Patents by Inventor Ewald Schuster

Ewald Schuster 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).

  • SWING-ARM PISTON LANDING GEAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240051659
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mechanically rotating an aircraft about its center-of-gravity (CG) are disclosed. The system can enable the rear, or main, landing gear to squat, while the nose landing gear raises to generate a positive pitch angle for the aircraft for takeoff or landing. The system can also enable the nose gear and main gear to return to a relatively level fuselage attitude for ground operations. The system can include one or more hydraulically linked hydraulic cylinders to control the overall height of the nose gear and the main gear. Because the hydraulic cylinders are linked, a change on the length of the nose cylinder generates a proportional, and opposite, change in the length of the main cylinder, and vice-versa. A method and control system for monitoring and controlling the relative positions of the nose gear and main gear is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: JETZERO, INC.
    Inventors: Ewald Schuster, Jennifer Whitlock, Joshua B. Long, Cristina Donastorg, Brendan Kennelly, Mark A. Page
  • Swing-arm pivot piston landing gear systems and methods
    Patent number: 11801932
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mechanically rotating an aircraft about its center-of-gravity (CG) are disclosed. The system can enable the rear, or main, landing gear to squat, while the nose landing gear raises to generate a positive pitch angle for the aircraft for takeoff or landing. The system can also enable the nose gear and main gear to return to a relatively level fuselage attitude for ground operations. The system can include one or more hydraulically linked hydraulic cylinders to control the overall height of the nose gear and the main gear. Because the hydraulic cylinders are linked, a change on the length of the nose cylinder generates a proportional, and opposite, change in the length of the main cylinder, and vice-versa. A method and control system for monitoring and controlling the relative positions of the nose gear and main gear is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: JETZERO, INC.
    Inventors: Ewald Schuster, Jennifer Whitlock, Joshua B Long, Cristina Donastorg, Brendan Kennelly, Mark A. Page
  • SWING-ARM PIVOT PISTON LANDING GEAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200207463
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mechanically rotating an aircraft about its center-of-gravity (CG) are disclosed. The system can enable the rear, or main, landing gear to squat, while the nose landing gear raises to generate a positive pitch angle for the aircraft for takeoff or landing. The system can also enable the nose gear and main gear to return to a relatively level fuselage attitude for ground operations. The system can include one or more hydraulically linked hydraulic cylinders to control the overall height of the nose gear and the main gear. Because the hydraulic cylinders are linked, a change on the length of the nose cylinder generates a proportional, and opposite, change in the length of the main cylinder, and vice-versa. A method and control system for monitoring and controlling the relative positions of the nose gear and main gear is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: DZYNE Technologies Incorporated
    Inventors: Ewald Schuster, Jennifer Whitlock, Joshua B Long, Cristina Donastorg, Brendan Kennelly, Mark A. Page