Patents by Inventor Carlos CRESPO MENÉNDEZ

Carlos CRESPO MENÉNDEZ 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).

  • Articulated mechanism and articulated aiming system comprising the mechanism
    Patent number: 11652269
    Abstract: An articulated mechanism is included in an articulated pointing system. The articulated mechanism includes first, second, and third spherical joints, and a first, second, and third lever. The first and second spherical joints are linked by the first lever. The first lever includes a first projecting portion. The first and third spherical joints are linked by the second lever, the second lever including a second projecting portion projecting in an opposite direction of the first projecting portion. The second and third spherical joints are linked by the third lever, such that the longitudinal axes of the first lever and of the second lever are perpendicular. The articulated pointing system includes a basement platform and a mobile platform joined by two articulated hinges. The hinges are moved by actuators. The articulated mechanism has the first lever attached to the mobile platform and the second lever attached to the basement platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.
    Inventors: Carlos Crespo Menéndez, Alejandro Garcés De Marcilla Rodriguez
  • ARTICULATED MECHANISM AND ARTICULATED AIMING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20210399403
    Abstract: An articulated mechanism is included in an articulated pointing system. The articulated mechanism includes first, second, and third spherical joints, and a first, second, and third lever. The first and second spherical joints are linked by the first lever. The first lever includes a first projecting portion. The first and third spherical joints are linked by the second lever, the second lever including a second projecting portion projecting in an opposite direction of the first projecting portion. The second and third spherical joints are linked by the third lever, such that the longitudinal axes of the first lever and of the second lever are perpendicular. The articulated pointing system includes a basement platform and a mobile platform joined by two articulated hinges. The hinges are moved by actuators. The articulated mechanism has the first lever attached to the mobile platform and the second lever attached to the basement platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Carlos CRESPO MENÉNDEZ, Alejandro GARCÉS DE MARCILLA RODRÍGUEZ