Abstract

A ram-air parachute system is presented. The system may include upper and lower airfoil surface members and one or more proximal wall members, distal wall members, interior wall members, and proximal-facing air inlets. The proximal-facing air inlets may be defined between the interior wall members and the upper and lower airfoil surface members. One or more edge airfoils may be defined between the proximal wall members and at least a portion of the upper airfoil surface member, the lower airfoil surface member and the distal wall member(s). The edge airfoils may be in fluidic communication with the proximal-facing air inlet such that air may flow into the edge airfoils via the proximal-facing air inlet and inflate the edge airfoils. Inflation of the edge airfoils may vertically expand the parachute system, increasing a vertical distance between the upper and lower airfoil surface members.

IPC Classes  ?

• B64D 17/02 - Canopy arrangement or construction

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Business project management services; Business consultation in the field of business process improvement

Goods & Services

Apparatus for energy storage, namely, energy storage systems comprised of electrical storage batteries, electrical inductors and magnets

Abstract

A system and method for transient satellite doppler signal position determination to receive measured signals associated with respective satellites, determine transmission characteristics from the measured signals, determine orbital characteristics of the satellites from the measured signals responsive to indications of the current time via Doppler calculations, identify the satellites responsive to the transmission characteristics and/or and the orbital characteristics, determine a current position of the satellites relative to the system from the Doppler calculations and identifying the satellites, and determine a geolocation of the system responsive to the current position of the satellites relative to the system.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
• G01S 5/10 - Position of receiver fixed by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements

Abstract

A system and method for transient satellite doppler signal position determination by receiving multiple measured signals, determining transmission characteristics for those signals, determining orbital characteristics of satellites associated with those signals via a Doppler calculation, identifying the satellites from the transmission and orbital characteristics, determining a closest approach point responsive to identifying the satellites and the Doppler calculations, determining current positions of the satellites relative to the receiver from the closest approach point determinations via comparison to an orbital location-defining modeling equation associated with the first satellite, and determining a geolocation of the receiver responsive to each of the current position of the satellites relative to the receiver.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
• G01S 5/10 - Position of receiver fixed by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements

Abstract

An energy storage apparatus including a spherical rotating member having permanent magnets and uniquely-identifiable location-defining elements, a plurality of coils, a controller operably coupled to the plurality of coils, a power source, and a location sensing apparatus operable to detect the plurality of location-defining elements. The controller may compare time-sequential information from the location sensing apparatus to determine a rotational axis and a rotational speed of the rotating member, operate the coils to change the rotational axis speed of the rotating member, increase energy stored by the rotating member by increasing the rotational speed by operating the coils to generate magnetic fields that interact with the permanent magnets, and withdraw energy by operating the coils to generate magnetic fields that interact with the magnetic fields of the permanent magnets to produce induced current in the coils and directing the induced current to a power delivery location.

IPC Classes  ?

• H02K 7/02 - Additional mass for increasing inertia, e.g. flywheels
• B60K 6/10 - Prime-movers comprising combustion engines and mechanical or fluid energy storing means by means of a chargeable mechanical accumulator, e.g. flywheel
• B62D 37/06 - Stabilising vehicle bodies without controlling suspension arrangements by means of movable masses using gyroscopes
• B64G 1/40 - Arrangements or adaptations of propulsion systems
• B63H 21/12 - Use of propulsion power plant or units on vessels the vessels being motor-driven
• B64D 27/24 - Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants using steam or spring force

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Business project management services; business consultation in the field of business process improvement

Abstract

A propeller system including a propeller including a central attachment member and a plurality of blade apparatuses, each including a blade body attached to the central attachment member and a magnetic coupling member attached to a radially outward end of the blade body. The propeller system further comprises a propeller frame configured to at least partially circumscribe the magnetic coupling member of each blade apparatus and a plurality of electromagnets positioned on the propeller frame and operable to generate magnetic fields to suspend the magnetic coupling members, laterally translate the magnetic coupling members, rotate the magnetic coupling members along the radial axis of the propeller system, thereby rotating the blade bodies.

IPC Classes  ?

• B64C 11/44 - Blade pitch-changing mechanisms electric
• B64C 11/06 - Blade mountings for variable-pitch blades

Abstract

A propeller system with directional thrust control comprising a hub, a plurality of blade attachment apparatuses attached to the hub, and a plurality of blades, each blade of the plurality of blades being attached to a blade attachment apparatus of the plurality of blade attachment apparatuses. The hub is operable to rotate about a rotation axis thereof. The plurality of blades is attached to the hub via the plurality of blade attachment apparatuses such that the plurality of blades rotates about the rotation axis of the hub when the hub rotates about the rotation axis thereof. Each blade attachment apparatus of the plurality of blade attachment apparatuses is operable to rotate the blade attached thereto about a blade rotation axis.

IPC Classes  ?

• B64C 11/44 - Blade pitch-changing mechanisms electric
• B64C 11/48 - Units of two or more coaxial propellers
• B64C 11/06 - Blade mountings for variable-pitch blades
• B64C 15/02 - Attitude, flight direction or altitude control by jet reaction the jets being propulsion jets
• B64C 11/32 - Blade pitch-changing mechanisms mechanical
• B64C 39/02 - Aircraft not otherwise provided for characterised by special use

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Project management services for others for business purposes in the fields of architecture, interior design, urban planning design; management of customer appreciation programs of others; business management consultancy featuring the analysis and the implementation of strategy plans for management projects