Patents by Inventor Gary L. Miles

Gary L. Miles 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).

  • Patent number: 5743490
    Abstract: The problem of providing a flight control panel actuation system, including asymmetry brakes, which will fit into aircraft wings having narrow supercritical air foil shapes, and yet provide a degree of safety with regard to preventing asymmetry which is as good or better than that provided by prior actuation systems is solved by an actuation system which positions an asymmetry brake inboard of an outermost flight control panel actuator within the aircraft wing. The asymmetry brake utilizes a jaw type clutch coupled to an electrical solenoid through a ball spline mechanism to provide significantly greater braking capacity in a given volume than other types of braking devices. The outermost control panel actuator includes an integral no-back to hold that actuator against further movement, should a driveline connection between the asymmetry brake and the actuator be severed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Gillingham, Gary L. Miles