US Patent Issued to GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS on Dec. 30 for "Trimmable horizontal stabiliser actuator secondary load path detector" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,140, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS SAS (Vernon, France).

"Trimmable horizontal stabiliser actuator secondary load path detector" was invented by Anh Vu Abdul Bari (Franconville, France) and Rui Amaral (Chambly, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secondary load path assembly includes: a secondary load path comprising: a plate; a secondary nut; and a transfer plate secured to the plate and configured to connect the plate and the secondary nut in load transfer engagement. The transfer plate has an opening therethrough, an axis defined through the opening, and the secondary nut protruding axially thro...