Patents
US 10384798 B2: Telescoping stowage tube and rotating hose reel for cargo bay refueling system
- Granted
- 2019-08-20
- Filed
- 2017-02-13 application 15430639
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An aerial refueling system for refueling a receiver aircraft in flight comprises a hose reel assembly mounted onto a fuel supply aircraft's fuselage. The hose reel assembly has a rotatable drum defined by an outside diameter. A hose is wound around the drum and has an outlet end with a drogue affixed thereto. A telescoping stowage tube stores the outlet end of the hose and the drogue when the system is not in use and guides the outlet end and the drogue toward the receiver aircraft when the system is in use. The telescoping stowage tube has a forward end configured to be mounted on the hose reel assembly to receive the hose from the drum and an aft end adapted to be mounted to the door. As a result, the telescoping stowage tube may be extendable between a retracted stowed position and an extended position for refueling.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190820.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton Life Support Systems Inc. 30 patents | US company or organization | Davenport, IA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott H. Harvey | Davenport, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matt Lund | Davenport, IA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B64D | Equipment for fitting in or to aircraft; flight suits; parachutes; arrangement or mounting of power plants or propulsion transmissions in aircraft | B64D39/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-02 | Release of security interest Partial release of security interest in intellectual property | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SECURITY AGENT signed 2021-06-01 | COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT AAR INC. DAVENPORT, IA COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. DAVENPORT, IA COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS ORCHARD PARK INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 56461/689 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-06-02 | Release of security interest Partial release of security interest in intellectual property | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SECURITY AGENT signed 2021-06-01 | COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT AAR INC. DAVENPORT, IA COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. DAVENPORT, IA COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS ORCHARD PARK INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 56461/677 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-06-15 | Security interest Security interest Second lien us intellectual property security agreement | CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT AAR INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS ORCHARD PARK INC. signed 2020-06-12 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 52945/653 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-06-15 | Security interest Security interest First lien us intellectual property security agreement | CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT AAR INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS ORCHARD PARK INC. signed 2020-06-12 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 52945/547 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-08-22 | Name change Change of name | CARLETON LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS INC. signed 2019-04-02 | COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 50139/423 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-05-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HARVEY, SCOTT signed 2017-05-10 LUND, MATT signed 2017-05-10 | CARLETON LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 42327/306 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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