Patents by Inventor Simon Goodburn

Simon Goodburn 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: 9266606
    Abstract: An aircraft landing gear including: a main strut having an upper portion arranged to be coupled to the underside of an aircraft and a lower portion telescopically mounted with respect to the upper portion; a bogie including a bogie beam pivotally coupled to the lower portion of the main strut, the bogie beam having a plurality of axles mounted on it, each axle carrying one or more wheel assemblies; an actuator arranged such that a change in its effective length causes a change in the angular position of the bogie relative to the main strut, and a control port arranged to be coupled to a control fluid supply system, wherein the aircraft landing gear includes or is in combination with a control valve having a first configuration in which it permits control fluid to be supplied to the control port of the actuator at a first pressure and a second configuration in which the control valve permits the supply of control fluid to the control port at a second pressure less than the first pressure so as to reduce loads
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Messier-Dowty Limited
    Inventors: Simon Goodburn, Glen Chisholm, Sam Nell
  • Publication number: 20140084108
    Abstract: Aircraft landing gear including: a bogie beam coupled to a main strut; a first and second axles mounted on the bogie beam, each axle having a respective brake assembly and wheel assembly; and first and second stabilising arms mechanically coupling the first and second brake assemblies to respective first and second anchor points on the landing gear so as to react respective first and second brake torques generated as respective brake assembly applies a braking force to the respective wheel assembly. The first and second stabilising arms couple the respective first and second brake assemblies to the respective first and second anchor points such that the first and second brake torques result in both stabilising arms experiencing a tensile force or both stabilising arms experiencing a compressive force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: MESSIER-DOWTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Simon Goodburn
  • Publication number: 20130233968
    Abstract: An aircraft landing gear including: a main strut having an upper portion arranged to be coupled to the underside of an aircraft and a lower portion telescopically mounted with respect to the upper portion; a bogie including a bogie beam pivotally coupled to the lower portion of the main strut, the bogie beam having a plurality of axles mounted on it, each axle carrying one or more wheel assemblies; an actuator arranged such that a change in its effective length causes a change in the angular position of the bogie relative to the main strut, and a control port arranged to be coupled to a control fluid supply system, wherein the aircraft landing gear includes or is in combination with a control valve having a first configuration in which it permits control fluid to be supplied to the control port of the actuator at a first pressure and a second configuration in which the control valve permits the supply of control fluid to the control port at a second pressure less than the first pressure so as to reduce loads
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Simon Goodburn, Glen Chisholm, Sam Nell