Patents by Inventor Lorenzo Trainelli

Lorenzo Trainelli 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 and method for detecting the attitude of a blade with respect to a hub of such a rotor
    Patent number: 10793263
    Abstract: A rotor for a hover-capable aircraft is described that comprises: a drive mast; a hub operatively connected to the drive mast and rotatable about a first axis; and at least two blades hinged to the hub, via a rigid or elastically deformable connection, so as to be able to assume an attitude rotated about and/or translated along at least a second axis with respect to said hub; the aircraft further comprising sensor means configured to detect the attitude of at least one said blade with respect to the hub; the sensor means are configured to acquire an optical image associated with the attitude of the blade with respect to the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: LEONARDO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Matteo Redaelli, Luca Riviello, Attilio Colombo, Lorenzo Trainelli, Emanuele Zappa, Alberto Rolando, Potito Cordisco, Edoardo Vigoni, Mauro Terraneo, Riccardo Grassetti
  • AIRCRAFT WITH ELECTRIC BATTERIES, IN PARTICULAR A HYBRID AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20190263498
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft (100) comprising: a fuselage (101) comprising a plurality of panels (105) adapted to define an aerodynamic shape for a cockpit or a cargo hold of the aircraft (100); at least one wing (103) structurally connected to the fuselage (101) and adapted to allow flying of said aircraft (100), the wing (103) comprising a plurality of wing surfaces and at least a frame configured to support the wing surfaces; a propulsion system for the aircraft (100), comprising at least one electric motor, and batteries adapted to store electrical energy to supply the electric motor. The batteries comprise first structural batteries which constitute at least one surface (104a, 104b) of the wing surfaces, and further second structural batteries which constitute at least one panel (105) of the panels of the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Politecnico Di Milano
    Inventors: Andrea Bernasconi, Fabio Biondani, Luca Capoferri, Alberto Favier, Carmen Velarde Lopez De Ayala, Federico Gualdoni, Carlo Emanuele Dionigi Riboldi, Lorenzo Trainelli
  • ROTOR FOR A HOVER-CAPABLE AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE ATTITUDE OF A BLADE WITH RESPECT TO A HUB OF SUCH A ROTOR
    Publication number: 20190112038
    Abstract: A rotor for a hover-capable aircraft is described that comprises: a drive mast; a hub operatively connected to the drive mast and rotatable about a first axis; and at least two blades hinged to the hub, via a rigid or elastically deformable connection, so as to be able to assume an attitude rotated about and/or translated along at least a second axis with respect to said hub; the aircraft further comprising sensor means configured to detect the attitude of at least one said blade with respect to the hub; the sensor means are configured to acquire an optical image associated with the attitude of the blade with respect to the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Matteo Redaelli, Luca Riviello, Attilio Colombo, Lorenzo Trainelli, Emanuele Zappa, Alberto Rolando, Potito Cordisco, Edoardo Vigoni, Mauro Terraneo, Riccardo Grassetti