Patents by Inventor Richard J. Housiaux

Richard J. Housiaux 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).

  • Patent number: 5259431
    Abstract: This invention introduces a tire for aircraft. The tire of the invention is provided with drive means to revolve the wheel of the aircraft at landing procedure before the aircraft actually touches the ground. The drive means consist of airflow responsive configurations on the tire. Preferably vanes of a specific configuration are formed on the tire to cause a bigger resistance to airflow along the tire at the bottom-most portion of the tire relative to the uppermost portion of the revolving tire. The bigger resistance of that portion of the tire which is closer to the ground forces the tire to revolve. Thereby it is possible to revolve the wheels of the aircraft automatically by the movement of the aircraft through the air and as a result thereof the wheels of the aircraft revolve at the moment of touching the ground with a speed which is substantially equal at the periphery of the tire relative to the speed of the aircraft to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Inventor: Richard J. Housiaux