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C. Kirk Nance
Also filed as: NANCE C KIRK
21 granted patents·6 pending applications·891 citations·filing 1992–2022
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27 records- 0197US8042765B1Aircraft landing gear compression rate monitorNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 25, 2011·89 cites·27 claims
- 0296US11913823B2Method for determining, predicting and correcting breakout friction errors influencing aircraft telescopic landing gear strut pressuresNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 27, 2024·4 cites·1 claims
- 0395US8565968B2Automated inspection of aircraft landing gear internal fluid levelsNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 22, 2013·32 cites·12 claims
- 0494US9045237B2Automated inspection of aircraft landing gear internal fluid levelsNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·35 cites·11 claims
- 0594US7193530B2Aircraft landing gear automated inspection and life limitation escalation system and methodNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 20, 2007·43 cites·15 claims
- 0694US6293141B1Method of determining status of aircraft landing gearTRINITY AIRWEIGHS LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 25, 2001·98 cites·2 claims
- 0793US8543322B1Methods for determination of optimum sequence for automated activation of onboard aircraft weight and balance systemNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 24, 2013·23 cites·14 claims
- 0893US8180504B1Aircraft landing gear compression rate monitor and method to increase aircraft landing weight limitationNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2009·Granted May 15, 2012·52 cites·22 claims
- 0993US7274310B1Aircraft landing gear kinetic energy monitorNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 25, 2007·70 cites·20 claims
- 1093US5548517AAircraft weight and center of gravity indicatorFiled 1993·Granted Aug 20, 1996·99 cites·29 claims
- 1191US5214586AAircraft weight and center of gravity indicatorNANCE C KIRK·Filed 1992·Granted May 25, 1993·79 cites·13 claims
- 1290US8565965B2Aircraft landing gear automated inspection for presence of internal oxygen contaminationNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 22, 2013·17 cites·13 claims
- 1389US6237407B1Aircraft weight and center of gravity indicatorTRINITY AIRWEIGHTS LLC·Filed 2000·Granted May 29, 2001·38 cites·3 claims
- 1489US6193190B1Aircraft vertical landing guidance method and systemFiled 1999·Granted Feb 27, 2001·75 cites·19 claims
- 1589US6128951AAircraft weight and center of gravity indicatorTRINITY AIRWEIGHS L L C·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 10, 2000·70 cites·24 claims
- 1688US7274309B2Aircraft landing gear initial touch-down velocity monitorNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 25, 2007·26 cites·17 claims
- 1782US10859431B2Method for determining, predicting and correcting breakout friction errors influencing aircraft telescopic landing gear strut pressuresNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 8, 2020·3 cites·22 claims
- 1882US9927319B2Method for determining aircraft center of gravity independent of measuring the aircraft weightNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 27, 2018·9 cites·11 claims
- 1978US6237406B1Aircraft weight and center of gravity indicatorTRINITY AIRWEIGHS LLC·Filed 2000·Granted May 29, 2001·29 cites·1 claims
- 2064US12359961B2Method and system for increasing the accuracy of aircraft weight and associated center of gravity determinationsNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 2161US11410183B2Method to recover non-recognized errors in aircraft weight determinations to increase weight and center of gravity limitations for regulated aircraftNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 9, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 2244US2015100227A1Method for expanding aircraft center of gravity limitationsNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2342US2018216988A1Method and apparatus for monitoring and avoidance of unanticipated loads applied to aircraft landing gearNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 2439US2015247770A1Landing load monitor for carrier-based aircraftNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2537US2013327579A1Method And Apparatus For Measuring The Weight Of A C-130 Aircraft With Jack-Screw Retraction Mechanism For The Main Landing GearNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2636US2012232723A1Method to Increase Aircraft Maximum Landing Weight LimitationNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2734US2016195447A1Method for determining aircraft center of gravity independent of measuring aircraft total weightNANCE C KIRK·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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