Patents by Inventor Richard J. Nahodyl

Richard J. Nahodyl 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).

  • Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
    Patent number: 4085911
    Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft having a tail assembly supporting structure which is pivotally connected to the fuselage, and having a shrouded fan driven by an engine submerged in the fuselage, the shrouded fan being connected to and rotatable with the tail supporting structure so as to direct the slipstream of the shrouded fan over the tail assembly at all times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1978
    Assignee: Grumman Aerospace Corporation
    Inventor: Richard J. Nahodyl