Patents by Inventor John F. Vertel

John F. Vertel 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 head for a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
    Patent number: 10160540
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for a vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The apparatus includes a rotor head with a rotor hub and a plurality of rotor blade attachment structures. The attachment structures are disposed about and extend radially out from the rotor hub. Each of the attachment structures may be configured from or otherwise include flexible matrix composite material. In addition or alternatively, the rotor head may be a monolithic bearingless rotor head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Vertel, Sreenivas Narayanan Nampy, Matthew J. Smelcer
  • ROTOR HEAD FOR A VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20160200434
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for a vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The apparatus includes a rotor head with a rotor hub and a plurality of rotor blade attachment structures. The attachment structures are disposed about and extend radially out from the rotor hub. Each of the attachment structures may be configured from or otherwise include flexible matrix composite material. In addition or alternatively, the rotor head may be a monolithic bearingless rotor head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: John F. Vertel, Sreenivas Narayanan Nampy, Matthew J. Smelcer