Patents by Inventor Michael HECKL

Michael HECKL 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).

  • Rotorcraft with a blade tip illumination system
    Patent number: 12729012
    Abstract: A rotorcraft with a fuselage and a tail boom, comprising: a horizontal stabilizer mounted to the tail boom; rotor blades with rotor blade tips which form a virtual blade tip circle upon rotation around a rotor head; luminescent components provided on the rotor blade tips; and a blade tip illumination device comprising at least one light source integrated into the horizontal stabilizer and configured to emit a light beam toward the virtual blade tip circle for excitation of the luminescent components; wherein the luminescent components emit light in response to excitation via the emitted light beam, and wherein the emitted light forms during rotation of the rotor blade tips around the rotor head on the virtual blade tip circle a luminous ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Heckl, Julius Vogl
  • ROTORCRAFT WITH A BLADE TIP ILLUMINATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240239512
    Abstract: A rotorcraft with a fuselage and a tail boom, comprising: a horizontal stabilizer mounted to the tail boom; rotor blades with rotor blade tips which form a virtual blade tip circle upon rotation around a rotor head; luminescent components provided on the rotor blade tips; and a blade tip illumination device comprising at least one light source integrated into the horizontal stabilizer and configured to emit a light beam toward the virtual blade tip circle for excitation of the luminescent components; wherein the luminescent components emit light in response to excitation via the emitted light beam, and wherein the emitted light forms during rotation of the rotor blade tips around the rotor head on the virtual blade tip circle a luminous ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael HECKL, Julius VOGL