Patents by Inventor Andrea Cheri Chavez

Andrea Cheri Chavez 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).

  • Friction damper with centering flexure
    Patent number: 10287005
    Abstract: A tail rotor drive system (TRDS) has a shaft, a housing extending around the shaft, a mount coupled to the housing via a friction assembly and a flexure, and a bearing assembly disposed between the housing and the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Kirk Spears, Andrea Cheri Chavez, Brad Jeffrey Ekstrom
  • FRICTION DAMPER WITH CENTERING FLEXURE
    Publication number: 20160264237
    Abstract: A tail rotor drive system (TRDS) has a shaft, a housing extending around the shaft, a mount coupled to the housing via a friction assembly and a flexure, and a bearing assembly disposed between the housing and the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Steven Kirk Spears, Andrea Cheri Chavez, Brad Jeffrey Ekstrom