公开(公告)号：US20130174770A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-11

申请号：US13733429

申请日：2013-01-03

申请人： David C. Mauck ,  William Bryan ,  Ronald H. Garber ,  Clifford A. Jennings ,  Nicholas K. Miller ,  John Linn

发明人： David C. Mauck ,  William Bryan ,  Ronald H. Garber ,  Clifford A. Jennings ,  Nicholas K. Miller ,  John Linn

IPC分类号： B63B35/44

CPC分类号： B63B35/44 ,  B63B3/08 ,  B63B5/24 ,  B63B2207/02 ,  B63C1/04 ,  E04H4/065

摘要： A lifting platform for use in a body of water has (a) a plurality of float modules, each float module having a buoyancy compartment, and each float module being attached to adjacent float modules by means of flexible joints; (b) at least one container disposed in each float module for retaining a buoyancy fluid; and (c) a discharge apparatus for discharging buoyancy fluid to the buoyancy compartments of the float modules, so as to fill each buoyancy compartment with buoyancy fluid, thereby causing the plurality of modules to float to a position at or near the surface of the body of water.

摘要翻译： 用于水体的升降平台具有（a）多个浮子模块，每个浮子模块具有浮力隔间，并且每个浮子模块通过柔性接头附接到相邻浮子模块; （b）设置在每个浮子模块中的用于保持浮力流体的至少一个容器; 和（c）用于将浮力流体排放到浮子模块的浮力室的排放装置，以便用浮力流体填充每个浮力室，从而使多个模块浮动到主体表面或其附近的位置 的水。

公开(公告)号：US06375123B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-23

申请号：US09639295

申请日：2000-08-15

申请人： Samuel Greenhalgh ,  Ellis Skott Greenhalgh ,  Matthew T. Douglass ,  Ronald H. Garber

发明人： Samuel Greenhalgh ,  Ellis Skott Greenhalgh ,  Matthew T. Douglass ,  Ronald H. Garber

IPC分类号： B64D3700

CPC分类号： B64D39/04 ,  B64D39/06

摘要： A refueling drogue for rearward deployment from a tanker aircraft into an air stream includes a fuel valve for receiving fuel from the tanker aircraft and controlling a flow of the fuel; a coupling attached to the fuel valve for receiving fuel from the fuel valve; and a plurality of struts, each strut having a proximal end and a distal end wherein each strut is rotatably connected to the coupling at the proximal end and each strut includes a winglet at the distal end.

摘要翻译： 用于从油罐飞机向后部署到空气流中的加油锥体包括用于从油罐飞机接收燃料并控制燃料流的燃料阀; 附接到燃料阀的联接器，用于从燃料阀接收燃料; 和多个支柱，每个支柱具有近端和远端，其中每个支柱在近端处可旋转地连接到联接器，并且每个支柱在远端处包括小翼。

公开(公告)号：US5921294A

公开(公告)日：1999-07-13

申请号：US56127

申请日：1998-03-04

申请人： Samuel Greenhalgh ,  Ellis Skott Greenhalgh ,  Matthew T. Douglass ,  Ronald H. Garber

发明人： Samuel Greenhalgh ,  Ellis Skott Greenhalgh ,  Matthew T. Douglass ,  Ronald H. Garber

IPC分类号： B64D39/00 ,  B67C3/26

CPC分类号： B64D39/00 ,  Y10T137/6906

摘要： An apparatus attached to a fuel hose and deployed rearwardly of a tanker craft, the apparatus for inflight refueling of an aircraft and includes a fuel valve for controlling the flow of fuel through the valve, a coupler attached to the fuel valve for receiving and locking onto the probe of a receiving aircraft and for conveying fuel through the coupler and to the probe of the receiving aircraft, and a plurality of struts attached to the coupler, the struts configured and arranged to compress inwardly when acted upon by sufficient compressive forces and to expand outwardly against aerodynamic forces when located in the airstream, the struts forming a bell shaped target for guiding the probe of the receiving aircraft into the coupler.

摘要翻译： 一种附接到燃料软管并且展开在油罐飞行器后方的装置，用于飞行器加油的装置，并且包括用于控制通过阀的燃料流动的燃料阀，附接到燃料阀的联接器，用于接收和锁定到 接收飞机的探头和用于通过联接器和接收飞行器的探头输送燃料，以及附接到联接器的多个支柱，所述支柱被构造和布置成当通过足够的压缩力作用时向内压缩并且扩展 向外抵抗空气动力时，位于气流中，支柱形成一个钟形目标，用于将接收飞机的探头引导到联接器中。