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7416158 Continuous disreefing apparatus for parachute  
A continuous disreefing apparatus has a sleeve that has a diameter and is made from a flexible, resilient material that allows the sleeve to diametrically contract when the sleeve is under tension...
7306188 Non-pyrotechnic remote-controlled parachute jettison device  
A device for severing an extraction line connected between a cargo load and an extraction parachute when the cargo load fails to eject from an aircraft. The device comprises a cutter spaced from...
7293742 Reefing assembly for a circular parachute  
A reefing assembly for a circular parachute having a canopy including a skirt portion, and suspension lines attached to the skirt portion. The assembly includes a tension structure bounding a...
7195205 Parachute with skirt reefing system  
A parachute system has a canopy, suspension lines that extend from the canopy skirt to a confluence point, and a center line that is attached to and between the apex of the canopy and the...
7178761 Container apparatus for object to be dropped  
A container apparatus for an object to be dropped, which contains an object to be dropped functioning as a point marker or a hydrographic conditions measuring device or the like and is dropped by a...
7118073 Skyhook reserve parachute deployment system  
A device, system and method of reserve parachute deployment comprised of a body with a top and bottom end, a hook-slot and releasable means of attachment in communication with the hook-slot. The...
7073752 Automatic reserve or primary parachute activation device  
An electronic automatic reserve or primary parachute activation device incorporates partial or complete capture of freefaller or tethered parachute jumper kinematics to rapidly and reliable...
7040580 Automatic activation device for deploying a parachute and methods thereof  
Methods, systems, and computer program products for an automatic activation device for deploying a parachute are disclosed. The methods and systems include protecting the device from damage from a...
6962308 Control unit for controlling paragliders, unlatching apparatus for triggering a flaring maneuver to be conducted by a load-bearing paraglider system, and a paraglider system  
A load-bearing paraglider system includes a load-bearing paraglider with a trailing edge, paraglider straps that connect the load-bearing paraglider with a control unit, and a load suspended on the...
6953173 Automatic releasing device for a parachute  
A device for the automatic opening of a parachute, comprising a casing ( 1 ) closed with a lid ( 2 ), in which are located the means ( 3, 14 ) for electronically sensing the altitude of the...
6883756 Method and apparatus for delayed parachute deployment  
A hydraulic mechanism is positioned within the drogue bridle of a parachute system. The hydraulic link is slowly moved by tension on the drogue bridle to operate a release. The release operates to...
6880786 Static line parachute automatic activation device  
An apparatus and method to improve the safety of static line parachute jumping are disclosed. According to the method, a safety device situated on a jumper continuously or periodically senses the...
6843451 Parachute slider reefing with friction induced retardation  
A novel parachute slider reefing process enhancement is presented that is distinguished by being significantly less dependent on aerodynamic forces than its predecessors and can, therefore, be...
6769650 Parachutes  
A parachute has a canopy and rigging lines with skirt assist lines connected between a point on each rigging line adjacent a lower edge of the canopy and a point on the interior of the canopy...
6685140 Miniature, unmanned aircraft with automatically deployed parachute  
A miniature, unmanned aircraft having a parachute which deploys automatically under certain conditions. The aircraft has a flight control system based on remotely generated signals, potentially...
6644597 Canopy quick release device for parachutes  
An apparatus for releasably attaching all stands or risers of a parachute canopy to a parachutist includes two interlocking plates. The plates incorporate a fulcrum, lever, and alignment tabs,...
6626400 Parachute deployment system and method  
A parachute system operable with a drogue parachute includes a bridle and kill line connected to a deployment bag at one end and to the drogue parachute at another. The bridle includes a stop...
6484641 Cruise missile downed airman decoy  
A cruise missile, such as the Tomahawk cruise missile, is adapted to deploy decoys in an area as the missile progresses along its preprogrammed course. Each decoy is shaped to be compatible with...
6431495 Single release system  
A variable release system comprising a first catch, a second catch, and a container containing at least a portion of each catch. A cord is coupled to the first catch to allow the first catch to be...
6378808 Device for releasing a parachute  
The present invention relates to a parachute release device provided to be mounted on a parachute, which parachute is provided to be attached to an object. The device has a data processing system...
6302359 Free fall payload distribution device and method  
A device and method of use for opening a container during descent so that objects within the container may be dispersed over a controlled ground area. The device includes a housing with a parachute...
6290177 Bi-directional pilot parachute release assembly  
A bi-directional pilot parachute release assembly (10) for use with a conventional parachute arrangement (100) including a dual compartment parachute enclosure member (101) having an upper...
6220547 Large scale parafoil apparatus with an energy attenuator for controlling initial deployment  
A large scale parafoil apparatus which makes use of an energy attenuator positioned between the initially deployed drogue parachute and the parafoil for controlling the initial stages of deployment...
6199800 Deployment device for parachutes  
Disclosed is a low-drag/high-speed pilot chute which is attached to a bridle cord, and a high-drag/low-speed pilot chute which is attached with a weak link to the bridle cord. In a low-speed...
6086019 System for extraction and unfolding of reserve parachute  
The present invention relates to a system for the extraction and unfolding of the reserve parachute employable both for a ventral and a dorsal configuration. The system provides for the forced...
