Patents by Inventor Charles D. D'Amico

Charles D. D'Amico 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).

  • Bonding carbon-carbon composites through a reactant layer
    Patent number: 8448685
    Abstract: An apparatus for bonding a first carbon composite to a second carbon composite through a reactant layer includes a housing, and a pair of conductive press plates electrically isolated from the housing. The press plates are adapted to position the two parts to be bonded with a reactant layer therebetween. The press plates are subjected to an electrical potential and a clamping force, sufficient to initiate a combustion reaction that creates a molten ceramic to bond together the carbon-carbon composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignees: Honeywell International Inc., University of Notre Dame du Lac
    Inventors: Allen H. Simpson, Slawomir T. Fryska, Mark L. La Forest, Roger L. Klinedinst, Alexander Mukasyan, Charles D. D'Amico
  • BONDING CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES THROUGH A REACTANT LAYER
    Publication number: 20110155323
    Abstract: An apparatus for bonding a first carbon composite to a second carbon composite through a reactant layer includes a housing, and a pair of conductive press plates electrically isolated from the housing. The press plates are adapted to position the two parts to be bonded with a reactant layer therebetween. The press plates are subjected to an electrical potential and a clamping force, sufficient to initiate a combustion reaction that creates a molten ceramic to bond together the carbon-carbon composites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Allen H. Simpson, Slawomir T. Fryska, Mark L. La Forest, Roger L. Klinedinst, Alexander Mukasyan, Charles D. D'Amico
  • Apparatus and methods for bonding carbon-carbon composites through a reactant layer
    Patent number: 7922845
    Abstract: An apparatus for bonding a first carbon composite to a second carbon composite through a reactant layer includes a housing, and a pair of conductive press plates electrically isolated from the housing. The press plates are adapted to position the two parts to be bonded with a reactant layer therebetween. The press plates are subjected to an electrical potential and a clamping force, sufficient to initiate a combustion reaction that creates a molten ceramic to bond together the carbon-carbon composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignees: Honeywell International Inc., University of Notre Dame Du Lac
    Inventors: Allen H. Simpson, Slawomir T. Fryska, Mark L. La Forest, Roger L. Klinedinst, Alexander Mukasyan, Charles D. D'Amico