Patents by Inventor Hans Niedzballa

Hans Niedzballa 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).

  • Patent number: 10029785
    Abstract: An aircraft has a bearing structure, the bearing structure having at least one central fuselage and two pylons each situated at a distance laterally from the fuselage. In addition, the aircraft has a wing structure, at least four hub rotors, and at least one thrust drive. Each hub rotor is fastened to the bearing structure, has a propeller having two propeller blades, and produces, through rotation of the propeller, an upward drive force acting in the vertical direction on the aircraft. The thrust drive is produces a thrust force acting in the horizontal direction on the bearing structure. The pylons each have two hub rotors, the hub rotors being configured to arrest respective propeller blades of a hub rotor in a position relative to the pylons. In the arrested position, the propeller blades of a hub rotor do not extend beyond the outer dimensions of the pylons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH
    Inventor: Hans Niedzballa
  • Publication number: 20160236774
    Abstract: An aircraft has a bearing structure, the bearing structure having at least one central fuselage and two pylons each situated at a distance laterally from the fuselage. In addition, the aircraft has a wing structure, at least four hub rotors, and at least one thrust drive. Each hub rotor is fastened to the bearing structure, has a propeller having two propeller blades, and produces, through rotation of the propeller, an upward drive force acting in the vertical direction on the aircraft. The thrust drive is produces a thrust force acting in the horizontal direction on the bearing structure. The pylons each have two hub rotors, the hub rotors being configured to arrest respective propeller blades of a hub rotor in a position relative to the pylons. In the arrested position, the propeller blades of a hub rotor do not extend beyond the outer dimensions of the pylons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Hans Niedzballa