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CONFIGURABLE VARIABLE SWEEP VARIABLE SPEED WIPER SYSTEM

A method of controlling a windshield wiper assembly with configurable variable sweep angle or variable sweep speed in a vehicle. The method includes operably connecting a bidirectional motor (24, 24')…

DRIVE·Oct 15·2 min read

B60S1/0807 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

DIFFERENTIAL LEAKAGE CURRENT MEASUREMENT FOR HEATER HEALTH MONITORING

A system and method for monitoring leakage current in a heater (20) connected to a heater power supply by a power cable (14) having a first power lead (16) conducting an inlet current defining an inle…

DRIVE·Oct 15·1 min read

B64D15/12 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM WITH AN INTERNAL TRIGGER

An aircraft windshield wiper system includes a wiper arm (30), a wiper blade (32) coupled to a first end of the wiper arm (30), and an output shaft coupled to a second end of the wiper arm (30). The w…

DRIVE·Jul 30·1 min read

B60S1/08 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

FLUSH-MOUNT COMBINED STATIC PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE PROBE WITH FLOW ENHANCEMENT FEATURE

A probe includes a probe head (52), a probe tip (54) extending from the probe head and having a sensor face (56) in fluidic communication with a first fluid stream, a pressure channel (62) extending i…

DRIVE·May 7·2 min read

F01D17/08 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

ADAPTER CLIP

An adapter clip includes a first portion (22) configured to fit within an engine clip or an engine clamp, a second portion (24) including an annular portion (30), the annular portion being configured …

DRIVE·Mar 26·1 min read

B60R16/0215 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

MONITORING AIRCRAFT WINDSCREEN BLADE USAGE AND HEALTH

Provided are embodiments for a method for monitoring a wiper system, the method includes reading (804) a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag embedded in a wiper blade using a reader, comparing (…

DRIVE·Feb 19·1 min read

B60S1/38 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

SYSTEM FOR WIPER ELECTRIC DRIVE CONTROL USING FOUR QUADRANT OPERATION

A windshield wiper system includes a three-phase motor (14), the three-phase inverter (34), a brake circuit (36), and a controller (18). The controller transmits commutation signals to the three-phase…

DRIVE·Jan 1·1 min read

B64C1/1484 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

WIPER COMPOSITE BEAM BLADE ASSEMBLY WITH WASH TUBE INTEGRATION

An aircraft windshield wiper system includes a wiper blade (14) with a composite support member (26) and a blade element (28) that interfaces with the windshield of the aircraft to clear the windshiel…

DRIVE·Nov 27·1 min read

B60S1/3415 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

WIPER COMPOSITE BEAM BLADE WITH INTERNAL WASH TUBE

An aircraft windshield wiper system includes a wiper blade (14) with a composite support member (26) and a blade element that interfaces with the windshield of the aircraft to clear the windshield of …

DRIVE·Nov 27·1 min read

B60S1/3862 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM

An aircraft windshield wiper system includes a wiper arm, a wiper blade coupled to a first end of the wiper arm, and an output shaft coupled to a second end of the wiper arm. The wiper blade includes …

DRIVE·Apr 24·1 min read

B05B1/005 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATIONS FOR AIRCRAFT

Disclosed is an aircraft having motors operable to actuate an aircraft windshield wiper (108) and an aircraft control surface (106). The aircraft includes a distributed control system (120) having dig…

DRIVE·Apr 17·1 min read

B60S1/0814 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

REVERSIBLE MOTOR CONFIGURED WITH MOTION STOPS FOR AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM

Disclosed is an aircraft windshield wiper system, having: a wiper arm (110); a reversible motor (130) that drives the wiper arm, the motor including: a stator (155a); a rotor (155b) configured to rota…

DRIVE·Mar 20·2 min read

B60S1/08 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

DETERMINING AIRCRAFT FLYING CONDITIONS BASED ON ACOUSTIC SIGNALS CAUSED BY AIRFLOW

Apparatus (12) and associated methods relate to determining airspeed and/or altitude based on acoustic waves caused by airflow. One or more acoustic transducers (14A-D) are positioned along an exterio…

DRIVE·Mar 13·1 min read

B64D43/02 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

COMPOSITE WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY

An aircraft windshield wiper system includes a wiper arm (24), a wiper blade (26) coupled to a first end of the wiper arm, and an output shaft (16) coupled to a second end of the wiper arm. The wiper …

DRIVE·Dec 27·1 min read

B60S1/3848 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

DETERMINING ALTITUDE OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT BASED ON VORTEX SHEDDING

Apparatus and associated methods relate to determining altitude of an aircraft during flight based on properties of vortex shedding. A vortex-shedding projection (14) is projected into the airstream a…

DRIVE·Aug 23·1 min read

G01C5/005 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

ACOUSTIC AIR DATA SYSTEM WITH RADIALLY PAIRED RECEIVERS

An acoustic air data system includes first and second acoustic transmitters, T, T, an array of acoustic receivers, and control circuitry (16). The array is positioned to receive first and second acous…

DRIVE·Apr 26·1 min read

G01C23/005 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTECTION FOR AN AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM

An aircraft windshield wiper system (10) includes a wiper arm (14), a wiper blade (16) coupled to a distal end of the wiper arm, and a drive shaft (18) coupled to a proximal end of the wiper arm. The …

