Patents by Inventor Roy A. Charletta

Roy A. Charletta 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).

  • Wind power generation system for lighter than air (LTA) platforms
    Patent number: 8864064
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a lighter than air platform, a reversible propulsive/wind turbine, a deployable anchor to constrain movement of the lighter than air platform with respect to an anchor point allowing wind to drive the turbine, and a generator/motor coupled to the turbine to produce electrical power when movement of the lighter than air platform is constrained. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Donald DiMarzio, Theodore W. Hilgeman, Alice DiBiasio, Thomas J. Hunt, Douglas R. Frei, Roy A. Charletta, Michael Melnyk
  • WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM FOR LIGHTER THAN AIR (LTA) PLATFORMS
    Publication number: 20110192938
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a lighter than air platform, a reversible propulsive/wind turbine, a deployable anchor to constrain movement of the lighter than air platform with respect to an anchor point allowing wind to drive the turbine, and a generator/motor coupled to the turbine to produce electrical power when movement of the lighter than air platform is constrained. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Donald DiMarzio, Theodore W. Hilgeman, Alice DeBiasio, Thomas J. Hunt, Douglas R. Frei, Roy A. Charletta, Michael Melnyk