Patents by Inventor VISHAL SREEKUMAR MENON

VISHAL SREEKUMAR MENON 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).

  • Temperature compensated shock strut visual health indicator systems and methods
    Patent number: 11892052
    Abstract: A temperature compensating shock strut health indicator system for use with a shock strut comprises a visual indicator comprising a plurality of sectors and a pointer configured to rotate with respect to the visual indicator to point to one of the plurality of sectors. The sector to which the pointer points to is dependent on the shock strut stroke (i.e., the position of the piston with respect to the cylinder). In various embodiments, the visual indicator includes various rings that correspond to a different temperature compensated ideal stroke whereby a crew member can correspond the pointer to the appropriate ring depending on ambient temperature. In various embodiments, the pointer comprises a temperature sensitive material configured to cause the pointer to rotate with respect to the visual indicator to actively compensate for temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vishal Sreekumar Menon, Basavaraj Bodki, Jason Bradley Allen, Adam J. Ditzler
  • TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED SHOCK STRUT VISUAL HEALTH INDICATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230358290
    Abstract: A temperature compensating shock strut health indicator system for use with a shock strut comprises a visual indicator comprising a plurality of sectors and a pointer configured to rotate with respect to the visual indicator to point to one of the plurality of sectors. The sector to which the pointer points to is dependent on the shock strut stroke (i.e., the position of the piston with respect to the cylinder). In various embodiments, the visual indicator includes various rings that correspond to a different temperature compensated ideal stroke whereby a crew member can correspond the pointer to the appropriate ring depending on ambient temperature. In various embodiments, the pointer comprises a temperature sensitive material configured to cause the pointer to rotate with respect to the visual indicator to actively compensate for temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: VISHAL SREEKUMAR MENON, BASAVARAJ BODKI, JASON BRADLEY ALLEN, ADAM J. DITZLER