Patents by Inventor Glen E. Ridgway

Glen E. Ridgway 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).

  • Nose wheel water spray deflector enabling wheel and tire changes without deflector removal
    Patent number: 4681285
    Abstract: A nose landing gear supported deflector for preventing ingestion of nose wheel side spray into wing-mounted engines. The deflector extends horizontally with respect to the runway surface and in front of the nose wheels while permitting landing gear and deflector retraction into the nose gear wheel well through the nose gear doorway. A four-point deflector attachment method permits nose wheel and tire changes without requiring removal of the entire deflector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1987
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Fredrick E. Bowdy, Rudi K. H. Glasenapp, Glen E. Ridgway