livermore, CA) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc (Livermore, CA) | 2007-03-29 | 2009-12-29 | B64D27/24 | 11/731253 |
| 80 | 7624947 | Armament carriage system | A carriage and release system for stores (armaments such as rockets and bombs) on an aircraft includes a bracket adapted for attachment to the aircraft. A pylon is mounted on the bracket for movement in a pitch direction relative to the aircraft. A mechanism is provided to power the pitch movement and position it at a predetermined angle relative to the aircraft. A variety of stores carriers may be employed with the pylon. Subcarriages may also be mounted to the pylon for attaching additional stores carriers. | Kevin A. Dortch (Los Angeles, CA), Daniel J. Hare (Santa Monica, CA) | Black Rum Engineering Services Llc (Kirkland, WA) | 2007-06-07 | 2009-12-01 | B64D1/12 | 11/759857 |
| 81 | 7584923 | Tilt-rotor aircraft | A tilt-rotor aircraft (1) comprising a pair of contra-rotating co-axial tiltable rotors (11) on the longitudinal center line of the aircraft. The rotors (11) may be tiltable sequentially and independently. They may be moveable between a lift position and a flight position in front of or behind the fuselage (19) . | Robert Graham Burrage (Abingdon, Oxfordshire, GB) | --- | 2004-12-23 | 2009-09-08 | B64C27/28 | 10/585505 |
| 82 | 7338010 | Air-launchable aircraft and method of use | An air-launched aircraft includes deployable wings, elevons, and vertical fins that deploy from a fuselage during flight. The aircraft may include a control system for operating the elevons, a communication system, and batteries for powering the systems. In addition, the aircraft may include a payload module that mates with an interface in the fuselage. The payload module may include any of a variety of payloads, including cameras, sensors, and/or radar emitters. The aircraft may be powered or unpowered, and may be very small, for example, less than on the order of 10 kg (22 pounds) . The aircraft may be employed at a low cost for any of a wide variety of functions, such as surveillance, or as a decoy. The deployable surfaces of the aircraft may be configured to deploy in a pre-determined order, allowing the aircraft automatically to enter controlled flight after being launched in a tumbling mode. | David A. Corder (Tucson, AZ), Jeffrey H. Koessler (Tucson, AZ), George R. Webb (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2004-09-23 | 2008-03-04 | B64C3/56 | 10/951041 |
| 83 | 7270295 | Solar thermal aircraft | A solar thermal powered aircraft powered by heat energy from the sun. A heat engine, such as a Stirling engine, is carried by the aircraft body for producing power for a propulsion mechanism, such as a propeller. The heat engine has a thermal battery in thermal contact with it so that heat is supplied from the thermal battery. A solar concentrator, such as reflective parabolic trough, is movably connected to an optically transparent section of the aircraft body for receiving and concentrating solar energy from within the aircraft. Concentrated solar energy is collected by a heat collection and transport conduit, and heat transported to the thermal battery. A solar tracker includes a heliostat for determining optimal alignment with the sun, and a drive motor actuating the solar concentrator into optimal alignment with the sun based on a determination by the heliostat. | Charles L. Bennett (Livermore, CA) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, CA) | 2004-04-30 | 2007-09-18 | B64D27/24 | 10/835665 |
| 84 | 7121505 | Method of control for toy aircraft | The invention described here offers a low-cost method of remote flight control suitable for use in toy airplanes and ornithopters (flapping-wing aircraft) . To accomplish this, the aircraft is powered by a reversible electric motor. The propeller or flapping wing produces a torque force, which is dependent upon the direction of motor rotation. This torque force is used to bank the aircraft and cause a turn. In the case of an airplane, a reversible-pitch propeller enables the propeller to produce thrust in either rotational direction. In the case of an ornithopter, the torque force results from an asymmetrical motion of the wings. By reversing the motor direction, the asymmetry is reversed and the ornithopter turns in the opposite direction. This control method reduces costs, because unlike other toy aircraft control systems, it provides full directional control of the aircraft without the need for any servo or actuator in addition to the drive motor. | Nathan Jeffrey Chronister (Rochester, NY) | --- | 2005-01-20 | 2006-10-17 | B64C17/00 | 11/039414 |
