Patents by Inventor Giovanni Facchini

Giovanni Facchini 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).

  • Rotor for a hover-capable aircraft
    Patent number: 12012204
    Abstract: A rotor for an aircraft is described having: a support angularly fixed with respect to an axis and housing a power source; a unit rotatable about axis and housing an electrical load of the resistive type; and a power supply system for the electrical load (21, 24) and comprising: a first transformer electrically interposed between the power source and the load; the first transformer comprises: a first winding arranged on the support and a second winding arranged on the unit, a stator carried by the support, rotationally fixed with respect to axis and to which the first winding is fixed; and a rotor operatively connected to the unit and to which the second winding is fixed; the power supply system comprises a capacitive circuit electrically connected to the first transformer, so as to reduce the reactive power absorbed by the rotary transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: LEONARDO S.P.A., POLITECNICO DI MILANO
    Inventors: Enrico Bellussi, Massimo Brunetti, Giovanni Facchini, Nicola Ostuni, Francesco Castelli Dezza, Marco Mauri, Steven Chatterton, Nicola Toscani
  • ROTOR FOR A HOVER-CAPABLE AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20230050072
    Abstract: A rotor for an aircraft is described having: a support angularly fixed with respect to an axis and housing a power source; a unit rotatable about axis and housing an electrical load of the resistive type; and a power supply system for the electrical load and comprising: a first transformer electrically interposed between the power source and the load; the first transformer comprises: a first winding arranged on the support and a second winding arranged on the unit, a stator carried by the support, rotationally fixed with respect to axis and to which the first winding is fixed; and a rotor operatively connected to the unit and to which the second winding is fixed; the power supply system comprises a capacitive circuit electrically connected to the first transformer, so as to reduce the reactive power absorbed by the rotary transformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Enrico Bellussi, Massimo Brunetti, Giovanni Facchini, Nicola Ostuni, Francesco Castelli Dezza, Marco Mauri, Steven Chatterton, Nicola Toscani