Patents by Inventor Travis James Spaulding

Travis James Spaulding 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).

  • Control surface deployment and actuation
    Patent number: 12287181
    Abstract: A device for deployment and actuation of a control surface for a maneuverable object, including an actuation shaft arranged for rotation about a longitudinal axis of the device; an output gear arranged concentric with the actuation shaft and configured to unlock the control surface when rotated about the longitudinal axis; and a pin integral with, or attached to, the actuation shaft and protruding through an opening in the output gear, wherein the output gear is operable to rotate about the longitudinal axis independent of the actuation shaft when the pin is in a circumferentially extending portion of the opening, and the output gear and actuation shaft are operable to rotate together about the longitudinal axis when the pin is in a longitudinally extending portion of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Marotta Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Vito Michael Guardi, Travis James Spaulding, John Edward Albright, Brett Philip Seidman