6059232 Separable cord connecting structure of parachute  
A separable cord connection structure of a parachute, wherein it has a separable cord 11 for being anchored to the airplane via or not via a static cord, a main cord 13 unreleasably fastened to the...
6056242 Parachute release apparatus and method  
A parachute releasing apparatus is operable with a reserve static line for automatically releasing one riser after failure of a second riser, thus avoiding entanglement of the main parachute with...
6003815 Parachutes  
A reserve parachute is provided with air pockets at the apex of the canopy to allow rapid deployment of the reserve parachute without tangling with a malfunctioning main parachute. Skirt assist...
5893536 Parafoil assembly  
A parafoil assembly includes a canopy having a plurality of generally parel inflatable cells and suspension lines extending from opposite sides of each of the cells toward a central area beneath...
5881974 Method for resetting a timer and a timer especially for use in connection with an item descending from a flying object  
A method for automatic resetting of a timer according to the exit time when an item starts descending from a flying object. The resetting is based on a number of altitude values, which are...
5825667 Parachute release device  
The present invention relates to a parachute release device comprising a data processing and acceleration determining means connected to said data processing system and provided for determining an...
5722619 Parachute bridle and method of deploying a parachute  
An improved parachute bridle assembly and an improved method for deploying a parachute are provided. The improved bridle assembly includes a bridle having a main pilot chute attached at a distal...
5544846 Parachute deployment system  
A parachute deployment system having a pack with an attached parachute and a detachably coupled handle. The handle is used to activate the deployment system by physically opening the pack via an...
5409187 Rocket deployment system for parachutes and the like  
The invention is a compressed gas rocket apparatus for deployment of emergency parachutes, rescue lines and similar payloads. A pressurized vessel is equipped with a stopping or sealing mechanism...
5398891 Remote parachute activation device  
An apparatus for the opening of skydiver's parachute by another skydiver, instantaneously and without physical contact between them, is provided. The device provides a skydiver with the means of...
5253826 Lightweight sealed parachute and harness assembly  
An environmentally-sealed parachute deployment system for bail-out parachutes comprising a spring-loaded pilot parachute, an environmentally sealed vacuum bag, a deployment bag having one or two...
5233126 Deceleration device for a submunition unit with textile package for deceleration element  
A deceleration device for a submunition unit ejectable from a spin stabilized carrier projectile includes a deployable deceleration element. The deceleration element is packaged in textile package...
5232184 Self-staging parachute apparatus  
A self-staging parachute apparatus including a drogue parachute and a main parachute each encapsulated in a respective packing bag with the main parachute packing bag defining a side pocket through...
5222697 Pin puller for parachute automatic activation system  
A pin puller for use in an automatic activation system for initiating the deployment of a parachute includes a small pyrotechnic actuator comprised essentially of a piston and cylinder. The...
5188315 Submunition unit including a rotary parachute  
A submunition unit provided with a rotary parachute (3) as the sole parachute. The parachute, after release, initially is unable to be fully deployed due to reef loops (16) provided on the rigging...
5169093 Method and device for faster automatic deployment of a parachute  
A parachute associated with an object unfolds faster in an airstream if the object is first accelerated in the direction of descent. This principle can be applied advantageously to a mine system...
5161755 Reinforced life parachute  
A life parachute including a canopy formed of pieces of fabric sewed together, sheaths extending from the center of the canopy in a spoke-wise manner, and an inflatable envelope connected to a...
5125599 Adjustable tension parachute pack and improved container  
A parachute pack of the type including a pilot chute for drawing a main parachute canopy out of its container uses a single adjustable tension retainer cord and pin which holds a compression spring...
5024400 Releasing device for a parachute  
The invention concerns a releasing mechanism for a parachute which is stowed in a container held closed by a safety string against the pulling force of a preloaded spring. This safety string is...
4955564 Main parachute apparatus with secondary parachute for aiding initial inflation thereof  
A parachute apparatus with a main canopy having conventional suspension lines and load carrying means with a plurality of main loops attached with respect to the panels of the main canopy. A...
4955563 Apparatus and method for controlled simultaneous opening of clustered parachutes  
A parachute assembly and method for the controlled airdrop of a payload is isclosed. The parachute assembly includes a cluster of parachutes and a control means. Each parachute in the cluster...
4948071 Deployment system for parachute  
The deployment system includes a pilot chute and a bridle wherein the bridle is secured at one end to the forward portion of a parachute canopy. The bridle extends through a rear portion of the...
4898346 Reserve parachute pack with pilot chute  
The reserve parachute is folded and disposed in a covering. A pilot chute overlies the reserve parachute outside of the covering. A disc overlies the pilot chute and bears against a compression...
4865273 Parachute-release mechanism and method  
A parachute deployment actuator incorporating an aneroid with a relatively long strike results in a significant diminution in the degree of precision with which the associated parts have to be...
4863119 Parachute reefing system  
A reefing system comprising an annular flexible membrane having a centrally located vent opening and a plurality of guides symmetrically spaced around the periphery of the membrane. The reefing...
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