| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 073178000 | NAVIGATION | 17 |
| 20090049906 | Nautical Instrument - A nautical instrument that can be repetitively mounted and removed from a surface within a ship without the use of tools or other instruments. The nautical instrument incorporates a mounting system that achieves slidable locking engagement of the nautical instrument to a bulkhead plate that is permanently secured to the surface of the ship. In another aspect, the invention is a nautical instrument that is extremely resilient to corrosion and harsh weather environments. In one embodiment, the invention is a nautical instrument comprising: a housing having a front face comprising an opening, the housing constructed of a material coated with zirconium; a transparent lens hermetically enclosing the opening of the housing; and a gauge mechanism for measuring a desired standard, the gauge mechanism positioned within the housing. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20130133417 | Navigational aid for boom/mainsail - An embodiment of concentrically-mounted disks, designed for sailing, which can be used in conjunction with a navigational chart and/or a compass to calculate boom/mainsail angles in degrees relative to a sailboat's course heading, calculating all sailable compass headings. Calculations factored by transitioning boom/mainsail angles, apparent wind ratios, angle of attack, and the areo-hydrodynamics of sailing. Further providing depictions of course heading, relative position of boom/mainsail, apparent wind direction, and coordinates relative to a navigational chart. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130220010 | Smart-phone bracket for car and truck navigation - Inertial navigation systems for wheeled vehicles with constrained motion degrees of freedom are described. Various parts of the navigation systems may be implemented in a smart-phone. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140245830 | PROBE FOR MEASURING THE TOTAL PRESSURE OF AN AIRFLOW AND METHOD OF USING THE PROBE - A probe for measuring the total pressure of an airflow is intended to equip an aircraft and a method of using the probe. The probe comprises a Pitot tube, two separate heating wires supplied separately and allowing each one to heat an external part of the probe, and means of distribution of a given maximum power to each of the two heating wires as a function of the current temperature of each of the two parts. A method consists in giving priority to the reaching of a predefined minimum temperature of a first of the two parts of the probe by allocating to the first part of the probe a predefined share of the given maximum power for as long as the temperature of the first part is below a predefined minimum temperature. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140251000 | AIR DATA PROBES - An air data probe includes a probe head defining a longitudinal axis with a forward tip, and a turbulence inducing surface defined in the probe head aft of the forward tip. The turbulence inducing surface is configured and adapted to trip a fluid boundary layer passing over the probe head to transition from laminar to turbulent to control or reduce boundary layer separation resulting in consistent readings at high altitudes. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140251001 | AIR DATA PROBES - An air data probe includes a probe head and a raised portion. The probe head defines a longitudinal axis and includes a forward tip and a probe head surface. The raised portion is defined in the probe head surface aft of the forward tip. The raised portion is raised radially relative to the probe head surface. The raised portion is configured and adapted to trip a fluid boundary layer passing over the probe head to transition from laminar to turbulent for reducing boundary layer separation for consistent readings at high altitudes and/or high mach numbers. A method of manufacturing an air data probe includes forming a probe head and applying a raised portion to a surface of the probe head aft of the forward tip. Applying the raised portion to the surface of the probe head includes using brazing, additive manufacturing, adhesives and/or any other suitable technique. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140290354 | Air data probe sense port repair - A method of repairing an air data probe sense port includes inserting a plug into a sense port in an air data probe, mounting the plug to the air data probe, dressing the welded plug to be substantially flush with adjacent air data probe surface, and forming a new sense port in the air data probe. The method can include enlarging the sense port prior to inserting the plug therein. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20190145777 | Dual-Axis Electromagnetic Speed Sensor With Depth | 05-16-2019 |
| 20080209999 | Aircraft Takeoff/Landing Time Measuring Method and Aircraft Takeoff/Landing Management Method Using the Method - There is provided a method for automatically measuring the takeoff/landing time of an aircraft which has been performed conventionally by human visual observation. Furthermore, there is provided an aircraft takeoff/landing management method using the method. An ACAS signal transmitted from an aircraft transponder is received and a vertical status code contained in the signal or a barometric altimeter indication value change is used to detect/measure a takeoff/landing time. Moreover, the signal is classified according to the aircraft unique identifier contained in the signal. Thus, takeoff/landing information on a plenty of aircraft can be acquired and managed. | 09-04-2008 |
