Patents by Inventor Carlo A. Fucinari

Carlo A. Fucinari 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).

  • Agglomerated anti-friction granules for plasma deposition
    Patent number: 5629091
    Abstract: A collection of agglomerated anti-friction grains for plasma deposition, the grains each consisting essentially of (a) H.sub.2 O atomized stainless steel particles, (b) solid lubricant particles consisting of at least one of boron nitride or a eutectic of calcium fluoride and lithium fluoride, and (c) a binder holding said steel and solid lubricant particles together for plasma spraying, said binder being present in an amount of 0.5-4.0% by weight and is vaporizable at the temperature of plasma spraying and does not interfere with the deposited process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: V. Durga N. Rao, Robert A. Rose, David A. Yeager, Carlo A. Fucinari
  • Solid lubricant coating for fluid pump or compressor
    Patent number: 5554020
    Abstract: A high efficiency pump having relatively-moving parts constituted of a light weight material and a coating on at least one of the parts to effect essentially zero clearance between the parts where they merge together. The coating is comprised of solid lubricants in a polymer resin matrix stable up to 700.degree. F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: V. Durga N. Rao, Carlo A. Fucinari
  • Process for making and assembling a rotary regenerator and drive gear construction
    Patent number: 4170620
    Abstract: A process for making and assembling a rotary regenerator comprising a ceramic core adapted to rotate upon its central axis and a ring gear surrounding the periphery of the core for purposes of driving the core rotatably including preparing and forming a yieldable compliant ring sandwiched between the ring gear and the periphery of the core to prevent stresses in the core caused by differential rates of expansion of the core and the ring during operation of the regenerator in a gas turbine engine and during processing of the regenerator and the regenerator drive ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1979
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: V. Durga Nageswar Rao, Christian J. Rahnke, Carlo A. Fucinari, James K. Vallance
  • Circular regenerator core with cushioned ring gear
    Patent number: 4150085
    Abstract: A process for making and assembling a rotary regenerator comprising a ceramic core adapted to rotate upon its central axis and a ring gear surrounding the periphery of the core for purposes of driving the core rotatably including preparing and forming a yieldable compliant ring sandwiched between the ring gear and the periphery of the core to prevent stresses in the core caused by differential rates of expansion of the core and the ring during operation of the regenerator in a gas turbine engine and during processing of the regenerator and the regenerator drive ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1979
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: V. Durga Nageswar Rao, Carlo A. Fucinari, Christian J. Rahnke, James K. Vallance