ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,522, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Shock strut variable-area metering unit" was invented by Jason Bradley Allen (Waco, Texas) and Kyle M. Madey (Broadview Hts, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A metering unit is provided. The metering unit includes a metering pin analog and a translation shaft. The metering pin analog is configured to translate about the translation shaft in a first direction in response to a load pressure acting on an annular region of a bottom portion of the metering pin analog. The metering pin analog is configured to translate about the translation shaft in a second dire...