Patents by Inventor Yehuda M. Shapira

Yehuda M. Shapira 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).

  • Engine and thrust reverser actuation system
    Patent number: 9909531
    Abstract: A thrust reverser actuation system for a jet engine having a turbine engine surrounded by a nacelle to define an annular air flow path between the turbine engine and the nacelle, with a thrust reverser having a movable element to reverse the direction of at least a portion of the air flow along the air flow path, where the thrust reverser actuation system includes a hydraulic actuator configured to be operably coupled to the movable element, and a remote actuator that controls the inhibit function of the hydraulic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Woodward HRT, Inc.
    Inventors: Galen Ko, Yehuda M. Shapira
  • ENGINE AND THRUST REVERSER ACTUATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160258386
    Abstract: A thrust reverser actuation system for a jet engine having a turbine engine surrounded by a nacelle to define an annular air flow path between the turbine engine and the nacelle, with a thrust reverser having a movable element to reverse the direction of at least a portion of the air flow along the air flow path, where the thrust reverser actuation system includes a hydraulic actuator configured to be operably coupled to the movable element, and a remote actuator that controls the inhibit function of the hydraulic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Galen Ko, Yehuda M. Shapira
  • Engine and thrust reverser actuation system
    Patent number: 9309835
    Abstract: A thrust reverser actuation system for a jet engine having a turbine engine surrounded by a nacelle to define an annular air flow path between the turbine engine and the nacelle, with a thrust reverser having a movable element to reverse the direction of at least a portion of the air flow along the air flow path, where the thrust reverser actuation system includes a hydraulic actuator configured to be operably coupled to the movable element, and a remote actuator that controls the inhibit function of the hydraulic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Woodward HRT, Inc.
    Inventors: Galen Ko, Yehuda M. Shapira
  • ENGINE AND THRUST REVERSER ACTUATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140137540
    Abstract: A thrust reverser actuation system for a jet engine having a turbine engine surrounded by a nacelle to define an annular air flow path between the turbine engine and the nacelle, with a thrust reverser having a movable element to reverse the direction of at least a portion of the air flow along the air flow path, where the thrust reverser actuation system includes a hydraulic actuator configured to be operably coupled to the movable element, and a remote actuator that controls the inhibit function of the hydraulic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Woodward HRT, Inc.
    Inventors: Galen Ko, Yehuda M. Shapira