Patents by Inventor BRUCE TUDOR

BRUCE TUDOR 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).

  • Method and system for retaining off-wing evacuation slide blowout panel
    Patent number: 11117673
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a compartment assembly having a blowout panel and a packboard configured to stow an evacuation system. The blowout panel may comprise a cover having a bracket mount and a bracket coupled to the bracket mount. The bracket may comprise a mating portion, a flange extending from the mating portion, a curved portion extending from the flange away from the blowout panel, and a lip portion extending from the curved portion opposite the direction of the curved portion. The packboard may comprise a slot configured to receive the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Tudor, Guangqing Shen
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETAINING OFF-WING EVACUATION SLIDE BLOWOUT PANEL
    Publication number: 20200407069
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a compartment assembly having a blowout panel and a packboard configured to stow an evacuation system. The blowout panel may comprise a cover having a bracket mount and a bracket coupled to the bracket mount. The bracket may comprise a mating portion, a flange extending from the mating portion, a curved portion extending from the flange away from the blowout panel, and a lip portion extending from the curved portion opposite the direction of the curved portion. The packboard may comprise a slot configured to receive the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: BRUCE TUDOR, Guangqing Shen