Patents by Inventor Michael R. BUTCHER

Michael R. BUTCHER 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).

  • AFT engine mounting link rotational stop collar
    Patent number: 10029801
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for suspending a load is provided. A load is connected to a yoke by one or more mounting links. The mounting links are connected to the yoke by a yoke pins and to the load by load mounting pins. The mounting links are connected to the pins by spherical bearings that enable the mounting links to move relative to yoke and to the load to accommodate movement of the load, such as movement caused by thermal expansion of the load. A stop collar is arranged around the load mounting pins to limit free movement of the mounting links about a longitudinal axis so that the mounting links cannot contact the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael R. Butcher, Adrian Stanescu
  • AFT ENGINE MOUNTING LINK ROTATIONAL STOP COLLAR
    Publication number: 20170050738
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for suspending a load is provided. A load is connected to a yoke by one or more mounting links. The mounting links are connected to the yoke by a yoke pins and to the load by load mounting pins. The mounting links are connected to the pins by spherical bearings that enable the mounting links to move relative to yoke and to the load to accommodate movement of the load, such as movement caused by thermal expansion of the load. A stop collar is arranged around the load mounting pins to limit free movement of the mounting links about a longitudinal axis so that the mounting links cannot contact the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Michael R. BUTCHER, Adrian STANESCU