Patents by Inventor C. Andrew Cheng

C. Andrew Cheng 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).

  • Patent number: 5671567
    Abstract: An improved facility for supporting the main landing gear assembly and the nose wheel assembly of a commercial jetliner is quickly adjustable so as to be able to accommodate different aircraft models. The facility includes a nose wheel lift platform system that includes an elongated pit, a support platform that is supported in the pit and is adapted to support an aircraft's nose wheel assembly, and a number of spacer blocks for covering portions of the elongated pit that are not covered by the support platform. The support platform is mounted on a trolley which is equipped to move the support platform up or down as well as lengthwise along the pit. The spacer blocks are slidable along the upper opening of the pit. By moving the trolley beneath a spacer block and engaging the spacer block with the support platform, an operator can move the spacer blocks with the support platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Uni-Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Cyril J. Silberman, David E. Carlson, Michael P. Crelly, Gary M. Hassebroek, Mark A. McCorkell, C. Andrew Cheng, Richard H. Eide