Patents by Inventor Jacob P. Mastro

Jacob P. Mastro 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).

  • Publication number: 20230407790
    Abstract: An assembly for rotational equipment includes a scoop ring body and an insert. The scoop ring body is rotatable about a rotational axis. The scoop ring body extends radially between and inner radial side and an outer radial side. The scoop ring body includes a body material. The insert is mounted to the scoop ring body. The insert includes an insert material and a cutting edge. The insert material is different than the body material. The scoop ring body and the insert form a passage. The passage extends through the scoop ring body from an inlet at the outer radial side to an outlet at the inner radial side. The cutting edge is at the inlet. The passage extends within the scoop ring body between a first circumferential side and a second circumferential side. The passage at the first circumferential side is at least partially formed by the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jacob P. Mastro, Kyle L. Forgette, Daniel K. DeVaux
  • Patent number: 10072521
    Abstract: A lubrication system for an engine including a scavenge pump configured to provide lubricant to the engine during a normal condition, an auxiliary pump configured to provide lubricant to the engine during an abnormal condition, a pressure sensor disposed at an outlet of the auxiliary pump for detecting a pressure created by the auxiliary pump, and a restriction device disposed in a conduit fluidly connecting the scavenge pump to the outlet of the auxiliary pump and configured to increase a first pressure produced by the auxiliary pump at the pressure sensor, wherein the first pressure is greater than a second pressure created by the scavenge pump at the pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob P. Mastro, Francis Parnin
  • Publication number: 20160305284
    Abstract: A lubrication system for an engine including a scavenge pump configured to provide lubricant to the engine during a normal condition, an auxiliary pump configured to provide lubricant to the engine during an abnormal condition, a pressure sensor disposed at an outlet of the auxiliary pump for detecting a pressure created by the auxiliary pump, and a restriction device disposed in a conduit fluidly connecting the scavenge pump to the outlet of the auxiliary pump and configured to increase a first pressure produced by the auxiliary pump at the pressure sensor, wherein the first pressure is greater than a second pressure created by the scavenge pump at the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Jacob P. Mastro, Francis Parnin