ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,524, issued on May 5, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Uplock unlock electro-hydrostatic actuator" was invented by Jason Bradley Allen (Waco, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrohydrostatic actuator (EHA) for unlocking a uplock of an aircraft is provided, the EHA includes a solenoid, a plunger, a first manifold, and an unlock mechanism. The plunger is mechanically coupled to the solenoid. Responsive to the solenoid being energized, the solenoid is configured to translate the plunger in a first direction to push a hydraulic fluid into the first manifold that feeds the unlock mechanism. Responsive to a comman...