Patents by Inventor Sam Miao

Sam Miao 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).

  • Locking linear actuator
    Patent number: 11512665
    Abstract: Locking linear actuators, thrust reversers for aircraft that include the locking linear actuators, and methods of manufacturing the locking linear actuators. The disclosed locking linear actuators include an actuator housing that defines a bore housing an actuator piston and a lock sleeve. A portion of the actuator piston defines a lock aperture, housing a locking tab capable of radial movement. When the actuator is retracted, the locking tab engages with a step in the surface of the bore to lock the linear actuator, a distal portion of the lock sleeve extends into a portion of the actuator piston to prevent the locking tab from disengaging from the step in the surface of the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Sam Miao
  • LOCKING LINEAR ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20210293203
    Abstract: Locking linear actuators, thrust reversers for aircraft that include the locking linear actuators, and methods of manufacturing the locking linear actuators. The disclosed locking linear actuators include an actuator housing that defines a bore housing an actuator piston and a lock sleeve. A portion of the actuator piston defines a lock aperture, housing a locking tab capable of radial movement. When the actuator is retracted, the locking tab engages with a step in the surface of the bore to lock the linear actuator, a distal portion of the lock sleeve extends into a portion of the actuator piston to prevent the locking tab from disengaging from the step in the surface of the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Sam Miao
  • Heating plate for rice cooker
    Patent number: D883022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Wai Kit Chung, Sam Miao