Patents by Inventor Pierre M. Turpin

Pierre M. Turpin 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).

  • No-back device for flight control surface actuator
    Patent number: 10520070
    Abstract: Disclosed is an actuator for varying the position of a flight control surface on an aircraft, wherein the actuator comprises a no-back device including a backlash adjuster, which is arranged to select a plurality of different backlash lengths. The backlash adjuster may be a nut which moves relative a housing of the no-back device by rotating the nut. Also disclosed is a method of adjusting the backlash (B) in a flight control surface actuator, by moving the backlash adjuster axially to adjust the backlash (B) to a desired value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS SAS
    Inventors: Pierre M. Turpin, Thomas M. Moulon
  • NO-BACK DEVICE FOR FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20160297514
    Abstract: Disclosed is an actuator for varying the position of a flight control surface on an aircraft, wherein the actuator comprises a no-back device including a backlash adjuster, which is arranged to select a plurality of different backlash lengths. The backlash adjuster may be a nut which moves relative a housing of the no-back device by rotating the nut. Also disclosed is a method of adjusting the backlash (B) in a flight control surface actuator, by moving the backlash adjuster axially to adjust the backlash (B) to a desired value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Pierre M. Turpin, Thomas M. Moulon