Patents by Inventor KEN V. HUYNH

KEN V. HUYNH 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).

  • Publication number: 20230399879
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for an aircraft. This aircraft assembly includes a latch, a balk element and a fitting. The latch is movable between an unlocked position and a locked position. The balk element is rotatable between a balked position and an un-balked position. The balk element is configured to block the latch from moving to the locked position when the balk element is in the balked position. The fitting includes a keeper. The fitting is movable between an open position and a closed position. The fitting is configured to push the balk element into the un-balked position as the fitting moves into the closed position. The latch is configured to move to the locked position and engage the keeper when the fitting is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Imad D. Ghandour, Ken V. Huynh
  • Patent number: 10907577
    Abstract: A lock mechanism for releasably securing a pivot door of a thrust reverser includes a frame, a blade housing connected to the frame, a blade member slidably disposed within the blade housing and configured to engage a lock fitting of the pivot door, an actuator configured to translate the blade member in a first direction with respect to the frame; a spring element configured to translate the blade member in a second direction with respect to the frame, and a loose-joint coupling configured to connect the actuator to the blade member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventors: Imad D. Ghandour, Ken V. Huynh
  • Publication number: 20190120173
    Abstract: A lock mechanism for releasably securing a pivot door of a thrust reverser includes a frame, a blade housing connected to the frame, a blade member slidably disposed within the blade housing and configured to engage a lock fitting of the pivot door, an actuator configured to translate the blade member in a first direction with respect to the frame; a spring element configured to translate the blade member in a second direction with respect to the frame, and a loose-joint coupling configured to connect the actuator to the blade member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: ROHR, INC.
    Inventors: IMAD D. GHANDOUR, KEN V. HUYNH