51st week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210394811 | Vehicle Steering Wheel - A vehicle steering wheel includes a hoop, a plurality of presence sensors and an outer sheath. The presence sensors are each arranged so as to detect a proximity and/or contact between a user's limb and the hoop. The outer sheath covers the plurality of presence sensors and is stitched with at least one seam that extends around at least part of the hoop. The plurality of presence sensors is mounted on the same support. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394812 | Steering Handle of a Vehicle - A steering handle of a vehicle includes a support structure, which is mounted for rotation about an axis of rotation and at each end of which an angled gripping element for a hand of a driver is provided such that the gripping element can be rotated relative to the support structure. In at least one defined driving state of the vehicle, the two gripping elements are or have been positioned by way of an actuating device in such a way that portions of the gripping elements that are provided for grasping with the hands of the driver lie on a line, the free ends of the portions facing one another. For example, the gripping elements are L-shaped, and the leg of each gripping element oriented at least approximately horizontally in the neutral position of the steering handle is rotatably fastened, by way of the end portion of the leg closer to the steering handle axis of rotation, to the support structure, which is likewise oriented horizontally in the neutral position of the steering handle, and an at least approximately vertically oriented leg connected to the other end of the horizontal leg is designed as the portion for grasping with a hand of the driver. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394813 | ELECTRIC STEERING DEVICE - An electric steering device includes a top bracket fixed to a vehicle body, a steering shaft to which a steering wheel is connected, a steering jacket which is held by the top bracket and rotatably supports the steering shaft inside, a tilt actuator which adjusts a tilt of the steering jacket, and a link member which is pivotally supported by the top bracket, the steering jacket, and the tilt actuator. The tilt of the steering jacket can be adjusted by transmitting power of the tilt actuator to the steering jacket via the link member. The link member is placed only on one side of the steering jacket in a vehicle left-right direction. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394814 | STEERING SHAFT CLAMP YOKE WITH BOLT BLOCKING COMPONENT - A steering assembly includes a pinion shaft. The steering assembly also includes a clamp yoke defining a central opening for axially receiving the pinion shaft and defining a counter bore for receiving a fastener that couples the pinion shaft to the yoke. The steering assembly further includes a blocking assembly fixed to the clamp yoke. The blocking assembly includes a resilient member having a first leg, a second leg and a connecting end. The blocking assembly also includes a blocking member coupled to the first leg and the second leg of the resilient member, the blocking member rotatable between a blocking position and a non-blocking position, the blocking position blocking the counter bore in an initial position and rotatable upon contact with the pinion shaft to be clear of the counter bore in the non-blocking position. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394815 | VEHICLE STEERING APPARATUS - A vehicle steering apparatus, including: a steering column; a link member; an actuator including: a vehicle body side engaging portion, and a link side engaging portion, and when operated, the actuator changing a spacing between the vehicle body side engaging portion and the link side engaging portion, and swinging the steering column between the first position and the second position; a steering support that supports the steering column from the vehicle lower side in a state in which the steering column is disposed at the first position; and a clamp member provided at the link member, the clamp member being engaged with the steering support in the state in which the steering column is disposed at the first position, and the clamp member moving away from the steering support when the steering column is to swing from the first position toward the second position. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394816 | STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY AND ENERGY ABSORPTION DEVICE - An assembly for a steering column assembly including an engagement plate and a telescope plate at least partially disposed within the engagement plate. The engagement plate may be adapted to be located between a column tube of a steering column assembly and the telescope plate. The engagement plate and the telescope plate have one or more features for engaging with or contacting each other to provide energy absorption during an impact exceeding a threshold load. These features may include one or more projections or protrusions, one or more slots, one or more ribs, or a combination. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394817 | STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING DEVICE - According to embodiments, it is possible to restrict the maximum rotation angle of the steering wheel by a simple structure to thereby provide the driver with a better steering feeling, easily meet the maximum rotation angle corresponding to the requirements for each vehicle type, facilitate part processing and assembly, prevent misassembly between parts and thus enhance mass productivity, and prevent damage to parts and steering wheel idling by impacts at the maximum rotation angle. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394818 | STEERING MECHANISM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A steering system for an autonomous vehicle or a steer-by-wire vehicle is simpler than a rack and pinion mechanism. The pinion is replaced by a roller and the toothed portion of the rack is replaced by a flat section. The bar, which replaces the rack is translated along its axis by an electric actuator such as a ball screw. The roller and a yoke prevent out of axis movement and prevent rotation about the axis. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394819 | RACK-DRIVEN STEERING DEVICE - According to embodiments, there may be provided a rack-driven steering device, comprising a ball nut coupled with a ball screw via balls and rotating to slide the ball screw, a ball nut gear provided on an outer circumferential surface of the ball nut, a motor gear provided on a shaft of a motor providing driving force to the ball nut and disposed in parallel with the ball screw, and a middle gear coupled between the ball nut gear and the motor gear and transferring the driving force from the motor. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394820 | STEERING SYSTEM - A steering system includes a steering shaft that rotates along with an operation of a steering wheel; a motor configured to generate a torque that is applied to the steering shaft; and a control unit configured to control the motor. The control unit is configured to control the motor such that a rotation speed of the steering wheel decreases gradually to zero when automatic rotation of the steering wheel is stopped, in a case where the steering wheel is automatically rotated as an adjustment process of adjusting a rotational position of the steering wheel. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394821 | STEERING SYSTEM - A steering system includes a steering operation shaft in which power transmission to and from a steering wheel is disabled and that steers a steered wheel of a vehicle, a steering operation motor that generates a steering operation force that is a torque applied to the steering operation shaft so as to steer the steered wheel, and a control device that controls the steering operation motor. When a rotation position of the steering wheel is different from a rotation position corresponding to a steered position of the steered wheel, the control device executes a process for correcting the steered position of the steered wheel to a position corresponding to the rotation position of the steering wheel through the steering operation motor. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394822 | ELECTRIC TRUCK STEERING WITH VARYING PUMP SPEED - The present technology describes systems and methods for varying a pump speed of an electric truck. In examples, vehicle efficiency losses may be reduced by varying the speed of a hydraulic pump associated with a power steering gear. An electronic control unit (ECU) may receive a set of steering information from a torque overlay system (TOS). Based on the set of steering information, a power may be provided to a variable pump motor. The power provided to the variable pump motor may correspond with a speed of a hydraulic pump associated with a power steering gear of the vehicle. As new or additional steering information is received from the TOS, the ECU may adjust the power provided to the variable pump motor. