19 patents
Utility
Backshell Assembly
11 Jan 24
Provided is a backshell assembly including a backshell housing having a first end, a second end, a passage extending therebetween, and a radial groove in the passage, a connector coupled to the first end of the backshell housing, a header assembly disposed in the passage of the backshell housing, the header assembly including a header body, an insulating core disposed within the header body and including a plurality of openings, and a plurality of tubes extending through a respective one of the plurality of openings, and a seal disposed in the radial groove and surrounding the header body to seal the backshell housing to the header body.
William H. Hinman
Filed: 7 Jul 23
Utility
Mass flow sensor having an airfoil
19 Dec 23
A Mass Flow Sensor (MFS) is provided and includes an MFS housing, a mounting structure, having a mounting structure top and a mounting structure bottom, wherein the MFS housing is associated with the mounting structure top, a first sensor leg, wherein the first sensor leg extends away from the mounting structure bottom and includes a first temperature measurement device and a heating element.
Igor Giterman, Robert A. Croce, Jr.
Filed: 14 Sep 20
Utility
Aerial Fire Suppression System
30 Nov 23
An embodiment of a fire suppression apparatus for fighting fires from an aerial vehicle is disclosed having a foam and water held in separate containers that when mixed forms a fire retardant in the separate water container, a pump driven by a first electric motor, the pump including an air induction valve positioned at the pump inlet where air and the fire retardant are drawn into the inlet and pressurized simultaneously by the pump, a primer pump driven by a second electric motor to prime the inlet with the fire retardant before starting the pump, an inverter to control startup of the first electric motor, and an aimable boom connected to the pump by a conduit, the boom including a nozzle on a distal end of the boom from which the pressurized water/foam/air fire retardant is dispensed toward a target.
Mark D. Zimmerman, David M. Kruithoff
Filed: 6 Aug 23
Utility
Cargo Hook Implementing an Automatic Locking Keeper Configured to Increase Safety, Reduce a Likelihood of Dynamic Rollout, And/or the Like
5 Oct 23
A cargo hook includes a main body; a load arm configured to be pivotally attached to the main body with a load arm pivot connection; a keeper configured to be pivotally attached to the main body through a keeper pivot connection; and a keeper control unit configured to have a keeper locked configuration that locks movement of the keeper about the keeper pivot connection with respect to the main body.
Ian AZEREDO, Brianna KAMINSKI, John LUCZKOVICH
Filed: 4 Apr 23
Utility
Hoist system and process for sway control
19 Sep 23
An aircraft hoist system includes hoist equipment arranged in an aircraft, the hoist equipment including a motor, a cable, and a hook portion.
Ian Azeredo, Patrick Doyle, Brianna Stewart
Filed: 24 Apr 20
Utility
Aerial fire suppression system
8 Aug 23
An embodiment of a fire suppression apparatus for fighting fires from an aerial vehicle is disclosed having a foam and water held in separate containers that when mixed forms a fire retardant in the separate water container, a pump driven by a first electric motor, the pump including an air induction valve positioned at the pump inlet where air and the fire retardant are drawn into the inlet and pressurized simultaneously by the pump, a primer pump driven by a second electric motor to prime the inlet with the fire retardant before starting the pump, an inverter to control startup of the first electric motor, and an aimable boom connected to the pump by a conduit, the boom including a nozzle on a distal end of the boom from which the pressurized water/foam/air fire retardant is dispensed toward a target.
Mark D. Zimmerman, David M. Kruithoff
Filed: 6 Sep 19
Utility
Aerial Fire Suppression System
5 Jan 23
A fire suppression apparatus for fighting fires from a vehicle configured for flight is disclosed, comprising a foam and water held in separate containers aboard the vehicle that when mixed forms a fire retardant, a pump driven by an electric motor to pressurize the fire retardant, the pump including an air induction valve where air is drawn into a suction end of the pump and pressurized together with the fire retardant, and an aimable boom connected to the pump by a conduit, the boom including a nozzle on a distal end of the boom from which the pressurized fire retardant and air is dispensed toward a target.
