Patents by Inventor Eric Piccioni

Eric Piccioni 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).

  • Blade tip grinding tooling
    Patent number: 7765658
    Abstract: A fixture assembly for securely positioning a plurality of blades loosely assembled on to a rotor of a gas turbine engine in which axial clamping forces are translated to apply radial expansion forces on the blades to simulate a centrifugal force on the blades during engine operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventor: Eric Piccioni
  • Flange restoring device and method
    Patent number: 7353579
    Abstract: A method and a device for straightening out irregularities in a flange by pressing a roller against a first side of the flange while supporting an opposite side thereof to preserve the angle between the flange and the part when undergoing compression loading by way of the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventor: Eric Piccioni
  • Blade tip grinding tooling
    Publication number: 20070084053
    Abstract: A fixture assembly for securely positioning a plurality of blades loosely assembled on to a rotor of a gas turbine engine in which axial clamping forces are translated to apply radial expansion forces on the blades to simulate a centrifugal force on the blades during engine operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventor: Eric Piccioni
  • Flange restoring device and method
    Publication number: 20060168790
    Abstract: A method and a device for straightening out irregularities in a flange by pressing a roller against a first side of the flange while supporting an opposite side thereof to preserve the angle between the flange and the part when undergoing compression loading by way of the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventor: Eric Piccioni