Patents by Inventor Matteo Pizzagalli

Matteo Pizzagalli 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).

  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF HOVERING AND RELATIVE AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20230322400
    Abstract: A method for controlling an aircraft capable of hovering is described, comprising a first engine; a second engine; at least one rotor; and a transmission interposed between the first and second engine and the rotor; the transmission comprises a first and a second inlet connected respectively to a first outlet member of the first engine and to a second outlet member of the second engine; the method comprises step i) of placing the in a first configuration, in which the first and second engine make available a first and a second power value; or in a second configuration, in which the first engine (makes available a third power value greater than the first power value to the first inlet, and the second engine delivers a nil power value to the second inlet; the method also comprises, characterised in that it comprises the steps of ii) detecting a series of parameters associated with the operating conditions of the aircraft; and iii) enabling the transition of the aircraft from the first configuration to the secon
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Luca Medici, Fabio Nannoni, Marco Braghiroli, Andrea Cogliati, Tiziano Frattini, Lorenzo Masellis, Luca Riviello, Alessandro Scola, Marco Tamborini, Matteo Pizzagalli
  • CONVERTIPLANE AND ASSOCIATED FOLDING METHOD
    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