Patents by Inventor Roger Michael Roach

Roger Michael Roach 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).

  • Actuator fail fix system
    Patent number: 11365825
    Abstract: An actuator assembly including a fail-fix system is provided. The actuator assembly includes an output shaft, an input drive assembly, and a piston assembly. The piston assembly includes a body surrounding a piston moveable within the body. The body defines a first end and a second end opposite thereof between which the piston is moveable within the body. The piston assembly includes a spring disposed at the first end between the body and the piston. The piston assembly includes a friction mechanism disposed at the second end of the piston opposite of the first end. An adjustable area is defined within the body between the second end of the piston and the input drive assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Roger Michael Roach
  • Actuator Fail Fix System
    Publication number: 20210239235
    Abstract: An actuator assembly including a fail-fix system is provided. The actuator assembly includes an output shaft, an input drive assembly, and a piston assembly. The piston assembly includes a body surrounding a piston moveable within the body. The body defines a first end and a second end opposite thereof between which the piston is moveable within the body. The piston assembly includes a spring disposed at the first end between the body and the piston. The piston assembly includes a friction mechanism disposed at the second end of the piston opposite of the first end. An adjustable area is defined within the body between the second end of the piston and the input drive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventor: Roger Michael Roach
  • Actuator fail fix system
    Patent number: 10975979
    Abstract: An actuator assembly including a fail-fix system is provided. The actuator assembly includes an output shaft, an input drive assembly, and a piston assembly. The piston assembly includes a body surrounding a piston moveable within the body. The body defines a first end and a second end opposite thereof between which the piston is moveable within the body. The piston assembly includes a spring disposed at the first end between the body and the piston. The piston assembly includes a friction mechanism disposed at the second end of the piston opposite of the first end. An adjustable area is defined within the body between the second end of the piston and the input drive assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Roger Michael Roach
  • Actuator Fail Fix System
    Publication number: 20200158252
    Abstract: An actuator assembly including a fail-fix system is provided. The actuator assembly includes an output shaft, an input drive assembly, and a piston assembly. The piston assembly includes a body surrounding a piston moveable within the body. The body defines a first end and a second end opposite thereof between which the piston is moveable within the body. The piston assembly includes a spring disposed at the first end between the body and the piston. The piston assembly includes a friction mechanism disposed at the second end of the piston opposite of the first end. An adjustable area is defined within the body between the second end of the piston and the input drive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Roger Michael Roach