Patents by Inventor Valerio Manetti

Valerio Manetti 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).

  • Assisted in-flight refuelling system
    Patent number: 9334062
    Abstract: An assisted in-flight refueling system having a tanker aircraft equipped with a drogue; a fuel take-on aircraft equipped with a probe; and a drogue-probe coupling assist system designed to determine a first distance between the drogue and the take-on aircraft/probe, a second distance between the tanker aircraft and the drogue, and a third distance between the tanker aircraft and the take-on aircraft. The drogue-probe coupling assist system is also designed to determine information relative to the necessary movement of the drogue and/or the necessary movement of the take-on aircraft to couple the drogue to the probe, as a function of the first, second, and third distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SELEX GALILEO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Piero Giorgio Degiorgis, Valerio Manetti
  • Assisted In-Flight Refuelling System
    Publication number: 20110001011
    Abstract: An assisted in-flight refuelling system having a tanker aircraft equipped with a drogue; a fuel take-on aircraft equipped with a probe; and a drogue-probe coupling assist system designed to determine a first distance between the drogue and the take-on aircraft/probe, a second distance between the tanker aircraft and the drogue, and a third distance between the tanker aircraft and the take-on aircraft. The drogue-probe coupling assist system is also designed to determine information relative to the necessary movement of the drogue and/or the necessary movement of the take-on aircraft to couple the drogue to the probe, as a function of the first, second, and third distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: SELEX GALILEO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Piero Giorgio Degiorgis, Valerio Manetti