DRIVE·Apr 5·1 min read

B60S1/32 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

TOOL-LESS LOW PROFILE ROTATION MOUNT

A mount includes a keyed insert and a key receiver (32). The keyed insert includes a key base (34) and a keyed plate (36) mounted to the key base (34) and having one or more key features (56a-56c) ext…

DRIVE·Jan 11·2 min read

B60R11/0235 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

MULTIPLE POSITION MOUNT WITH RETAINING MECHANISM

A mount (10) for holding a display device includes a main support (12), a plurality of arms, and a locking assembly. The main support includes a front surface (F) and a rear surface (R). The plurality…

DRIVE·Dec 21·2 min read

B60R11/00 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

MECHANISM FOR DYNAMICALLY VARYING BLADE LOAD OVER A WINDSHIELD WIPER SWEEP CYCLE

A wiper arm assembly (14) has a load member (28), a wiper arm (24), and a blade load cam (32) with a cam slot (36). The load member (28) mates with a joint (40) disposed between first and second ends …

DRIVE·Nov 25·2 min read

B60S1/34 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

DISPLAY DEVICE HOLDER

In one example, an apparatus (10) for holding a display device (12) includes a back plate (28) and a plurality of engaging members (22) disposed around a periphery of the back plate (28). The back pla…

DRIVE·Nov 4·2 min read

B60R11/0235 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

Rotating electronic display mount

An assembly is disclosed for mounting an electronic display device (10) to a supporting structure (12) within the cockpit of an aircraft which includes a circular adapter plate (110) configured for at…

DRIVE·Nov 19·1 min read

B60R11/0235 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

Air data probe sense port repair

A method of repairing an air data probe sense port (104) includes inserting a plug (106) into a sense port in an air data probe (100), mounting the plug to the air data probe, dressing the welded plug…

DRIVE·Oct 8·1 min read

B64F5/40 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

Common computing apparatus providing distinct non-certified and certified computing platforms

An example apparatus (600) includes a non-certified computing platform (102; 302; 400; 602), a certified computing platform (102; 302; 400; 604) and a user interface (404). The non-certified computing…

DRIVE·Nov 20·2 min read

G01C23/00 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

System and method for real-time aircraft performance monitoring

A computer apparatus and method to determine aircraft fuel mileage performance. The computer apparatus including a memory (120) and a processor (115) disposed in communication with the memory (120) an…

DRIVE·Aug 7·1 min read

B64D45/00 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

Power supply system for an electronic flight bag

A control system for providing electrical power to an electronic flight bag device on an aircraft. The control system including a power switching component coupled to a plurality of power sources and …

DRIVE·Jan 9·1 min read

G01C23/00 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

System for observing combustion conditions in a gas turbine

A system for stabilizing combustion in a gas turbine engine comprises a) optical sensing means embedded within a fuel injector for observing conditions within a combustion chamber of a gas turbine eng…

DRIVE·Oct 10·1 min read

F01D17/02 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

MEMs gyros with quadrature reducing springs

Spring set configurations that include an advantageous combination of spring geometries are disclosed. Spring elements having curved and straight sections, orientation of spring element anchor points …

DRIVE·Apr 25·1 min read

G01C19/56 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

Wide field scanning laser obstacle awareness system

A wide field scanning laser obstacle awareness system (LOAS) for use on-board an aircraft is provided. The LOAS serves for alerting an operator of obstacles posing a risk of collision with said aircra…

DRIVE·Feb 15·2 min read

G01C23/00 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

A block arrangement of optical elements for a lidar system

A block arrangement of optical elements is provided for use as a transmitter/receiver for a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system. The block arrangement comprises: a plurality of glass modules al…

DRIVE·Dec 7·1 min read

G01C23/005 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

Apparatus and method for observing combustion conditions in a gas turbine engine

A fuel injector for a gas turbine combustor is disclosed which includes a feed arm (22) having a flange (24) for mounting the injector within the combustor and a fuel nozzle (26) depending from the fe…

DRIVE·Nov 9·1 min read

F01D17/02 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

Method and apparatus for detecting contaminants on a window surface of a viewing utilizing light

A method of detecting contaminants on a window surface of a viewing system comprises the steps of: reflecting light off of contaminants on the window surface; capturing the reflected light in an image…

DRIVE·Aug 3·2 min read

B60S1/0822 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

Distributed laser obstacle awareness system

A distributed laser based obstacle awareness system for use on-board an aircraft comprises: a plurality of obstacle detecting sensors disposable at a corresponding plurality of locations of the aircra…

DRIVE·Oct 1·3 min read

G01C23/005 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

Sideslip correction for a multi-function three probe air data system

A multi-function probe system (14, 16, 18, 50, 70) that provides redundancy for measurements and compensates for effects of sideslip of an aircraft (10) includes at least two probes (14, 16) that are …

DRIVE·Nov 13·2 min read

G01C5/06 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]

Integrated flight management system

A smart probe assembly (16,20) for an aircraft 12, includes pressure sensing ports (16C,20C) for sensing pressures indicating angle of attack, static pressure and pitot pressure, a circuit housing (28…

DRIVE·Sep 4·1 min read

G01C5/005 ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC [US]