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394823 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TURNING THEREOF - A vehicle and a method of controlling turning thereof are provided. The turning control method of a vehicle includes calculating first compensation torque based on a lateral acceleration variation during turning, determining first compensated demanded torque by applying the first compensation torque to demanded torque, determining second compensation torque for preventing wheel slip of a driving wheel based on the first compensated demanded torque and an actual vehicle behavior, and determining second compensated demanded torque input to a driving source controller by applying the second compensation torque to the first compensated demanded torque. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394824 | STEERING DEVICE - A steering device includes a steering shaft, a motor, a stopper mechanism, and a controller. The controller is configured to execute a first process and a second process when a determined condition is established. The first process includes causing the steering wheel to operate to a first operation end through control of the motor and thereafter operate in reverse to a second operation end. The second process includes computing a neutral position of the steering wheel based on a rotational angle of the motor at a time when reverse operation of the steering wheel is started and at a time when the reverse operation of the steering wheel is ended. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394825 | STEERING SYSTEM - A steering system includes a steering shaft; a motor configured to generate a torque applied to the steering shaft; and a control unit configured to control the motor. The control unit has a function of performing steering angle feedback control for causing a steering angle that is a rotation angle of a steering wheel to reach a target steering angle that is set based on a point of view of adjusting a rotational position of the steering wheel, as an adjustment process of adjusting the rotational position of the steering wheel. The control unit is configured to set a limit value for limiting a change range of the target steering angle with respect to the steering angle at each moment in a period in which automatic rotation of the steering wheel is hindered in a case where the automatic rotation is hindered while the adjustment process is being performed. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394826 | STEERING SYSTEM - A steering system includes a steering shaft; a reaction motor; and a control unit configured to control the reaction motor. The control unit has a function of performing a correction process of rotating the steering wheel using the reaction motor such that a displacement in a rotational position of the steering wheel with respect to a correct rotational position corresponding to a turning position of the turning wheels decreases when a power supply of the vehicle is turned on and the rotational position of the steering wheel is different from the correct rotational position. The control unit is configured to perform the correction process when the displacement is equal to or greater than a predetermined permissible value and not to perform the correction process when the displacement is less than the permissible value. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394827 | SUSPENSION JOINING STRUCTURE - A suspension joining structure includes: a lower arm having one end fastened to a vehicle body; an assist knuckle having a strut thereon; a fastening unit configured to connect one end of the lower arm and a lower end of the assist knuckle to each other; a suspension fastened to the assist knuckle and rotating independently of the assist knuckle for steering of a wheel; a steering input part connected to the assiste knuckle, and configured such that a steering force is applied to the suspension upon steering; and a rotation transfer unit arranged between the suspension and the steering input part. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394828 | OPERATOR ACTION POSITIONING MODULE FOR LANE ASSISTANCE FUNCTION - A blending steering control method includes estimating a handwheel pressure applied by an operator to a handwheel and receiving a handwheel torque input indicating a torque value applied by the operator to the handwheel. The method also includes receiving a target handwheel angle indicating a target handwheel angle of an electronic power steering system configured to control a corresponding vehicle along a defined path. The method also includes generating a scaled operator intent value based on the estimated handwheel pressure and the handwheel torque and generating an output torque value based on the target handwheel angle and scaled operator intent value. The method also includes selectively controlling vehicle trajectory based on the output torque value. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394829 | LANE CHANGE ASSIST APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A driving support Electronic Control Unit (ECU) initializes a target trajectory calculation parameter at a start of Lane Change Assist Control (LCA), calculates, based on the target trajectory calculation parameter, a target trajectory function representing a target lateral position in accordance with an elapsed time from the start of LCA; and calculates a target control amount according to the target trajectory function. When it is determined that the own vehicle has crossed a boundary white line, the driving support ECU again initializes the target trajectory calculation parameter, and calculate the target trajectory function based on the target trajectory calculation parameter. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394830 | VEHICLE HAVING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A vehicle having a support structure includes a front structural section for receiving a front axle assembly and a rear structural section opposite the front structural section in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A support part is arranged between the front structural section and the rear structural section as part of the support structure. The support part has a support wall which runs in a self-contained manner in the circumferential direction transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394831 | COLLISION ENERGY ABSORBING APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a collision energy absorbing apparatus capable of suppressing a peak load at the initial stage of a collision and a load drop immediately after it. The collision energy absorbing apparatus is an apparatus that absorbs collision energy, the apparatus being mounted on a vehicle and including a pressure member, an absorbing member, and a guide part that guides, a moving direction of the pressure member, in which a hole through which the pressure member guided and moved by the guide part enters is formed in the absorbing member, and in an event of a collision, the pressure member is guided by the guide part and a tip part of the pressure member enters the hole formed in the absorbing member while shearing an inner wall of the hole, to thereby absorb collision energy. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394832 | EXTENDED ROOF REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE - This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle, and in particular a vehicle body structure for a motor vehicle, with an extended roof reinforcement structure. An example vehicle includes an A-pillar, a roof side rail, a dash panel, and a reinforcement structure extending at least partially through the roof side rail and the A-pillar to a front end forward of the dash panel. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394833 | Front-End Structure Arrangement for a Motor Vehicle Bodyshell and Assembly Carrier for Such a Front-End Structure Arrangement - A front-end structure arrangement of a bodyshell of a motor vehicle includes a front-end structure which has a first longitudinal member and a second longitudinal member where the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member are connected to one another. An assembly carrier is fastened to the bodyshell, extends in a free space between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member, and has a first side region that runs laterally along the first longitudinal member to form a first gap and has a second side region that runs laterally along the second longitudinal member to form a second gap. A first supporting element of a protective device is disposed in the first gap and runs laterally along the first longitudinal member to form a third gap between the first supporting element and the first longitudinal member. The third gap is smaller than the first gap. