Patents by Inventor Potito Cordisco

Potito Cordisco 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).

  • Rotor for a hover-capable aircraft and method for detecting the attitude of a blade with respect to a hub of such a rotor
    Patent number: 10793263
    Abstract: A rotor for a hover-capable aircraft is described that comprises: a drive mast; a hub operatively connected to the drive mast and rotatable about a first axis; and at least two blades hinged to the hub, via a rigid or elastically deformable connection, so as to be able to assume an attitude rotated about and/or translated along at least a second axis with respect to said hub; the aircraft further comprising sensor means configured to detect the attitude of at least one said blade with respect to the hub; the sensor means are configured to acquire an optical image associated with the attitude of the blade with respect to the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: LEONARDO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Matteo Redaelli, Luca Riviello, Attilio Colombo, Lorenzo Trainelli, Emanuele Zappa, Alberto Rolando, Potito Cordisco, Edoardo Vigoni, Mauro Terraneo, Riccardo Grassetti
  • ROTOR FOR A HOVER-CAPABLE AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE ATTITUDE OF A BLADE WITH RESPECT TO A HUB OF SUCH A ROTOR
    Publication number: 20190112038
    Abstract: A rotor for a hover-capable aircraft is described that comprises: a drive mast; a hub operatively connected to the drive mast and rotatable about a first axis; and at least two blades hinged to the hub, via a rigid or elastically deformable connection, so as to be able to assume an attitude rotated about and/or translated along at least a second axis with respect to said hub; the aircraft further comprising sensor means configured to detect the attitude of at least one said blade with respect to the hub; the sensor means are configured to acquire an optical image associated with the attitude of the blade with respect to the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Matteo Redaelli, Luca Riviello, Attilio Colombo, Lorenzo Trainelli, Emanuele Zappa, Alberto Rolando, Potito Cordisco, Edoardo Vigoni, Mauro Terraneo, Riccardo Grassetti