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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2017
Applicant:

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, Essington, PA (US);

Inventors:

John W. Piasecki, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);

Frederick W. Piasecki, Haverford, PA (US);

Brian Geiger, Glen Mills, PA (US);

Douglas Johnson, Essington, PA (US);

David Pitcairn, Essington, PA (US);

Assignee:

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, Essington, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 37/00 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B60F 5/02 (2006.01); B64C 11/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/08 (2006.01); B64C 27/20 (2006.01); B64C 27/22 (2006.01); B64C 27/57 (2006.01); B64D 17/80 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64C 3/56 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 37/00 (2013.01); B60F 5/02 (2013.01); B64C 3/56 (2013.01); B64C 11/001 (2013.01); B64C 27/08 (2013.01); B64C 27/20 (2013.01); B64C 27/22 (2013.01); B64C 27/57 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64C 39/02 (2013.01); B64D 17/80 (2013.01); G05D 1/102 (2013.01);
Abstract

An air module may be attached to a ground module. The air module may be equipped with a center of gravity effector to change the relative locations and hence the center of gravity of the air and ground modules when the modules are attached. The center of gravity effector may be active or passive or a combination of active and passive. The center of gravity effector may be combined with a center of lift effector to change the relative locations of the center of gravity and center of lift.


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