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394834 | Vehicle Structural Component, Modular System and Method for Producing Vehicle Structural Components - A vehicle structural component includes a main body having a receptacle and a first insert for reinforcing the vehicle structural component. The insert is accommodated in the receptacle and only partially fills the latter. At least one further insert fits in the receptacle. A modular system for producing vehicle structural components and a method for producing vehicle structural components are provided. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394835 | SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SHELL - Systems and methods are provided for a vehicle bed shell. The system includes a pair of sidewalls with each including a top portion and two horizontal railings. The sidewalls are coupled to parallel sides of a bed of a vehicle. The system also includes at least one cross beam coupled perpendicularly to each of the horizontal railings of the sidewalls configured to stabilize each sidewall. The system also includes a plurality of cylindrical inserts, including a bottom. The system also includes a hinge element, with a sleeve, one or more hinge plates, and a vertical railing. The hinge element is coupled to a back side of each of the sidewalls, and the sleeve and the one or more hinge plates are configured to slide along the vertical railing. The system also includes a back wall that is coupled to at least one of the sidewalls via the hinge element. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394836 | WORKING VEHICLE - A working vehicle includes a vehicle body, an obstacle detector to detect an obstacle in a vicinity of the vehicle body, at least one lamp to be lighted on a peripheral portion of the vehicle body, and an attachment bracket attached to the vehicle body. The attachment bracket includes an attachment body including a detector-attaching portion to which the obstacle detector is attached, and at least one lamp-attaching portion to which the at least one lamp is attached. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394837 | TRACKED STROLLER FRAME DEVICE - The tracked stroller frame device may allow a user to take a stroller with them when camping, hiking, or otherwise travelling over rough terrain. The device implements a continuous track system for providing additional tractive area and reducing or eliminating getting stuck on uneven surfaces, and may include a motorized mechanism for providing driving force. The tracked stroller device allows a user to take a baby or young child with them without carrying the baby or young child. The device may be collapsible for ease of storage and transporting and may incorporate a storage area to allow for transporting of other items. A braking system may also be implemented to slow down the device or keep it parked. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394838 | SEGMENTED WHEEL - There is described a wheel for use with an endless track system, the wheel comprising at least three substantially identical segments. Each of the segments comprising a support portion, a circumferential flange, and a rim portion. The rim portion is affixed to an outer face of the circumferential flange. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394839 | TOWING VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT DEVICES - A towing vehicle for transport devices includes a body, a connection mechanism, a transmission mechanism and a drive mechanism, wherein the front and rear ends of the body are respectively and pivotally installed with track wheels, and each of the track wheels is provided with a second passive gear; the connection mechanism is installed on the body for connecting the towed transport device; the transmission mechanism is installed on both sides of the body, and each of the transmission mechanisms has a primary transmission shaft and two secondary transmission shafts, in which the primary transmission shaft has a first active gear, and the secondary transmission shaft has a second active gear and a first passive gear; moreover, the drive mechanism is used to drive each primary transmission shaft to operate. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394840 | GROUND-ENGAGING TRACK FOR MACHINE HAVING MULTI-TOOTH MASTER LINK - A ground-engaging track includes a track chain formed of standard links and at least one master link. The master link include a first half link and a second half link, clamped together by way of a forward bolt and a rearward bolt. Clamping surfaces of the first half link and the second half link form a first tooth set and a second tooth set, respectively, which may include a total of 2 or 3 full teeth and tooth roots, confined in distribution between a forward bolt hole and a rearward bolt hole. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394841 | AUTONOMOUS SURFACE CRAWLING ROBOT - State of art techniques utilize active systems for stronger suction in surface crawlers while the passive approaches have limitation in providing consistent grip while moving across curved surfaces or dents. Embodiments herein provide an autonomous surface crawling robot for crawling over surfaces using electro-mechanical assembly for creating strong suction force and enabling the robot to smoothly crawl over flat surfaces, horizontal/vertical/inclined surfaces, curved surfaces, and surfaces with dents. Battery powered motors are used for only mobilization, while mechanical assembly generates suction to provide consistent grip across different type of surfaces. A dual flexible cam profile assembly including a cam profile and a guide rail generates required suction and addresses the technical challenge of maintaining suction across varying surfaces without using external power for suction generation. The dual flexible cam profile provides a robust, less prone to error or slippage type passive crawler mechanism, with consistent grip across uneven the surface. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394842 | Chassis of Automatic Guided Vehicle and Automatic Guided Vehicle - Disclosed are a chassis of an automated guided vehicle and an automated guided vehicle. The chassis includes a front frame ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394843 | Retractable On-Board Vehicle Trailer - Embodiments of the innovation relate to a vehicle trailer, comprising a base having a set of base panels, each base panel of the set of base panels hingedly connected to an adjacent base panel of the set of base panels, the base configured to be coupled to a vehicle; and a trailer positioning assembly configured to be coupled to the vehicle and coupled to at least one base panel of the set of base panels, the trailer positioning assembly configured to position the base between a first, expanded position relative to the vehicle, and a second, compacted position relative to the vehicle while the vehicle trailer is coupled to the vehicle. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394844 | METHOD OF VEHICLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MODULAR VEHICLE SUBASSEMBLY CONTROLS, COMMUNICATION AND MANUFACTURE - A method of manufacturing a modular vehicle subassembly (MVS) includes assembling a propulsion system onto a vehicle frame, assembling a suspension system onto the vehicle frame, assembling a steering system and braking system onto the vehicle frame, assembling an electrical distribution system onto the vehicle frame, and integrating an onboard controller with the propulsion system, the steering system, and the braking system. The onboard controller is configured to command the propulsion system, the steering system, and the braking system such that the MVS is operable to move untethered through a top hat assembly line during assembly of a top hat on the MVS. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394845 | FACILITY SENSORY SYSTEM FOR MONITORING, GUIDING, AND PROTECTING FLEXIBLE MODULAR PLATFORMS MOVING THROUGH AN ASSEMBLY LINE - A facility-based sensory system for the manufacture of modular vehicle subassemblies (MVSs) includes facility-based sensors and zone controllers. Each of the facility-based sensors is configured to be in communication with and transmit proximity data and/or vision data to the zone controllers. And each of the zone controllers is configured to be assigned to one of a plurality of assembly zones along an assembly line such that a MVS moving through the plurality of assembly zones is detected by the plurality of facility-based sensors and the detection is transmitted to the plurality of zone controllers. An onboard controller is included and configured to be attached to the MVS moving through the plurality of assembly zones. The onboard controller is configured to receive instructions from the plurality of zone controllers such that monitoring and directing of the MVS moving through the plurality of assembly zones is provided. