US Patent Issued to Safran Landing Systems Canada on July 14 for "Landing gear main fitting with integral shock absorber" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,530, issued on July 14, was assigned to Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc. (Ajax, Canada).

"Landing gear main fitting with integral shock absorber" was invented by Zoran Pasic (Etobicoke, Canada), Michael Saccoccia (Seagrave, Canada) and Randy Lee (Oshawa, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A main fitting includes an elongate piston and a cylinder configured to slidingly receive the piston. A first end of the piston extends from a first end of the cylinder, and a second end of the piston extends from a second end of the cylinder. The first end of the cylinder comprises a bearing surface engaging the piston to limit translation of ...