Patents by Inventor Marco Cicale

Marco Cicale 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).

  • Electronic flight control system for an aircraft capable of hovering
    Patent number: 8989921
    Abstract: An electronic flight control system for an aircraft capable of hovering and having at least one rotor. The flight control system is configured to operate in a manual flight control mode, in which the flight control system controls rotor speed in response to direct commands from the pilot; and in at least two automatic flight control modes corresponding to respective flight modes of the aircraft, and in which the flight control system controls rotor speed automatically on the basis of flight conditions. The flight control system is also configured to memorize, for each automatic flight control mode, a respective flight table relating different speed values of the rotor to different values of at least one flight quantity; and to automatically control rotor speed in the automatic flight control modes on the basis of the respective flight tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Agustawestland S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Nannoni, Pierre Abdel Nour, Marco Cicale′
  • ELECTRONIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF HOVERING
    Publication number: 20120153074
    Abstract: An electronic flight control system for an aircraft capable of hovering and having at least one rotor. The flight control system is configured to operate in a manual flight control mode, in which the flight control system controls rotor speed in response to direct commands from the pilot; and in at least two automatic flight control modes corresponding to respective flight modes of the aircraft, and in which the flight control system controls rotor speed automatically on the basis of flight conditions. The flight control system is also configured to memorize, for each automatic flight control mode, a respective flight table relating different speed values of the rotor to different values of at least one flight quantity; and to automatically control rotor speed in the automatic flight control modes on the basis of the respective flight tables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Fabio Nannoni, Pierre Abdel Nour, Marco Cicale