Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Brevard

Ronald E. Brevard 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).

  • Limb retention system for aircraft ejection seat
    Patent number: 4359200
    Abstract: A pilot limb retention system for an aircraft ejection seat comprising two main straps, two secondary straps and two nets coupled to the seat. The system includes a stowage assembly and a deployment system for the straps and nets. The stowage assembly comprises two compartments in the seat back and two compartments in the seat pan. The deployment system comprises four inflatable bladders, two adjacent the knees of the pilot on opposite sides of the seat pan and two adjacent the shoulders of the pilot on opposite sides of the seat back. These bladders are also stowed in the compartments and are releasably connected to the main straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1982
    Assignee: Stencel Aero Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald E. Brevard, Gary F. Bradley, F. Terry Thomasson