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8118262 |
Hybrid parachute
A hybrid parachute, method of deploying a parachute and method of landing a payload. The hybrid parachute utilizes a reefing system that provides for the initial deployment of a deceleration stage...
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8096509 |
Parachute inlet control system and method
A parachute inlet control system is configured to provide an improved inflation profile for solo and/or clustered parachutes. An inlet parachute is coupled to a main parachute via a plurality of...
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8083184 |
Aerial delivery system
An aerial delivery system is configured to allow delivery of one or more releasable items after the system is extracted from an aircraft. One or more linear guidance devices and releasable securing...
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8016239 |
Safety pre-impact deceleration system for vehicles
A safety pre-impact deceleration system for a variety of conveyances includes a parachute structure formed from air bags inflated with gas. Alternatively, the parachute structure includes a canopy...
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7871043 |
Method for parachute reefing control
A method for controlling the drag area growth of a parachute canopy during airborne descent with sensors attached to the payload for facilitating modification of the schedule of release of a...
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7734386 |
System for intelligently controlling a team of vehicles
A system collaboratively and autonomously plans and controls a team of vehicles having subsystems within an environment. The system includes a mission management component, a communication...
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7703720 |
Method and apparatus for parachute reefing control
An apparatus for controlling the drag area growth of a parachute canopy during airborne descent with sensors attached to the payload for facilitating modification of the schedule of release of a...
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7648105 |
Deployment brake release for a parachute
A deployment brake release system for use with an airborne guidance unit (AGU) of a parachute suitable for precision cargo delivery. The parachute includes deployment brake lines secured at one end...
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7584928 |
Drogue parachute drag force actuated programmable controller to generate an event trigger signal
A parachute control system is actuated primarily by drogue parachute drag force. Drag force is used as a proxy for vehicle airspeed. The control system uses altitude and force sensors combined with...
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7575198 |
Control handle for use with a towable airfoil
For use with towable airfoils used to supply lift to a towed rider to assist with jumping in sports and recreation, a handle system having one or more control lines for coupling to the airfoil, and...
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7523891 |
Safety pre-impact deceleration system for vehicles
A safety pre-impact deceleration system for a variety of conveyances includes a parachute structure formed from air bags inflated with gas. Alternatively, the parachute structure includes a canopy...
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7448577 |
Apparatus for providing velocity differential between parachute and payload to reduce shock load
An apparatus for dissipating shock load in a parachute delivery system has at least one strip of material having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a predetermined length. The...
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7338016 |
Multi-grommet retained slider for parachutes
A reefing slider for providing improved line management and canopy deployment characteristics of a ram air inflated airfoil type canopy. During initial descent of the parachute the slider, secured...
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7302340 |
High altitude parachute navigation flight computer
A navigational computer design for high altitude and other similar navigational needs includes a processor, which receives as input signals from navigational and navigational related sensors such...
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7201348 |
Cruise missile recovery system
A cruise missile recovery system, for capturing a flying cruise missile and for guiding the cruise missile to a landing spot. The cruise missile recovery system has an intercept device for...
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7172159 |
Parachute steering system
A parachute steering system allows load drops to be guided until being landed on a defined target. The steering system includes an upper platform and a lower platform, joined in articulated...
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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...
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7104504 |
Inflatable wing with active canopy profile control
An aerodynamic wing formed by a flexible canopy with an internally routed canopy line for controlling the canopy profile. Preferably, the canopy line is routed through a gatherable tube secured to...
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7093803 |
Apparatus and method for aerodynamic wing
Aerodynamic wing to propel a broad range of transport means, principally sail craft. The wing provides a single layer kite structure capable of flying without surface discontinuity, bridles, or...
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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...
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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...
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7036771 |
Kite safety, control, and rapid depowering apparatus
A kite safety, control, and depowering device for a kite having an airfoil with leading and trailing edges, at least two control lines attached to the airfoil and a control flying bar attached to...
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7028951 |
Parachute reefing system
The present invention is directed to a parachute reefing system having a flexible ring section. The flexible ring section has a circumference. The reefing system includes a plurality of...
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6929221 |
Ram air parachute with tensioned top skin
An improved ram air canopy is disclosed having a top skin formed of a plurality of substantially rectangular top skin pieces. Each top skin piece has areas of reduced width at predetermined...
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6889942 |
Steerable parachute control system and method
An autonomous guided parachute system for cargo drops that divides the requirements of guidance and soft landing into separate parachutes. Said invention includes a high wing-loaded ram air...
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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...