Mark D. Zimmerman, David M. Kruithoff
Filed: 9 Sep 22
Utility
Optimized thermocouple system and method
13 Dec 22
An optimized thermocouple system and a method of optimizing a thermocouple system having a plurality of thermocouple probes and a junction box is provided and includes examining the thermocouple system to identify a first thermocouple probe of the plurality of thermocouple probes, wherein the first thermocouple probe includes a first positive leg and a first negative leg and is located electrically farthest from the junction box.
Igor Giterman
Filed: 21 Apr 22
Utility
Hoist System and Process Implementing an Emergency Stopping Brake
20 Oct 22
A hoist system includes a hook; a cable connected to the hook; a motor configured to move the hook and the cable; an overload protection device (OLPD) configured to limit loads imparted on one or more of the hook, the cable, and the motor.
Ian AZEREDO, Brianna KAMINSKI, Neal WAGNER, Omar BEKHEET, Patrick DOYLE
Filed: 18 Apr 22
Utility
Hoist System and Process Implementing Slip Detection
6 Oct 22
A hoist system that includes a hook; a cable connected to the hook; a motor configured to move the hook and the cable; and an overload protection device (OLPD) configured to limit loads imparted on one or more of the hook, the cable, and the motor.
Ian AZEREDO, Brianna KAMINSKI
Filed: 1 Apr 22
Utility
Flexible bridge sensor electronic architecture and method for implementing same
16 Aug 22
A sensor circuit architecture includes a Wheatstone bridge-type sensing element that includes a plurality of resistors and a plurality of equivalent compensation networks.
Robert A. Croce, Jr.
Filed: 10 Jun 20
Utility
Flexible Bridge Sensor Electronic Architecture and Method for Implementing Same
16 Dec 21
A sensor circuit architecture includes a Wheatstone bridge-type sensing element that includes a plurality of resistors and a plurality of equivalent compensation networks.
Robert A. Croce, JR.
Filed: 10 Jun 20
Utility
Aircraft mounted hoist system having a multi-stranded wire rope cable
26 Oct 21
A hoist system includes a wire rope cable having a first end and a second end.
Ian Azeredo
Filed: 22 Aug 18
Utility
Disconnect assembly for an aerial delivery apparatus
28 Sep 21
A disconnect assembly configured to disconnect a parachute of an aerial delivery apparatus from a payload includes a detector device, a disconnect device, and a transmit cable.
Martyn Philip Jones, Richard Anthony Laws
Filed: 27 Mar 18
Utility
Collimated Visual Display System
16 Sep 21
A spherical mirror reflects an image on a back-projection screen to be viewed by a viewer located in the design eye point.
Peter De Meerleer, Pieter-Jan Busschaert, Gaetan Nonque, David Lobelle, Tim Van Hoornick
Filed: 23 Jul 19
Utility
Hybridization system for high voltage direct current
3 Aug 21
A hybridization system for an electric device having two terminals and two states including a closed state allowing an electric current to circulate between the two terminals and an open state blocking the circulation of the electric current between the terminals, the device being suitable for an electric arc to be generated during the switching from the closed state to the open state.
Eric Guillard
Filed: 30 May 18
Utility
Hoist System and Process for Sway Control
1 Jul 21
An aircraft hoist system includes hoist equipment arranged in an aircraft, the hoist equipment including a motor, a cable, and a hook portion.
Ian Azeredo, Patrick Doyle, Brianna Stewart
Filed: 24 Apr 20
Utility
Disconnect Assembly
11 Mar 21
A disconnect assembly for disconnecting a payload from a delivery platform includes a disconnect device for providing a releasable connection between the payload and the delivery platform.
Mark Hywel LAVENDER, Richard Anthony LAWS
Filed: 25 Aug 20
Utility
Safety link assembly for an aerial delivery apparatus
4 Jan 21
A safety link assembly for use with an aerial delivery apparatus, the assembly comprising a main body, an ejectable connector, a retaining mechanism comprising a retaining lever rotatably mounted on a rotary axis on the main body and rotatable between a first retaining position, and a second releasing position, and a securing mechanism comprising a securing member moveable between a first securing position, and a second non-securing position, wherein the distance from the first region of the retaining lever to the rotary axis is less than the distance from the second region of the retaining lever to the rotary axis.
Martyn Philip Jones, Richard Anthony Laws, Barbara Anne Diane Duclos
Filed: 4 Sep 17
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