Patents by Inventor Sergio Gonçalves DA COSTA

Sergio Gonçalves DA COSTA 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).

  • Kinetic energy taxi system and thermal energy recovery system
    Patent number: 11524793
    Abstract: An aircraft with the capability of taxiing with main engines off uses the energy stored in a mechanical flywheel to power a propulsor(s) providing taxiing thrust. The flywheel can store energy generated by the propulsor operating as a wind turbine and/or by a power turbine in fluid coupling with the exhaust of a gas turbine engine and/or an expansion turbine operating with bleed and/or APU air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Embraer S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Bueno Silveira Lima, Francisco Palazzo Neto, Raphael Felipe Gama Ribeiro, Sergio Gonçalves Da Costa, William Martins Alves
  • KINETIC ENERGY TAXI SYSTEM AND THERMAL ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220194613
    Abstract: An aircraft with the capability of taxiing with main engines off uses the energy stored in a mechanical flywheel to power a propulsor(s) providing taxiing thrust. The flywheel can store energy generated by the propulsor operating as a wind turbine and/or by a power turbine in fluid coupling with the exhaust of a gas turbine engine and/or an expansion turbine operating with bleed and/or APU air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Bueno Silveira LIMA, Francisco Palazzo NETO, Raphael Felipe Gama RIBEIRO, Sergio Gonçalves DA COSTA, William Martins ALVES