Patents by Inventor Michael John SYKES

Michael John SYKES 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).

  • Slat support and deployment coupling
    Patent number: 9573673
    Abstract: A slat support and deployment apparatus comprising a master slat support and deployment assembly and a slave slat support and deployment assembly is disclosed. The master and the slave slat support and deployment assembly each include an arm having a free end attachable to the same slat at spaced locations along its length for deployment and retraction of said slat in a direction generally parallel to a wing in response to simultaneous movement of said arms. The master and the slave slat support assemblies each include a coupling for attaching said free end of each arm to a slat and the coupling that couples the free end of the arm of each slat support and deployment assembly to a slat is configured to allow movement of that slat relative to said free end of said arm of each slat support and deployment assembly during deployment and retraction of said slat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon John Parker, Eric Peter Wildman, Michael John Sykes
  • SLAT SUPPORT AND DEPLOYMENT COUPLING
    Publication number: 20140042276
    Abstract: A slat support and deployment apparatus comprising a master slat support and deployment assembly and a slave slat support and deployment assembly is disclosed. The master and the slave slat support and deployment assembly each include an arm having a free end attachable to the same slat at spaced locations along its length for deployment and retraction of said slat in a direction generally parallel to a wing in response to simultaneous movement of said arms. The master and the slave slat support assemblies each include a coupling for attaching said free end of each arm to a slat and the coupling that couples the free end of the arm of each slat support and deployment assembly to a slat is configured to allow movement of that slat relative to said free end of said arm of each slat support and deployment assembly during deployment and retraction of said slat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Simon John PARKER, Eric Peter WILDMAN, Michael John SYKES