Patents by Inventor John A. Mangeiga

John A. Mangeiga 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: 6330995
    Abstract: An aircraft engine mount for mounting an engine to an aircraft includes a mounting frame fixedly joined to the aircraft, first and second prime links and a waiting failsafe link. The first prime link is joined to the engine at a first joint and to the mounting frame at second and third joints. The second prime link is joined to the engine at a fourth joint and to the mounting frame at fifth and sixth joints. The waiting failsafe link is joined to the engine at a seventh joint and to the mounting frame at an eighth joint. The first, third, fourth, sixth and seventh joints are ball joints, and the second and eighth joints are translating ball joints. The fifth joint is a clearance pin joint. All of the translating ball joints include a spherical bearing disposed in an opening in the respective link and a pin extending through the spherical bearing. An inner bushing is disposed on the pin and an outer bushing disposed over the inner bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John A. Mangeiga, Christopher J. Wilusz, Cornelius H. Dykhuizen