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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2023
Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jeffrey Michael Brandt, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, an engine assembly having a nacelle partially surrounding an engine, and a thrust reverser having a first element movable relative to the nacelle between a stowed and deployed position, a first hydraulic actuator configured to move the first element between the stowed and deployed position, the first hydraulic actuator being connected to a fluid source and a return reservoir, and a second element movable between a stowed and deployed position, a second hydraulic actuator configured to move the second element between the stowed and deployed position, the second hydraulic actuator being connected to the fluid source and the return reservoir, and a fluid control system having a servo valve operable to selectively route fluid between the fluid source, the first hydraulic actuator, and the return reservoir, and a controller configured to operate the servo valve.