Patents by Inventor Andrea Bernascone

Andrea Bernascone 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).

  • Convertiplane and control method thereof
    Patent number: 11472543
    Abstract: A convertiplane is described that has a fuselage with a first axis, a pair of half-wings, and a pair of rotors arranged on mutually opposite ends of the half-wings. The rotor comprises a mast hinged on a second axis and a plurality of blades hinged on the mast. The mast of the rotor can be tilted with the second axis about a third axis transversal to the second axis and with respect to the fuselage to transform the convertiplane between a helicopter mode and an aeroplane mode; the second axis is transversal to the first axis in the helicopter mode and is parallel to the first axis in the aeroplane mode. The rotor disc can be tilted about a fourth axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: LEONARDO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Brughera, Paolo Sportelli, Pierre Abdel Nour, Andrea Bernascone, Cristian Lilliu
  • CONVERTIPLANE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210221496
    Abstract: A convertiplane is described that has a fuselage with a first axis, a pair of half-wings, and a pair of rotors arranged on mutually opposite ends of the half-wings. The rotor comprises a mast hinged on a second axis and a plurality of blades hinged on the mast. The mast of the rotor can be tilted with the second axis about a third axis transversal to the second axis and with respect to the fuselage to transform the convertiplane between a helicopter mode and an aeroplane mode; the second axis is transversal to the first axis in the helicopter mode and is parallel to the first axis in the aeroplane mode. The rotor disc can be tilted about a fourth axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Paolo Brughera, Paolo Sportelli, Pierre Abdel Nour, Andrea Bernascone, Cristian Lilliu