Patents by Inventor Brian John Cox

Brian John Cox 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).

  • Publication number: 20240034465
    Abstract: One embodiment is an apparatus for inhibiting accidental contact by a human with a tail rotor connected to an empennage of an aircraft. The apparatus includes an inverted V-tail connected to an empennage of the aircraft forward of the tail rotor, the inverted V-tail stabilizer comprising a first V-tail stabilizer on a side of the empennage to which the tail rotor is connected and a second V-tail stabilizer on a side of the empennage opposite the side of the empennage to which the tail rotor is connected; and a shroud bar having a first end connected to an outboard end of the first V-tail stabilizer and a second end opposite the first end connected to the empennage aft of the tail rotor, wherein a horizontal distance from the shroud bar to the tail rotor is greater than a length of an arm of the human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Steven R. Ivans, Danielle Lynn Moore, William Anthony Amante, Kip Gregory Campbell, Mathew Chapdelaine, Brian John Cox, Carey Andrew Cross, Steve Michael Loveland, Bradley Paul Regnier, Robert W. Roe, Steve R. Schafer
  • Patent number: 11299262
    Abstract: Various implementations directed to composite skid member with varying cross-sections are provided. In one implementation, an aircraft landing gear assembly may include two composite skid members configured to contact the ground, where each composite skid member includes a first cross-section and a second cross-section, and where the first cross-section is different than the second cross-section. The aircraft landing gear assembly may also include two cross members configured to couple to a fuselage of an aircraft and configured to interconnect the two composite skid members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Brian Carr, William Anthony Amante, Brian John Cox
  • Publication number: 20210070428
    Abstract: Various implementations directed to composite skid member with varying cross-sections are provided. In one implementation, an aircraft landing gear assembly may include two composite skid members configured to contact the ground, where each composite skid member includes a first cross-section and a second cross-section, and where the first cross-section is different than the second cross-section. The aircraft landing gear assembly may also include two cross members configured to couple to a fuselage of an aircraft and configured to interconnect the two composite skid members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Brian Carr, WILLIAM ANTHONY AMANTE, BRIAN JOHN COX
  • Publication number: 20210053674
    Abstract: Various implementations directed to composite skid members are provided. In one implementation, an aircraft landing gear assembly may include two skid members configured to contact the ground, where each skid member includes composite material manufactured using a pultrusion process. The aircraft landing gear assembly may also include a plurality of cross members configured to couple to a fuselage of an aircraft and configured to interconnect the two skid members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Brian Carr, William Anthony Amante, Brian John Cox