Patents Assigned to Politecnico di Torino
  • Dual hull airship controlled by thrust vectoring
    Patent number: 7350746
    Abstract: A highly maneuverable aircraft with aerostatic lift consists, in particular, of a non-rigid airship (10) which can be piloted or radio-controlled; the airship (10) is sustained by helium and consists of two spindle-shaped elements side by side (11) joined by a connecting structure (12) to form a characteristic catamaran shape, without deflecting aerodynamic control surfaces as the command system consists of a set of several adjustable electric motors, each driving a variable-pitch propeller (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignees: Nautilus S.p.A., Politecnico Di Torino
    Inventors: Piero Gili, Ugo Icardi, Romualdo Ruotolo, Manuela Battipede, Piercarlo Vercesi
  • Double-acting deformable fluid actuator of the muscle type with three chambers
    Publication number: 20070186712
    Abstract: A double-acting deformable fluid actuator with three chambers consists of three axisymmetrical coaxial membranes (10, 11 and 12), constrained by two end pieces (13 and 14) so as to identify three chambers, namely, an inner chamber (15), an intermediate chamber (16), and an outer chamber (17); each chamber is supplied with fluid under pressure through respective connectors (18, 19 and 20) set on one of the end pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Politecnico di Torino
    Inventors: Carlo Ferraresi, Walter Franco, Giuseppe Quaglia
  • Device for reducing the form drag of vehicles
    Patent number: 5820203
    Abstract: The device includes fan devices associated with each wheel of the vehicle for creating respective auxiliary flows. Conveying devices, associated with the wheel housing, direct the auxiliary flows to a distributor provided with an outlet opening, so that the air flows from the distributors sweep along the bottom of the motor vehicle and exit in the area of the truncated tail portion of the vehicle body in order to create, at least partially, a so-called tailstream produced by a stationary ring vortex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignees: Fiat Auto S.p.A., Politecnico di Torino Dipartimento di Energetica
    Inventors: Alberto Morelli, Nevio Di Giusto
  • Thermophotovoltaic converter
    Patent number: 4331829
    Abstract: A thermophotovoltaic converter of the type comprising a concentrating optical system and a transducer for solar radiation provided with at least one lens and with at least one photovoltaic cell is described.The principal feature of this converter is that the aforementioned transducer comprises at least a radiator having an irradiating surface substantially facing the sensitive surface of the photovoltaic cell and a selective filter disposed between the photovoltaic cell and the aforementioned radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1982
    Assignees: Centro Ricerche Fiat S.p.A., Politecnico di Torino
    Inventors: Mario Palazzetti, Angioletta Boero, Francesca Demichelis, Enrica Minetti-Mezetti, Giancarlo Ferrari