Patents by Inventor Richard Andrew Newley

Richard Andrew Newley 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).

  • Bearings
    Patent number: 5660482
    Abstract: A sliding contact bearing, especially an aircraft landing gear trunnion beating, comprises two bearing members (1, 3) composed of titanium or titanium alloy with cooperating sliding surfaces (2, 4), a first one of which is chromium plated and the second one of which is coated with nickel and fluorocarbon polymer. Preferably, the nickel coating is applied by an electroless plating process, and the fluorocarbon is infused into pores in the nickel plating. Preferably, the nickel and fluorocarbon coating is 0.025 to 0.041 mm thick, and has a hardness in the range 750-1000 VPN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Dowty Aerospace Gloucester Limited
    Inventors: Richard Andrew Newley, Paul Raymond Smith, Alun Davies-Jones