Patents by Inventor Daniele Mascaro

Daniele Mascaro 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).

  • Leakage testing tool for component and related method
    Patent number: 10330558
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a tool for leakage testing a component, along with a related testing method. In some cases, the tool includes: a seal assembly for sealing an opening in the component, the seal assembly having: a front plate defining a pressure chamber around the opening in the component; a collar coupled with the front plate and surrounding sidewalls of the component; an insert extending between the front plate and the collar; an annular seal member between the collar and the insert; and a floating seal between the collar and the front plate, wherein the seal assembly is configured to flexibly seal the opening in the component; and a valve for controlling fluid flow into the pressure chamber during the leakage testing of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dariusz Oliwiusz Palys, Daniele Mascaro, Michael Thomas Maurer, Marcel Georg Rieker
  • LEAKAGE TESTING TOOL FOR COMPONENT AND RELATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20180321108
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a tool for leakage testing a component, along with a related testing method. In some cases, the tool includes: a seal assembly for sealing an opening in the component, the seal assembly having: a front plate defining a pressure chamber around the opening in the component; a collar coupled with the front plate and surrounding sidewalls of the component; an insert extending between the front plate and the collar; an annular seal member between the collar and the insert; and a floating seal between the collar and the front plate, wherein the seal assembly is configured to flexibly seal the opening in the component; and a valve for controlling fluid flow into the pressure chamber during the leakage testing of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Dariusz Oliwiusz Palys, Daniele Mascaro, Michael Thomas Maurer, Marcel Georg Rieker