Patents by Inventor Robert James PEIRCE

Robert James PEIRCE 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).

  • Aircraft slat assembly comprising a plurality of slats
    Patent number: 8827213
    Abstract: An aircraft slat assembly comprises a first slat and a second slat positioned adjacent thereto. The first and second slats are moveable between extended and retracted positions. The slats are connected by a joint, the joint being arranged to transfer a shear load from one slat to the other slat when the slats are urged into a configurations in which there would be differential extension/retraction of the slats, such as a skewed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventor: Robert James Peirce
  • Aircraft slat assembly
    Patent number: 8474762
    Abstract: An aircraft slat assembly comprises a slat, two tracks and two joints, each joint connecting a respective track to the slat. Each track is moveable on a wing structure between a fully extended position and a stowed position. Each joint is arranged to allow relative rotation between the slat and the respective track such that the slat is able to adopt a skewed position in which one track is in the fully extended position and the other track is in the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventor: Robert James Peirce
  • AIRCRAFT SLAT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20110290946
    Abstract: An aircraft slat assembly comprises a slat, two tracks and two joints, each joint connecting a respective track to the slat. Each track is moveable on a wing structure between a fully extended position and a stowed position. Each joint is arranged to allow relative rotation between the slat and the respective track such that the slat is able to adopt a skewed position in which one track is in the fully extended position and the other track is in the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventor: Robert James PEIRCE
  • AIRCRAFT SLAT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SLATS
    Publication number: 20110290945
    Abstract: An aircraft slat assembly comprises a first slat and a second slat positioned adjacent thereto. The first and second slats are moveable between extended and retracted positions. The slats are connected by a joint, the joint being arranged to transfer a shear load from one slat to the other slat when the slats are urged into a configurations in which there would be differential extension/retraction of the slats, such as a skewed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventor: Robert James PEIRCE