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394846 | VEHICLE CORNER MODULES AND VEHICLES COMPRISING THEM - A vehicle corner module (VCM) is provided for regulating motion of a host vehicle which comprises a vehicle-onboard vehicle-controller. The VCM comprises a sub-frame mountable to a reference frame of the host vehicle; a wheel-hub assembly comprising a wheel-hub; VCM-sub-systems mediating between the sub-frame and the wheel-hub assembly, e.g., a drive subsystem, a steering subsystem, a suspension subsystem and/or a braking subsystem; and an VCM-onboard VCM-controller, comprising one or more processors and a computer-readable medium storing program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to establish a communication link with a vehicle-controller, including electronically transferring information about the VCM from the VCM-controller to the vehicle-controller, and to perform, in response to an installation of the VCM on a vehicle, a post-installation validation-process that includes validating the VCM-subsystems and communicating a result of the validating to the vehicle-controller. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394847 | VEHICLE PANEL REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various disclosed embodiments include structures and methods for improving assembly of vehicle doors. In an illustrative embodiment a vehicle door includes a first door inner structure having an angled wedge bearing surface and configured to receive a first removable attachment mechanism and a second door inner structure configured to receive a second removable attachment mechanism. The door includes a door outer structure having an outer panel coupled to an attachment structure, the attachment structure having an angled wedge bearing surface and having a bearing surface, the bearing surface configured to receive the second removable attachment mechanism, the second bearing surface being configured to abut an inner surface of the second door inner structure. The door includes an adjustment wedge which allows for positioning of the door panel relative to the body side of the vehicle. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394848 | CHARGING STAND FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES - Disclosed herein is a novel electric motorcycle charging stand and methods of using such a novel electric motorcycle charging stand for charging an electric motorcycle. Such stands present an opportunity to include functionality for storing energy and incorporate electronical components in the stand to charge electric motorcycles when not in use. In one embodiment a detached motorcycle stand can be arranged to stores electrical energy (for example, via an electrical energy storage element) and enables charging of an electric motorcycle (for example, via a charging enablement element). Thus, energy can be stored when there is convenient access to the electrical power grid and the electric motorcycle can then be charged in environments and locations that do not have ready access to the electrical grid. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394849 | CONCEALED BICYCLE LOCK SYSTEM AND SETUP METHOD THEREOF - The disclosure discloses a concealed bicycle lock system and a setup method thereof. The lock system of the disclosure includes a lock with an upper shaft and a lower shaft. The upper shaft is configured to link and move with a handlebar via a stem; the lower shaft is configured to link and move with a front wheel by embedding the lower shaft into a fork tube. When the lock is in a locked mode, the upper shaft and the lower shaft are not linked to move together. In contrast, the upper shaft and the lower shaft are linked to move together in an unlocked mode. A user may set up the lock without performing destructive modification to the bicycle. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394850 | Bicycle Telescopic Apparatus - A bicycle telescopic apparatus includes a first tube having a receiving space, a second tube telescopically received in the receiving space of the first tube, a position detector configured to detect a relative position between the first tube and the second tube in a longitudinal direction of the bicycle telescopic apparatus, and an output device configured to output a signal based on a detected result of the position detector. The signal can control a bicycle component other than the bicycle telescopic apparatus. A detecting point of the position detector is located in the receiving space of the first tube. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394851 | Adjustable Seat Assembly for a Motorcycle, and Motorcycle - An adjustable seat assembly for a motorcycle includes a seat pan with a first portion and a second portion, and an adjustment mechanism. The first portion of the seat pan has a fastening portion for the non-adjustable fastening of the first portion on the motorcycle, preferably on a tank of the motorcycle. The adjustment mechanism is connected to the second portion of the seat pan and is configured to adjust the height and/or inclination of the second portion of the seat pan in relation to the first portion. A motorcycle with the adjustable seat assembly is also provided. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394852 | Adjustable Seat Assembly for a Motorcycle, and Motorcycle - An adjustable seat assembly for a motorcycle includes a seat pan having a base shell, an adjustable shell, and an adjustment mechanism between the base shell and the adjustable shell. The base shell has a fastening portion for non-adjustable fastening of the base shell on the motorcycle. The adjustable shell is placed on the base shell and are connected via the adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust the height and/or inclination of the adjustable shell in relation to the base shell. A motorcycle having the adjustable seat assembly is also provided. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394853 | Pressurized Liquid Reservoir Vessel for Bicycle - A hydration system for cyclists comprising of a pressurized liquid reservoir vessel, a reservoir holder mounted in the bottom vertex of a bicycle and a U-shaped wrap around the reservoir vessel and the reservoir holder. The pressurized liquid reservoir vessel of the present invention further comprises of a polygonal prism body, a pump, a hose and a nozzle | 2021-12-23 |
20210394854 | POWER DEVICE OF MOTORBIKE FOR ENGINE IGNITION - A power device of motorbikes includes a generator, a step down transformer and a voltage regulator. The generator is driven by output of the engine and generates alternating current which is input to the rectifier, and the rectifier outputs direct current. The rectifier includes a first output portion and a second output portion. The first output portion is electrically connected to a battery of a motorbike, and the second output portion includes a capacitor. The step down transformer is electrically connected to the first output portion. The output of the step down transformer is electrically connected to the battery. The second output portion outputs a voltage greater than that of the battery. The regulator is electrically connected to the rectifier and the battery. When the battery is fully charged, the rectifier stops outputting to the battery. The present invention provides two different output voltages to ignite the engine. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394855 | PROCESSOR AND PROCESSING METHOD FOR RIDER-ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE, RIDER-ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE, AND STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - The present invention obtains a processor and a processing method, a rider-assistance system, and a straddle-type vehicle capable of improving a rider's safety. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394856 | Straddle-Type Vehicle - A straddle-type vehicle ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394857 | A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH TWO FRONT STEERED WHEELS AND A FOUR-BAR LINKAGE CONTAINING TWO SUSPENSIONS - The motor vehicle ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394858 | CHAINSTAY PROTECTOR WITH SPACED PROTRUSIONS - A bicycle includes a chainstay protector having an upper surface including a valley, a first peak, and a second peak. The first peak extends upwardly from the valley toward the chain and has a first contact surface positioned to contact the chain a first height above the valley. The second peak extends upwardly from the valley toward the chain and has a second contact surface positioned to contact the chain a second height above the valley. The first contact surface is spaced from the second contact surface by a gap that is at least 5 times the first height. Each of the first and second contact surfaces has a length that is less than the length of the gap and less than two times a pitch of the chain. