US Patent Issued to THE BOEING on Oct. 14 for "Aircraft landing gear with compression drag brace and fixed truss structure" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,462, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).

"Aircraft landing gear with compression drag brace and fixed truss structure" was invented by Michael A. Long (Langley, Wash.) and Justin Duane Cottet (Snohomish, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheeled support structure is presented and may include a shock absorber strut assembly comprising a wheel, a truss structure, a drag brace, and a pivot joint. The pivot joint may connect the truss structure to the drag brace. The drag brace may have an upper drag brace that may be pivotingly attached to a vehicle, and may be pivotingly attached to a lower drag...