Patents by Inventor Victor John Willdig

Victor John Willdig 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 cooling duct
    Patent number: 8960601
    Abstract: An aircraft structure, for example a wing, includes a section of skin, for example a lower wing panel, the panel defining an external (lower) surface that in use is on the exterior of the aircraft and an internal (upper) surface opposite the external surface, and a duct comprising a section of duct for transporting cooling fluid, for example air, between the internal and external surfaces of the panel from a first location in the panel to a second location that is spaced apart from the first location in a direction substantially parallel to the external surface of the panel. The cooling air cools an electronic hydrostatic actuator (EHA 4b) in the wing 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Victor John Willdig, Kim Sharp
  • Aircraft Cooling Duct
    Publication number: 20080277526
    Abstract: An aircraft structure, for example a wing, includes a section of skin, for example a lower wing panel, the panel defining an external (lower) surface that in use is on the exterior of the aircraft and an internal (upper) surface opposite the external surface, and a duct comprising a section of duct for transporting cooling fluid, for example air, between the internal and external surfaces of the panel from a first location in the panel to a second location that is spaced apart from the first location in a direction substantially parallel to the external surface of the panel. The cooling air cools an electronic hydrostatic actuator (EHA 4b) in the wing 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: AIRBUS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Victor John Willdig, Kim Sharp