Patents by Inventor Thomas WUERFL

Thomas WUERFL 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).

  • Rotary wing aircraft with an interface frame joining the fuselage tail boom and the tail cone
    Patent number: 10807697
    Abstract: A rotary wing aircraft comprising a fuselage tail boom, a tail cone and an interface frame, the interface frame in turn having a connecting structure directly attached to the tail cone by means of a tail cone mechanical connection and a connecting sleeve fitting axially the fuselage tail boom, the connecting sleeve and the fuselage tail boom being directly attached by means of a one boom mechanical connection; the interface frame thereby joining the fuselage tail boom and the tail cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Probst, Philipp Walch, Marc Nothen, Christian Buxel, Romed Schweizer, Thomas Wuerfl
  • ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT WITH AN INTERFACE FRAME JOINING THE FUSELAGE TAIL BOOM AND THE TAIL CONE
    Publication number: 20170327200
    Abstract: A rotary wing aircraft comprising a fuselage tail boom, a tail cone and an interface frame, the interface frame in turn having a connecting structure directly attached to the tail cone by means of a tail cone mechanical connection and a connecting sleeve fitting axially the fuselage tail boom, the connecting sleeve and the fuselage tail boom being directly attached by means of a one boom mechanical connection; the interface frame thereby joining the fuselage tail boom and the tail cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan PROBST, Philipp WALCH, Marc NOTHEN, Christian BUXEL, Romed SCHWEIZER, Thomas WUERFL