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7801657 |
Stability-enhanced traction and yaw control using electronically controlled limited-slip differential
A control system for a vehicle having first and second wheels is provided that includes a differential apparatus adapted to distribute torque between the first and second wheels and a traction...
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7748486 |
Landing gear for a hovercraft
Self-leveling legs are used to accommodate landing a ducted fan hovercraft on a sloped surface such as a roof-top. These legs move to accommodate a variation of slope within their range of motion...
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7717209 |
Vehicle with vertical lift
An apparatus for producing vertical lift in a vehicle. In one embodiment, two sets of trans-flow fans discharge air through multi-directional vane assemblies that direct the discharged air outward...
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7706945 |
Vehicle lateral control system
A vehicle lateral control system that integrates both vehicle dynamics and kinematics control. The system includes a driver interpreter that provides desired vehicle dynamics and predicted vehicle...
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7581608 |
Levitating platform
A levitating platform, which is capable of stable flight, is disclosed. Levitating platform (100) comprises a platform structure (110), which includes a bottom extended surface (116) and a lip...
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7516039 |
Mapping systems and methods
Improved systems and methods for mapping are provided. In one embodiment, a system for mapping is provided. The system comprises a rangefinder adapted to output range measurements; an inertial...
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7481290 |
Vertical lift vehicle
An apparatus for producing vertical lift in a vehicle. In one embodiment, two sets of trans-flow fans discharge air through multi-directional vane assemblies that direct the discharged air outward...
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6845833 |
All-terrain vehicle
The present invention concerns an all-terrain vehicle for use over a variety of terrain. The vehicle includes a main body having a cabin, a forward side, a backward side and two lateral sides; a...
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6382336 |
Guide wheel integrated with ground rubbing brake controls fluid levitated loads
An invention (58) for attachment to a near frictionless fluid levitated transporter includes a guide wheel (18) integrated with a ground rubbing brake (20). Invention (58) both guides and stops...
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6349249 |
Automated guided apparatus suitable for toping applications
An automated guided apparatus capable of accurately determining its position within a walled environment such as a mine or building. A mobile unit incorporating an inertial measurement unit and a...
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6318488 |
Fluid levitated caster integrating brake or brake with guide wheel combination
An assembly (72) including a brake (70), or a brake with guide wheel (69) combination centrally integrated within a levitating fluid caster. Assembly (72) levitates heavy loads upon a near...
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6216599 |
Ground effect transport system
A transportation system has an air cushion vehicle in a U-shaped or W-shaped channel in the ground. The channel provides support and directional stability for the air cushion vehicle during transit...
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6164401 |
Ground effect ship
The apparatus is a ground effect ship utilizing a wing-hull to support a passenger cabin piggyback style. Each one of the wing-hull segment includes a pontoon member that, in turn, includes a...
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6011455 |
Wall surface absorption type moving device and magnet driving method of the wall surface absorption type moving device
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5566775 |
Skirted surface effect vehicle
A surface effect vehicle for traversing a water or ground surface is provided. The surface effect vehicle comprises an elongate body and forward and rear scoops, preferably having a large angle of...
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5314035 |
Surface effect vehicle
A surface effect vehicle having a pair of lifting scoops, or air foils, mounted on a vehicle body, one in front and the other in the rear. Each lifting scoop has an arched leading edge to collect...
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5094311 |
Limited mobility transporter
A limited mobility transporter (10) is disclosed having a linkage mechanism (12) with four links (14,16,18,20) pivotally connected at their ends to form a four bar linkage. Engagers (22) are...
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5087280 |
Floating mold changer carriage
A floating mold changer carriage is movable between a shaping device for shaping a sheet of glass with at least one mold and a mold storage area spaced from the shaping device, for replacing the...
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5082079 |
Passively stable hovering system
A flight system capable of passively stable hover comprises an apparatus defining a vertical axis, and including multiple upright ducts spaced about the axis; fluid momentum generators in the ducts...
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5065833 |
Ground-surface-effect wing plane
An improved ground-surface-effect winged craft has a main body in the shape of an airfoil, side plates extending nearly vertically at the opposite lateral sides of the main body for intercepting...
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4883140 |
Sheet material dispensing for air bearing structures
Fingers having air bearings along the bottom thereof are used to quickly load and unload overseas transport containers. Sheet material, such as ribbed plastic (nylon) sheeting, is automatically...
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4880071 |
Toy air vehicle
A toy air propelled vehicle is set forth that utilizes a plurality of rearwardly oriented aligned impellers with a forwardly positioned impeller to elevate the vehicle. The rear impellers are...
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4828059 |
Wall-crawling machine
A wall-crawling machine comprises a body, a plurality of guide wheels rotatably mounted on the body, at least one crawler track extending around the guide wheels, a plurality of permanent magnets...
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4718513 |
Wheel driven air cushion vehicle
An air cushion vehicle comprises a main engine connected to drive, firstly, a fan device for generating an air cushion for the support of the vehicle, and secondly, a traction wheel device for...
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4664212 |
Vacuum wall crawler
A vacuum wall crawler is provided with a pair of endless belts at both sides of the frame, the pair of endless belts having at their outer surfaces a plurality of recesses each of which has a...
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4607715 |
Proportional pneumatic control system for aircushions
A controller operative to adjust the supply of compressed air to aircushions, in response to changes in load, includes a pneumatically-driven pressure regulator and damped means to accumulate or...
