Patents by Inventor Lawrence D Foster

Lawrence D Foster 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: 11996190
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aggregating and sharing wellness data. The wellness data can be received by a user device from any number of sensors external or internal to the user device, from a user manually entering the wellness data, or from other users or entities. The user device can securely store the wellness data on the user device and transmit the wellness data to be stored on a remote database. A user of the device can share some or all of the wellness data with friends, relatives, caregivers, healthcare providers, or the like. The user device can further display a user's wellness data in an aggregated view of different types of wellness data. Wellness data of other users can also be viewed if authorizations from those users have been received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aroon Pahwa, Rebecca L. Weber, Divya Nag, Christopher D. Soli, Lawrence Y. Yang, Stephen O. Lemay, Kevin M. Lynch, Stacey F. Lysik, Dylan R. Edwards, Zachury B. Minjack, Zachery W. Kennedy, Adam L. Beberg, Dennis S. Park, Afshad M. Mistri, Anton M. Davydov, Jay K. Blahnik, Christine M. Eun, James H. Foster, Stephanie M. Greer, Daniel S. Keen, Natalia C. Maric, Gregory B. Novick, Michael O'Reilly, Donald W. Pitschel
  • Patent number: 8714033
    Abstract: A catcher pin assembly for attachment to a catcher link of an aircraft frame, the catcher pin assembly having an engine mounting element, a catcher pin, a compressible element, and a nut, which is lockable to the catcher pin, the compressible element being compressed between the pin and the mounting element and/or between the mounting element and the nut, in the assembled condition of the assembly, such that the compressible element applies a predetermined resistance to rotation of the catcher pin relative to the mounting element. The invention also relates to a method of testing a catcher pin assembly to determine if the catcher pin is carrying load from the catcher link, the method including applying a predetermined torque to the catcher pin sufficient to overcome the resistance to rotation of the catcher pin when it is unloaded, and determining whether the catcher pin rotates relative to the mounting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventor: Lawrence D. Foster
  • Patent number: 8342473
    Abstract: Mounting of gas turbine engines in aircraft requires use of thrust struts associated with mountings. It is important should there be failure that a load path is maintained. Furthermore, on a wing or in-situ inspection is highly desirable with respect to reducing maintenance costs. Of particular concern is failure as a result of cracking both sideways and vertical which may result in loss of all load paths through the mounting. By provision of independent cranks which are associated through crank pivots in apertures of the cranks and then articulation about central pivots provided in apertures and a central element along with pivot association of the struts through pivots created about apertures in the cranks load paths are maintained. By independent provision of the cranks sideways and vertical cracking cannot cause failure in both load paths to the arrangement from the struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Lawrence D Foster, Michael H Young
  • Publication number: 20120096951
    Abstract: A catcher pin assembly for attachment to a catcher link of an aircraft frame, the catcher pin assembly having an engine mounting element, a catcher pin, a compressible element, and a nut, which is lockable to the catcher pin, the compressible element being compressed between the pin and the mounting element and/or between the mounting element and the nut, in the assembled condition of the assembly, such that the compressible element applies a predetermined resistance to rotation of the catcher pin relative to the mounting element. The invention also relates to a method of testing a catcher pin assembly to determine if the catcher pin is carrying load from the catcher link, the method including applying a predetermined torque to the catcher pin sufficient to overcome the resistance to rotation of the catcher pin when it is unloaded, and determining whether the catcher pin rotates relative to the mounting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Lawrence D. Foster
  • Publication number: 20100158604
    Abstract: A catcher pin assembly for attachment to a catcher link of an aircraft frame, the catcher pin assembly comprising an engine mounting element 23, a catcher pin 23D, a compressible element 40, 41, 42, 43, and a nut 38 which is lockable to the catcher pin 23D, the compressible element 40, 41, 42, 43 being compressed between the pin and the mounting element and/or between the mounting element and the nut 38, in the assembled condition of the assembly, such that the compressible element 40, 41, 42, 43 applies a predetermined resistance to rotation of the catcher pin 23D relative to the mounting element 23. The invention also relates to a method of testing a catcher pin assembly to determine if the catcher pin 23D is carrying load from the catcher link, the method comprising applying a predetermined torque to the catcher pin 23D sufficient to overcome the resistance to rotation of the catcher pin 23D when it is unloaded, and determining whether the catcher pin 23D rotates relative to the mounting element 23.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: ROLLS ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Lawrence D. Foster
  • Publication number: 20090309005
    Abstract: Mounting of gas turbine engines in aircraft requires use of thrust struts associated with mountings. It is important should there be failure that a load path is maintained. Furthermore, on a wing or in-situ inspection is highly desirable with respect to reducing maintenance costs. Of particular concern is failure as a result of cracking both sideways and vertical which may result in loss of all load paths through the mounting. By provision of independent cranks which are associated through crank pivots in apertures of the cranks and then articulation about central pivots provided in apertures and a central element along with pivot association of the struts through pivots created about apertures in the cranks load paths are maintained. By independent provision of the cranks sideways and vertical cracking cannot cause failure in both load paths to the arrangement from the struts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Lawrence D. Foster, Michael H. Young