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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10106274 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2016

Tail sitter vehicle with aerial and ground refueling system

Applicant:

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);

Inventors:

Mark R. Alber, Milford, CT (US);

Charles Gayagoy, Orange, CT (US);

Jeffrey Parkhurst, Meriden, CT (US);

Glenn D. Tiongson, Shelton, CT (US);

Assignee:

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);

Attorney:

Cantor Colburn LLP

Primary Examiner:

Justin M Benedik

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/02 (2006.01); B64D 39/04 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64C 11/28 (2006.01); B64C 23/06 (2006.01); B64C 25/04 (2006.01); B64D 37/04 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); B64C 3/56 (2006.01); B64C 27/50 (2006.01); B64D 7/00 (2006.01); B64D 37/16 (2006.01); B64D 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 39/04 (2013.01); B64C 3/56 (2013.01); B64C 11/28 (2013.01); B64C 23/065 (2013.01); B64C 23/072 (2017.05); B64C 25/04 (2013.01); B64C 27/50 (2013.01); B64C 29/02 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 7/00 (2013.01); B64D 37/04 (2013.01); B64D 37/16 (2013.01); B64D 39/00 (2013.01); B64D 41/00 (2013.01); B64C 2201/028 (2013.01); B64C 2201/063 (2013.01); B64C 2201/088 (2013.01); B64C 2201/104 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64D 2041/002 (2013.01); Y02T 50/164 (2013.01); Y02T 50/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

An aircraft is provided and includes a fuselage, first and second wings extending outwardly from opposite sides of the fuselage, proprotors operably disposed on each of the first and second wings to drive vertical take-off and landing aircraft operations and horizontal flight aircraft operations and a refueling system including at least one fuel tank disposed in at least one or more of the fuselage, the first wing or the second wing and a refueling apparatus. The refueling apparatus is coupled to the at least one fuel tank such that fuel is movable with respect to the at least one fuel tank during aircraft ground and aerial operations.

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