Patents by Inventor DOUGLAS WISE

DOUGLAS WISE 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).

  • Movable bushing interface and taxi drive system
    Patent number: 8807479
    Abstract: A drive ring may be configured to receive a drive key from a wheel rim in a bushing on the ring. The bushing may include a slot with clearance to allow movement of the drive key within the slot during axial or rim flexure events. The axial or rim flexure events may occur for example, during taxiing of a vehicle and the loads of the vehicle can impart flexure forces on the connection between the wheel rim and the drive system. In one exemplary embodiment, the bushing may be movable on the drive ring to accommodate movement of the drive key during flexure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: David Lane Charles, Douglas Wise, Donald Jeffrey Christensen
  • MOVABLE BUSHING INTERFACE AND TAXI DRIVE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130233969
    Abstract: A drive ring may be configured to receive a drive key from a wheel rim in a bushing on the ring. The bushing may include a slot with clearance to allow movement of the drive key within the slot during axial or rim flexure events. The axial or rim flexure events may occur for example, during taxiing of a vehicle and the loads of the vehicle can impart flexure forces on the connection between the wheel rim and the drive system. In one exemplary embodiment, the bushing may be movable on the drive ring to accommodate movement of the drive key during flexure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: DAVID LANE CHARLES, DOUGLAS WISE, DONALD JEFFREY CHRISTENSEN