US Patent Issued to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND on Feb. 4 for "One-way speed limiter for a power door opening system for an aircraft" (Indian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,892, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"One-way speed limiter for a power door opening system for an aircraft" was invented by Amit Kumar Tripathi (Uttar Pradesh, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A one-way speed limiter includes a first housing including an inner surface. defining a speed limiter receiving zone. A second housing includes a flange and a second wall including an inner surface portion that includes a stop feature. A ball housing including a ball member is rotatably supported in the speed limiter receiving zone. The ball member selectively engages the stop feature. A fricti...