Patents by Inventor Stefano Casadio

Stefano Casadio 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).

  • Coupling for rotor balancing
    Patent number: 9200977
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods according to these exemplary embodiments provide couplings or interfaces usable, for example, in the high speed balance testing of rotors are provided. A coupling includes a main body portion having an extended thin portion therein which is configured to fit a shaft of the balancing machine and an extended insert portion which is configured to fit an opening in the rotor. A plurality of connection elements is disposed in holes in the main body portion of the coupling and a ring is disposed over the extended insert and proximate exits of the holes in the main body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Nuovo Pignone S.P.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Casadio, Sergio Palomba, Giovanni Ballerini, Adriano Grossi
  • COUPLING FOR ROTOR BALANCING
    Publication number: 20130111989
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods according to these exemplary embodiments provide couplings or interfaces usable, for example, in the high speed balance testing of rotors are provided. A coupling includes a main body portion having an extended thin portion therein which is configured to fit a shaft of the balancing machine and an extended insert portion which is configured to fit an opening in the rotor. A plurality of connection elements is disposed in holes in the main body portion of the coupling and a ring is disposed over the extended insert and proximate exits of the holes in the main body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Stefano Casadio, Sergio Palomba, Giovanni Ballerini, Adriano Grossi