Patents by Inventor Doug Hodgson

Doug Hodgson 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).

  • Aircraft landing gear assembly shimmy damper
    Patent number: 8967534
    Abstract: An aircraft vehicular assembly is provided that includes a nonelastomeric outer tubular member having an inner axial center bore with a tubular cylindrical frictional interface contiguous smooth inner surface segment, and a nonelastomeric inner member having an outer bonding surface segment. The nonelastomeric inner member is rotationally received in the outer member inner axial center bore with the nonelastomeric inner strut member rotatable within said outer member. An elastomer encompasses the nonelastomeric inner strut member outer bonding surface segment. The elastomer has an inner bonding surface segment and an outer grooved elastomer surface, the inner bonding surface segment is bonded to the nonelastomeric inner member outer bonding surface segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Textron Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Bachmeyer, Doug Hodgson, Darrin M. Jones, Nicholas V. Anderson
  • Aircraft Landing Gear Assembly Shimmy Damper
    Publication number: 20090152396
    Abstract: An aircraft vehicular assembly is provided that includes a nonelastomeric outer tubular member having an inner axial center bore with a tubular cylindrical frictional interface contiguous smooth inner surface segment, and a nonelastomeric inner member having an outer bonding surface segment. The nonelastomeric inner member is rotationally received in the outer member inner axial center bore with the nonelastomeric inner strut member rotatable within said outer member. An elastomer encompasses the nonelastomeric inner strut member outer bonding surface segment. The elastomer has an inner bonding surface segment and an outer grooved elastomer surface, the inner bonding surface segment is bonded to the nonelastomeric inner member outer bonding surface segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Paul Joseph BACHMEYER, Douglas A. SWANSON, Bryan J. PITTMAN, Scott K. THOMPSON, Doug HODGSON, Darrin M. JONES, Nicholas V. ANDERSON
  • Aircraft landing gear assembly shimmy damper
    Publication number: 20060278755
    Abstract: An aircraft vehicular assembly is provided that includes a nonelastomeric outer tubular member having an inner axial center bore with a tubular cylindrical frictional interface contiguous smooth inner surface segment, and a nonelastomeric inner member having an outer bonding surface segment. The nonelastomeric inner member is rotationally received in the outer member inner axial center bore with the nonelastomeric inner strut member rotatable within said outer member. The assembly includes an elastomer encompassing the nonelastomeric inner strut member outer bonding surface segment. The elastomer has an inner bonding surface segment and an outer grooved elastomer surface, the inner bonding surface segment is bonded to the nonelastomeric inner member outer bonding surface segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Paul Bachmeyer, Douglas Swanson, Bryan Pittman, Scott Thompson, Doug Hodgson
  • Aircraft front nose landing gear and method of making an aircraft landing gear
    Publication number: 20060032976
    Abstract: An aircraft vehicular front wheel landing gear assembly is provided that includes a nonelastomeric outer upper strut tubular member having an inner axial center bore with a tubular cylindrical frictional interface inner surface segment, and a nonelastomeric inner lower strut member having an outer bonding surface segment. The nonelastomeric inner member is rotationally received in the outer strut member inner axial center bore with the nonelastomeric inner strut member rotatable within said outer strut member. The assembly includes an elastomeric surface effect damper member encompassing the nonelastomeric inner strut member outer bonding surface segment. The elastomeric surface effect damper member has an inner bonding surface segment and an outer elastomer surface, the inner bonding surface segment is bonded to the nonelastomeric inner strut member outer bonding surface segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Paul Bachmeyer, Doug Hodgson
  • Noise attenuation system for vibratory feeder bowl
    Patent number: 5414775
    Abstract: Active system for both attenuating mechanical vibration and the noise occasioned by the operation of vibratory feeder bowls in manufacturing having accelerometer (20) adjacent feeder bowl (21) and an inertial actuator (57) and a controller (59) to control both disturbances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelvin Scribner, Doug Hodgson