Patents by Inventor Barry Levoir

Barry Levoir 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).

  • Retractable articulated landing gear
    Patent number: 8136759
    Abstract: A landing gear for an aircraft, characterized by upper and lower pintle frame members (38, 40) being connected to a telescoping shock strut (14) in a non-rigid manner that tolerates twisting when reacting to torsional loads applied to the landing gear, and/or by a pitch trim actuator (30) that positions a landing gear truck (16) proportionally to the retraction angle of a shock strut (14) during retraction and extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Paul J. Lavigne, Barry Levoir
  • RETRACTABLE ARTICULATED LANDING GEAR
    Publication number: 20090108131
    Abstract: A landing gear for an aircraft, characterized by upper and lower pintle frame members (38, 40) being connected to a telescoping shock strut (14) in a non-rigid manner that tolerates twisting when reacting to torsional loads applied to the landing gear, and/or by a pitch trim actuator (30) that positions a landing gear truck (16) proportionally to the retraction angle of a shock strut (14) during retraction and extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul J. Lavigne, Barry Levoir