Patents in Class 244/2

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1	7530527	Method and device for launching aerial vehicles A heavier-than-air air vehicle, particularly a long endurance, solar powered, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) intended for “perpetual” flight within the stratosphere, is carried to its...
2	7515999	Method and means for piloting control of a forward-moving vehicle A method of control and a means for control for a vehicle constructed by temporarily integrating a conventionally controlled motorcycle and a fixed wing flight device. The method includes a means...
3	7357352	Air vehicle assembly and an associated control system and method An air vehicle assembly and a corresponding method for launching an air vehicle assembly are provided, along with corresponding control systems and methods. The air vehicle assembly may include a...
4	7300019	Multimodal, deployable vehicle A multimodal vehicle includes a ground based vehicle with an attached high-capacity airfoil parachute for deployment. The ground based vehicle includes a drive system for use on either land, water...
5	7281682	Spacecraft and launch system A spacecraft system for achieving LEO and beyond includes a lifting body spacecraft, and an acceleration bed unit for accelerating the spacecraft horizontally on a runway to liftoff. The rocket...
6	7252264	Flying sailboat A vehicle adapted for airborne flight and waterborne sailing has a fuselage ( 20 ) with left and right wings ( 52, 54 ) that pivot independently about a respective longitudinal axis from a...
7	7131613	High-altitude launching of rockets lifted by helium devices and platforms with rotatable wings A system is disclosed for lifting a rocket into the upper atmosphere and establishing forward flight at several hundred miles per hour, before the rocket engines are ignited and the rocket is...
8	7073749	High altitude reconnaissance vehicle An airship deployment system comprises an airship of unique shape having laminar flow over this shape to enable low power propulsion, capable remote control, comprising an inflatable body; a...
9	7066426	Multimodal, deployable vehicle A multimodal vehicle includes a ground based vehicle with an attached high-capacity airfoil parachute for deployment. The ground based vehicle includes a drive system for use on either land, water...
10	6978969	Fly-drive vehicle A fly-drive vehicle is disclosed including a vehicle body, a motor mounted on the vehicle body, at least one rotor rotatably attached to the vehicle body, a pair of wheels each rotatably attached...
11	6938852	Flying craft tethered to powered water vehicle A flying vehicle assembly apparatus comprises a winged flying craft and a powered craft for propelling the flying craft and a tether assembly comprising one or more first rigid struts having a...
12	6926226	Composite combination for launching a payload into space A composite combination for launching a payload into space including a hypersonic spacecraft carrying the payload and a carrier aircraft, the spacecraft design to take off from the ground on the...
13	6877690	Combination powered parachute and motorcycle A combination powered parachute and motorcycle modifies an initially conventional motorcycle with the addition of various flight components to provide sustained flight for the machine. A peripheral...
14	6869042	System for airborne launch of an aircraft from a larger carrier aircraft A system for launching, refuelling and recovering in flight an aircraft ( 10 ) such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from a larger carrier aircraft ( 16 ) comprising a holder ( 22 ) on the...
15	6848647	METHODS OF BUOYANT AND/OR SEMI-BUOYANT (BASB) VEHICLES UTILIZING BASB IN CONJUNCTION WITH PRESSURIZED FLUID STREAM JET (PJET) AND VARIOUSLY SHAPED BODIES, WINGS, OUTRIGGERS, AND PROPULSION/REPULSION CONFIGURATIONS A method wherein a vehicle is capable of movement on or over land, and/or on, over, or under water. Various body, wing, tail, and/or outrigger shapes facilitate movement and develop lift. Buoyancy...
16	6845937	Survivable and reusable launch vehicle A reusable, mach-velocity mobile platform delivers a weapons payload via vertical launch, powerless glide, weapons release, and landing operation phases. The platform includes a generally tubular...
17	6824095	VSTOL vehicle A VSTOL vehicle including a fuselage with two pairs of ducted rotors fully enclosed fore and aft of the fuselage respectively. The fuselage is aerodynamically shaped to generate lift in forward...
18	6786450	Rapidly-convertible roadable aircraft A pusher canard aircraft convertible for road use. Canard outer sections are removable and are stored within the aircraft fuselage and the outer main wing sections rotate horizontally for storage...
19	6776373	Aircraft escape cabin An Aircraft Escape (AEC) is designed for manned atmospheric or space vehicles having a fly away capability at any time during the flight of the parent aircraft. The AEC houses the crew, passengers,...
20	6745977	Flying car A vehicle is in the general shape of a land vehicle, such as a car, but has a plurality of rotors so the vehicle is capable of flight in the manner of a VTOL or a helicopter. The vehicle has foot...
21	6663045	Method and apparatus for actuating an aircraft nose portion A method and apparatus for actuating an aircraft nose portion. The aircraft can have a longitudinal axis and a pitch axis generally transverse to the longitudinal axis. The fuselage can include a...
22	6641082	Aircraft ferrying system and method thereof The invention is a system for ferrying at least one aircraft by a ferrying aircraft, the at least one aircraft and ferrying aircraft having vehicle management systems. In detail, the invention...
23	6619584	Road/air vehicle A road/air vehicle is able to quickly and easily convert between two configurations, air configuration and road configuration, to facilitate practical operation as both an aircraft and as an...
24	6616092	Reusable flyback rocket booster and method for recovering same According to one embodiment of the invention, a rocket booster for launching a payload into space includes a fuselage adapted to support one or more fuel tanks inside the fuselage and a booster...
25	6615116	Method and apparatus for communicating between an aircraft and an associated store A signal conditioning system for translating communications between an aircraft and an associated store includes a store umbilical element that electrically and mechanically couples the aircraft...