| 073180000 | Leeway incidence or side-slip | 5 |
| 20090320586 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AIR DATA PARAMETERS - Systems and methods determine at least one air data parameter, such as an angle of attack (AOA), an angle of sideslip (AOS), a total pressure (p | 12-31-2009 |
| 20140053644 | Moisture Resistant Air Data Probes - An air data probe includes a probe head. The probe head defines a longitudinal axis with a forward tip and aft base and includes a wall tap port inlet defined in the probe head aft between the forward tip and the aft base. The wall tap port inlet opens on an angle relative to the longitudinal axis, wherein the wall tap port inlet has an elongated inlet perimeter configured to resist the formation of a meniscus, or otherwise reduce moisture induced pressure errors. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140230539 | ANGLE MEASUREMENT PROBE ON BOARD AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT IMPLEMENTING AT LEAST ONE SUCH PROBE - The invention relates to an angle measurement probe on board an aircraft, which comprises a fin, which can move in rotation about an axis, at least one first optical encoder and one second optical encoder, each comprising at least one disk, each disk being fixed at right angles to the central axis and being provided with at least two circular tracks, each track being provided with alternate opaque and transparent zones, means for processing the output signal from each encoder. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20150052994 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF CREDIBILITY OF MEASUREMENTS OF AN INCIDENCE SENSOR OF AN AIRCRAFT AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM - A method for determining a state of credibility of measurements of an incidence sensor of an aircraft is provided. This method includes at least one coherence test between incidence measurements from said incidence sensor, and the measurements of a flight characteristic of the aircraft, distinct from the incidence. The coherence test includes determining an incidence value from said incidence sensor, determining said flight characteristic of the aircraft, determining a value of at least one indicator of the coherence of the incidence value with the value of said flight characteristic, and activating a low state of credibility, in which the measurements of said incidence sensor are deemed unreliable, or an intermediate state of credibility, in which the measurements from said incidence sensor are deemed coherent with said flight characteristic, based on the value of said coherence indicator. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150082878 | AERODYNAMIC MEASUREMENT PROBE WITH EVACUATION OF PENETRATED LIQUID BY GRAVITY - An aerodynamic measurement probe intended to measure a local angle of attack of an airstream flowing along the fuselage of an aircraft, comprises a support and a shaft that is able to rotate about a longitudinal axis with respect to the support. The support and the shaft are configured to form between one another a plurality of successive chicanes about the longitudinal axis. Each chicane makes it possible to transport liquid that has penetrated into the chicane: along a first path, under the effect of gravity, towards an evacuation circuit associated with the chicane and formed in the support, and along a second path, and counter to the effect of gravity, towards a successive chicane or towards the shaft. The evacuation circuit of each of the chicanes makes it possible to evacuate liquid out of the support under the effect of gravity moving away from the shaft. | 03-26-2015 |
| 073181000 | Ship's log | 3 |
| 20110219869 | OPTICAL AIR DATA SENSOR - The object of the present invention is to provide an air data sensor that does not require an external input of a reference velocity as a Doppler LIDAR, has a function of autonomously determining the absolute airspeed, and has no position error. The optical air data sensor in accordance with the present invention is an optical air data sensor, mounted on an aircraft, for emitting a laser light as a transmission light into atmosphere, and then receiving a laser scattered light produced by scattering of the laser light by aerosol present in the atmosphere as a reception light, thereby to measure an airspeed and a wind velocity of airflow in a distant region on the basis of a Doppler shift amount between the transmission light and the reception light, wherein a true airspeed is autonomously measured, without setting a reference velocity, by successively sweeping a frequency offset corresponding to a reference velocity for providing an offset to a measurement frequency, and performing this sweeping within a frequency range in which the Doppler shift amount is measured. | 09-15-2011 |
| 073182000 | Pressure differential type | 1 |
| 20190146001 | CONVERSION BETWEEN CALIBRATED AIRSPEED AND TRUE AIRSPEED IN TRAJECTORY MODELING | 05-16-2019 |
| 073186000 | Vane type | 1 |
| 20100064796 | Method for aligning a component into a wind direction and sensor for determining misalignment of a component relative to a wind direction - In one aspect, a method for aligning a component into a wind direction is provided. The component comprises a sensor which is located such that at least part of the sensor is exposed to the wind. A signal is measured based on the force acting on the sensor due to the wind, and the component is rotated depending on the measured signal. Additionally a sensor for determining misalignment of a component relative to a wind direction is provided. The sensor comprises at least one flat element and at least one tool or device for measuring the force acting on the flat element | 03-18-2010 |
