Patents by Inventor Tricia Botkin

Tricia Botkin 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).

  • Torque bar retention for wheel assemblies
    Patent number: 10766609
    Abstract: A wheel assembly includes a wheel portion comprises a web having an inboard surface. The web may define a torque bar retention slot that extends from the inboard surface of the web. The wheel assembly may also include a bushing disposed in the torque bar retention slot, wherein the bushing comprises an open end and a closed end. Still further, the wheel assembly may include a torque bar coupled to the wheel, and the torque bar may include a boss extending into the bushing through the open end of the bushing such that the boss of the torque bar is at least partially disposed within the torque bar retention slot of the wheel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian D. Skinner, Tricia Botkin
  • TORQUE BAR RETENTION FOR WHEEL ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20200001985
    Abstract: A wheel assembly includes a wheel portion comprises a web having an inboard surface. The web may define a torque bar retention slot that extends from the inboard surface of the web. The wheel assembly may also include a bushing disposed in the torque bar retention slot, wherein the bushing comprises an open end and a closed end. Still further, the wheel assembly may include a torque bar coupled to the wheel, and the torque bar may include a boss extending into the bushing through the open end of the bushing such that the boss of the torque bar is at least partially disposed within the torque bar retention slot of the wheel portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian D. Skinner, Tricia Botkin