Patents by Inventor Michael Paul Somerfield
Michael Paul Somerfield 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: 20230314182Abstract: A composite cylinder for an actuator. The cylinder includes: a radially inner fibre-reinforced polymer layer defining a hollow bore; a radially outer fibre-reinforced polymer layer; a primary conductive coil, and a first and second secondary conductive coil wound between the radially inner fibre-reinforced polymer layer and the radially outer fibre-reinforced polymer layer. The first secondary conductive coil extends axially along at least a first region of the cylinder and the second secondary conductive coil extends axially along at least a second region of the cylinder, and wherein the primary conductive coil extends axially along at least a central region of the cylinder between the first region and the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Jonathan David Pethick, Michael Paul Somerfield
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Patent number: 10907576Abstract: A nacelle for a gas turbine engine, comprising a thrust reverser movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, and a locking system configured to selectively prevent movement of the thrust reverser from the stowed position, the locking system comprising a locking mechanism and an actuator configured to actuate the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is positioned aft of a blade-off zone defined across the nacelle and the actuator is positioned fore of, or at least partially within, the blade-off zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: Antony Morgan, Michael Paul Somerfield
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Patent number: 10760528Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement is described for use in driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks, the drive arrangement comprising a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, and a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, wherein at least one of the first and second actuators is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through that actuator in the event that that actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
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Publication number: 20180334994Abstract: A nacelle for a gas turbine engine, comprising a thrust reverser movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, and a locking system configured to selectively prevent movement of the thrust reverser from the stowed position, the locking system comprising a locking mechanism and an actuator configured to actuate the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is positioned aft of a blade-off zone defined across the nacelle and the actuator is positioned fore of, or at least partially within, the blade-off zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Antony MORGAN, Michael Paul SOMERFIELD
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Publication number: 20170328307Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement is described for use in driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks, the drive arrangement comprising a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, and a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, wherein at least one of the first and second actuators is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through that actuator in the event that that actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
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Patent number: 9528469Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement is described for use in driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks, the drive arrangement comprising a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, and a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, wherein at least one of the first and second actuators is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through that actuator in the event that that actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
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Patent number: 9394980Abstract: A no-back arrangement is disclosed for use in applying a braking load to a rotary actuator member, the no-back arrangement comprising a no-back device operable to apply a braking load to the rotary actuator member when the rotary actuator member is subject to a tensile loading, and limit means operable to limit the magnitude of the applied braking load.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: Tony Jones, Michael Paul Somerfield, Edward George Hill
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Patent number: 9016152Abstract: An actuator arrangement comprises a rotatable shaft, a nut mounted upon the shaft and translatable along the shaft upon rotation of the shaft relative to the nut, and a lock arrangement operable to lock the shaft and nut against relative rotation, the lock arrangement comprising a lock component mounted upon one of the shaft and the nut for axial movement relative thereto but held against angular movement relative thereto, the lock component being co-operable with an abutment provided on the other of the shaft and the nut, or a component associated therewith, to lock the shaft and nut to one another against relative rotation.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2008Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Tony Jones, John Herbert Harvey, Michael Paul Somerfield
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Patent number: 8632033Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement for driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks is described which comprises a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, and a third actuator, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, the third actuator being of smaller size and/or weight than the first and second actuators, and wherein the third actuator is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through the third actuator in the event that the third actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level. The invention further relates to a load limiter device suitable for use in such an arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
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Publication number: 20110232406Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement for driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks is described which comprises a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, and a third actuator, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, the third actuator being of smaller size and/or weight than the first and second actuators, and wherein the third actuator is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through the third actuator in the event that the third actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
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Publication number: 20110072780Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement is described for use in driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks, the drive arrangement comprising a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, and a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, wherein at least one of the first and second actuators is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through that actuator in the event that that actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
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Publication number: 20110073421Abstract: A no-back arrangement is disclosed for use in applying a braking load to a rotary actuator member, the no-back arrangement comprising a no-back device operable to apply a braking load to the rotary actuator member when the rotary actuator member is subject to a tensile loading, and limit means operable to limit the magnitude of the applied braking load.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Tony Jones, Michael Paul Somerfield, Edward George Hill
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Publication number: 20100089029Abstract: An actuator comprises a screw shaft, a nut translatable along the screw shaft upon relative rotation occurring therebetween, and articulated connection means securing an output member to the nut, the output member being of elongate form and extending substantially parallel to or coaxial with the screw shaft when the actuator is in a retracted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, John Herbert Harvey
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Publication number: 20100078608Abstract: An actuator comprises a gear arrangement operatively connected to a rotatable input of a linearly extendable actuator device, wherein the gear arrangement comprises a pinion gear and a face gear in meshing engagement with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Alan M. Thompson
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Publication number: 20090090204Abstract: An actuator arrangement comprises a rotatable shaft, a nut mounted upon the shaft and translatable along the shaft upon rotation of the shaft relative to the nut, and a lock arrangement operable to lock the shaft and nut against relative rotation, the lock arrangement comprising a lock component mounted upon one of the shaft and the nut for axial movement relative thereto but held against angular movement relative thereto, the lock component being co-operable with an abutment provided on the other of the shaft and the nut, or a component associated therewith, to lock the shaft and nut to one another against relative rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Tony Jones, John Herbert Harvey, Michael Paul Somerfield
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Patent number: 7174828Abstract: A linear hydraulic actuator comprises a hollow main piston axially moveable in an elongate cylinder under the influence of hydraulic pressure, the main piston defining a bore within which a seal member is provided, the seal member forming a sliding seal with the bore of the main piston.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2005Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: Goodrich Actuation Systems LimitedInventors: Stephen Harlow Davies, Mark Anthony Guy, Michael Paul Somerfield, David Roy Tucker
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Patent number: 6625973Abstract: A thrust reverser actuator lock mechanism comprising a rotatable shaft, rotation of which in one direction from a rest position drives an associated thrust reverser from a stowed position towards an operative position in use, retractable abutment means having a rest position abutting an element rotatable with the shaft to prevent rotation of the shaft, resilient means urging said abutment means to said rest position, and, mechanical latch means sensitive to the speed of rotation of said shaft for latching said abutment means in a retracted position against the action of said resilient means when the rotational speed of said shaft exceeds a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2002Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: Lucas Industries LimitedInventors: David John Langford, John Herbert Harvey, Tony Jones, Michael Paul Somerfield, Melanie Zoe Brown