US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Sept. 1 for "No-back brake having a limited authority damper" (Washington, Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,630, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"No-back brake having a limited authority damper" was invented by Zachary M. Jones (Saint Peters, Mo.), Mark John Gardner (Snohomish, Wash.) and Geya Kairamkonda (Kirkland, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A no-back brake system for an actuator includes a ball ramp mechanism. A drag brake assembly is configured to be coupled to a first portion of the ball ramp mechanism. A main brake assembly is configured to be coupled to an actuator and a second portion of the ball ramp mechanism. A limited authority damper assembly is disposed between the drag brake assem...