Patents by Inventor Yair Preiss

Yair Preiss 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: 11780574
    Abstract: A rotatable swashplate is rotatable relative to a stationary swashplate around a shaft and connects to a pitch control rod assembly. The rotatable swashplate includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is extendable outside of a stationary swashplate and includes a plurality of lugs each configured to attach to a pitch control rod assembly, an innermost wall configured to receive a shaft, and a membrane. The lower portion is positionable within the stationary swashplate and has an outermost wall and at least one extension extending radially between the outermost wall and the innermost wall. The membrane extends radially over the at least one extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yair Preiss, Bradley M. Bauer
  • Publication number: 20220388643
    Abstract: A rotatable swashplate is rotatable relative to a stationary swashplate around a shaft and connects to a pitch control rod assembly. The rotatable swashplate includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is extendable outside of a stationary swashplate and includes a plurality of lugs each configured to attach to a pitch control rod assembly, an innermost wall configured to receive a shaft, and a membrane. The lower portion is positionable within the stationary swashplate and has an outermost wall and at least one extension extending radially between the outermost wall and the innermost wall. The membrane extends radially over the at least one extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yair PREISS, Bradley M. BAUER
  • Patent number: 11299265
    Abstract: A rotor blade attachment assembly for use with a rotor hub to which a rotor blade assembly is connected includes a hub extender having an inboard end and an outboard end. The inboard end of the hub extender is configured to form a connection with the rotor hub. A blade fold axis about which the rotor blade rotates relative to the rotor hub is defined at the connection. An inboard bearing is mounted within an interior of the hub extender adjacent the inboard end and an outboard hearing is mounted within the interior of the hub extender adjacent the outboard end. A tension torsion strap is operably coupled to the inboard bearing and the outboard bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: David N. Schmaling, Andrew C. Goodwin, Yair Preiss
  • Publication number: 20200377206
    Abstract: A rotor blade attachment assembly for use with a rotor hub to which a rotor blade assembly is connected includes a hub extender having an inboard end and an outboard end. The inboard end of the hub extender is configured to form a connection with the rotor hub. A blade fold axis about which the rotor blade rotates relative to the rotor hub is defined at the connection. An inboard bearing is mounted within an interior of the hub extender adjacent the inboard end and an outboard hearing is mounted within the interior of the hub extender adjacent the outboard end. A tension torsion strap is operably coupled to the inboard bearing and the outboard bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: David N. Schmaling, Andrew C. Goodwin, Yair Preiss