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US 12,679,547 B2Granted
Parachute systems and energy attenuating drogue systems thereof
AssigneeAMI Industries, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Chamberland, Tyler Esposito, Akash Mukherjee, Talyn Meyer, Osvaldo Sanchez, John L. Hampton, Christopher Ian Rolland, Bradley Mastrolia
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Abstract
Drogue parachute systems include an ejection seat, an elastic riser operably connected to the ejection seat at a first end and a riser connection is arranged at a second end of the elastic riser, a set of suspension lines operably connected to the riser connection, and a drogue canopy attached to the set of suspension lines opposite the riser connection.
Claims20
A drogue parachute system comprising:
- an ejection seat;
- an elastic riser operably connected to the ejection seat at a first end and a riser connection is arranged at a second end of the elastic riser;
- a set of suspension lines operably connected to the riser connection;
- and
- a drogue canopy attached to the set of suspension lines opposite the riser connection.
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A drogue parachute system comprising:
- an ejection seat;
- a riser;
- a set of suspension lines;
- a drogue canopy, wherein the drogue canopy is attached at a first end of the set of suspension lines and the riser is attached to a second end of the suspension lines;
- and
- a drogue parachute attenuation system arranged between the riser and the ejection seat, the drogue parachute attenuation system comprising:
- an attenuator bushing attached to the ejection seat;
- an attenuator coupling attached to the riser;
- and
- at least one attenuator element attached between the attenuator bushing and the attenuator coupling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.