Patents by Inventor Dario P. Manfredi

Dario P. Manfredi 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).

  • Smart recovery system
    Patent number: 8200379
    Abstract: This invention relates to an intelligence system on board an aircraft that detects an emergency, assesses the situation, and then acts on the situation in a pre-determined manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventors: Dario P. Manfredi, Robert La France
  • Aircraft safety system
    Patent number: 7934682
    Abstract: A system for enabling the safe landing of an aircraft during an in-flight emergency is provided. The system includes a plurality of onboard devices for releasably securing a plurality of wings to a fuselage, and a non-electric module for activating said onboard devices. Said onboard devices are released to separate said wings from the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Inventors: Dario P. Manfredi, Savia N. Giarraffa
  • Smart recovery system
    Publication number: 20100004803
    Abstract: This invention relates to an intelligence system on board an aircraft that detects an emergency, assesses the situation, and then acts on the situation in a pre-determined manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Dario P. Manfredi, Robert La France
  • Aircraft safety system
    Publication number: 20080142635
    Abstract: A system for enabling the safe landing of an aircraft during an in-flight emergency is provided. The system includes a plurality of onboard devices for releasably securing a plurality of wings to a fuselage, and a non-electric module for activating said onboard devices. Said onboard devices are released to separate said wings from the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Dario P. Manfredi, Savia N. Giarraffa
  • Aircraft with releasable wings
    Patent number: 5009374
    Abstract: This invention relates to aircraft and specifically to devices for disconnecting the winds in a rapid manner. The frame of the wings is atached to the frame of the fuselage with exploding bolts. The skin of the wings is secured to the skin of the fuselage with rivets that also explode or a burnable tape is placed under the skin to sever the skin. A control arrangement is provided that simultaneously ignites the exploding bolts and the rivets or the tape to disconnect the wings from the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Inventors: Carl Manfredi, Antonina Manfredi, Dario P. Manfredi, Savia Giarraffa