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394859 | BICYCLE HANDLEBAR MODULE COMBINING BRAKE LEVERS AND DERAILLEUR SHIFTER CONTROL DEVICES - A bicycle handlebar module combining brake levers and derailleur shifter control devices comprises a bicycle handlebar, two brake levers, and two derailleur shifter control devices, two ends of the bicycle handlebar are respectively formed with a grip part, and a front side of the bicycle handlebar near each of the two ends is respectively formed with a pivoting part and an accommodating part, the two brake levers are pivotally connected to the two pivoting parts with one end respectively, the brake levers are exposed on the front side of the bicycle handlebar, and the two derailleur shifter control devices are respectively disposed in the accommodating parts of the bicycle handlebar; thereby, the bicycle handlebar, the brake levers and the two derailleur shifter control devices jointly form a modular structure, and thus achieving an object of modular production and modular sales. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394860 | BICYCLE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS - Example bicycle suspension components are described herein. An example suspension component includes a first tube and a second tube configured in a telescopic arrangement and defining an interior space, and a damper in the interior space. The damper includes a damper body defining a chamber, a damper member in the chamber, and a shaft coupled to the damper member. The example suspension component also includes an isolator coupling the shaft to a bottom end of the second tube, the isolator including an elastomeric member to absorb vibrations. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394861 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A braking system includes a vehicle having a front brake and a rear brake. The system includes a moveable structure connected to a rear brake. The rear brake may be a hydraulic brake. When the rear brake is actuated, the moveable structure moves. The movement of the structure pressurizes hydraulic fluid in a tube which actuates a front hydraulic brake. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394862 | BINDING ASSEMBLY WITH ANTI-ESCAPE TENSION SETTINGS FOR CLIPLESS BICYCLE PEDAL - The binding assembly includes a fixed binding, an adjustable binding, two torsion springs, an adjusting nut and an adjusting bolt. The fixed binding has a bow portion, a pair of stoppers and a pair of pivoting portions. The pivoting portions are passed by a pivot. The adjustable binding has an adjusting base plate and a pair of pivoting plates. The pivoting plates are passed by the pivot. Each torsion spring has an upper end and a lower end and is put around the pivot. The lower ends are stopped by the stoppers. The adjusting nut has a threaded hole and two shoulders separately abutting against the two upper ends. The adjusting bolt has a head and a threaded rod with an enlarged end. The threaded rod passes through the adjusting base plate and screws with the threaded hole. The enlarged end projects from the threaded hole and cannot escape. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394863 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A RANGE OF AN ELECTRICALLY-ASSISTED BICYCLE, ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED BICYCLE - Method and device for dynamically controlling a range of an electrically-assisted bicycle comprising an energy storage and an electric motor, wherein the method is calculating a route from the current bicycle location to the target location, dividing the calculated route into at least two segments, calculating, for each of the at least two segments, an amount of energy to be provided to the electric motor such that an energy threshold of the energy storage is maintained for the at least two segments under consideration of an environmental value and a currently available charge of the energy storage and calculating an assistance factor therefrom according to which energy is provided to the electric motor during the first segment and wherein the amount of energy to be provided to the electric motor and the assistance factor is recalculated for the second segment if an amount of energy consumed during the first segment exceeds a predetermined devation threshold. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394864 | DRIVE UNIT AND ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED VEHICLE - A drive unit includes a decelerator rotatably supported by a housing, the decelerator including a first transmission gear, a second transmission gear having teeth of a smaller number than that of the first transmission gear, and a transmission shaft to transmit a rotation of the first transmission gear to the second transmission gear; and a bearing supporting the first transmission gear in the housing such that the first transmission gear is rotatable. A distance, in a first direction in which the transmission shaft extends in the housing, from a reference plane to teeth of the first transmission gear is less than a distance in the first direction from the reference plane to an innermost portion of the bearing, in which the reference plane passes through an outermost portion of the bearing and is perpendicular to the first direction. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394865 | BICYCLE DERAILLEUR AND CONNECTION - An apparatus for a bicycle includes an intermediate power connector configured for transmitting power between a bicycle component and a power source positioned remote from the bicycle component. The intermediate power connector has a coupling portion configured for removable attachment to a connecting portion of the bicycle component. The bicycle component can also include a battery having a battery coupling portion configured for removable attachment to the connecting portion of the bicycle component. The battery and the intermediate power connector can be selectively attachable to the bicycle component to provide power thereto. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394866 | WATERCRAFT DEVICE WITH HYDROFOIL AND ELECTRIC PROPELLER SYSTEM - A hydrofoiling watercraft is disclosed that includes a board having a top surface for supporting a user and a bottom surface. Extending from the top surface of the board is a handlebar. Extending from the bottom surface of the board is a hydrofoil including a strut and a hydrofoil wing. A propulsion system is attached to the hydrofoil. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394867 | WIRELESS HANDHELD CONTROLLER FOR USE WITH A WATERCRAFT DEVICE - A modular, weight-shift controlled watercraft device is disclosed which includes a wireless handheld throttle controller comprising a body configured to avoid water intrusion, a throttle control interface configured to receive an input controlling a speed of the watercraft, a memory storing an operator profile setting, a wireless transmitter configured to communicate wirelessly with a microcontroller of the watercraft, a processor configured to communicate control information to the microcontroller of the watercraft via the wireless transmitter. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394868 | Telescoping Tower for a Boat - An apparatus ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394869 | DEVICE FOR RECOVERING A VEHICLE - The recovery device comprises a floating cradle configured to receive and support the vehicle, the cradle having an entrance for the vehicle situated at a rear end of the cradle and delimited between two lateral portions, the cradle being configured or capable of being configured with a rear lateral extension extending toward the rear from one of the two lateral portions, the other lateral portion having no rear lateral extension. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394870 | A LIFTING ELEMENT CONNECTION DEVICE - A lifting element connection device for connecting a lifting element suspended from a cable to a sling element. The lifting element connection device includes a top surface having at least one angled portion which guides the lifting element towards a receiving area, and a lifting element receiving portion which holds the sling element, receives the lifting element from the receiving area, and provides a connection between the lifting element and the sling element when the lifting element is positioned in the lifting element receiving portion. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394871 | Releasable Fastening System and Articles Using Same - An article with at least two partially or fully separable portions that are configured to be securely fastened together to assemble the completed article. There are a plurality of releasable fastening mechanism, each fastening mechanism located in part in each of two adjoining portions that are configured to be joined together. