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20120104153 | GYROPLANE PREROTATION BY COMPRESSED AIR - A rotorcraft is disclosed. The rotorcraft may include a rotor having at least one tip nozzle, a compressor having an outlet for compressed air, and a network of conduits connecting the outlet of the compressor with the tip nozzle. In operation, the compressor may deliver a flow of compressed air to the tip nozzle. As the flow of compressed air exits the at least one tip nozzle, it may cause rotation of the rotor. This rotation may prerotate the rotor and shorten the take off distance required by the rotorcraft. Take off of the rotorcraft may be accomplished without ever adding fuel to the flow of compressed air to the tip nozzle. | 05-03-2012 |
20120104157 | ROTOR DRIVEN AUXILIARY POWER APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus and methods for controlling yaw of a rotorcraft in the event of one or both of low airspeed and engine failure are disclosed. A yaw propulsion provides a yaw moment at low speeds. The yaw propulsion device may be an air jet or a fan. A pneumatic fan may be driven by compressed air released into a channel surrounding an outer portion of the fan. The fan may be driven by hydraulic power. Power for the yaw propulsion device and other system may be provided by a hydraulic pump and/or generator engaging the rotor. Low speed yaw control may be provided by auxiliary rudders positioned within the stream tube of a prop. The auxiliary rudders may one or both of fold down and disengage from rudder controls when not in use. | 05-03-2012 |
20120199692 | REACTIVE DRIVE ROTOR HEAD WITH EXTERNAL SWASHPLATE - A rotorcraft is disclosed. The rotorcraft may include an airframe comprising a mast defining an interior cavity, at least one compressor connected to the airframe, and a rotor. The rotor may include a hub and a rotor blade. The hub may connect to the mast to rotate with respect thereto. The hub may also define an interior cavity. The rotor blade may form a radial conduit extending radially therewithin. A flow of compressed air generated by the at least one compressor may pass from the at least one compressor, through the interior cavity defined by the mast, through the interior cavity defined by the hub, and into the radial conduit. A swashplate assembly controlling pitch of the rotor blade may be located exterior to the hub and mast. Accordingly, the swashplate assembly may not be heated by the flow of compressed air. | 08-09-2012 |
20130037653 | ROTORCRAFT EMPENNAGE MOUNTING SYSTEM - An aircraft is disclosed having an engine and a propeller mounted to a fuselage. An empennage mounts to the aircraft and includes first and second horizontal stabilizers separated by a distance greater than the diameter of a stream tube of the propeller at the horizontal stabilizers. A rudder extends between the horizontal stabilizers and is positioned within the stream tube of the propeller. A bulkhead is positioned rearwardly from the cockpit and oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the airframe. A tailboom and engine are mounted to the airframe by means of the bulkhead having the engine mounted between the tailboom and a lower edge of the bulkhead. Landing gear may mount to the bulkhead proximate a lower edge thereof. | 02-14-2013 |
20130168491 | MISSION-ADAPTIVE ROTOR BLADE WITH CIRCULATION CONTROL - A rotorcraft may include an airframe and a rotor connected to the airframe. The rotor may include a plurality of blades defining ducts along the length thereof and vents in fluid communication with the ducts. Flow from through the vents may be controlled by valves with piezoelectric actuators. The valves may be adjusted to achieve a lift profile suited for an operational mode such as vertical, autorotative, or unloaded flight. The lift profile may vary along the length of the blade and may vary cyclically with rotation of the blade. The lift profile may be chosen to approximate a figure of merit for the rotor suitable for a given operational mode. | 07-04-2013 |
20160001881 | MISSION-ADAPTIVE ROTOR BLADE WITH CIRCULATION CONTROL - A rotorcraft may include an airframe and a rotor connected to the airframe. The rotor may include a plurality of blades defining ducts along the length thereof and vents in fluid communication with the ducts. Flow from through the vents may be controlled by valves with piezoelectric actuators. The valves may be adjusted to achieve a lift profile suited for an operational mode such as vertical, autorotative, or unloaded flight. The lift profile may vary along the length of the blade and may vary cyclically with rotation of the blade. The lift profile may be chosen to approximate a figure of merit for the rotor suitable for a given operational mode. | 01-07-2016 |
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20120183675 | SEED TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An automated seed treatment system is adapted for on-site operation at a retail seed distributor. A sealed seed-treater vessel is configured to apply a plurality of chemical treatments to a batch of seed based on a recipe. A programmable system controller is electrically coupled to pump controllers of pump-stations. The controller is configured to receive a material transfer indication from each pump-stations and control the pump controllers in accord with the seed treatment recipe. The programmable system controller is configured to collect operational data representing at least consumption of chemical from the chemical container at each of the pump-stations based on the corresponding material transfer indication during seed treatment and to provide the operational data to a remotely hosted information system located remotely from the site of the retail seed distributor and accessible to at least one third party that is distinct from the retail seed distributor. | 07-19-2012 |
