Patents by Inventor Benjamin Thomas Tucker
Benjamin Thomas Tucker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10760528Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement is described for use in driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks, the drive arrangement comprising a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, and a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, wherein at least one of the first and second actuators is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through that actuator in the event that that actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
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Publication number: 20170328307Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement is described for use in driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks, the drive arrangement comprising a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, and a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, wherein at least one of the first and second actuators is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through that actuator in the event that that actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
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Patent number: 9528469Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement is described for use in driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks, the drive arrangement comprising a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, and a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, wherein at least one of the first and second actuators is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through that actuator in the event that that actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
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Patent number: 8632033Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement for driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks is described which comprises a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, and a third actuator, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, the third actuator being of smaller size and/or weight than the first and second actuators, and wherein the third actuator is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through the third actuator in the event that the third actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level. The invention further relates to a load limiter device suitable for use in such an arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
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Patent number: 8109163Abstract: An actuator comprises a first actuator arrangement operable to allow relative axial movement to occur between a first component and a second component, a second actuator arrangement operable to allow relative axial movement to occur between a third component and a fourth component, brake means operable to prevent extension of the first and/or second actuator arrangement, and damping means operable to control the rate of extension of at least one of the first and second actuator arrangements.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Timothy Hudson, Benjamin Thomas Tucker, Carl James Maxwell
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Publication number: 20110232406Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement for driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks is described which comprises a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, and a third actuator, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, the third actuator being of smaller size and/or weight than the first and second actuators, and wherein the third actuator is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through the third actuator in the event that the third actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
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Publication number: 20110072780Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement is described for use in driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks, the drive arrangement comprising a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, and a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, wherein at least one of the first and second actuators is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through that actuator in the event that that actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
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Publication number: 20080072695Abstract: An actuator comprises a first actuator arrangement operable to allow relative axial movement to occur between a first component and a second component, a second actuator arrangement operable to allow relative axial movement to occur between a third component and a fourth component, brake means operable to prevent extension of the first and/or second actuator arrangement, and damping means operable to control the rate of extension of at least one of the first and second actuator arrangements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2007Publication date: March 27, 2008Inventors: Timothy Hudson, Benjamin Thomas Tucker, Carl James Maxwell