| 073178000 | Take-off and landing monitors | 1 |
| 20090049906 | Nautical Instrument - A nautical instrument that can be repetitively mounted and removed from a surface within a ship without the use of tools or other instruments. The nautical instrument incorporates a mounting system that achieves slidable locking engagement of the nautical instrument to a bulkhead plate that is permanently secured to the surface of the ship. In another aspect, the invention is a nautical instrument that is extremely resilient to corrosion and harsh weather environments. In one embodiment, the invention is a nautical instrument comprising: a housing having a front face comprising an opening, the housing constructed of a material coated with zirconium; a transparent lens hermetically enclosing the opening of the housing; and a gauge mechanism for measuring a desired standard, the gauge mechanism positioned within the housing. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20130133417 | Navigational aid for boom/mainsail - An embodiment of concentrically-mounted disks, designed for sailing, which can be used in conjunction with a navigational chart and/or a compass to calculate boom/mainsail angles in degrees relative to a sailboat's course heading, calculating all sailable compass headings. Calculations factored by transitioning boom/mainsail angles, apparent wind ratios, angle of attack, and the areo-hydrodynamics of sailing. Further providing depictions of course heading, relative position of boom/mainsail, apparent wind direction, and coordinates relative to a navigational chart. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130220010 | Smart-phone bracket for car and truck navigation - Inertial navigation systems for wheeled vehicles with constrained motion degrees of freedom are described. Various parts of the navigation systems may be implemented in a smart-phone. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140245830 | PROBE FOR MEASURING THE TOTAL PRESSURE OF AN AIRFLOW AND METHOD OF USING THE PROBE - A probe for measuring the total pressure of an airflow is intended to equip an aircraft and a method of using the probe. The probe comprises a Pitot tube, two separate heating wires supplied separately and allowing each one to heat an external part of the probe, and means of distribution of a given maximum power to each of the two heating wires as a function of the current temperature of each of the two parts. A method consists in giving priority to the reaching of a predefined minimum temperature of a first of the two parts of the probe by allocating to the first part of the probe a predefined share of the given maximum power for as long as the temperature of the first part is below a predefined minimum temperature. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140251000 | AIR DATA PROBES - An air data probe includes a probe head defining a longitudinal axis with a forward tip, and a turbulence inducing surface defined in the probe head aft of the forward tip. The turbulence inducing surface is configured and adapted to trip a fluid boundary layer passing over the probe head to transition from laminar to turbulent to control or reduce boundary layer separation resulting in consistent readings at high altitudes. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140251001 | AIR DATA PROBES - An air data probe includes a probe head and a raised portion. The probe head defines a longitudinal axis and includes a forward tip and a probe head surface. The raised portion is defined in the probe head surface aft of the forward tip. The raised portion is raised radially relative to the probe head surface. The raised portion is configured and adapted to trip a fluid boundary layer passing over the probe head to transition from laminar to turbulent for reducing boundary layer separation for consistent readings at high altitudes and/or high mach numbers. A method of manufacturing an air data probe includes forming a probe head and applying a raised portion to a surface of the probe head aft of the forward tip. Applying the raised portion to the surface of the probe head includes using brazing, additive manufacturing, adhesives and/or any other suitable technique. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140290354 | Air data probe sense port repair - A method of repairing an air data probe sense port includes inserting a plug into a sense port in an air data probe, mounting the plug to the air data probe, dressing the welded plug to be substantially flush with adjacent air data probe surface, and forming a new sense port in the air data probe. The method can include enlarging the sense port prior to inserting the plug therein. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20190145777 | Dual-Axis Electromagnetic Speed Sensor With Depth | 05-16-2019 |
| 20080209999 | Aircraft Takeoff/Landing Time Measuring Method and Aircraft Takeoff/Landing Management Method Using the Method - There is provided a method for automatically measuring the takeoff/landing time of an aircraft which has been performed conventionally by human visual observation. Furthermore, there is provided an aircraft takeoff/landing management method using the method. An ACAS signal transmitted from an aircraft transponder is received and a vertical status code contained in the signal or a barometric altimeter indication value change is used to detect/measure a takeoff/landing time. Moreover, the signal is classified according to the aircraft unique identifier contained in the signal. Thus, takeoff/landing information on a plenty of aircraft can be acquired and managed. | 09-04-2008 |
