Patents by Inventor Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad

Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad 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).

  • Patent number: 11267569
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein present a spring system for use in a torque dependent rotor assembly designed to operate in resonance, where changes in applied torque controls the blade pitch angle and ultimately the movements of a rotary wing aircraft. More specifically, the present invention relates to a spring system used in such a rotor assembly where the stiffness of an associated spring member is allowed to vary in response to the torque applied from a motor to the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Trygve Frederik Marton, Ivar Johnsrud, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Patent number: 10960974
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a torque dependent and resonant operating thrust-generating rotor assembly including a cyclic pitch control system for controlling tilting moments about a longitudinal rotor blade axis of one or more rotor blades, in order to control the pitch angle of the rotor blades and thereby also the horizontal movements of a helicopter vehicle or a rotary wing aircraft. A rotor torque assembly of the rotor assembly is further configured to operate in resonance, thereby providing a resonant gain effecting a rotational offset in relation to changes in torque generated by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Trygve Frederik Marton, Ivar Johnsrud, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Patent number: 10519773
    Abstract: Provided herein is a rotor attachment assembly for an aircraft. A rotor attachment assembly includes a connecting assembly associated with the aircraft and a rotor assembly configured to be connected to the connecting assembly. The rotor assembly includes a plurality of fins configured to fit a respective plurality of cut-outs of the connecting assembly, a hollow section configured to accommodate at least a part of a pin of the connecting assembly so as to center the rotor assembly relative to the connecting assembly, and a spring configured to expand to allow the fins to pass and to close to retain the fins when the rotor assembly is connected to the connecting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Publication number: 20190047689
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein present a spring system for use in a torque dependent rotor assembly designed to operate in resonance, where changes in applied torque controls the blade pitch angle and ultimately the movements of a rotary wing aircraft. More specifically, the present invention relates to a spring system used in such a rotor assembly where the stiffness of an associated spring member is allowed to vary in response to the torque applied from a motor to the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Trygve Frederik Marton, Ivar Johnsrud, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Publication number: 20190047688
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a torque dependent and resonant operating thrust-generating rotor assembly including a cyclic pitch control system for controlling tilting moments about a longitudinal rotor blade axis of one or more rotor blades, in order to control the pitch angle of the rotor blades and thereby also the horizontal movements of a helicopter vehicle or a rotary wing aircraft. A rotor torque assembly of the rotor assembly is further configured to operate in resonance, thereby providing a resonant gain effecting a rotational offset in relation to changes in torque generated by the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Trygve Frederik Marton, Ivar Johnsrud, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Publication number: 20180266251
    Abstract: Provided herein is a rotor attachment assembly for an aircraft. A rotor attachment assembly includes a connecting assembly associated with the aircraft and a rotor assembly configured to be connected to the connecting assembly. The rotor assembly includes a plurality of fins configured to fit a respective plurality of cut-outs of the connecting assembly, a hollow section configured to accommodate at least a part of a pin of the connecting assembly so as to center the rotor assembly relative to the connecting assembly, and a spring configured to expand to allow the fins to pass and to close to retain the fins when the rotor assembly is connected to the connecting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad