Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110153465 | CONTEXTUAL COMPUTING SYSTEM - A contextual computing system allows a variety of actors to interact with system components to carry out computational and communication tasks. The system is provided as a self-contained and portable solution for communications needs, employable by a number of entities such as telecommunications companies, enterprises, and system operators. The computing system is implemented using layers, with components within the layers carrying out computational and communication tasks in response to input from actors. The system allows business logic and communication to be integrated into a single solution, providing for efficient communication and remarkable ease of use in a variety of possible deployments. | 06-23-2011 |
20110276706 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT ACROSS SHARED, MOBILE FILE SYSTEMS - A content management system and method are disclosed having one or more shared file systems located on one or more networks having a firewall. The content management system includes an explorer client, a mounting client, and a gateway. The gateway is in communication with both the explorer client and the mounting client. The explorer client forms a profile of a user device by determining the characteristics of the user device. The mounting client determines the capabilities of the one or more file systems and where content resides on each of the one or more file systems. The gateway then creates a virtual abstraction layer based on the profile of the user device and the capabilities of the one or more file systems. | 11-10-2011 |
20140324802 | DISTRIBUTED SCALABLE POLICY BASED CONTENT MANAGEMENT - A method for defining and constraining the behavior of a shared, mobile content management system is disclosed. The method includes providing an admin console for defining, modifying, and managing declarative policies. Declarative policies are defined based on an XML policy model. The XML policy model dictates the policies that can be expressed by the admin console. The defined declarative policies are enacted without requiring the content management system to be restarted, reconfigured, or re-implemented. An XML-based policy wizard definition language is provided to define policy wizards in the admin console that guide an administrator through the steps of creating and editing the policies. Additionally, at least one policy repository based on LDAP is provided. The at least one policy repository has an interface and is adapted to store a plurality of declarative policies. The policy repository has scalable and distributed capabilities. | 10-30-2014 |
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20130269421 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH SENSOR DEVICES - A sensor device for a fuel system, the sensor device comprising sensing means configured to sense a property of fuel within the fuel system, and transmitting means configured to wirelessly transmit a signal representative of the sensed fuel property to a remote receiver. Also a sensor device comprising a photo-diode which is operable to function as an antenna or part of an antenna for the device. Also a method for communicating with a plurality of sensor devices. | 10-17-2013 |
20140048651 | RIB FOR AN AIRCRAFT WING - A method of installing fuel system components in an aircraft wing is disclosed. An aircraft wing having a plurality of structural elements such as ribs which are joined together during assembly. The method includes the step of attaching at least some of the fuel system components to at least one of the structural elements prior to joining said structural elements together to assemble a wing. Also disclosed is a structural rib for an aircraft wing, configured to receive one or more fuel system components, and a combined structural rib and fuel system assembly. | 02-20-2014 |
20140053645 | FUEL QUANTITY MEASUREMENT - The present invention provides a method, device and apparatus for determining a quantity of fuel within a fuel tank having a drain valve penetrating a lower boundary of the fuel tank. The method includes inserting a pressure measurement probe having a pressure sensor into the drain valve to permit contact between the pressure sensor and fuel within the tank, and measuring a pressure of the fuel with the pressure sensor. The measured pressure is used to determine the quantity of fuel within the tank, e.g. by consulting look-up tables comprising data indicating the relationship between measured pressure and fuel quantity, or by using one or more conversion equations. | 02-27-2014 |
20140366950 | DISTRIBUTING GAS WITHIN AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft comprising a Rubens' tube for distributing gas within the aircraft. The Rubens' tube comprises a tube with a plurality of outlets; an inlet for feeding the gas into the tube; and a loudspeaker arranged to set up a standing acoustic wave within the tube. Typically the Rubens' tube is arranged to feed inert gas into a fuel tank of the aircraft. | 12-18-2014 |
20150122948 | AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK ARRANGEMENT - An aircraft fuel tank arrangement for the relief of a pressure differential between the interior of the aircraft fuel tank and the ambient atmosphere is provided. The aircraft fuel tank arrangement comprises a removable cartridge received within a cartridge-receiving body located at least partially in the fuel tank, said cartridge comprising a first burstable member operable to rupture in the presence of a pressure differential between the interior of the aircraft fuel tank and the ambient atmosphere which is greater than a predetermined pressure differential. | 05-07-2015 |
20150151846 | AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK INERTING ARRANGEMENT - A aircraft fuel tank inerting arrangement is provided for providing oxygen-depleted gas to one or more aircraft fuel tanks, the aircraft fuel tank inerting arrangement comprising a gas inlet, an oxygen remover configured to remove oxygen from an oxygen-containing gas, thereby producing an oxygen-depleted gas, a first flow control valve and at least one gas outlet to deliver oxygen-depleted gas to an aircraft fuel tank, the gas inlet being in gaseous communication with, and upstream of, the oxygen remover, the oxygen remover being in gaseous communication with, and upstream of, the at least one outlet, the first flow control valve being operable to provide a variable rate of flow of oxygen depleted gas to at least one gas outlet. An aircraft comprising such a aircraft fuel tank inerting arrangement is also provided, as is a method of providing oxygen-depleted gas to one or more aircraft fuel tanks | 06-04-2015 |
20150276071 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND ACTUATOR - A fluid flow control valve is housed within a canister ( | 10-01-2015 |
20150307200 | TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY AIRCRAFT FUEL GAUGE - An aircraft fuel tank system comprising an aircraft fuel tank and a time domain reflectometry (TDR) fuel gauge for measuring a filling level of fuel in the aircraft fuel tank. The TDR fuel gauge comprises an electromagnetic signal generator and a cable, the cable comprising a first cable part and a second cable part which are coupled in series to the signal generator. The first cable part extends downwardly within the fuel tank and the second cable part extends upwardly within the fuel tank. The first and second cable parts are arranged such that for at least one filling level the first cable part extends down into the fuel from an ullage space at a first location and the second cable part extends up out of the fuel into an ullage space at a second location which is spaced apart from the first location. | 10-29-2015 |