Patents by Inventor Nicholas Moura

Nicholas Moura 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).

  • Load limited actuator
    Patent number: 9032739
    Abstract: An actuator includes a first piston and a second piston. The first piston has a piston ring that separates a first chamber from a second chamber of the actuator. The first piston has an interior chamber that communicates with the first chamber. The second piston is disposed within the interior chamber of the first piston so as to be movable with respect thereto. The second piston has a surface that interfaces with the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Leo J. Veilleux, Nicholas Moura
  • LOAD LIMITED ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20120255276
    Abstract: An actuator includes a first piston and a second piston. The first piston has a piston ring that separates a first chamber from a second chamber of the actuator. The first piston has an interior chamber that communicates with the first chamber. The second piston is disposed within the interior chamber of the first piston so as to be movable with respect thereto. The second piston has a surface that interfaces with the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leo J. Veilleux, Nicholas Moura