Patents by Inventor Alfredo R. Del Mundo

Alfredo R. Del Mundo 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: 4659268
    Abstract: Composite blind fasteners are disclosed, formed of a woven composite tube and a mandrel mounted within the tube. The mandrel has an encapsulation member mounted at its inner end, e.g., in the form of an O-ring, containing a first reservoir of curable resin and a second reservoir of activator for curing the resin, the two reservoirs being separated by a fracturable membrane. When the mandrel is pulled through the tube, it applies pressure to the O-ring housing the reservoirs, causing fracture of the membrane separating the reservoirs and resulting in mixing of the resin and activator. As the mandrel is pulled, a bulb of the resin mixture is formed against the substrate or structural component, and on curing of the resin, the resulting hard resin bulb locks the fastener in place on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: Alfredo R. Del Mundo, Dean S. Klivans