PAUL D DARDEN, JR
Electrician at Ceran Dr, Arlington, TX

6220545, Apr 24, 2001

Aug 6, 1999

9/369820

Carlos Alexander Fenny - Arlington TX
Paul Eugene Darden - Dalworthington Gardens TX
Kenneth Eugene Builta - Euless TX

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. - Hurst TX

B64C 1500

244 7R

A improved tilt rotor aircraft comprising an airframe, at least one wing member coupled to the airframe, and at least one tilt rotor assembly carried by the at least one wing member. The tilt rotor assembly is actuated by a conversion actuator. The improved tilt rotor aircraft includes a low-height tunable downstop assembly for absorbing oscillatory vibration loads, such as pitch loads and yaw loads. The low-height tunable downstop assembly comprises a pivotable striker assembly having an adjustable stiffness, and a cradle assembly adapted to releasably receive the striker assembly. The striker assembly is attached to the tilt rotor assembly and the cradle assembly is attached to the wing member. A plurality of sensor modules are bonded to the cradle assembly. The sensor modules include a plurality of strain gages arranged to sense shear strain in the cradle assembly.

7637459, Dec 29, 2009

Aug 10, 2004

11/659748

James Grant Mast - Fort Worth TX, US
Charles Eric Covington - Colleyville TX, US
Paul Eugene Darden - Arlington TX, US
William L. McKeown - Euless TX, US

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. - Fort Worth TX

B64C 25/52

244108, 244100 R

A weight-on-gear sensor for use on an aircraft with landing skids having a bracket and a displacement sensor attached to the bracket is disclosed. The bracket has a center member connecting a first end member to a second end member. The center member has a centerline and the end members extend from the centerline of the center member. Mounting members extend along the centerline of the center member to facilitate attachment of the bracket to a cross tube. The displacement sensor connects the first end member to the second end member. The displacement sensor is parallel to, and offset from, the centerline of the center member so that when a bending moment is applied to the center member the first displacement sensor is either elongated or shortened.

8226030, Jul 24, 2012

Dec 17, 2009

12/640064

James Grant Mast - Burleson TX, US
Charles Eric Covington - Colleyville TX, US
Paul Eugene Darden - Arlington TX, US
William L. McKeown - Euless TX, US

Textron Innovations Inc. - Providence RI

B64C 25/52

244108, 244100 R

A weight-on-gear sensor for use on an aircraft with landing skids having a bracket and a displacement sensor attached to the bracket is disclosed. The bracket has a center member connecting a first end member to a second end member. The center member has a centerline and the end members extend from the centerline of the center member. Mounting members extend along the centerline of the center member to facilitate attachment of the bracket to a cross tube. The displacement sensor connects the first end member to the second end member. The displacement sensor is parallel to, and offset from, the centerline of the center member so that when a bending moment is applied to the center member the first displacement sensor is either elongated or shortened.

4850552, Jul 25, 1989

Apr 29, 1987

7/119831

Paul E. Darden - Arlington TX
Billy H. Dickson - Hurst TX

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. - Fort Worth TX

B64C 2502, B64C 2552

244100R

A landing gear load sensor (24) for an aircraft (10) having a skid type landing gear (14) is provided. The sensor (24) includes a shear beam (30) having a loadbearing area (40). Structure (32, 34) is provided for mounting the shear beam (30) to the aircraft (10), such that the loadbearing area (40) is disposed adjacent the landing gear (14). Structure (50) is disposed on the shear beam (30) between the mounting structure (32, 34) and the loadbearing area (40) for sensing shear load on the shear beam (30).