Patents by Inventor Yvan Bovolenta MURTA

Yvan Bovolenta MURTA 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).

  • Fiber metal laminate reinforced wing spar for retractable underwing mounted landing gear assemblies
    Patent number: 10227127
    Abstract: Reinforced wing spars for underwing mounted retractable landing gear assemblies include a unitary (one-piece) metal wing spar having a central web and an upper spar flange, a trunnion mounted in the web of the wing spar for pivotally receiving a transverse mounting tube of a retractable landing gear strut, and a reinforcement laminate adhered to and extending along the upper spar flange above the trunnion, wherein the reinforcement laminate is comprised of at least one fiber reinforced composite layer alternately interposed with at least one metal reinforcement layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: EMBRAER S.A.
    Inventors: Yvan Bovolenta Murta, Willy Roger de Paula Medonça, Marcelo Ricardo Bertoni Rodrigues, Danielle Fátima Nunes Rebello da Silva
  • FIBER METAL LAMINATE REINFORCED WING SPAR FOR RETRACTABLE UNDERWING MOUNTED LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20180029689
    Abstract: Reinforced wing spars for underwing mounted retractable landing gear assemblies include a unitary (one-piece) metal wing spar having a central web and an upper spar flange, a trunnion mounted in the web of the wing spar for pivotally receiving a transverse mounting tube of a retractable landing gear strut, and a reinforcement laminate adhered to and extending along the upper spar flange above the trunnion, wherein the reinforcement laminate is comprised of at least one fiber reinforced composite layer alternately interposed with at least one metal reinforcement layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yvan Bovolenta MURTA, Willy Roger de Paula MEDONÇA, Marcelo Ricardo Bertoni RODRIGUES, Danielle Fátima Nunes Rebello da SILVA
  • Airframe wing spar structures with contiguous unitary and integrally fastened upper and lower chord sections
    Patent number: 9656738
    Abstract: An aircraft wing is provided having a spanwise wing spar which includes a one-piece upright central web extending in a spanwise direction between inboard and outboard ends of the wing spar, and a plurality of contiguously adjacent wing spar sections. At least a first wing spar section includes at least one upper and lower spar chord which is unitarily formed as a one-piece structure with upper and lower ends of the upright central web, respectively, while at least a second wing spar section includes at least one upper and lower spar chord which is a separate structural element integrally fixed to the upper and lower ends of the upright central web, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: EMBRAER S.A.
    Inventors: Yvan Bovolenta Murta, Renato Campos da Silveira, Clovis Augusto Eça Ferreira, Wanderley Montoro
  • AIRFRAME WING SPAR STRUCTURES WITH CONTIGUOUS UNITARY AND INTEGRALLY FASTENED UPPER AND LOWER CHORD SECTIONS
    Publication number: 20170008611
    Abstract: An aircraft wing is provided having a spanwise wing spar which includes a one-piece upright central web extending in a spanwise direction between inboard and outboard ends of the wing spar, and a plurality of contiguously adjacent wing spar sections. At least a first wing spar section includes at least one upper and lower spar chord which is unitarily formed as a one-piece structure with upper and lower ends of the upright central web, respectively, while at least a second wing spar section includes at least one upper and lower spar chord which is a separate structural element integrally fixed to the upper and lower ends of the upright central web, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Yvan Bovolenta MURTA, Renato Campos da SILVEIRA, Clovis Augusto Eça FERREIRA, Wanderley MONTORO