ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,918, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS (Velizy-Villacoublay, France).
"Landing gear with lightning protection" was invented by Pierre-Yves Liegeois (Moissy-Cramayel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A landing gear of an aircraft includes a pair of wheels between which an electric actuator at least partially covered with a lightning arrester cowl is placed. The lightning arrester cowl has an insulating matrix onto which at least an electrical conductor is attached. The electrical conductor includes electrical connection means for connecting the electrical conductor to a ground conductor of the aircraft."
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