Cheltenham, United Kingdom

David Benjamin Hodgkinson

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Messier-Dowty Inc.. Active years: 2016.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: David Benjamin Hodgkinson. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/david-benjamin-hodgkinson

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile


% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 4.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 3(Granted Patents)


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Years Active: 2016

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: David Benjamin Hodgkinson: Aircraft Landing Gear Indicator Inventor

Introduction

David Benjamin Hodgkinson is an inventor based in Cheltenham, Great Britain. His recorded patent work concerns a mechanical position indicator designed to show when aircraft landing gear components have reached a specified relative position.

Latest Patents

Hodgkinson is associated with 1 patent, titled “Mechanical Position Indicator.” The invention provides a visual indication that one part of an aircraft landing gear has assumed a predetermined position relative to another. It uses an indicator element that begins in a deployed position and is displaced when the landing gear parts reach the specified relationship. The mechanism is designed to prevent the indicator from returning to its deployed position afterward.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects work on a mechanical device for communicating the position of aircraft landing gear components. Hodgkinson is associated with Messier-Dowty Inc., an aerospace company involved in landing gear systems.

Collaborations

Hodgkinson’s listed coworkers include Christopher Webb and Stuart Lacy. The available information identifies them as colleagues but does not specify their roles in the patent.

Conclusion

David Benjamin Hodgkinson’s recorded invention addresses aircraft landing gear position indication through a mechanical design intended to provide a clear, persistent visual signal.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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