Patents by Inventor Christopher Reitz

Christopher Reitz 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).

  • Apparatus and method for predictable movement of structural components during failure
    Patent number: 7066429
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for directing a separation sequence of structural components, such as, for example, aircraft landing gear components, during an overload condition. This system and method may be used to stop a component in rotation and thereby allow the component to fail in a predictable and controllable manner. This system and method may be used on any type of device that utilizes components that rotate relative to one another and/or that has components that rotate during an overload condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mitchell L. Mellor, Christopher A. Reitz
  • Apparatus and method for predictable movement of structural components during failure
    Publication number: 20060006282
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for directing a separation sequence of structural components, such as, for example, aircraft landing gear components, during an overload condition. This system and method may be used to stop a component in rotation and thereby allow the component to fail in a predictable and controllable manner. This system and method may be used on any type of device that utilizes components that rotate relative to one another and/or that has components that rotate during an overload condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Mitchell Mellor, Christopher Reitz