Patents by Inventor BEN Hodgkinson

BEN Hodgkinson 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).

  • Aircraft landing gear pitch trimmer actuator with variable damping
    Patent number: 9994309
    Abstract: A pitch trimmer assembly for an aircraft landing gear having a damping element arranged to be connected between a first and a second element of an aircraft landing gear and arranged to exert a first damping force when in a first state and a second damping force in a second state, the damping element being switchable between the first and second states in dependence on the relative positions of the first and second landing gear elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd.
    Inventors: Ben Hodgkinson, R. Kyle Schmidt, David Smart
  • PITCH TRIMMER ACTUATOR WITH VARIABLE DAMPING
    Publication number: 20150375856
    Abstract: A pitch trimmer assembly for an aircraft landing gear having a damping element arranged to be connected between a first and a second element of an aircraft landing gear and arranged to exert a first damping force when in a first state and a second damping force in a second state, the damping element being switchable between the first and second states in dependence on the relative positions of the first and second landing gear elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Ben Hodgkinson, R. Kyle Schmidt, David Smart
  • Aircraft landing gear stop pad
    Patent number: 8955799
    Abstract: A stop pad (11) for an aircraft landing gear arranged to provide protection against impact between first and second elements of the landing gear, the stop pad being arranged to provide an indication that it is been subject to an impact against one of the first or second landing gear elements, the impact having an impact load above a predetermined threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Messier-Dowty Limited
    Inventors: Christophe Devillers, Ben Hodgkinson
  • Aircraft Landing Gear Stop Pad
    Publication number: 20130264417
    Abstract: A stop pad (11) for an aircraft landing gear arranged to provide protection against impact between first and second elements of the landing gear, the stop pad being arranged to provide an indication that it is been subject to an impact against one of the first or second landing gear elements, the impact having an impact load above a predetermined threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Christophe Devillers, BEN Hodgkinson