Patents by Inventor Kevin I. Strong

Kevin I. Strong 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: 10081434
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system configured to selectively hold open an aircraft engine cowl, comprising: a rod, a slider coupled to the rod, a track coupled to the slider, a latch coupled to the track. Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a nacelle system of an aircraft, comprising: an engine case, a bracket attached to the engine case or a cowl, a rod coupled to the bracket via a bearing, a clevis coupled to the rod, a slider coupled to the clevis, a track coupled to the slider and to the engine case or the cowl, and a latch coupled to the track that is configured to control a translation of the slider along the track based on a state of the cowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventors: Raphael Lozano, Kevin I. Strong, Andrew Mai-Tuan Hoang, Johann S. Schrell, Christian Soria
  • Publication number: 20160264249
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system configured to selectively hold open an aircraft engine cowl, comprising: a rod, a slider coupled to the rod, a track coupled to the slider, a latch coupled to the track. Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a nacelle system of an aircraft, comprising: an engine case, a bracket attached to the engine case or a cowl, a rod coupled to the bracket via a bearing, a clevis coupled to the rod, a slider coupled to the clevis, a track coupled to the slider and to the engine case or the cowl, and a latch coupled to the track that is configured to control a translation of the slider along the track based on a state of the cowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Raphael Lozano, Kevin I. Strong, Andrew Mai-Tuan Hoang, Johann S. Schrell, Christian Soria