February, 2005

• Alternative Attitude Commanding and Control for Precise Spacecraft Landing NPO40585

• Method of Calibration for a Large Cathetometer System GSC14741-1
• Advanced Infant Car Seat Would Increase Highway Safety MFS31701-1

October, 2004

• Thermally Insulating, Kinematic Tensioned-Fiber Suspension GSC14743
• Back Actuators for Segmented Mirrors and Other Applications NPO30550
• Mechanism for Self-Reacted Friction Stir Welding MFS31914
• Simple Systems for Detecting Spacecraft Meteoroid Punctures MFS31636

September, 2004

• Simulating Operation of a Planetary Rover NPO30722
• Silicone-Rubber Microvalves Actuated by Paraffin NPO30519
• Flexible Shields for Protecting Spacecraft Against Debris MSC23314
• Controllable Curved Mirrors Made From Single- Layer EAP Films NPO40275

• Estimating Basic Preliminary Design Performances of Aerospace Vehicles MFS31795
• Bubble Eliminator Based on Centifugal Flow MSC22996
• Inflatable Emergency Atmospheric-Entry Vehicles NPO40156
• Lightweight Deployable Mirrors With Tensegrity Supports MFS31872

• SiC-Based Miniature High-Temperature Cantilever Anemometer LEW17222
• Inlet Housing for a Partial-Admission Turbine MFS31971

• Modifying Ship Air-Wake Vortices for Aircraft Operations LAR16281
• Advanced Docking System With Magnetic Initial Capture MSC22931
• Strain-Gauge Measurement of Weight of Fluid in a Tank SSC00187

• Improved Indentation Test for Measuring Nonlinear Elasticity LEW17412
• Simulation of Hazards ans Poses for a Rocker-Bogie Rover NPO30450
• Autonomous Formation Flight DRC0146
• Wavy-Planform Helicopter Blades Make Less Noise LAR16084
• Expandable Purge Chambers Would Protect Cryogenic Fittings KSC12460
• Intelligent Fastening Enhances Speed, Flow, and Flexibilty of Production Systems TEXTRON0204

• Modular Rake of Pilot Probes LEW17272
• Multiphysics Analysis Helps Simulate Diesel Engine Cylinder Head ALGOR0104
• Preloading To Accelerate Slow-Crack-Growth Testing LEW17409-1
• Spacecraft Orbits for Earth/Mars-Lander Radio Relay NPO30639
• Self-Inflatable/Self-Rigidizable Reflectarray Antenna NPO30662

• Aerostructures Test Wing DRC0137
• Flight-Test Evaluation of Flutter-Prediction Methods DRC0157
• Innovative, High-Pressure, Cryogenic Control Valve: Short Face-to-Face, Reduced Cost SSC00159

• Prolonging Microgravity on Parobolic Airplane Flights GSC14521
• Device for Locking a Control Knob KSC12308
• Cable-Dispensing Cart KSC12323
• Quasi-Sun-Pointing of Spacecraft Using Radiation Pressure NPO40047

• Cloverleaf Vibratory Microgryoscope With Integrated Post NPO20688
• Microgryoscope With Vibrating Post as Rotation Transducer NPO20690
• Single-Vector Calibration of Wind-Tunnel Force Balance LAR16020

• Device for Automated Cutting and Transfer of Plant Shoots NPO21137
• Extension of Liouville Formalism to Postinstability Dynamics NPO30393
• Neutral-Axis Springs for Thin-Wall Integral Boom Hinges GSC14640
• Shields for Enhanced Protection Against High-Speed Debris MSC23443

• Self-Deployable Spring-Strip Booms NPO30175

• Lightweight Energy Absorbers for Blast Containers MFS31563
• Brush-Wheel Samplers for Planetary Exploration NPO30665

• Probe Without Moving Parts Measures Flow Angle DRC0109
• Noncircular Cross Sections Could Enhance Mixing in Sprays NPO30400

