Patents by Inventor Brad Linton

Brad Linton 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).

  • Patent number: 9789951
    Abstract: A pedal system includes a support base; a first lever that is pivotally mounted to the support base; a second lever that is pivotally mounted to the support base; a first pedal coupled to the first lever and configured to be engaged by a foot of a user to rotate the first lever: a second pedal coupled to the second lever and configured to be engaged by a foot of the user to rotate the second lever, and an adjustment assembly configured to adjust a default rotational orientation, about an axis of rotation, of the first and the second lever, the first and the second lever positioned at the default orientation when no external force is applied to the first and the second lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Pasquale Spina, Brad Linton
  • Publication number: 20150246722
    Abstract: A pedal system includes a support base; a first lever that is pivotally mounted to the support base; a second lever that is pivotally mounted to the support base; a first pedal coupled to the first lever and configured to be engaged by a foot of a user to rotate the first lever; a second pedal coupled to the second lever and configured to be engaged by a foot of the user to rotate the second lever, and an adjustment assembly configured to adjust a default rotational orientation, about an axis of rotation, of the first and the second lever, the first and the second lever positioned at the default orientation when no external force is applied to the first and the second lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Pasquale SPINA, Brad LINTON
  • Patent number: 9069372
    Abstract: A pedal system including a support base, a first lever including a root portion and a terminal portion formed such that the terminal portion interfaces with the root portion at a bend in the first lever of a first predetermined angle, the root portion of the first lever being pivotally mounted to the support base such that the first lever is rotatable in a first plane of rotation about an axis of rotation at or near the support base, a second lever including a root portion and a terminal portion formed such that the terminal portion interfaces with the root portion at a bend in the second lever of a second predetermined angle, the root portion of the second lever being pivotally mounted to the support base such that the second lever is rotatable in a second plane of rotation about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Pasquale Spina, Brad Linton
  • Publication number: 20100126298
    Abstract: A pedal system including a support base, a first lever including a root portion and a terminal portion formed such that the terminal portion interfaces with the root portion at a bend in the first lever of a first predetermined angle, the root portion of the first lever being pivotally mounted to the support base such that the first lever is rotatable in a first plane of rotation about an axis of rotation at or near the support base, a second lever including a root portion and a terminal portion formed such that the terminal portion interfaces with the root portion at a bend in the second lever of a second predetermined angle, the root portion of the second lever being pivotally mounted to the support base such that the second lever is rotatable in a second plane of rotation about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Pasquale Spina, Brad Linton