Patents by Inventor Matthew Walter DiPalma

Matthew Walter DiPalma 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).

  • Removable trailing edge assembly and system for rotor blade trailing edge actuation
    Patent number: 11794887
    Abstract: A rotor blade assembly for a rotary wing aircraft includes a main rotor blade body comprising an upper blade skin, a lower blade skin, an inboard end, an outboard end, and a trailing edge. The rotor blade assembly further includes a trailing edge actuator assembly. The trailing edge actuator assembly includes an upper actuator skin and a lower actuator skin defining a cavity and a trailing edge flap, a control panel disposed in the cavity and coupled to one of the upper actuator skin or the lower actuator skin and one or more actuators disposed in the cavity and configured to apply force to the control panel to cause the trailing edge flap to deflect. The trailing edge actuator assembly is coupled to the trailing edge of the main rotor blade body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Walter DiPalma, Timothy James Conti, Claude George Matalanis
  • REMOVABLE TRAILING EDGE ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR ROTOR BLADE TRAILING EDGE ACTUATION
    Publication number: 20230322374
    Abstract: A rotor blade assembly for a rotary wing aircraft includes a main rotor blade body comprising an upper blade skin, a lower blade skin, an inboard end, an outboard end, and a trailing edge. The rotor blade assembly further includes a trailing edge actuator assembly. The trailing edge actuator assembly includes an upper actuator skin and a lower actuator skin defining a cavity and a trailing edge flap, a control panel disposed in the cavity and coupled to one of the upper actuator skin or the lower actuator skin and one or more actuators disposed in the cavity and configured to apply force to the control panel to cause the trailing edge flap to deflect. The trailing edge actuator assembly is coupled to the trailing edge of the main rotor blade body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Walter DiPalma, Timothy James Conti, Claude George Matalanis