Patents by Inventor Paul Michael Reinhard

Paul Michael Reinhard 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).

  • Mistake proof ram air turbine downlock protection
    Patent number: 10006476
    Abstract: An actuator assembly includes a housing, an internal cavity within the housing configured to partially contain a pressurized fluid, a fluid inlet port connecting a first opening on an outer surface of the housing to the internal cavity, a fluid outlet port connecting a second opening on the outer surface of the housing to the internal cavity, and a pressure relief channel having a relief inlet and a relief outlet. The relief outlet is in fluid communication with the internal cavity and a distance between the fluid inlet port and the relief outlet is less than half a distance between the fluid inlet port and fluid outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: David G. Bannon, Paul Michael Reinhard
  • MISTAKE PROOF RAM AIR TURBINE DOWNLOCK PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20160341225
    Abstract: An actuator assembly includes a housing, an internal cavity within the housing configured to partially contain a pressurized fluid, a fluid inlet port connecting a first opening on an outer surface of the housing to the internal cavity, a fluid outlet port connecting a second opening on the outer surface of the housing to the internal cavity, and a pressure relief channel having a relief inlet and a relief outlet. The relief outlet is in fluid communication with the internal cavity and a distance between the fluid inlet port and the relief outlet is less than half a distance between the fluid inlet port and fluid outlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: David G. Bannon, Paul Michael Reinhard