Patents by Inventor MICHAEL J. SCHIPPER

MICHAEL J. SCHIPPER 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).

  • Aircraft control surface gust lock
    Patent number: 8641106
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide a device for securing the external control surfaces of an aircraft. A gust lock is described for securing the control surfaces of an aircraft that includes an elongated top plate having a rotably associated strap lock, an elongated bottom plate having a rotably mounted capture piece, and a strap running from the capture piece through the strap lock to a tail section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: AirGizmos, LP
    Inventors: Max A. Probasco, Michael J. Schipper, Steve Ruzic
  • Aircraft Control Surface Gust Lock
    Publication number: 20100019097
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide a device for securing the external control surfaces of an aircraft. A gust lock is described for securing the control surfaces of an aircraft that includes an elongated top plate having a rotably associated strap lock, an elongated bottom plate having a rotably mounted capture piece, and a strap running from the capture piece through the strap lock to a tail section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: MAX A. PROBASCO, MICHAEL J. SCHIPPER, STEVE RUZIC