Patents by Inventor Alessandro Rutilio

Alessandro Rutilio 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: 12091168
    Abstract: An anti-torque rotor includes a mast rotatable about a first axis; a plurality of blades; an element slidable along the first axis, rotating integrally with the mast and operatively connected to the blades. The rotor also has a slidable control rod; a first bearing with a rotatable first ring, a second ring radially internal to the first ring and a plurality of first rolling bodies; a third ring slidable along the first axis and angularly fixed with respect to the first axis; and a locking element arranged in a first configuration, in which it prevents the relative rotation of the second and third rings and is movable from the first 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: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: LEONARDO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Podda, Alessandro Rutilio, Stefano Poggi, Fabrizio Losi
  • Publication number: 20240270380
    Abstract: An anti-torque rotor includes a mast rotatable about a first axis; a plurality of blades; an element slidable along the first axis, rotating integrally with the mast and operatively connected to the blades. The rotor also has a slidable control rod; a first bearing with a rotatable first ring, a second ring radially internal to the first ring and a plurality of first rolling bodies; a third ring slidable along the first axis and angularly fixed with respect to the first axis; and a locking element arranged in a first configuration, in which it prevents the relative rotation of the second and third rings and is movable from the first 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: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: LEONARDO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Podda, Alessandro Rutilio, Stefano Poggi, Fabrizio Losi
  • Publication number: 20240270381
    Abstract: An anti-torque rotor includes a mast rotatable about a first axis; a plurality of blades; an element slidable along the first axis, rotating integrally with the mast and operatively connected to the blades. The rotor also has a slidable control rod; a first bearing with a rotatable first ring, a second ring radially internal to the first ring and a plurality of first rolling bodies; a third ring slidable along the first axis and angularly fixed with respect to the first axis; and a locking element arranged in a first configuration, in which it prevents the relative rotation of the second and third rings and is movable from the first 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: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: LEONARDO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Podda, Alessandro Rutilio, Stefano Poggi, Fabrizio Losi
  • 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