Patents by Inventor Charles J. Spink

Charles J. Spink 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).

  • Semi cantilevered landing gear actuated by an external articulating load damper for improved take-off
    Patent number: 10766606
    Abstract: A landing gear arrangement may comprise a lever configured to be coupled between an axle and a strut piston of a shock strut, a load damper configured to be externally coupled between the shock strut and the lever, wherein the load damper is configured to increase a length of the landing gear arrangement in response to an extension force of the load damper increasing above a ground force reacted through the landing gear arrangement. The load damper may be located externally from the strut piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Charles J. Spink, Ian Kopp, Dennis W. Martin, William E. Luce
  • SEMI CANTILEVERED LANDING GEAR ACTUATED BY AN EXTERNAL ARTICULATING LOAD DAMPER FOR IMPROVED TAKE-OFF
    Publication number: 20190112033
    Abstract: A landing gear arrangement may comprise a lever configured to be coupled between an axle and a strut piston of a shock strut, a load damper configured to be externally coupled between the shock strut and the lever, wherein the load damper is configured to increase a length of the landing gear arrangement in response to an extension force of the load damper increasing above a ground force reacted through the landing gear arrangement. The load damper may be located externally from the strut piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Charles J. Spink, Ian Kopp, Dennis W. Martin, William E. Luce
  • Landing gear with structural load path diverter bracket
    Patent number: 9821904
    Abstract: A landing gear support arrangement may comprise a cylinder, a pin pivotally coupled to the cylinder, a head attached to the pin having a portion extending radially from the pin, and a bracket coupled to the portion of the head configured to axially support the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles J. Spink, Dennis W. Martin
  • Z-head piston for dual chamber shock struts
    Patent number: 9618075
    Abstract: A shock strut includes a first cylinder defining a first volume. The shock strut includes a first piston head moveably positioned within the first volume and defining a first fluid chamber and a third fluid chamber within the first volume. The shock strut includes a second cylinder defining a second volume. The shock strut includes a second piston head moveably positioned within the second volume and defining a second fluid chamber and a fourth fluid chamber within the second volume. The fourth fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the third fluid chamber. The shock strut also includes a bleed port. The shock strut also includes a tube extending from the fourth fluid chamber through the second piston head and the second fluid chamber to the bleed port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dennis W. Martin, Charles J. Spink
  • LANDING GEAR WITH STRUCTURAL LOAD PATH DIVERTER BRACKET
    Publication number: 20160129994
    Abstract: A landing gear support arrangement may comprise a cylinder, a pin pivotally coupled to the cylinder, a head attached to the pin having a portion extending radially from the pin, and a bracket coupled to the portion of the head configured to axially support the pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles J. Spink, Dennis W. Martin
  • Z-HEAD PISTON FOR DUAL CHAMBER SHOCK STRUTS
    Publication number: 20160116015
    Abstract: A shock strut includes a first cylinder defining a first volume. The shock strut includes a first piston head moveably positioned within the first volume and defining a first fluid chamber and a third fluid chamber within the first volume. The shock strut includes a second cylinder defining a second volume. The shock strut includes a second piston head moveably positioned within the second volume and defining a second fluid chamber and a fourth fluid chamber within the second volume. The fourth fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the third fluid chamber. The shock strut also includes a bleed port. The shock strut also includes a tube extending from the fourth fluid chamber through the second piston head and the second fluid chamber to the bleed port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: DENNIS W. MARTIN, Charles J. Spink