Patents by Inventor Ulrich Schäferlein

Ulrich Schäferlein 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).

  • Patent number: 11673659
    Abstract: A passive elastic teeter bearing for an aircraft rotor, including, rotatably arranged on an rotational axis of said rotor, a teeter beam, configured for attaching the rotor which has rotor blades, with the teeter beam being configured for performing a teetering motion, and having two pairs of first lugs arranged at opposite ends thereof at a distance with respect to the rotational axis; and a hub piece located below the teeter beam, the hub piece having two arms that extend outwardly in a radial direction, each having a second lug arranged at a distance with respect to said rotational axis. Each second lug is located between the two lugs of a respective pair of first lugs, and respective connecting pins pass through the first and second lugs on either side of the rotational axis. A pair of elastic bushings are arranged on each connecting pin between a first one of the first lugs and the second lug and between a second one of said first lugs and the second lug, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Volocopter GmbH
    Inventors: Jonathan Sebastian Howes, Ulrich Schäferlein