Patents by Inventor Giovanni Droandi

Giovanni Droandi 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).

  • Tilter motor cooling apparatus for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and operating method of the same
    Patent number: 11679872
    Abstract: A VTOL aircraft includes a plurality of tilt propellers configured to be rotated between a forward cruise configuration and a vertical lift configuration. A nacelle or other structure may be configured to form a low pressure zone from the wake of the tilt propellers when operating in the lift configuration. The low pressure zone may include an outlet side of a cooling path. Due to the low pressure, airflow may be induced through the cooling path even in the absence of strong air pressure at the inlet side. During a cruise operation when the VTOL aircraft is in forward motion, the nacelle or other structure may be aligned with a baffle to form an exhaust channel for the cooling airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Archer Aviation Inc.
    Inventors: Bharat Tulsyan, Christopher M. Heath, Kerry Manning, Giovanni Droandi