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4601508 |
Streamlining appendage for vehicles
A streamlining appendage for the rearward end of a vehicle having a generally flat upright rearward surface includes a rearwardly tapering peripheral body defining and surrounding a rearwardly open...
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4591015 |
Wheel propulsion device for air cushion vehicle
A self-propelled air cushion vehicle includes a traction wheel device comprising at least two separate traction wheel units. Each traction wheel unit includes at least two consecutive wheels...
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4432429 |
Air-cushion apparatus
An air-cushion supported, manually manoeuverable, load-carrying apparatus including a load-carrying base, a dependent perimetric skirt for laterally confining pressurized air, and a member for...
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4427086 |
Vehicle fitted with an auxiliary wheel for propelling, guiding and or braking the vehicle
The invention relates to a vehicle provided with a per se known supporting system (2) on a support (3) of its path and provided with at least one auxiliary wheel (1). The wheel (1) is joined to the...
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4416346 |
Extensible steering, propulsion and skirting means for ground effect vehicles
A new improved steering, propelling and skirting means is provided for air cushion type vehicles. The steering, propelling or skirting means is biased to maintain contact with the underlying...
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4282946 |
Multi-terrain vehicle
A multi-terrain vehicle for travelling on or above the ground or the like. The multi-terrain vehicle has a rigid body portion and a series of rigid ribs are rotatably connected on each side of the...
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4190129 |
Air cushion bumper cars
A vehicle supported by an air cushion comprises three wheels arranged along a longitudinal axis of a chassis. The front and rear wheels can pivot through 360° and are always driven in the same ...
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4186813 |
Steerable drive unit for transporter
A transporter for moving large cylindrical loads, such as paper rolls 8 feet in diameter and 8 feet long. A U-shaped frame with spaced arms carrying air bearings, an on board compressor for a self...
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4183710 |
Paper roll transporter
A transporter for moving large cylindrical loads, such as paper rolls 8 feet in diameter and 8 feet long. A U-shaped frame with spaced arms carrying air bearings, an on board compressor for a self...
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4175636 |
Heavy lift air cushion amphibious vehicle
An air cushion vehicle operable over land, water and ice separately and in any combination, wherein there is a hull of "lighter" configuration adapted to be collapsed for highway transport and to...
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4170187 |
Arctic drilling and production platform
A mobile drilling and production platform for arctic regions in which a hull having a deck forming the production platform is supported on a first set of parallel runners secured to the underside...
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4166515 |
Sidewall gas-cushion vehicles
A sidewall gas-cushion vehicle is provided with hydrofoils carried in recesses defined by the sidewalls and capable of being extended into an operable position or of being retracted into an...
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4137986 |
Captured air bubble arctic vehicle with ice cutters
An arctic vehicle is provided for the rapid transport of goods, machinery, and personnel over ice, snow and frozen ground surfaces.The vehicle is supported partially while at rest and/or under way...
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4082195 |
Handling system for heavy loads
A material handling system incorporating an air operated scissors lift mounted on an air bearing pallet to move heavy or cumbersome loads. On top of the upper platform is a second air bearing...
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4077589 |
Ground-effect landing gear for aircraft
A ground-effect landing gear for use on aircraft intended for performing take-off and landing on unprepared soft ground comprises a platform mounting a flexible enclosure constructed in the form of...
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4063611 |
Surface effect vehicle
A surface effect vehicle wherein wheels or other ground contacting devices are utilized for propulsion and/or steering. The air or gas cushion forces are used only for hull suspension or floatation...
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4019698 |
Air cushion undercarriage brake system
An improved ground-run/skid-braking and/or maneuvering control system for an aircraft or ground effect machine having an air cushion type undercarriage of the type comprising an elastically...
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3968766 |
Amphibious air cushion vehicle
Amphibious air cushion vehicles equipped with drum rollers. The vehicles may be tractors or trailers. Either the air cushion or the drum rollers may support the vehicle entirely or the load may be...
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3946823 |
Driving and steering device for a loading platform
A low profile air cushion loading platform is provided with a driving and steering device comprising a plurality of laterally spaced steering boxes located under the platform. Each steering box...
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3921752 |
Multi cushion flexible support bag with surface pressure valving for air cushion vehicle application
An air cushion vehicle which has means for lubricating its passage over an obstacle. Valves on the surface of the member which encloses the air cushion open on contact with an obstacle and release...
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3908784 |
Air cushion drilling vehicle
An air cushion vehicle particularly useful for a drilling rig for oil wells and the like employed in arctic environments having open water, muskeg, ice, snow, and tundra is described. The vehicle...
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3893538 |
Ground effects vehicle and an air terminal
This invention is directed to a ground effects vehicle capable of resting on and moving on a cushion of gas such as air or nitrogen or other suitable gases. This ground effects vehicle is capable...
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3891048 |
Air bearing transporter having multidirectional drive unit
A multidirectional drive unit for an air bearing transporter disposed in a recess in the lower side of the platform of the transporter and having coaxial drive wheels engageable with the...
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3835951 |
SEMITRAILER-LIKE MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AIR CUSHION TRAILER FOR TRANSPORTATION OF LOADS
A semitrailer-like motor vehicle for the transportation of loads, for example, of containers in which the load carrier is constructed in the manner of an air cushion vehicle and the towing vehicle...
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