| 85 | 7053753 | Wireless community alerting system | A pager-based alert system includes a monitor center that is in telephonic or data communication with a paging station allowing the command center to send multi-digit code words where selected digits comprise an address for selecting one or more of a plurality of physical units (paging receivers) and to direct the receiver to output visible and/or audible signals indicative of a particular alert condition. By providing the physical unit with graphic icons overlaying the visual indicators, an observer can readily determine the nature of the alert condition so that appropriate remedial action can be taken. | Todd N. Kacalek (Plymouth, MN), Thomas C. Wright (St. Anthony, MN), Blake A. Wolf (Eden Prairie, MN) | Vinewood Technical Services, Inc. (Plymouth, MN) | 2002-02-25 | 2006-05-30 | G08B5/22, H04Q1/30, H04Q7/00 | 10/084011 |
| 86 | 7047861 | System, methods and apparatus for managing a weapon system | A system for managing a weapon system is provided. The system includes a number of mobile robotic vehicles (MRVs) , a number of squads, each squad having a lead MRV and member MRVs, a number of central control systems, a number of reactive control systems, a central planning control configured to control the plurality of central control systems, a behavior-based reactive control configured to control the plurality of reactive control systems, an intermediated control layer configured to control the central planning control and the behavior-based reactive control, a number of hybrid control models configured to communicate with the intermediate control layer, the hybrid control models including a planning driven model and an adaptation model, a number of synthetic control models configured to communicate with the hybrid control models, and a number of synthetic hybrid control models configured based on combinations of the hybrid control models and the synthetic control models. | Neal Solomon (Oakland, CA) | --- | 2003-04-22 | 2006-05-23 | F42B15/01 | 10/422033 |
| 87 | 6842674 | Methods and apparatus for decision making of system of mobile robotic vehicles | In a swarm weapon system, decision-making processes are described for the organization of mobile robotic vehicles (MRVs) . After MRV drone sensor data is provided to a lead MRV, an initial decision is made by the lead MRV as a result of the selection of a winning simulation that provides the best opportunity for success of a mission. Once this decision is made, actions are organized for the MRVs, which provide feedback for the continuation of the process until the mission is completed. | Neal Solomon (Oakland, CA) | --- | 2003-04-22 | 2005-01-11 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, F41H13/00, G05D1/02, G05D1/10, G06F017/00 | 10/422051 |
| 88 | 6608559 | Danger warning and emergency response system and method | Surveillance platforms detect dangers and transmit information signals describing the dangers to a control center, which determines the degree of danger and its geographic extent. The center generates a message that identifies the degree of danger and GPS coordinates of the impacted geographic area for a region. A vulnerability index determined using neural networks and fuzzy logic enables a prioritized message. The center broadcasts the message to remotely located warning devices, which compare the received danger coordinates with their own GPS coordinates and determine the extent to which they are in danger. Warning signals can issue automatically, appropriate to the degree of danger. Emergency manned vehicles may also directly receive the broadcast message and act appropriately relative to the degree of danger. | Jerome H. Lemelson (Incline Village, NV), Robert D. Pedersen (Dallas, TX) | --- | 2000-06-23 | 2003-08-19 | G08B21/10, G08B21/00, G08B001/08, H04N007/18 | 09/603300 |
