ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,348, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Airbus Operations Ltd. (Filton Bristol, Great Britain).
"Aircraft landing gear" was invented by Nicholas Hancock (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft landing gear has a suspension mechanism which has a four-bar linkage that comprises four links rigidly extending between a corresponding four pivots. A lower link of the four-bar linkage supports front and rear wheels, and is movable relative to an upper link between lengthened and shortened positions. A shock absorber urges the four-bar linkage towards the lengthened position. A length of the upper link of the four-b...