ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,598, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS SAS (Vernon, France).
"Gear device" was invented by Maxime Serrand (Paris) and Karl Potier (Aix en Provence, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gear device for a gear system for an aircraft includes: an input stage epicyclic gear comprising an input stage sun, an input stage carrier and an input stage ring; and an output stage epicyclic gear comprising an output stage sun, an output stage carrier and an output stage ring. A first input stage component of the input stage sun, the input stage carrier and the input stage ring is fixed to a corresponding first outp...