Patents by Inventor Malcolm George Sibley

Malcolm George Sibley 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).

  • Aircraft landing gear with a bi-directional clutch
    Patent number: 9784326
    Abstract: An aircraft landing gear including a wheel rotatable about an axle, a motor, and a bi-directional overrunning clutch, such as a roller or sprag clutch, operable to either connect the wheel with the motor or disconnect the wheel from the motor. The bi-directional clutch includes a ring-shaped overrunning track connected to the wheel by a plurality of drive keys, a ring-shaped drive track connected to the motor and concentrically aligned with the overrunning track, and a plurality of movable elements, each separately and individually movable, retained between the overrunning track and the drive track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeremy Bedarrides, Malcolm George Sibley
  • LANDING GEAR WITH A BI-DIRECTIONAL CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20170058971
    Abstract: An aircraft landing gear including a wheel rotatable about an axle, a motor, and a bi-directional overrunning clutch, such as a roller or sprag clutch, operable to either connect the wheel with the motor or disconnect the wheel from the motor. The bi-directional clutch includes a ring-shaped overrunning track connected to the wheel, a ring-shaped drive track connected to the motor and concentrically aligned with the overrunning track, and a plurality of movable elements retained between the overrunning track and the drive track. The movable elements are movable between; a driven configuration in which they prevent relative rotation between the drive track and the overrunning track to thereby permit the wheel to be driven by the motor; and an overrunning configuration in which they permit relative rotation between the drive track and the overrunning track to thereby disconnect the wheel from the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jeremy BEDARRIDES, Malcolm George SIBLEY
  • Landing gear with a bi-directional clutch
    Patent number: 9527583
    Abstract: An aircraft landing gear including a wheel rotatable about an axle, a motor, and a bi-directional overrunning clutch, such as a roller or sprag clutch, operable to either connect the wheel with the motor or disconnect the wheel from the motor. The bi-directional clutch includes a ring-shaped overrunning track connected to the wheel, a ring-shaped drive track connected to the motor and concentrically aligned with the overrunning track, and a plurality of movable elements retained between the overrunning track and the drive track. The movable elements are movable between: a driven configuration in which they prevent relative rotation between the drive track and the overrunning track to thereby permit the wheel to be driven by the motor; and an overrunning configuration in which they permit relative rotation between the drive track and the overrunning track to thereby disconnect the wheel from the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeremy Bedarrides, Malcolm George Sibley
  • LANDING GEAR WITH A BI-DIRECTIONAL CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20150323019
    Abstract: An aircraft landing gear including a wheel rotatable about an axle, a motor, and a bi-directional overrunning clutch, such as a roller or sprag clutch, operable to either connect the wheel with the motor or disconnect the wheel from the motor. The bi-directional clutch includes a ring-shaped overrunning track connected to the wheel, a ring-shaped drive track connected to the motor and concentrically aligned with the overrunning track, and a plurality of movable elements retained between the overrunning track and the drive track. The movable elements are movable between: a driven configuration in which they prevent relative rotation between the drive track and the overrunning track to thereby permit the wheel to be driven by the motor; and an overrunning configuration in which they permit relative rotation between the drive track and the overrunning track to thereby disconnect the wheel from the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Jeremy BEDARRIDES, Malcolm George SIBLEY
  • Door for opening and closing a door aperture in an aircraft
    Patent number: 8074930
    Abstract: An aircraft door is disclosed comprising a first (301), second (302) and third (303) door members pivotably joined and arranged to move from a closed position in which said members are located in a substantially linear arrangement in the aircraft skin to an open position in which said members are located in a relative folded arrangement with the second and third door members situated substantially above the lowest edge of the first door member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventor: Malcolm George Sibley
  • A Door for opening and closing a door aperture in an aircraft
    Publication number: 20100019089
    Abstract: An aircraft door is disclosed comprising a first (301), second (302) and third (303) door members pivotably joined and arranged to move from a closed position in which said members are located in a substantially linear arrangement in the aircraft skin to an open position in which said members are located in a relative folded arrangement with the second and third door members situated substantially above the lowest edge of the first door member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventor: Malcolm George Sibley