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Certifications and Patents
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Certifications

 

 

AS9100
Our recent AS9100 certification designates our Quality Management System as AS9100 REV B and ISO 9001:2000 compliant.  The inspection for this certification  looked closely at our systems for design, development, production, delivery, field support, repairs, and operator training.

 

 

 


DHS Safety Act Certification and Designation
The DHS SAFETY Act certification and designation means that we are a certified and designated Anti-Terrorism Technology (ATT).  This allows the U.S. Government and our customers a decrease in potential liability in the event of a catastrophic event (an act of terrorism).  It also, in theory, allows the U.S. Government a quicker way to deploy or procure since we have this certification/designation.

 

Patents

32 Issued; 39 Applications; 21 Provisional Applications

Key technologies -  
Class 1 (major):  Skyhook Retrieval; Stabilized Imagery; Heavy Fuel Engine; IMUSE Operator Interface
Class 2 (minor):  Autonomy; Airframe; Long-Endurance Gas Engine; Modularity; On-Board Vision System; Low Magnetic Noise; Mode C Transponder

Sample list of issued patents -

SkyHook Retrieval System

Patented in 2001. Patents held in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States.

Light-Weight Antenna Structures

Patented in 2005.

Pneumatic Launcher

Patented in 2006.

Gyro-Stabilized Turret & Tracking

Patented in 2006.

Storage Container/Work Platform

Patented in 2006.

Satellite-Based Relative Positions

Patented in 2006.

Structural Strengthening Methods

Patented in 2006.

Catapult Cradle

Patented in 2007, most recently.

Airborne Engine Auto-Start  

Patented in 2007.

Servo/Actuator Mounting

Patented in 2007.

Diversity and Error Control Codes

Patented in 2007.

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