Patents by Inventor Luca Sampugnaro

Luca Sampugnaro 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: 11919633
    Abstract: A convertiplane is described that comprises a fuselage, having a first longitudinal axis, with a nose and a tail portion; a pair of wings arranged on respective opposite sides of said fuselage, carrying respective rotors; a pair of engines operatively connected to respective said rotors; at least one first lifting surface arranged on said tail portion; and a pair of canards arranged on said nose of said fuselage and defining respective second lifting surfaces adapted to generate a third lift/negative lift value; each rotor comprising a mast rotatable about a second axis and about an relative third axis transversal to said second axis and with respect to the fuselage, so as to set said convertiplane between a helicopter configuration and an aeroplane configuration; each second axis, in use, being transversal to the first axis of said convertiplane in said helicopter configuration and being parallel to said first axis in said aeroplane configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LEONARDO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Riccardo Bianco Mengotti, Carlo Cassinelli, Alessandro Scandroglio, Andrea Bavetta, Paolo Brughera, Luca Sampugnaro
  • Publication number: 20230025666
    Abstract: A convertiplane is described that comprises a fuselage, having a first longitudinal axis, with a nose and a tail portion; a pair of wings arranged on respective opposite sides of said fuselage, carrying respective rotors; a pair of engines operatively connected to respective said rotors; at least one first lifting surface arranged on said tail portion; and a pair of canards arranged on said nose of said fuselage and defining respective second lifting surfaces adapted to generate a third lift/negative lift value; each rotor comprising a mast rotatable about a second axis and about an relative third axis transversal to said second axis and with respect to the fuselage, so as to set said convertiplane between a helicopter configuration and an aeroplane configuration; each second axis, in use, being transversal to the first axis of said convertiplane in said helicopter configuration and being parallel to said first axis in said aeroplane configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Riccardo Bianco Mengotti, Carlo Cassinelli, Alessandro Scandroglio, Andrea Bavetta, Paolo Brughera, Luca Sampugnaro
  • Publication number: 20230025366
    Abstract: A convertiplane is described that comprises: a fuselage, having a first longitudinal axis and, in turn, comprising a nose and a tail portion; a pair of wings arranged on respective opposite sides of the fuselage, carrying respective rotors and generating a lift value; and a pair of engines operatively connected to respective rotors; each rotor comprising a mast rotatable about a second axis between a helicopter configuration and an aeroplane configuration; each rotor is interposed between the fuselage and the relative rotor along the direction of extension of the relative wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Riccardo Bianco Mengotti, Paolo Brughera, Luca Sampugnaro, Carlo Cassinelli
  • Publication number: 20230017806
    Abstract: A method is described for the folding of a convertiplane with a fuselage having a first axis , a pair of wings and a pair of rotors arranged on respective mutually opposite sides of the respective wings; each rotor comprises a mast rotatable about a second axis and a plurality of blades; each wing comprises a first portion fixed with respect to the fuselage; a second tip portion opposite to the first portion; and a third intermediate portion, which is interposed between the associated first portion and second tip portion; the mast of each rotor is integrally tiltable with the second axis and associated second tip portion about a third axis transversal to the second axis and the fuselage so as to set said convertiplane between a helicopter configuration and an aeroplane configuration; the method comprises the steps i) of arranging the convertiplane in the helicopter configuration and ii) rotating a pair of assemblies of respective wings with respect to the fuselage and the associated first portion about respec
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Riccardo Bianco Mengotti, Matteo Pizzagalli, Carlo Cassinelli, Paolo Brughera, Luca Sampugnaro