Patents by Inventor Thomas Higginbottom

Thomas Higginbottom 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).

  • Hybrid metallic/composite piston head joint
    Patent number: 10066649
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes composite actuator piston rods and methods for making such rods. Composite actuator piston rods of the present disclosure may include a composite actuator rod tube having a flared end, an insert, wherein the insert has a complementary shape to the flared end, a piston head concentrically surrounding the flared end of the composite actuator rod tube, and a piston head nut configured to threadingly attach to the piston head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Rony Ganis, James Bernard, Ioannis Giannakopoulos, Panagiota Chatzi, Thomas Higginbottom
  • HYBRID METALLIC/COMPOSITE PISTON HEAD JOINT
    Publication number: 20170102012
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes composite actuator piston rods and methods for making such rods. Composite actuator piston rods of the present disclosure may include a composite actuator rod tube having a flared end, an insert, wherein the insert has a complementary shape to the flared end, a piston head concentrically surrounding the flared end of the composite actuator rod tube, and a piston head nut configured to threadingly attach to the piston head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rony Ganis, James Bernard, Ioannis Giannakopoulos, Panagiota Chatzi, Thomas Higginbottom