Patents by Inventor Alfonso Apicella

Alfonso Apicella 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).

  • Temperature and humidity-controlled composite material article, and methods for using such an article
    Patent number: 8324537
    Abstract: An article of composite material includes a plurality of plies of material consolidated through the application of pressure and heating, in which each material ply is made by a resin matrix reinforced with fiber material. The article includes heating electrical resistance and temperature sensing devices embedded in the composite material, which are respectively placed in at least one interface zone between the material plies and are suitable to allow a temperature control of the article in service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alfonso Apicella, Michele Iannone, Generoso Iannuzzo, Giovanni Sagnella
  • TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY-CONTROLLED COMPOSITE MATERIAL ARTICLE, AND METHODS FOR USING SUCH AN ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20100096383
    Abstract: An article of composite material includes a plurality of plies of material consolidated through the application of pressure and heating, in which each material ply is made by a resin matrix reinforced with fiber material. The article includes heating electrical resistance and temperature sensing devices embedded in the composite material, which are respectively placed in at least one interface zone between the material plies and are suitable to allow a temperature control of the article in service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Alfonso Apicella, Michele Iannone, Generoso Iannuzzo, Giovanni Sagnella