20120189762 | SEED TREATMENT FACILITIES, METHODS AND APPARATUS - A seed treatment system having a central computerized data store, a user interface, and network connections from the data store to a plurality of retail facilities and a plurality of agricultural produce suppliers. Each retail facility having a seed treatment system configured to uniformly treat batches of seeds with any of a variety of precisely measured chemical formulations. The seed treatment apparatus having a treatment applicator coupled to a plurality of dispensing stations. Each dispensing stations having a pump in fluid communication with a container disposed on a scale. The pump and scale of each dispensing station coupled to a system controller. The system controller is coupled to the data store, configured to provide on-demand agricultural seed treatments to the applicator and chemical usage data from each station to the data store. The data store configured to provide centralized remote monitoring inventory control, supply chain monitoring, and container recycling compliance. | 07-26-2012 |
20140083358 | SEED TREATMENT FACILITIES, METHODS, AND APPARATUS - A seed treatment system having a central computerized data store, a user interface, and network connections from the data store to a plurality of retail facilities and a plurality of agricultural produce suppliers. Each retail facility having a seed treatment system configured to uniformly treat batches of seeds with any of a variety of precisely measured chemical formulations. The seed treatment apparatus having a treatment applicator coupled to a plurality of dispensing stations. Each dispensing stations having a pump in fluid communication with a container disposed on a scale. The pump and scale of each dispensing station coupled to a system controller. The system controller is coupled to the data store, configured to provide on-demand agricultural seed treatments to the applicator and chemical usage data from each station to the data store. The data store configured to provide centralized remote monitoring inventory control, supply chain monitoring, and container recycling compliance. | 03-27-2014 |
20140108076 | RETAIL POINT SEED TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An automated seed treatment system is adapted for on-site operation at a retail seed distributor. A sealed seed-treater vessel is configured to apply a plurality of chemical treatments to a batch of seed based on a seed treatment recipe. A programmable system controller is electrically coupled to a pump controller of each of a plurality of pump-stations. The programmable system controller is configured to receive a material transfer indication from each of the plurality of pump-stations and issue commands to the pump controller of each pump-station in response to the seed treatment recipe. The programmable system controller is configured to collect operational data representing at least consumption of chemical from the chemical container at each of the pump-stations based on the corresponding material transfer indication during seed treatment and to provide the operational data to a remotely hosted information system located remotely from the site of the retail seed distributor and accessible to at least one third party that is distinct from the retail seed distributor. | 04-17-2014 |
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20110160467 | Method for the Preparation of C-4 Coupled Flavonoids, Proanthocyanidins and Analogues Thereof - The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of C-4 coupled flavonoids, proanthocyanidins and analogues thereof. According to a specific application of the invention, there is provided a method for the preparation of proanthocyanidins and proanthocyanidin analogues. | 06-30-2011 |
20120289715 | Synthesis of C-3 Coupled Biflavonoids and C-3 Coupled Biflavonoid Analogues - The invention relates to methods for the preparation of an optically inactive and optically active compounds which are selected from the group consisting of C-3 coupled biflavonoids and C-3 coupled biflavonoid analogues from a starting material or intermediate which are respectively selected from the group consisting of optically inactive or optically active flavan-3-ols and optically active flavan-3-ones, the method comprising the steps of (a) providing an optically inactive or active compound having a flavan-3-ol structure or a compound which is a flavan-3-one, (b) if a compound having a flavan-3-ol structure with a hydroxy group on the C-3 carbon is selected as starting material, converting the hydroxy group on the C-3 carbon of the compound having the flavan-3-ol structure to an oxo group to form a flavan-3-one of that compound, (c) providing a compound having a nucleophilic aromatic moiety, which compound is selected from the group of compounds having a nucleophilic aromatic moiety and which have flavonoid base structures and compounds having a nucleophilic aromatic moiety and which do not have a flavonoid base structure, (d) contacting the flavan-3-one provided by step (a) or obtained by step (b) with the compound containing the nucleophilic aromatic moiety in the presence of a Lewis acid; (e) forming a first intermediate compound wherein the oxo group on the C-3 carbon is converted to a hydroxy group by virtue of nucleophilic addition when the compound containing the nucleophilic aromatic moiety is contacted to the C-3 carbon of the flavan-3-one, (f) subjecting the first intermediate compound to dehydration so as to introduce a double bond between the C-3 carbon and C-4 carbon of the intermediate compound with the concomitant removal of the hydroxy group from the C-3 carbon to form an optically active flavene compound which is substituted by the nucleophilic aromatic moiety on the C-3 carbon, (g) optionally subjecting the resultant flavene compound to hydroboration-oxidation hydration thereby removing said double bond between the C-3 carbon and the C-4 carbon with the concomitant introduction of a hydroxy group at the C-4 carbon to form a second intermediate compound, (h) further optionally oxidizing the second intermediate compound of step (g) thereby converting the hydroxy group at the said C-4 carbon to an oxo group, thereby forming a biflavonoid or biflavonoid analogue which is substituted by the selected nucleophilic aromatic moiety on the C-3 carbon, (i) further optionally, and alternatively to step (h), subjecting the resultant flavene compound of step (f) to OsO | 11-15-2012 |