26	6612522	Flyback booster with removable rocket propulsion module A flyback booster ( 200 ) comprising an aircraft ( 203 ) housing a launch vehicle stage as a removable rocket propulsion module ( 502 ) and several space launch vehicles using variations of the...
27	6556895	Method for transfer alignment of an inertial measurement unit in the presence of unknown aircraft measurements delays A method for velocity match transfer alignment between a carrier vehicle and a carried vehicle. The method includes repeatedly measuring a velocity difference between the carrier vehicle and the...
28	6543715	Aerospace system An aerospace system, which comprises a carrier aircraft, a launch vehicle and a payload. The launch vehicle with liquid fuel propulsion units is placed inside a fuselage of the carrier aircraft...
29	6533221	Device for supporting a payload in a launch vehicle of said payload The invention concerns a launch vehicle comprising a shroud ( 1 a, 5 a ) supporting auxiliary propellers ( 2, 3 ) applying in operation excess flow of stresses to the shroud ( 1 a, 5 a ), said...
30	6517026	Vertical take-off and landing vehicle for land, water and air transport The present invention relates to a vehicle for land and air transport and, more specifically, to a vertical take-off and landing vehicle for land, water and air transport which is submersible and...
31	6508435	Method for controlling an aerospace system to put a payload into an orbit Aerospace technology, in particular, methods for orbital injection of payloads (communication satellites, monitoring satellites, etc.) into low and medium earth orbits with the aid of aerospace...
32	6457670	Counter rotating ducted fan flying vehicle A flying vehicle having a pair of counter rotating propeller blades which provide lift for the vehicle when the vehicle is in a flight mode of operation. The counter rotating blades have in flight...
33	6446905	Janus reusable spacecraft system A reusable spacecraft system having two substantially identically reusable return flight space vehicles, one of which is preferably a booster and the other an orbiter, each of which have identical...
34	6360994	Configurable space launch system A configurable space launch system of multiple different vehicle configurations that use a common reusable spaceplane and cost effective external tanks is presented. Each vehicle configuration in...
35	6224012	Roadable aircraft combined vehicle for practical use A vehicle that combines the freedom and swiftness of flight with the utility of surface travel. A simple, light weight, safe and stable conveyance with positive yaw-roll coupling, special safety...
36	6193187	Payload carry and launch system The reusable space launch system has a first stage vehicle or aerospacecraft, a second stage vehicle or reusable spacecraft and a third stage vehicle or reusable orbit transfercraft. All the stages...
37	6158693	Recoverable booster stage and recovery method A recoverable/reusable booster stage has a restartable center liquid-fueled rocket engine mounted in the aft portion of a vehicle body in alignment with the center axis of the body. The booster...
38	6142414	Rotor--aerostat composite aircraft A composite aircraft comprising an aerostat containing a lighter than air gas, and a rotor assembly mounted to and below the aerostat, via an axle. The aerostat provides buoyancy to lift the weight...
39	6138943	Foldable ascending/descending wing stand for flying apparatus A fordable ascending/descending wing stand for a flying apparatus is disclosed. The wind stand includes a base supported on a car by a number of supporting rods. A frame is mounted on the base,...
40	6131848	Roadable airplane drive through an automotive transaxle A roadable airplane consists of a single-seat three-wheeled vehicle with wing panels hung longitudinally on the sides of the chassis for road use and attached transversely to a spar box for flight....
41	6129306	Easily-convertible high-performance roadable aircraft A fixed-wing four-to-six-seat light aircraft that can be easily converted to a roadway vehicle within minutes by a single person in the field, comprising a one-piece wing center panel with foldable...
42	6122569	Store interface apparatus A store interface for routing different types of store signal formats to multiple wing stations using pre-existing aircraft wing wiring. The store interface provides an interface between an...
43	6119985	Reusable rocket-propelled high altitude airplane and method and apparatus for mid-air oxidizer transfer to said airplane A reusable rocket airplane which may be utilized to launch satellites and other payloads into space. The airplane may also be used for rapid surface to surface flight. The reusable rocket airplane...
44	6086014	Roadable aircraft A roadable aircraft includes three symmetrically lateral flight surfaces, comprising a forward main wing generally centrally located relative to the fuselage or body, a rearwardly located...
45	6082902	Bearing for driven shafts of wiper device A wiper device has a tubular plate, a tubular element provided in the tubular plate for supporting a driven shaft, a bearing bushing in which the tubular element is introduced, the bearing bushing...
46	6082665	Roadable aircraft A roadable aircraft capable of flying as well as road travel. The wings of the roadable aircraft are defined by inner and outer wing panels. The outer wing panels are folded with a fold mechanism...
47	6073882	Flying vehicle with retractable wing assembly A retractable wing assembly for a flying vehicle includes a vane support member, a wing with vanes, and a wing extending and retracting assembly. Each vane includes a base portion and an end...
48	6068211	Method of earth orbit space transportation and return The present invention is a method of earth orbit space transportation and return utilizing a reusable flyback satellite. A reusable flyback satellite is positioned to a desired release point which...
49	6056238	Supersonic ground vehicle A supersonic ground vehicle having a housing configured from a pair of back-to-back symmetric housing components, and a shock-reflecting surface which extends in the direction of travel of the...
50	6029928	Space launch vehicles configured as gliders and towed to launch altitude by conventional aircraft An orbital launch vehicle equipped with aerodynamic lifting surfaces is towed as a glider behind a conventional aircraft. The launch vehicle is used to place spacecraft into low earth orbit. The...

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