Patents by Inventor Everett Canepa

Everett Canepa 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).

  • Propulsor brake lock
    Patent number: 12258140
    Abstract: A propulsor brake lock system includes an aircraft propulsor, a reduction gear assembly, a brake shaft, and a brake assembly. The aircraft propulsor includes a propeller having a propeller input shaft coupled thereto. The reduction gear assembly includes at least an input gear and an output gear. The input gear and output gear are both rotatable with the propeller input shaft. The brake shaft is coupled to, and is rotatable with, the output gear. The brake assembly is coupled to the brake shaft and is moveable between a disengaged position, in which the brake shaft may rotate whenever the output gear rotates, and an engaged position, in which the brake shaft is prevented from rotating, thereby preventing rotation of the output gear, the input gear, and the propeller input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Vaughan, James N. Quitmeyer, Everett Canepa
  • PROPULSOR BRAKE LOCK
    Publication number: 20240278923
    Abstract: A propulsor brake lock system includes an aircraft propulsor, a reduction gear assembly, a brake shaft, and a brake assembly. The aircraft propulsor includes a propeller having a propeller input shaft coupled thereto. The reduction gear assembly includes at least an input gear and an output gear. The input gear and output gear are both rotatable with the propeller input shaft. The brake shaft is coupled to, and is rotatable with, the output gear. The brake assembly is coupled to the brake shaft and is moveable between a disengaged position, in which the brake shaft may rotate whenever the output gear rotates, and an engaged position, in which the brake shaft is prevented from rotating, thereby preventing rotation of the output gear, the input gear, and the propeller input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Vaughan, James N. Quitmeyer, Everett Canepa