Patents by Inventor Bryan Feigel

Bryan Feigel 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).

  • System and method to measure material ductility and toughness using cutting blades
    Patent number: 12638379
    Abstract: A material toughness testing apparatus includes a stylus having at least two cutting blades configured to engage with the sample and spaced apart to define a stretch passage therebetween and a stylus transport system configured to move the stylus along a path trajectory as the cutting blades cut the sample such that the sample is displaced on at least one side of the path trajectory. Each cutting blade has a blade dive surface and a blade lift surface that intersect to form a cutting edge configured to cut the sample along the path trajectory. Each blade dive surface and blade lift surface is configured to contact the sample when cutting the sample. The stylus is configured to separate the sample and configured to form a ligament in the stretch passage and to induce tension in the ligament due to opposing forces of the cutting blades and the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Massachusetts Materials Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Simon C. Bellemare, Ryan Lacy, Brendon Willey, Bryan Feigel
  • System and Method to Measure Material Ductility and Toughness Using Cutting Blades
    Publication number: 20230333004
    Abstract: A material toughness testing apparatus includes a stylus having at least two cutting blades configured to engage with the sample and spaced apart to define a stretch passage therebetween and a stylus transport system configured to move the stylus along a path trajectory as the cutting blades cut the sample such that the sample is displaced on at least one side of the path trajectory. Each cutting blade has a blade dive surface and a blade lift surface that intersect to form a cutting edge configured to cut the sample along the path trajectory. Each blade dive surface and blade lift surface is configured to contact the sample when cutting the sample. The stylus is configured to separate the sample and configured to form a ligament in the stretch passage and to induce tension in the ligament due to opposing forces of the cutting blades and the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Simon C. Bellemare, Ryan Lacy, Brendon Willey, Bryan Feigel