Patents by Inventor Daniele Podda

Daniele Podda has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240167561
    Abstract: An aircraft capable of hovering is described, comprising a motor member; a rotor connected to the motor member; a transmission shaft rotatable around a first axis and adapted to drive the rotor; and a transmission interposed between the motor member and the rotor and comprising a planetary gear formed by a sun rotatable around a second axis; a crown that is angularly fixed; and two satellites meshing, each, with the crown and the sun, and rotatable around respective third axes, which are, in turn, rotatable around the second axis; and a satellite carrier rotatable around the second axis and comprising two first pins with respect to which the satellites are rotatable around the respective third axes; the transmission comprises an interface, angularly integral with the satellite carrier around the second axis and said transmission shaft around the first axis; the interface being coupled to said satellite carriers and the transmission shaft so as to allow an angular misalignment between the second axis and a por
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: LEONARDO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Podda, Andrea Gabrielli, Federico Montagna, Diego Scaltritti
  • Publication number: 20240159310
    Abstract: A description is provided of a planetary gear comprising a sun rotatable around a first axis, a crown angularly fixed with respect to the first axis; two satellites that are meshing, rotatable around respective second axes; a satellite carrier rotatable around the first axis and comprising at least two first pins with respect to which the satellites are rotatable around respective second axes (I); and a plurality of bearings comprising: a first ring defining a first raceway that is at least partially spherical; a second ring defining a second raceway; and a plurality of rolling bodies shaped as an hourglass rolling on the first spherical raceway and a second raceway; each rolling body being in contact with the raceways at a line with axial ends lying on respective straight lines tilted between them and converging in a point lying on a median plane of the rolling body and on the second axis; the straight lines define a first angle, whose bisector lies on the first median.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: LEONARDO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Federico Montagna, Daniele Podda, Diego Scaltritti
  • Patent number: 11891187
    Abstract: An aircraft is described comprising: a support element; a shaft rotating about an axis; a pair of oblique rolling bearings mounted so as to couple the shaft to the support element rotatingly about the axis; the rolling bearings comprising: respective first races cooperating radially in contact with a first component defined by one from the support element and the shaft; respective second races cooperating radially in contact with a second component defined by the other from the support element and the shaft; and respective pluralities of rolling elements adapted to roll on the first and second races; the aircraft further comprises a pair of preloaded elastic members, which couple the first races to the first component respectively, axially and in an elastically yielding manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LEONARDO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Podda, Andrea Gabrielli, Roberto Regonini, Federico Montagna, Stefano Poggi
  • Publication number: 20230033330
    Abstract: An aircraft is described comprising a transmission unit with a first module and a lubrication system; the first module comprises a casing and a movable member; the lubrication system comprises a header, a nozzle fed with the lubricating fluid and designed to feed the lubricating fluid inside the casing of the first module, a collection tank for the lubricating fluid injected by the nozzle, and recirculation means designed to cause the recirculation of the lubricating fluid from the collection tank to the feed header; the first module comprises a valve available in a first configuration, in which it enables the outflow of said lubricating fluid from said module to the recirculation means when the pressure of the lubricating fluid inside the header is greater than a threshold value; and in a second configuration, in which it fluidically isolates the module from the recirculation means when the pressure of the lubricating fluid inside the header is less than the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Paolo Pisani, Federico Montagna, Roberto Regonini, Daniele Podda
  • Publication number: 20220340272
    Abstract: An anti-torque rotor is described comprising: a mast rotatable about a first axis; a plurality of blades rotatable about respective second axes; an element slidable along the first axis with respect to the mast, rotating integrally with the mast and operatively connected to the blades; a control rod slidable along axis; a first bearing with a first ring rotating integrally with element, a second ring radially internal to the first ring with respect to the first axis and a plurality of first rolling bodies; a third ring sliding integrally with the control rod along the first axis and angularly fixed with respect to the first axis; and a locking element arranged in a standard configuration, in which it prevents the relative rotation of the second and third rings and movable from the standard configuration to at least one emergency configuration, in which it renders the second ring free to rotate with respect to the third ring, when the first bearing is in a failure condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Daniele Podda, Alessandro Rutilio, Stefano Poggi, Fabrizio Losi
  • Publication number: 20220073201
    Abstract: An aircraft is described comprising: a support element; a shaft rotating about an axis; a pair of oblique rolling bearings mounted so as to couple the shaft to the support element (rotatingly about the axis; the rolling bearings comprising: respective first races cooperating radially in contact with a first component (defined by one from the support element and the shaft; respective second races cooperating radially in contact with a second component (defined by the other from the support element and the shaft; and respective pluralities of rolling elements adapted to roll on the first and second races; the aircraft further comprises a pair of preloaded elastic members, which couple the first races to the first component respectively, axially and in an elastically yielding manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Daniele Podda, Andrea Gabrielli, Roberto Regonini, Federico Montagna, Stefano Poggi