Patents by Inventor Masayoshi TUNEKAWA

Masayoshi TUNEKAWA 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).

  • VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20180354614
    Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing aircraft according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a pair of ducted fans; a fuselage that is disposed at a lower position than the ducted fans; a frame body that connects the fuselage and the ducted fans; and a stabilizer fin that is disposed at a position at which the stabilizer fin does not obstruct airflows from the ducted fans, which is a position that is lower than an airframe center of gravity and which is rearward of the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi TUNEKAWA, Tetsuya TAMURA, Masao HASEGAWA
  • VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20180297697
    Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft includes a pair of ducted fans adapted to generate lift and thrust, a frame adapted to couple together the ducted fans, a power source adapted to supply power to the ducted fans, and legs adapted to support an airframe at the time of landing, in which one of the ducted fans is inclined tangentially to a rotational direction on the side farther from the other ducted fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi TUNEKAWA, Masao HASEGAWA, Tetsuya TAMURA