Patents by Inventor John W. C. Coles

John W. C. Coles 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).

  • Landing gear with locking steering system
    Patent number: 8376267
    Abstract: A landing gear system for an aircraft comprises a truck beam (22); at least one steerable axle (42) mounted to the truck beam for pivotal steering movement; a steering actuator (46) connected to the steerable axle; and a locking mechanism (60) including a locking groove member (62) provided on the steerable axle for pivotal movement therewith, and a locking wedge member (64) engageable with the locking groove member to prevent pivotal movement of the steerable axle. The locking groove member includes a slot (63) having opposed sides converging towards one another, and the locking wedge member has correspondingly converging sides for mating engagement in the slot. The locking wedge member is resiliently biased (66, 69) into engagement with the locking groove member and the locking wedge member is mounted to the truck beam for pivotal movement (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: John W. C. Coles, Paul J. Lavigne
  • LANDING GEAR WITH LOCKING STEERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100078517
    Abstract: A landing gear system for an aircraft comprises a truck beam (22); at least one steerable axle (42) mounted to the truck beam for pivotal steering movement; a steering actuator (46) connected to the steerable axle; and a locking mechanism (60) including a locking groove member (62) provided on the steerable axle for pivotal movement therewith, and a locking wedge member (64) engageable with the locking groove member to prevent pivotal movement of the steerable axle. The locking groove member includes a slot (63) having opposed sides converging towards one another, and the locking wedge member has correspondingly converging sides for mating engagement in the slot. The locking wedge member is resiliently biased (66, 69) into engagement with the locking groove member and the locking wedge member is mounted to the truck beam for pivotal movement (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: John W. C. Coles, Paul J. Lavigne