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20110047459 | USER INTERFACE - The invention provides a user interface for a data processing machine which user interface is combined with a primary display screen for the machine or which is configured to be used with a machine which usually includes a primary display screen, which user interface comprises a secondary touch-sensitive display screen which is configured to be an input device for the machine and configured such that the graphic display of the input device is configured to complement and operatively cooperate with the graphic display of the primary display screen. | 02-24-2011 |
20150113483 | Method for Human-Computer Interaction on a Graphical User Interface (GUI) - The invention provides a method for human-computer interaction on a graphical user interface (GUI), a GUI, a navigation tool, computers and computer operated devices. The method includes the steps of: determining coordinates of a pointer with, or relative, to an input device; determining coordinates of interactive objects of which at least two objects are displayed; establishing a threshold in relation to the interactive objects and in relation to space about them; prioritizing the interactive objects in relation to their distance and/or direction to the pointer; moving the interactive objects and thresholds relative to the object priority; repeating the above steps every time the coordinates of the pointer changes; and performing an action when a threshold is reached. | 04-23-2015 |
20150331587 | EVENT AND CAUSALITY-BASED HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION - The invention relates to a method for human-computer interaction (HCI). The method includes: establishing an event set; establishing and referencing one or more events in the event set; establishing and referencing an event to represent the observer in the event set; establishing a representation manifold as an indefinite metric Riemann manifold; representing the events on the representation manifold in such a way that the logical relations between events are coordinate independent and geometrically encoded as causal relations; establishing an input manifold to represent user input; and establishing an output manifold that maps between the representation manifold and a physical output device. Further, based on user input, select any one or more steps from: manipulating the observer event, adjusting manifold metrics, changing mappings, adjusting mapping parameters, and applying mappings. The above steps are repeated when the user input changes. | 11-19-2015 |
20150355827 | USER CONTROL OF THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN RATE OF NAVIGATION AND EASE OF ACQUISITION IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - The invention provides a method for dynamic user control over the layout of a graphical user interface. The method includes the steps of receiving a description of the way in which a control region in the interface is allocated to a plurality of virtual objects, without object overlap, receiving the position of a user point, reallocating a fraction of the control region from at least one object to a different object, based on the user point position, allocating a part of a display region in the interface to at least one of the objects, based on the current allocation of the control region to said object, but with control-display decoupling, and repeating the previous three steps fast enough that the user will perceive the changes as substantially continuous. | 12-10-2015 |
20160042495 | DISTORTION VIEWING WITH IMPROVED FOCUS TARGETING - The invention provides a method for human-computer interaction (HCI) on a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes the steps of displaying a plurality of objects positioned in relation to each other and in relation to the display window; determining user input; distorting at least one of the position relations according to a magnification function with a focal dip, where the focal position of the magnification function is controllable by the user input; and updating the distortion whenever the relevant user input changes. | 02-11-2016 |
20160048291 | A CONTINUOUS + DISCRETE CONTROL MECHANISM COORDINATED WITH DECOUPLED OBJECT DISPLAY - The invention provides a method, device and mechanism for human-computer interaction (HCI) on a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes the steps of establishing a joint interaction arena (JIA) as a bounded connected subspace of the computing device's control space, establishing a Fused Threshold (FT) on the boundary of the JIA, establishing one or more interactive objects, establishing a relation between one or more of segments of the Fused Threshold and the object(s), displaying representations of at least two of the objects, receiving user input relative to the JIA and the FT, changing the JIA and/or the FT based on the user input whenever the relevant user input changes, and displaying the effect of the changes on the displayed objects. | 02-18-2016 |
20160077723 | DYNAMIC ADAPTATION OF INTERACTIVE INFORMATION CONTAINERS' CONTENT AND STATE - A user input position of a user input received from an input device of the electronic device is determined and a direction of motion of the user input based on one or more previously-received user input positions. A plurality of adaptable interactive elements are presented via the display and a changeable set of adaptable interactive elements is determined in response to the received user input position. The changeable set of adaptable interactive elements is determined by interpreting one or more of the user input position and the direction of motion of the user input in relation to positions in which each of the plurality of adaptable interactive elements are presented and contextual relationships between the adaptable interactive elements. One or more of the adaptable interactive elements in the determined changeable are modified set in response to the received user input. | 03-17-2016 |