• Mirrors Containing Biomimetic Shape-Control Actuators NPO30487
• Flight Tests of a Ministick Controller in an F/A-18 Airplane DRC0133
• Piezoelectrically Actuated Shutter for High Vacuum NPO30397

• Tool for Bending a Metal Tube Precisely in a Confined Space GSC14412
• Multiple-Use Mechanisms for Attachment to Seat Tracks MSC23299
• Force-Measuring Clamps DRC9937
• Cellular Pressure-Actuated Joint MFS31652
• Rollable Thin Shell Composite-Material Paraboloidal Mirrors NPO20987
• Folded Resonant Horns for Power Ultrasonic Applications NPO30489

• Solution-Adaptive Program for Computing 2D/Axi Viscous Flow LAR16431
• Docking Fixture and Mechanism for a Protective Suit ARC14102

February, 2003

• Propulsion Flight-Test Fixture DRC0223
• Swell Sleeves for Testing Explosive Devices MSC23306
• Mechanical Amplifier for a Piezoelectric Tranducer NPO30289

• Viscoelastic Vibration Dampers for Turbomachine Blades ARC14061
• Energy-Absorbing, Lightweight Wheels NPO30378
• Soft Landing of Spacecraft on Energy-Absorbing Self-Deployable Cushions NPO30435

• Variable Submillimeter-Wave Delay Line for Cryogenic Use NPO21167
• Flexure Rings for Centering Lenses NPO19518
• Precise Air Bearings Redesigned MFS31587
• User's Guide for ENSAERO ARC14239

• Cylindrical Shape-Memory Rotary/Linear Actuator MSC23211
• Pressure-Application Device for Testing Pressure Sensors SSC00142
• Formation Alignment of Multiple Autonomous Vehicles NPO20599
• Microfabricated Flow Controllers and Pressure Regulators KSC12104
• Synchronizing Attitudes and Manuevers of Multiple Sapcecraft NPO20569

• Computational Test Cases for Oscillating Clipped Delta Wing L17822
• Control Derivatives of the F-18 Airplane DRC0132
• Ultrasonically Induced Fountains and Fogs NPO21064

• Electroactive-Polymer Actuators With Selectable Deformations NPO21174
• Mechanisms for Reliable One-Time Deployment of Panels GSC13931
• Sonic-Boom Tests of Model of a Supersonic Business Jet Plane LAR16277
• Optimization of Synthetic Jet Actuators LAR16234

• Pressure-Balanced, Low-Hysteresis Finger Seal LEW16840
• Instrument for Measuring Extreme Winds KSC11886
• Tests of Finger Seals LEW16973

April, 2002

• Inverted Hindle Mount Reduces Sag of a Large, Precise Mirror GSC14316
• Heart-Pumping-Outlet/Cannula Coupling MSC22865

March, 2002

• Study of Turbulent Boundary Layer on the F-15B Airplane DRC0115
• Improved Alignment Mechanism for Robotic Drilling NPO21164
• Measuring Volume of INcompressible Liquid in a Rigid Tank NPO19211
• Algorithms for Collision-Avoidant Formation Flying NPO30332
• Improvements in a Piezoelectrically Actuated Microvalve NPO30338
• Low-Energy Transfer From Near-Earth to Near-Moon Orbit NPO20936

February, 2002

• Software for Designing Actively Controlled Structures LEW16810
• Magnetically Moved Trim Masses for Fine Position Control NPO20570

January, 2002

• Instrumented Bolt Measures Bending Moments Within Itself MFS31609
• Improved Piezoelectrically Actuated Microvalve NPO30158

December, 2001

• "Smart" Actuators for Alleviating Buffet of Aircraft DRC0125
• Improved Lightweight Freeze-Tolerant Tubes MSC23120
• Mechanisms Facilitate Blowdown of Large Diesel Engines SSC00132
• Uncertainty Models From Ground Vibration Testing DRC0154

November, 2001

• Saturation Technique for Rapid Binary Image Processing MSC22850
• Theory of Formation-Flying Control for Multiple Spacecraft NPO20902
• Onboard Estimation of Times of Periapsis During Aerobraking NPO30155

