Patents by Inventor Paolo Lunardi

Paolo Lunardi 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).

  • Antenna and glide path array for small footprint aircraft precision approach and landing system
    Patent number: 11650311
    Abstract: An instrument landing system (ILS) is described. The ILS comprises a plurality of antennas and a plurality of antenna radio units (ARUs). Each ARU of the plurality of ARUs operates to generate a modulated RF signal provided to a different one of the plurality of antennas for transmission. The ILS further comprises a central processing unit that operates to control the ARUs to adjust synchronization between the modulated RF signal provided by the ARUs to the plurality of antennas for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Thales USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Massimiliano Ferla, David Carsenat, Andrea Cucurachi, Nathan Deloffre, Paolo Lunardi, André Schüttpelz, Stephen Rowson, Francesco Torriano, Michael Theobald, Kevin McGahee
  • ANTENNA AND GLIDE PATH ARRAY FOR SMALL FOOTPRINT AIRCRAFT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220413127
    Abstract: An instrument landing system (ILS) is described. The ILS comprises a plurality of antennas and a plurality of antenna radio units (ARUs). Each ARU of the plurality of ARUs operates to generate a modulated RF signal provided to a different one of the plurality of antennas for transmission. The ILS further comprises a central processing unit that operates to control the ARUs to adjust synchronization between the modulated RF signal provided by the ARUs to the plurality of antennas for transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Massimiliano Ferla, David Carsenat, Andrea Cucurachi, Nathan Deloffre, Paolo Lunardi, André Schüttpelz, Stephen Rowson, Francesco Torriano, Michael Theobald, Kevin McGahee
  • END-TO-END UNMANNED CONTROL SYSTEM OF AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20220406203
    Abstract: A control system in communication with one of an aircraft navigational aid system and an aircraft surveillance system is described. The control system obtains measurement data associated with radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted by the one of the aircraft navigational aid system and the aircraft surveillance system from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) reporting the measurement data. The control system also determines whether the measurement data indicates the RF signals are within a range of values based on a location of the UAV in an airspace proximate to the one of the aircraft navigational aid system and the aircraft surveillance system. The control system further controls the RF signals transmitted by the one of the aircraft navigational aid system and the aircraft surveillance system based on the measurement data and the location of the UAV. Methods performed by the control system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Massimiliano Ferla, David Carsenat, Andrea Cucurachi, Nathan Deloffre, Kevin L. McGahee, Christopher Giacoponello, Scott Hauswald, William Hubert, Paolo Lunardi, Holger Neufeldt, Michel Procoudine-Gorsky, Edwin Schackmann, Marcello Sordelli, André Schüttpelz, Andrija Velimirovic, Stephen Rowson, Mark Cagle, Matthew Timothy McNally, Joseph Eugene Parsons, Brendon CONROY, Anthony James Albanese