Patents by Inventor Tim AXFORD

Tim AXFORD 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).

  • Aircraft with a foldable wing tip device
    Patent number: 10392101
    Abstract: An aircraft including a wing (1) and a wing tip device (6). The wing tip device (6) is moveable between a flight configuration for use during flight and a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations. In the ground configuration the wing tip device is folded inwardly from the flight configuration such that the span of the aircraft is reduced. The wing tip device (6) is connected to the wing along a hinge axis (14) by spar beams (10 and 12) of the wing tip device, one of the beams being mounted for pivoting about a fixed axis and the other beam being mounted on a spherical bearing (15) to provide greater freedom of movement. Various actuator arrangements may be provided to pivot the wing tip device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Tim Axford, Tony Fong, Stuart Alexander
  • AN AIRCRAFT WITH A FOLDABLE WING TIP DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170043864
    Abstract: An aircraft including a wing (1) and a wing tip device (6). The wing tip device (6) is moveable between a flight configuration for use during flight and a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations. In the ground configuration the wing tip device is folded inwardly from the flight configuration such that the span of the aircraft is reduced. The wing tip device (6) is connected to the wing along a hinge axis (14) by spar beams (10 and 12) of the wing tip device, one of the beams being mounted for pivoting about a fixed axis and the other beam being mounted on a spherical bearing (15) to provide greater freedom of movement. Various actuator arrangements may be provided to pivot the wing tip device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Tim AXFORD, Tony FONG, Stuart ALEXANDER