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6830220 |
Kite control bar with ninety-degree handles and fail-safe release system
A Kite Control Bar with Ninety-Degree Handles and Fail-Safe Release System is disclosed. The kite control bar utilizes a metal bar with removable metal handles that are attached to the kit control...
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6808144 |
Autonomous payload recovery system
A parafoil recovery system capable of autonomously controlling the descent profile of a payload to a recovery area and maneuvering the parafoil to execute a soft landing in the recovery area is...
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6789766 |
Cargo drop system with cargo parachute and process for stabilization of a cargo drop system by means of a cargo parachute following the drop from the aircraft
Cargo drop system and process (1) with a cargo (2), a cargo parachute (6) and an auxiliary parachute (7), which, by means of at least one ripcord (12; 12a, 12b), connects the auxiliary parachute...
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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...
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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...
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6676084 |
Small-sized radio-controlled flying device
A small radio controlled flying device propelled by a thermal engine (20) with pusher type airscrew (19) for remote sensing, the device being capable of short take-off and landing and flying at...
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6631872 |
Parachute trajectory control
A control for a parachute trajectory is based on upward tipping of the canopy or by later righting a tipped position by upward movement of a different part of the canopy and then possibly tipping a...
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6587762 |
Automatic guidance unit for aerial delivery unit
Methods and systems for programming the automatic guidance unit of an aerial delivery system. The operator selects on a hand-held unit the desired flight parameters such as the latitude, longitude...
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6575408 |
Soft landing assembly for a parachute
A soft landing assembly for a parachute includes an altitude sensor mounted on the parachute and a control assembly mounted on the parachute for activating parachute landing velocity affectors at...
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6505119 |
Control unit and mission planning station for a manned paragliding system
A mission control system has a control unit for a paragliding system for the manned paragliding flight and a mission planning station. A mission planning station establishes a three-dimensional...
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6338457 |
Precision parachute recovery system
A parachute recovery system which provides for the recovery of a payload such as a target drone without damage by allowing for a safe, non-destructive landing of the payload at a desired landing...
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6328263 |
Parachute assembly
A parachute assembly includes a canopy central panel of square configuration, a rectangular canopy outboard arm fixed to each side edge of the canopy central panel and extendible outwardly...
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6270128 |
Method of attaching a soft link for connecting a group of parachute suspension lines to harness via risers
A soft connector link is disclosed for connecting a first item to a second item such as canopy suspension lines to a canopy riser. In a first embodiment, the soft link preferably includes a...
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6257525 |
Remotely controlled aircraft
A remotely controlled aircraft has a center member and a steering assembly. The steering assembly comprises a carriage, a remote control motor, a center member and a connecting arm. The carriage...
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6257524 |
Mechanical dereefer
A mechanical dereefer comprises a frame having a housing end with a joining wall and spaced plates extending from the joining wall to define a L shaped bifurcated end. A latch is mounted between...
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6224019 |
Parachute landing velocity attenuator
A gas-powered landing velocity attenuator for reducing the final descent velocity (and consequent ground impact load) of a parachutist or parachuted cargo. Immediately prior to impact, the gas...
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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...
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6145788 |
Drogue assembly for in-flight refueling
A drogue assembly (10) for in flight refueling includes a circumferenal array of triangular support arms which carry a drogue parachute (29) which extends circumferentially around their shorter...
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6131856 |
Parachute trajectory control
A parachute has its suspension lines divided into groups, each group connected to the load through a linear actuator. During descent of the parachute, foreshortening of an actuator or of any group...
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6042056 |
Air carrier steerage control device
An apparatus and corresponding method, useful for any type of aircraft, aerostat or space vehicle, for controlling a direction of movement of an air carrier includes a source of energy, at least...
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5967459 |
Balloon with controlled parachute
The present invention relates to a floatable aircraft such as a parachute balloon. The parachute balloon is comprised an envelope which is able to be collapsed and stored during periods of nonuse....
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5904324 |
Non-motorized aircraft flight control system
The non-motorized aircraft flight control system provides additional lines, cords, hooks and other devices to existing paraglider aircraft to aid in the control of the paraglider wing elements such...
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5901924 |
Speed enhanced powered parachute
A powered parachute or pendulum flying machine which includes a mechanism for shortening the chord length of the parachute wing, a mechanism for shortening the distance between the upper and lower...
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5899415 |
Personnel guided aerial delivery device
A personnel guided aerial delivery device is disclosed which can be used to safely and precisely deliver personnel, cargo, or a combination of both from an aircraft in flight, to a precise target...
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