Patents by Inventor Bradley W. Baird

Bradley W. Baird 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: 10131419
    Abstract: There is provided a system for predicting loading of a landing gear including, a plurality sensors positioned proximate to the landing gear. The plurality of sensors measure strain applied to the landing gear, and each sensor yielding strain data. The system further includes a processor that receives the strain data from the plurality of sensors and predicts at least one ground load based on strain data. There is further provided a method for predicting loading of a landing gear. The method includes powering a plurality of sensors located proximate to a landing gear structure, interrogating the plurality of sensors via data acquisition circuitry to yield strain data, instructing the data acquisition circuitry as to a sampling rate and data resolution to be used for the interrogating, and, finally, processing the strain data to predict a ground load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventor: Bradley W. Baird
  • Publication number: 20160325825
    Abstract: A bogie beam assembly is provided. The bogie beam assembly comprises a bogie beam having an elongated main body portion having an end portion disposed between a forward sleeve portion and an aft sleeve portion. The forward sleeve portion and the opposing aft sleeve portion are transverse to the elongated main body portion. An axle extends through the forward sleeve portion, the end portion, and the aft sleeve portion. At least one retention bolt is secured through at least one of the forward sleeve portion and the axle and the aft sleeve portion and the axle. A landing gear and a method for coupling an axle to a bogie beam in a landing gear are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: BRADLEY W. BAIRD, PAULIUS DAMBRAUSKAS, YAPING WU
  • Patent number: 8818739
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring loads applied to aircraft landing gear structure. The method includes the step of interrogating at least one sensor positioned proximate the landing gear structure by way of data acquisition circuitry to yield strain data. The method further includes the step of instructing the data acquisition circuitry with respect to a sampling rate and data resolution for interrogation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Radoslaw R. Zakrzewski, Michael A. Lynch, Scott T. Fusare, Brandon Hicks, Bradley W. Baird
  • Publication number: 20120095702
    Abstract: There is provided a system for predicting loading of a landing gear including, a plurality sensors positioned proximate to the landing gear. The plurality of sensors measure strain applied to the landing gear, and each sensor yielding strain data. The system further includes a processor that receives the strain data from the plurality of sensors and predicts at least one ground load based on strain data. There is further provided a method for predicting loading of a landing gear. The method includes powering a plurality of sensors located proximate to a landing gear structure, interrogating the plurality of sensors via data acquisition circuitry to yield strain data, instructing the data acquisition circuitry as to a sampling rate and data resolution to be used for the interrogating, and, finally, processing the strain data to predict a ground load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventor: Bradley W. Baird
  • Publication number: 20120095703
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring loads applied to aircraft landing gear structure. The method includes the step of interrogating at least one sensor positioned proximate the landing gear structure by way of data acquisition circuitry to yield strain data. The method further includes the step of instructing the data acquisition circuitry with respect to a sampling rate and data resolution for interrogation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Radoslaw R. Zakrzewski, Michael A. Lynch, Scott T. Fusare, Brandon Hicks, Bradley W. Baird