October, 2001

• Flex Wedges GSC14006
• Heat-Shield Panels in a 2D Shingling Arrangement MFS31266

September, 2001

• Carbon Nanotube Biomorph Actuators and Force Sensors NPO21153

August, 2001

• Quasi-Fractal Lenticular Booms NPO20815 Vacuum Pumping Station KSC12038
• Nonintrusive Pressure Gauges MSC22738
• PVP-MP Method for Wrinkling Analysis of Space Membrane Structures NPO21133
• Martian Landing Balls NPO20977

July, 2001

• Lightweight, Collapsible Hyperbaric Chamber With Airlock MSC23076

June, 2001

• Pressure Sensor Based on Measurement of Vibration Damping NPO20052

May, 2001

• Micromachined Double Resonator NPO20658
• Mechanical Breakaway Clutch MSC22506

April, 2001

• Stable Microwave-Beam-Riding Spacecraft NPO21035

March, 2001

• Thrust-Control System for Emergency Control of an Airplane DRC9607

February, 2001

• Passive Venting for Alleviating Helicopter Tail-Boom Loads DRC9896
• Computer Program Predicts Rocket Noise KSC12061

January, 2001

• Flow-Concentrating Supersonic Gas/ Liquid Nozzles KSC11883
• Advanced Rigid/ Inflatable Spacecraft Habitation Module MSC22900
• Parabolic Membrane-Thickness Variation for Inflatable Mirror NPO20952
• Normally Closed, Piezoelectrically Actuated Microvalve NPO20782

November, 2000

• Air-Displacement Volumometer With Soft Sides MSC22653
• Improved Methodology for Dynamics of Orbiter Payload Bay Doors MSC22845

October, 2000

• Software Predicts Impacts of Orbital Debris on Spacecraft MSC22979
• Interlocking Wing-Leading -Edge Thermal-Protection Tiles ARC14031

September, 2000

• Magnetic Coupling for Gas-Driven Catapults MFS31184
• Differential-Pressure Relief Valve MSC22607

July, 2000

• Tape-Spring Reinforcements for Inflatable Structural Tubes NPO20615
• Mechanism for Planar Manipulation With Slimplified Kinematics GSC13655
• Improved Cable-Drive Pretensioner MSC22405

May, 2000

• Surface Micromachined Silicon Carbide Accelerometers LEW17002

April, 2000

• Failure-Resistant Multiline Tethers MFS31305
• Program Simulates Flights of Advanced Aerospace Vehicles MFS31338
• Control Methodology to Alter Automobile Rollover Tendencies NPO20545
• Program for Computing Dynamics of Multiple Bodies MSC22782

March, 2000

• Leak-Free Pressurizing Valve MSC22726
• Afterbody Cushions for Instrumented Penetrator Projectiles NPO20337
• Ultrasonic Measurement of Bending of Bolts MSC22706

February, 2000

• Spherical-Coordinates Encoder Module KSC11973

January, 2000

• Inflatable Wing Leading Edges for High Lift and Deicing LEW16660
• Bushing-Mounted Drag Chain MSC22732
• Further Developments in Web Interactive Training KSC11926

December, 1999

• Boundary-Layer Rake of Pitot Tubes for Flight Testing DRC9894

November, 1999

• Additive Beam for Modeling Dynamics of the SR-71 Fuselage DRC9836
• Composite-Fuselage Concept for Greater Crashworthiness L17835
• Five Computer Codes for Analysis of Turbomachinery LEW16851
• A 3D Navier-Stokes CFD Code for Analysis of Turbomachinery LEW16768
• Software for Finite-Element Analysis of Thermoelasticity MSC22832

October, 1999

• Shrouds Would Catch Debris From Disintegrating Machines MSC22823

September, 1999

• Making Liquid Air in Small, Economical Quantities KSC11774
• Deflection of Stretched Circular Membrane Under Pressure GSC14223
• Accelerations of One Airplane in Wake Vortices of Another L17831

August, 1999

• FoilSim: Software for Teaching About Airfoils LEW16711
• Experiment on Reducing Drag on an Aerospace Launch Vehicle DRC9901

