Patents by Inventor Eric Alan Ford

Eric Alan Ford 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).

  • VARIABLE VANE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220341342
    Abstract: A variable vane apparatus includes: a case including two or more spaced-apart case pivots; a bellcrank pivotally connected to each case pivot, each of the bellcranks having an input arm and an output arm; a master rod including two or more segments pivotally connected to each other at rod pivots; and wherein the input arm of each of the bellcranks is pivotally connected to one of the rod pivots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Nauss, Eric Alan Ford, Hans R. Wagner