Patents by Inventor Rodolfo de Souza MARTINS

Rodolfo de Souza MARTINS 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).

  • Actuator mechanism for control surface mass balance alleviation
    Patent number: 11685517
    Abstract: Installation of powered actuators in the leading edge of a control surface in order to have a better weight distribution. The systems described herein propose an actuation system with a static ground structure used to move a control surface of an aircraft. The actuation system, and the ground structure are aligned with the center of rotation of the control surface, providing the aircraft with flutter suppression. This proposal is an approach to use the actuator in a place favorable to the mass balancing and reducing or even dismissing the usage of mass balancing, saving weight and cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Embraer S.A.
    Inventors: Marcelo Galväo, Rodolfo de Souza Martins
  • ACTUATOR MECHANISM FOR CONTROL SURFACE MASS BALANCE ALLEVIATION
    Publication number: 20220055737
    Abstract: Installation of powered actuators in the leading edge of a control surface in order to have a better weight distribution. The systems described herein propose an actuation system with a static ground structure used to move a control surface of an aircraft. The actuation system, and the ground structure are aligned with the center of rotation of the control surface, providing the aircraft with flutter suppression. This proposal is an approach to use the actuator in a place favorable to the mass balancing and reducing or even dismissing the usage of mass balancing, saving weight and cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Marcelo GALVÃO, Rodolfo de Souza MARTINS