Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Parham, JR.

Thomas C. Parham, JR. 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).

  • Adjustable blade-to-hub lead-lag damper attachment
    Patent number: 9656744
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a rotor blade and a rotor hub system. The rotor hub system includes a lead-lag damper having a rod end and being operably associated with the rotor blade; a blade adapter having a first arm and an opposing second arm; a pin carried by the blade adapter and configured to secure in position via the first arm and the second arm; and an actuator secured to the pin and configured to adjust the position of the lead-lag rod end relative to the first arm and the second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Rauber, Mithat Yuce, Thomas C. Parham, Jr., Thomas J. Newman, Mark A. Wiinikka
  • ADJUSTABLE BLADE-TO-HUB LEAD-LAG DAMPER ATTACHMENT
    Publication number: 20150336664
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a rotor blade and a rotor hub system. The rotor hub system includes a lead-lag damper having a rod end and being operably associated with the rotor blade; a blade adapter having a first arm and an opposing second arm; a pin carried by the blade adapter and configured to secure in position via the first arm and the second arm; and an actuator secured to the pin and configured to adjust the position of the lead-lag rod end relative to the first arm and the second arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Richard E. Rauber, Mithat Yuce, Thomas C. Parham, JR., Thomas J. Newman, Mark A. Wiinikka