Patents by Inventor Mark CORNBOROUGH

Mark CORNBOROUGH 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 assembly
    Patent number: 12728984
    Abstract: A rotor assembly includes a first rotor, a second rotor and a damper system. The first and second rotors are arranged to be rotated about a common axis for thrust generation by a drive system. The first rotor is rotatable about the common axis relative to the second rotor between a stowed configuration of the rotor assembly in which a rotor blade of the first rotor and a rotor blade of the second rotor are substantially angularly aligned and a deployed configuration in which the rotor blade of the first rotor and the rotor blade of the second rotor are angularly misaligned. The damper system is arranged to generate a damper force opposing the relative rotation between the first and second rotors in at least one of the direction towards the stowed configuration and the direction towards the deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: VERTICAL AEROSPACE GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Cornborough, William Soukal-Walsh, Sean Briscall, James East, Tiago Vasconcelos
  • ROTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20240286736
    Abstract: A rotor assembly includes a first rotor, a second rotor and a damper system. The first and second rotors are arranged to be rotated about a common axis for thrust generation by a drive system. The first rotor is rotatable about the common axis relative to the second rotor between a stowed configuration of the rotor assembly in which a rotor blade of the first rotor and a rotor blade of the second rotor are substantially angularly aligned and a deployed configuration in which the rotor blade of the first rotor and the rotor blade of the second rotor are angularly misaligned. The damper system is arranged to generate a damper force opposing the relative rotation between the first and second rotors in at least one of the direction towards the stowed configuration and the direction towards the deployed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: VERTICAL AEROSPACE GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark CORNBOROUGH, William SOUKAL-WALSH, Sean BRISCALL, James EAST, Tiago VASCONCELOS