July, 1999

• Suspension Devices for Vibration Testing of Structures LAR14272
• Durability Studies on the F-15B Flight-Test Fixture DRC9911

June, 1999

• Visualization of Flows in Beds Packed With Spheres LEW16562
• Smoother Wing Leading-Edge Joints Would Favor Laminar Flow ARC14088

May, 1999

• Eclipse Aerotow Dynamics Experiment DRC9879
• Direct Thrust-Measurement Technique Applied to an F-15 Airplane DRC9881

March, 1999

• Push/Pull Four-Point-Bending Apparatus GSC13801
• Noise-Reducing Fairings for Flush-Mounted Microphones ARC14241
• Stable, Soft-Opening/Soft-Closing Pressure-Relief Valves SSC00073
• Two Techniques for Controlling Altitudes of Lifting Balloons NPO20360
• Hybrid Acoustic/Electrostatic Levitation Apparatus NPO20165
• Using Genetic Algorithms in Spacecraft Vibration Control SBIR0006

February, 1999

• Analysis of Flutter of the APEX Sailplane DRC9874
• Equipping Quick-Disconnect Fittings To Detect Leaks KSC11893

• Flutterometer for Flight Testing DRC9801
• Improved Mufflers for General Aviation LEW16324
• Model of Response of Pressure Sensor in Rarefied Flow DRC9534

December, 1998

• Manipulation of Liquids by Use of Sound: Part I LEW16470
• Manipulation of Liquids by Use of Sound: Part II LEW16469
• Designing With Help of Neural-Network and Parallel Computing LEW16601

November, 1998

• Estimating Attitude of a Robotic Balloon From Accelerations NPO20315

October, 1998

• Replaceable Windows With Alignment and Sealing Features LEW16529
• Latching Devices for Electrical and Mechanical Connections LEW16528
• Penetrator Projectile Tolerates Some Misalignment NPO20295
• Robot Hands With Electroactive-Polymer Fingers NPO20103

September, 1998

• Program Facilitates Simulation of Flows of Cryogenic Fluids SSC00044
• Flush Airdata Sensing System for the X-33 Aerospace Vehicle DRC9855

August, 1998

• Trefoil Rotary Flexure NPO20228
• Subliming Solid Microthrusters NPO19926

July, 1998

• Program Performs High-Precision Spacecraft-Constellation Navigation NPO20287
• Software for Navigation of a Spacecraft Flying in Formation NPO20190
• Finite-Element Model of Piezoelectric and Thermal Effects LEW16537
• Passive Capture Joint With Three Degrees of Freedom MFS31146
• Emergency-Shutoff Valves Would Be Triggered by Accelerations NPO20114

June, 1998

• Automated PreLaunch Loads Estimation (APLLE) MFS31149
• The Modified Fully Utilized Design Method LEW16624

May, 1998

• Deflection of Circular Membrane Under Differential Pressure GSC13783
• Probes for Measuring Pressures in Flowing Gases LEW16348
• Electromagnetic Smart Washer for Detecting Bolthole Cracking MFS26479
• Deployable and Restowable Protective Dome LEW16348
• Bidirectional Operating Actuator (BOA) MFS26425

April, 1998

• Rigid, Insulating Support for Cryogenic Component ARC11983
• Multichannel Ultrasonic-Bolt-Tension-Gauge System KSC11929
• Automated Calibration of Torque Analyzers Without Weights KSC11986

March, 1998

• Gas Buffer Seal LEW16339

February, 1998

• High-Wind Masts for Meteorological Instruments KSC11741
• Self-Contained Impact-Type Damper for Bellows-Type Face Seals MFS31188
• Latch-Release Pin Puller With Shape-Memory-Alloy Actuator LEW16511

January, 1998

• Fixtured Spheres for Training in Simulated Weightlessness MSC22501
• Increased Life for Steel-Slitter Guide Rolls LEW16534
• Applying Controlled Pressure Distributions to Complex Curved Surfaces MSC22352