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394872 | AUDIO SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF INSTALLING THE AUDIO SYSTEM - An audio system for a vehicle, such as a personal watercraft, having a vehicle body dimensioned for receiving a side-view mirror, includes a speaker pod that includes a housing dimensioned for supporting a speaker operable to produce sound, and a mounting member for mounting the speaker pod to the vehicle body in place of the side-view mirror. A portion of the housing is shaped similarly to a corresponding portion of the side-view mirror. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394873 | Operations Vessel for the Maintenance, Installation and/or Disassembly of Offshore Structures - The invention relates to an operations vessel for the maintenance, installation and/or disassembly of offshore structures, comprising: a hull equipped with ballast means connected to a control system; at least one working platform supported on the hull by means of one or more support elements; and at least one system for coupling to an offshore structure, wherein said coupling system can adopt, at least, a state in which it is coupled to said offshore structure and a state in which it is not coupled to said offshore structure. Advantageously, the control system and the coupling system are configured in a cooperating manner, in order to adopt at least two working positions of the vessel, wherein the hull adopts an above-water state with the coupling system decoupled, and at least a second working position wherein the hull adopts a submerged state in which the coupling system is coupled to the offshore structure. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394874 | FLOATING HIGH STABILITY OFFSHORE STRUCTURE - A floating structure in the form of a spar which from a base ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394875 | CALCULATION OF ROLL PERIOD FOR A VESSEL - A portable sensing device may be deployed for determining at least one stability metric of a vessel. The sensing device may include one or more motion sensors for sensing motion of the vessel, one or more freeboard sensors for determining a freeboard of the vessel, and a computing system for processing motion data from the one or more motion sensors and freeboard data from the one or more freeboard sensors to determine the at least one stability metric. The computing system may be programmed to transform the motion data from time domain motion data to frequency domain motion data and process the frequency domain motion data to determine the at least one stability metric of the vessel and the freeboard of the vessel. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394876 | A SHIP WITH A BOW FENDER - Described are ships and docking systems comprising a fender for mounting on a bow of a ship, comprising an elastically deformable body portion, and a concave engagement surface defined by the body portion, wherein the concave engagement surface extends perpendicular to a center line of the ship, such that portions of the fender distal to the center line extend further forward in a direction parallel to the center line than a portion of the fender central to the center line. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394877 | HULL BEHAVIOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND MARINE VESSEL - A hull behavior control system includes a memory and at least one controller coupled to the memory. The at least one controller is configured or programmed to control a propulsion force of the marine vessel using a propeller of the marine vessel, obtain a water surface shape around the marine vessel, estimate movement of a wave based on the water surface shape, and reduce the propulsion force by controlling the propeller when it is determined that an impact force equal to or greater than a threshold value will act on the hull after the hull travels over the wave whose movement has been estimated. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394878 | DIVING APPARATUS AND DIVING SYSTEM - A diving apparatus ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394879 | EFFICIENT UNDERSEA CHARGING OF UNDERSEA AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A docking/charging module for an undersea autonomous vehicle comprises a housing allowing the undersea autonomous vehicle to dock, thereby establishing both a data connection and a power connection between the module and the vehicle, the module being equipped with the battery which is charged from an undersea cable having a power conductor which may charge the undersea autonomous vehicle via the power connection when the undersea autonomous vehicle is docked with or in proximity to the docking/charging module. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394880 | ASYMMETRIC KAYAK PADDLE BLADE - A blade for a kayak paddle with a shaft can include a body extending from the shaft to a blade tip. The body has a cross-sectional profile separated at a chord line into a top section with an upper surface and a bottom section with a lower surface. The paddle can also include a shoulder section smoothly transitioning between the shaft and the blade body. The top section of the cross-sectional profile can be thicker than the bottom section and the upper surface exhibits more curvature than the lower surface, thereby increasing fluid flow speed over the upper surface to generate a lift force when the body is moved through water. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394881 | PERSONAL HAND AND FOOT OPERATED WATERCRAFT - A watercraft includes at least one floating member, a central frame supported thereon, first and second foot platforms, and first and second handlebars. The first and second handlebars define elongated configurations and include grasping end portions, intermediate portions pivotably coupled to the central frame, and base end portions pivotably coupled to first end portions of the respective first and second foot platforms. A propulsion system includes an axle assembly, first and second rotating arms, and first and second oars. The rotating arms are fixed relative to one another, pivotably coupled about the axle assembly at first ends, and pivotably coupled to second end portions of the foot platforms at second ends. The oars are engaged with and extend from the foot platforms. The propulsion system cycles the oars approximately 180 degrees out of phase to propel the watercraft while maintaining substantially perpendicular orientation of the oars. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394882 | STERN DRIVES HAVING BREAKAWAY LOWER GEARCASE - A stern drive is for propelling a marine vessel in water. The stern drive has an upper drive unit with a lower mounting surface; a lower gearcase coupled to the lower mounting surface and a trailing end surface that is angled relative to the lower mounting surface; and a propeller shaft extending forwardly from the lower gearcase and being configured to rotate a propeller for pulling the marine vessel in the water. The upper drive unit and the lower gearcase are configured such that when a forward side of the lower gearcase impacts an underwater obstruction, the lower gearcase is caused to pivot relative to the upper drive unit until the trailing end surface impacts the lower mounting surface, which thereby causes the lower gearcase to completely uncouple from the upper drive unit. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394883 | HULL BEHAVIOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND MARINE VESSEL - A hull behavior control system for controlling behavior of a hull of a marine vessel includes a memory and at least one controller coupled to the memory. The at least one controller is configured or programmed to control a steering that changes the traveling direction of the marine vessel, obtain a water surface shape around the marine vessel, estimate movement of a wave based on the water surface shape, and when it is determined that the hull rides the wave whose movement has been estimated, control the steering so as to reduce an influence of the wave on the hull. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394884 | Ballast Water Treatment and Neutralization - Techniques and systems for neutralizing discharge waters from ballast and/or cooling water biocidal treatment and disinfection systems are provided. The systems utilize oxidation reduction potential control to regulate the dechlorination of a biocidal agent to allowable discharge levels in ship buoyancy systems and ship cooling water systems. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394885 | Graphene-Oxide Grafted PBO (Zylon.RTM.) Fibers; Method for Production and Applications to Airship Hulls and Lighter than Air Vehicles - In a method for producing a PBO fiber with increased resistance against UV-caused degradation, a coating is provided on the PBO fibers, wherein the coating comprises graphene oxide cross-linked by polymerization with glutaraldehyde and resorcinol. The fibers are useful for lighter than air vehicles. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394886 | REUSABLE BALLOON SYSTEM - An example reusable high-altitude balloon system includes a control system configured to initiate a termination sequence by separating a payload from an Earth-facing end of the balloon body. Separation of the payload from the balloon body generates a torque that causes the balloon body to invert and release lift gas through a vent duct, initiating a flight termination sequence that facilitates landing of the reusable balloon system without destroying the balloon body. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394887 | PROPULSION DEVICE WITH DOUBLE-LAYER FLOW GUIDING ASSEMBLY AND FLIGHT VEHICLE USING THE SAME - A propulsion device with double-layer flow guiding assembly and a flight vehicle using the same are provided. The propulsion device includes a propulsion body, a first-layer flow guiding assembly and a second-layer flow guiding assembly. The propulsion body includes a housing, an airflow suction port and an airflow discharge port. The first-layer flow guiding assembly includes a front flow guiding ring and at least one first-layer flow guiding plate. The front flow guiding ring is disposed outside the airflow discharge port and has a first axis. The front flow guiding ring swings relative to the airflow discharge port along a first rotation axis. The first rotation axis intersects the first axis. The first-layer flow guiding plate is fixed in the front flow guiding ring and extends along the first rotation axis. The second-layer flow guiding assembly has a structure similar to the first-layer flow guiding assembly. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394888 | Sacrificial Blade Tips for Ducted Aircraft - A proprotor blade for a ducted aircraft including a duct includes a main body having a distal end and a sacrificial blade tip coupled to the distal end of the main body. The sacrificial blade tip includes a deformable core material and a shell layer at least partially covering the deformable core material. The sacrificial blade tip deforms upon contact with the duct, thereby reducing damage to the ducted aircraft. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394889 | MULTIPLE CONTROLLABLE AIRFLOW MODIFICATION DEVICES - An active wing extension includes a body portion substantially parallel to a wing of an aircraft, as if it were an extension of the wing. The body portion is attachable to an aircraft wing and includes multiple controllable airflow modification devices coupled thereto. By virtue of having multiple controllable airflow modification devices, the wing extension is capable of adjusting control surfaces of the multiple controllable airflow modification devices in response to in-flight conditions, to reduce wing loads, improve wing fatigue characteristics, increase range, and/or increase efficiency. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394890 | HINGED TRUCK ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR - A truck assembly for aircraft landing gear is provided. The truck assembly includes a hinge connecting a truck beam to a strut of the landing gear. The hinge is configured to allow the truck beam to rotate about the hinge relative to the strut transversely with respect to the length of the truck beam to thereby pivot the truck assembly relative to the strut between a landing position and a stowing position. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394891 | LANDING GEAR SYSTEM UPLOCK ARRANGEMENT - A landing gear system uplock arrangement ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210394892 | METHOD FOR STOPPING AN ENGINE IN OVERSPEED, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND ROTORCRAFT - A method for stopping an engine of a rotorcraft in overspeed, the rotorcraft comprising at least one engine, the engine comprising a gas generator and a power assembly, the power assembly comprising at least one power turbine rotated by gases originating from the gas generator, the power assembly comprising at least one power shaft rotationally secured to the power turbine, the power assembly rotating about a longitudinal axis at a speed referred to as the “speed of rotation”. The method comprises steps consisting in measuring a current value of the speed of rotation, determining a time derivative of the current value of the speed of rotation, referred to as the “current derivative | 2021-12-23 |
20210394893 | Tip Gap Control Systems with Inner Duct Control Surfaces - A tip gap control system for a ducted aircraft includes a flight control computer including an inner duct surface control module configured to generate an inner duct surface actuator command and a proprotor system in data communication with the flight control computer. The proprotor system includes a duct having active inner duct surfaces movable into various positions including a retracted position and an extended position. The proprotor system also includes proprotor blades surrounded by the duct and one or more actuators coupled to the active inner duct surfaces. The one or more actuators move the active inner duct surfaces between the various positions based on the inner duct surface actuator command, thereby controlling a tip gap between the proprotor blades and the duct. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394894 | ROTATABLE WINGLETS FOR A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT - One embodiment includes a rotary aircraft, including: a main drive rotor; an aircraft body mechanically coupled to the main drive rotor; and first and second flight assist wings passively rotatably coupled to the aircraft body. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394895 | Passive Tip Gap Management Systems for Ducted Aircraft - A proprotor system for a ducted aircraft includes a duct and proprotor blades surrounded by the duct. Each proprotor blade is rotatable about a respective pitch change axis. The proprotor blades are configured to change collective pitch about the pitch change axes. The proprotor blades are extendable along the pitch change axes into various positions including a retracted position and an extended position. The proprotor blades change between the retracted position and the extended position based on the collective pitch of the proprotor blades, thereby controlling a tip gap between the proprotor blades and the duct. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394896 | ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED ANTI-TORQUE ARCHITECTURE - An architecture for an electric distributed propulsion system includes one or more generators connected to a gearbox, a first and a second plurality of motors connected to the one or more generators, each motor of the plurality of motors connected to a blade to provide thrust, a first and a second power bus electrically connected between the one or more generators and the first and the second plurality of motors, each power bus independent of the other power bus, a first and a second controller independently connected to each of the first and second plurality of motors, each of the first and second controllers serving as a primary and a backup controller to provide redundant control to both the first and the second plurality of motors, and dual channels in communication between pilot input sensors and the first and the second controllers, each channel of the dual channels independent of the other channels, and the dual channels including an additional channel to provide redundant communication to the first and second controllers. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394897 | DUCT VANE ROTATION SYSTEM - One embodiment is a rotor system comprising a duct ring; a hub disposed centrally to the duct ring; first and second stators each connected between the duct ring and the hub; first and second control vanes rotatably connected to the first and second stators, respectively; and a structural hoop having a first end connected to the first control vane and a second end connected to the second control vane, the structural hoop for translating rotation of the first control vane about a vane axis to the second control vane. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394898 | Tip Gap Monitoring Systems for Ducted Aircraft - A tip gap monitoring system for a ducted aircraft having a proprotor system including a duct and a plurality of proprotor blades includes sensors coupled to the proprotor system. The sensors are configured to detect one or more parameters of the proprotor system to form a plurality of sensor measurements. The tip gap monitoring system also includes a flight control computer in data communication with the sensors. The flight control computer includes a tip gap measurement module configured to determine a tip gap distance between the duct and the proprotor blades based on the sensor measurements. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394899 | DUCT VANE ROTATION SYSTEM - One embodiment is a rotor system comprising a duct ring; a hub disposed centrally to the duct ring; first and second stators each connected between the duct ring and the hub; first and second control vanes rotatably connected to the first and second stators, respectively; a structural hoop having a first end connected to the first control vane and a second end connected to the second control vane, the structural hoop for translating rotation of the first control vane about a vane axis to the second control vane; and a mechanism for restricting at least one of forward-aft movement and side-to-side movement of the structural hoop relative to the duct ring. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394900 | Amphibious Aircraft Taxiing Systems - Provided is a taxiing system for steering an amphibious aircraft on a body of water with a steering means, a control console and a power source all in operable and electrical communication. The steering means is a jet drive coupled to an impeller assembly mounted inside each float. Alternatively the steering means is a propulsion system with a pair of tunnel-type thrusters mounted inside the floats in the aircraft. The control console operates the taxiing system during steering and at least one electromagnetic lock during docking. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394901 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - An unmanned aerial system (UAS) may comprise an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to search and recover persons and things, collect and produce data of an emergency situation for display on a vehicle navigation system, or explore for natural resources. The UAS may include a landing pad, and/or a sensor such as a ground penetrating sensor configured to search for a person trapped underground. The UAS may be configured to receive data from the one or more sensors. An analyzer may be used to assess surrounding environment and the status of the person or thing, and send a signal to the UAV. The components attached to the UAV may include connectors, a robotic arm, a sensor, and/or a portable power source. The UAS may be configured to, for example, detect an emergency situation and determine the nature and location of the emergency situation. The UAS may be configured to explore for oil, gas, and mineral sources, and/or excavate location using a robotic arm. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394902 | Methods for Marking Surfaces Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Methods and apparatus for UAV-enabled marking of surfaces during manufacture, inspection, or repair of limited-access structures and objects. A UAV is equipped with a marking module that is configured to apply marking patterns (e.g., alignment features) of known dimensions to surfaces. The marking module may include a 2-D plotter that enables free-form drawing capability. The marking process may involve depositing material on the surface. The marking material may be either permanent or removable. A “clean-up” module may be attached to the UAV platform instead of the marking module, and may include solvents and oscillating or vibrating pads to remove the marks via scrubbing. The clean-up module can also be used for initial surface preparation. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394903 | SELF-PROPELLED PAYLOADS FOR AIRCRAFT - A self-propelled payload (SPP) for an aircraft, such as an unmanned aircraft. The SPP includes an independent propulsion unit which is configured to counter the effect of payloads of the aircraft. This improves operational effectiveness of the aircraft. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394904 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - An unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, comprises a plurality of lighting sources. The plurality of lighting sources comprises at least one lighting element operable to illuminate below the UAV and at least one lighting element operable to illuminate above the UAV. The UAV is configured to: (i) receive energy from at least one battery of a vehicle via a physical connection with an interior of the vehicle; (ii) use the received energy to charge at least one battery of the UAV; and (iii) use the at least one battery of the UAV, charged using the received energy, to power the plurality of light sources. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394905 | BASEPLATES FOR KEYED INSTALLATION OF COMPONENTS IN A CARGO HOLD AND LOADING AND STORAGE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A system for ensuring proper installation of components of a cargo management system within a cargo hold has cleats rigidly attached to a floor of the cargo hold, a first subset of the cleats having insets of a first shape, a second subset of cleats having insets of a second shape, keys and rotatable fasteners attached to the components of the cargo management system, a first subset of the keys having the first shape and a second subset of the keys having the second shape. The first subset of keys can only engage with the first subset of cleats and the second subset of keys can only engage with the second subset of cleats and the rotatable fasteners utilize a rotary movement to secure the components of the cargo management system to a respective cleat, against which the rotary fastener is engaged. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394906 | MULTI-LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR SELECTIVE RETENTION OF AIRCRAFT PASSENGER TRAY TABLE AND/OR OTHER DEPLOYABLE COMPONENTS - A multi-latch assembly may be utilized, for example, in an aircraft passenger seat to hold separately deployable components such as a tray table and secondary member for separately supporting a personal entertainment device. The multi-latch assembly can include a first latch member and a second latch member. The first latch member can include a first arm. The first latch member can further include a first shaft that extends from the first arm and that is at least partially hollow. The second latch member can include a second arm. The second latch member can further include a second shaft that extends from the second arm and that is received within the first shaft of the first latch member so that the first arm and the second arm are rotatable independently of one another. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394907 | SEAT TRACK FITTINGS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING PASSENGER SEATS IN AIRCRAFT CABINS USING SEAT TRACK FITTINGS - Provided are seat track fittings and methods for installing passenger seats in aircraft cabins using these seat track fittings such that the same seat can be installed on different types of seat tracks. A seat track fitting comprises a leg support, a pin, and a base interconnecting the leg support and pin. During the installation of the seat track fitting, the pin is inserted into an attachment opening of the seat track. The attachment opening is selected based on the desired position of a seat. A removable fastener then protrudes through the base of the seat track fitting and is inserted into another attachment opening of the seat track. The seat is then attached to the seat track fitting by inserting the stud end of the seat into the leg support of the seat track fitting and fixing the stud end within the leg support. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394908 | Retention of Flight Deck Preferences - A system and method for retention of flight deck preferences operates to control a comprehensive combination of aircraft systems and system configurations enabling a pilot to seamlessly retain and recall the desired preferences based on a plurality of mission related factors. With system control of flight deck physical settings including seat position and shape, display illumination and color and internal and external lighting configurations, the system allows a pilot to save time, effort, and minimize errors of system set up and configuration. With a short entry, or short-range sensing, of the pilot ID, the pilot commands the system and method for retention of flight deck preferences to configure each of the plurality of aircraft systems according to the recalled pilot preference. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394909 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DIRECT VENTILATION OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS - Methods and apparatus to direct ventilation of vehicle occupants are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes an air supply duct of a cabin of a vehicle, a manifold fluidly coupled to the air supply duct, the manifold to extend to occupant seats of the cabin, and nozzles fluidly coupled to the manifold, the nozzles to be positioned to face toward a front of a face of an occupant when the occupant occupies one of the occupant seats. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394910 | LOOP FOR EXTRACTING WATER FROM AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OF A CABIN OF AN AIR OR RAIL TRANSPORT VEHICLE - The invention relates to a loop ( | 2021-12-23 |