US Patent Issued to Safran Landing Systems, Velizy-Villacoublay, Safran Landing Systems Canada on Sept. 8 for "Reduction of geometric stress concentration of landing gear shock absorber bearing seal grooves" (Canadian, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,743, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Safran Landing Systems, Velizy-Villacoublay (France) and Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc. (Ajax, Canada).

"Reduction of geometric stress concentration of landing gear shock absorber bearing seal grooves" was invented by Nicolas Antoni (Velizy-Villacoublay, France), Randy Lee (Ajax, Canada) and Zoran Pasic (Ajax, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure includes features configured to reduce geometric stress concentration of landing gear shock absorber bearing seal grooves. The stress-reducing features are configured to provide a more gradual section area change as stresses...