Patents by Inventor Karol Stras
Karol Stras 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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Publication number: 20240051336Abstract: A heat shield panel comprising an inner heat shield layer and an outer heat shield layer, the inner heat shield layer and the outer heat shield layer each having two outer edges wherein the outer edges of the inner heat shield layer and the outer edges of the inner heat shield layer are substantially aligned and are affixed to each other to form heat shield panel edges, and wherein the inner heat shield layer is formed of two or more segments each having an inner edge, the inner edges of the segments being arranged to move relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Marcin Szymon Sokolowski, Bartlomiej Kamil Zuk, Karol Stras, Jacek Olejak
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Publication number: 20230303240Abstract: A wheel and brake assembly comprising: a stator; a rotating assembly mounted around and rotatable relative to the stator about an axis A; a torque tube in fixed engagement with the stator; a stack of brake disks mounted about the torque tube, the stack of brake disks comprising alternate rotor disks and stator disks, the stator disks attached to the torque tube and the rotor disks attached to the rotating assembly; a brake actuator configured to, in response to a brake command, apply a pressing force on the stack of brake disks to cause frictional engagement between the rotor disks and the stator disks such that the stator disks prevent the rotor disks and, hence the rotating assembly, from rotating relative to the torque tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: KAROL STRAS, Adam Wyszowski, William P. May, Orly Leiva Lam, Michael Shu, Jacob Allen Dickel, Dominik Kosiba
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Patent number: 11746844Abstract: A clip for a rotor disk of a brake assembly, the clip comprising: a first half comprising a first sheet metal strip having a body portion and a first end and a second end bent in a first direction relative to the body portion; and a second half comprising a second sheet metal strip having a body portion having a length the same as the length of the body portion of the first sheet metal strip, the second sheet metal strip having a first end and a second end bent in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, relative to the body portion of the second sheet metal strip; and wherein one of the first end of the first sheet metal strip and the first end of the second sheet metal strip is provided with a first pin protruding from the end.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Aleksander Andrzej Błachut, Mirosław Stanisław Sosnowski, Marcin Szymon Sokołowski, Maciej Wojciech Krulak, Karol Straś
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Publication number: 20230150303Abstract: A chin ring heat shield for a wheel assembly arranged to provide a shield between convection and radiation heat from braking components and a tire of the wheel assembly, the chin ring comprising a first, radially extending, flat portion extending from a first chin ring end and a second, concave portion extending generally axially away from the first portion to a second chin ring end, wherein the axial length from the first chin ring end to the second chin ring end is sufficient to block a line of sight between the braking components and the tire when the chin ring is mounted between the braking components and the tire.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Karol Stras, Adam Wyszowski
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Publication number: 20230116460Abstract: A clip for a rotor disk of a brake assembly, the clip comprising: a first half comprising a first sheet metal strip having a body portion and a first end and a second end bent in a first direction relative to the body portion; and a second half comprising a second sheet metal strip having a body portion having a length the same as the length of the body portion of the first sheet metal strip, the second sheet metal strip having a first end and a second end bent in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, relative to the body portion of the second sheet metal strip; and wherein one of the first end of the first sheet metal strip and the first end of the second sheet metal strip is provided with a first pin protruding from the end.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Aleksander Andrzej Blachut, Miroslaw Stanislaw Sosnowski, Marcin Szymon Sokolowski, Maciej Wojciech Krulak, Karol Stras
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Patent number: 11274716Abstract: A braking system (4) for an aircraft wheel (2) comprises first and second brake rotor discs (20a, 20b) axially spaced along an axis (A) and rotationally coupled to the wheel (2), a stator disc (24) arranged axially between the first and second rotor discs (20a, 20b), and a heat shield (34) mounted to at least one of the first and second rotor discs (20a, 20b). Radially outer portions (30) of the first and second rotor discs (20a, 20b) extend radially outwardly of the stator disc (24) to define a gap (32) between the radially outer portions (30) of the first and second rotor discs (20a, 20b). The heat shield (34) extends at least partially over or into the gap (32).Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Karol Stras, Adam Wyszowski, Pawel Pacak
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Publication number: 20220033070Abstract: A piston engaging member of a piston assembly for engaging a pressure plate of an aircraft brake system, the engaging member comprising a body having a first side configured to selectably engage with the pressure plate, and a mount on a second side of the body configured to mount the piston engaging member with a piston of the piston assembly wherein the body comprises a cellular structure between the first and second sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Pawel Pacak, Karol Stras, Adam Wyszowski
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Publication number: 20200400204Abstract: A braking system (4) for an aircraft wheel (2) comprises first and second brake rotor discs (20a, 20b) axially spaced along an axis (A) and rotationally coupled to the wheel (2), a stator disc (24) arranged axially between the first and second rotor discs (20a, 20b), and a heat shield (34) mounted to at least one of the first and second rotor discs (20a, 20b). Radially outer portions (30) of the first and second rotor discs (20a, 20b) extend radially outwardly of the stator disc (24) to define a gap (32) between the radially outer portions (30) of the first and second rotor discs (20a, 20b). The heat shield (34) extends at least partially over or into the gap (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Karol Stras, Adam Wyszowski, Pawel Pacak
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Patent number: 10408290Abstract: A insulated torque plate foot assembly may comprise torque plate integral to a torque tube, a bushing, and an insulating bushing having a cylindrical structure comprising an inboard face, an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and an outboard face, wherein the insulating bushing coupled to the bushing and the torque plate and disposed between the torque plate and the bushing. The outer diameter may further comprise a first plurality of grooves, cut inward from the outer diameter toward the inner diameter, defining a first plurality of lands. The inner diameter may further comprise a second plurality of grooves, cut outward from the inner diameter toward the outer diameter, defining a second plurality of lands.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Orly Leiva, Karol Stras, Tomasz Murawski
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Publication number: 20190242447Abstract: A insulated torque plate foot assembly may comprise torque plate integral to a torque tube, a bushing, and an insulating bushing having a cylindrical structure comprising an inboard face, an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and an outboard face, wherein the insulating bushing coupled to the bushing and the torque plate and disposed between the torque plate and the bushing. The outer diameter may further comprise a first plurality of grooves, cut inward from the outer diameter toward the inner diameter, defining a first plurality of lands. The inner diameter may further comprise a second plurality of grooves, cut outward from the inner diameter toward the outer diameter, defining a second plurality of lands.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Orly Leiva, Karol Stras, Tomasz Murawski