Patents by Inventor David E. Bruno

David E. Bruno 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).

  • Flexbeam hinge for helicopter blade active trailing edge flap
    Patent number: 9428268
    Abstract: A flexbeam for a rotor blade is provided and includes a first end coupled to a body of the rotor blade and a second end coupled to a flap disposed along a trailing edge of the body to pitch about a pitching axis defined along a span of the body and a flexbeam body extending from the first end to the second end and being configured to retain the flap under a first loading and being flexible about the pitching axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kris Kopanski, Devon Cowles, David E. Bruno, Frederick J. Miner, Benjamin Reed Hein
  • FLEXBEAM HINGE FOR HELICOPTER BLADE ACTIVE TRAILING EDGE FLAP
    Publication number: 20150010401
    Abstract: A flexbeam for a rotor blade is provided and includes a first end coupled to a body of the rotor blade and a second end coupled to a flap disposed along a trailing edge of the body to pitch about a pitching axis defined along a span of the body and a flexbeam body extending from the first end to the second end and being configured to retain the flap under a first loading and being flexible about the pitching axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Kris Kopanski, Devon Cowles, David E. Bruno, Frederick J. Miner, Benjamin Reed Hein