| 89 | 6588199 | High performance rocket engine having a stepped expansion combustion chamber and method of making the same | An improved rocket engine combustion chamber including a first chamber having a first diameter and located intermediate to a propellant injector and a second chamber having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter. The combustion chamber extends radially outward from the first diameter to the second diameter suddenly at the intersection between the first and second chambers. Film cooling is provided by providing a stratified layer of low temperature fluid adjacent to the inner wall of the first chamber and surrounding a primary inner core of high temperature gases. The sudden stepped expansion at the interface between the first and second chambers provides secondary recirculation mixing of the propellants and facilitates complete combustion. In an additional aspect, the inner surface of the first chamber may be made of a material that has a high degree of thermal conductivity to minimize temperature gradients. | Rupert C. Stechman, Jr. (Northridge, CA), Peter E. Woll (Santa Clarita, CA), Joel M. Neiderman (Agoura Hills, CA), Jeffrey J. Jensen (Reseda, CA) | Aerojet-General Corporation (Redmond, WA) | 2002-03-22 | 2003-07-08 | F02K9/52, F02K9/00, F02K9/62, F02K009/42 | 10/104327 |
| 90 | 6498767 | Cruise missile deployed sonar buoy | A sonar buoy adapted to be deployed by a cruise missile. This sonar buoy includes a flotation device for keeping a portion of the buoy afloat, a hydrophone, a transmitter for communicating contact and position information and releasable means for attaching the sonar buoy to the cruise missile. By means of this device, a means of monitoring littoral and other waters for enemy submarines and other threats is provided with a low degree of risk to friendly forces. A system for deploying this sonar buoy in a sonar buoy field is also disclosed. | Paul J. Carreiro (Swansea, MA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2001-04-11 | 2002-12-24 | B63B22/00, B63B22/16, F41G3/00, F41G3/02, B64D001/02 | 09/832114 |
| 91 | 6460802 | Helicopter propulsion and control system | A helicopter propulsion and control system configured for actuating a helicopter airframe according to control inputs of an operator, comprising a counter-rotating rotor set tiltably coupled to the airframe at a first location, the rotor set having a downward thrust vector and a power assembly configured to actuate the counter-rotating rotor set, having a center of gravity, and being fixedly coupled to the rotor set so as to be tiltable therewith, the center of gravity of said power assembly being disposed below the first location where the rotor set is tiltably coupled to the airframe and a control actuator operatively coupled between the power assembly and the airframe to enable the center of gravity of the airframe to move with respect to the center of gravity of the power assembly, and with respect to the thrust vector of the rotor set, whereby pitch and roll of the airframe are controllable by the operator. | Elwood G. Norris (Poway, CA) | Airscooter Corporation (Henderson, NV) | 2000-09-13 | 2002-10-08 | B64C27/10, B64C27/14, B64C27/52, B64C27/00, B64C027/52 | 09/660784 |
| 92 | 6397580 | High performance rocket engine having a stepped expansion combustion chamber and method of making the same | An improved rocket engine combustion chamber design wherein a first or precombustion chamber having a first diameter is located intermediate to a propellant injector and a second or main combustion chamber having a second diameter which is larger than the first diameter. The combustion chamber extends radially outwardly from the first diameter to the second diameter suddenly at the intersection between the precombustion chamber and the main combustion chamber. Film cooling is provided by providing a stratified layer of low temperature fluid adjacent to the inner wall of the precombustion chamber and surrounding a primary inner core of high temperature gases. The sudden stepped expansion at the interface between the precombustion chamber and the main combustion chamber provides secondary recirculation mixing of the propellants and will complete combustion between the main hot gas core and the propellant film cooling layer. In an additional aspect, the inner surface of the precombustion chamber may be made of a material which has a high degree of thermal conductivity to minimize temperature gradients. | Rupert C. Stechman, Jr. (Northridge, CA), Peter E. Woll (santa Clarita, CA), Joel M. Neiderman (Agoura Hills, CA), Jeffrey J. Jensen (Reseda, CA) | Bi-Propellant Rocket Research Corporation (Redmond, WA) | 1998-07-09 | 2002-06-04 | F02K9/52, F02K9/00, F02K9/62, F02K009/42 | 09/112390 |
