Patents by Inventor Paul Empson

Paul Empson 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 assembly and methods
    Patent number: 9764826
    Abstract: A landing gear assembly having a first part movable relative to a second part, and a spring coupled to the first and second parts via first and second anchor points. A lost motion assembly is provided to enable one of the anchor points to translate along one of the parts. As such, the spring extends less as the first part moves relative to the second part than it would if each anchor point was fixed to a respective part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Safran Landing Systems UK LTD
    Inventors: Andrew Paddock, Paul Empson
  • Landing gear assembly
    Patent number: 9688390
    Abstract: A landing gear assembly 10 having first and second parts 12b, 14b movably mounted with respect to one another. The landing gear assembly includes a critical space 32. A spring assembly 26 is arranged to bias the first and second parts to move relative to one another. A spring support 30 is provided to inhibit a broken portion of the spring assembly entering or contacting the critical space following a spring failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Safran Landing Systems UK LTD
    Inventors: Paul Empson, Andrew Paddock, Christopher Green
  • LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20150314861
    Abstract: A landing gear assembly having a first part movable relative to a second part, and a spring coupled to the first and second parts via first and second anchor points. A lost motion assembly is provided to enable one of the anchor points to translate along one of the parts. As such, the spring extends less as the first part moves relative to the second part than it would if each anchor point was fixed to a respective part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew Paddock, Paul Empson
  • LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150246724
    Abstract: A landing gear assembly 10 having first and second parts 12b, 14b movably mounted with respect to one another. The landing gear assembly includes a critical space 32. A spring assembly 26 is arranged to bias the first and second parts to move relative to one another. A spring support 30 is provided to inhibit a broken portion of the spring assembly entering or contacting the critical space following a spring failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Empson, Andrew Paddock, Christopher Green