MC DONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER innovation strategy

Patent filings in countries

#	Country	Total Patents
#1	United States	60
#2	WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)	13
#3	Australia	11
#4	EPO (European Patent Office)	8
#5	Israel	4
#6	Netherlands	2
#7	Germany	1
#8	Norway	1

Patent filings per year

Similar Companies

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MCCAULEY ERNEST G 91% similarity

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LASKOWITZ ISIDOR B 90% similarity

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Focus industries

#	Industry
#1	Transport
#2	Machines
#3	Machine tools
#4	Weapons
#5	Environmental technology
#6	Mechanical elements

Focus technologies

#	Technology
#1	Aeroplanes
#2	Unspecified technologies
#3	Mountings for cannons and pistols
#4	Climate change mitigation in transportation
#5	Grinding or polishing devices
#6	Making gears or toothed racks
#7	Gearing
#8	Shaping of plastics
#9	Parachutes
#10	Unspecified technologies

Top inventors

#	Name	Total Patents
#1	Sheth Vijay J	14
#2	Heath Gregory F	14
#3	Chen Yih-Jen D	7
#4	Tan Jie	6
#5	Hassan Ahmed A	6
#6	Peck John H	5
#7	Nyhus Daniel A	5
#8	Osder Stephen S	5
#9	Domzalski David B	5
#10	Gilbert Ronald E	4

Latest patents

Publication	Filing date	Title
US6406783B1	2000-10-19	Bulk absorber and process for manufacturing same
US6135713A	1999-01-19	Helicopter rotor blade flap actuator government interest
US6821090B1	1999-01-06	Gust alleviation/flutter suppression device
US6131849A	1998-12-02	Articulating/telescoping duct for reaction drive helicopters
US6193464B1	1998-12-02	Active brake control for rotor/wing aircraft
US6161799A	1998-12-02	Rotor blade lock for rotary/wing aircraft
US6170779B1	1998-12-02	Rotor pitch lock for rotary/wing aircraft
US6543719B1	1998-11-24	Oscillating air jets for implementing blade variable twist, enhancing engine and blade efficiency, and reducing drag, vibration, download and ir signature
US6234751B1	1998-11-24	Oscillating air jets for reducing HSI noise
AU7834198A	1998-06-09	Face-gear forging method
US6217983B1	1998-03-25	R-foam and method of manufacturing same
US6168142B1	1998-03-25	Hydraulic damper with elastomeric spring assembly
US6484214B1	1998-03-05	Method for distributed object communications based on dynamically acquired and assembled software components
US5934608A	1998-01-16	Efficient bi-directional air flow deflector
US5934875A	1997-12-09	Removable helicopter mast
US6350513B1	1997-10-08	Low density structures having radar absorbing characteristics
US5951252A	1997-09-12	Helicopter flap lock assembly
AU3962097A	1997-08-01	Split torque proprotor transmission
IL127250D0	1997-06-10	Gun barrel shrouding system
US5938404A	1997-06-05	Oscillating air jets on aerodynamic surfaces