Patents by Inventor Michael Allwein

Michael Allwein 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 deployment systems and methods
    Patent number: 9988143
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide apparatuses configured to deploy a landing gear of an aircraft, comprising: a landing gear coupler configured to couple with the landing gear; a release link configured to cooperate the landing gear coupler with a drive shaft that is configured to drive the landing gear between a stowed position and a deployed position; an override driver cooperated with the landing gear coupler; wherein the release link is configured to releasably maintain a relative position of landing gear coupler relative to the drive shaft, and the release link is configured to disengage a coupling between the drive shaft and the landing gear coupler such that the landing gear coupler is configured to move independent of the drive shaft; and wherein the override driver is configured to drive the landing gear coupler to the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Allwein, Joseph Moore, Aron Howard Daria
  • LANDING GEAR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20150291278
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide apparatuses configured to deploy a landing gear of an aircraft, comprising: a landing gear coupler configured to couple with the landing gear; a release link configured to cooperate the landing gear coupler with a drive shaft that is configured to drive the landing gear between a stowed position and a deployed position; an override driver cooperated with the landing gear coupler; wherein the release link is configured to releasably maintain a relative position of landing gear coupler relative to the drive shaft, and the release link is configured to disengage a coupling between the drive shaft and the landing gear coupler such that the landing gear coupler is configured to move independent of the drive shaft; and wherein the override driver is configured to drive the landing gear coupler to the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Allwein, Joseph Moore, Aron Howard Daria