Patents by Inventor Richard P. Hurst

Richard P. Hurst 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).

  • Balanced brake control system
    Patent number: 8403429
    Abstract: A balanced brake control system is provided for use in aircraft. An embodiment of the invention is presented for an aircraft having struts with both inboard and outboard braked wheels on the struts. In the detailed embodiment, an equalizer circuit is interposed between right and left brake pedals on an input side thereof and right and left inboard and outboard brakes on an output side thereof. This equalizer circuit ensures a first equal application of brake pressure to the right inboard and outboard brakes and a second equal application of brake pressure to the left inboard and outboard brakes, dependent upon pilot control of brake pedals. The first and second equal applications of brake pressure may differ to accommodate differential braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems
    Inventors: Richard P. Hurst, Arnold A. Beck
  • BALANCED BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120261980
    Abstract: A balanced brake control system is provided for use in aircraft. An embodiment of the invention is presented for an aircraft having struts with both inboard and outboard braked wheels on the struts. In the detailed embodiment, an equalizer circuit is interposed between right and left brake pedals on an input side thereof and right and left inboard and outboard brakes on an output side thereof. This equalizer circuit ensures a first equal application of brake pressure to the right inboard and outboard brakes and a second equal application of brake pressure to the left inboard and outboard brakes, dependent upon pilot control of brake pedals. The first and second equal applications of brake pressure may differ to accommodate differential braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Richard P. Hurst, Arnold A. Beck