Patents by Inventor Ernest B. Ferro

Ernest B. Ferro 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).

  • Drill Bit and Chuck Isolator
    Publication number: 20150176343
    Abstract: An isolator for a drill assembly that is mountable to a drill is presented. The isolator comprises an elongated outer member with an elongated inner member inserted within the outer member. An elastomer is interposed in the space between said inner member and said outer member. The isolator is connectable to a drill assembly at one end through the outer member and at the other end through the inner member. The isolator is capable of providing sound and vibration isolation when the drill assembly is mounted to a drill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: CORRY RUBBER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Michael, Ernest B. Ferro, JR., Jeffrey A. Ferro, David Scott Yantek, Lynn A. Alcorn
  • Drill Chuck Isolator
    Publication number: 20140374168
    Abstract: A chuck isolator for the chuck of a drill comprising a base plate mountable to the chuck, a drive plate connectable to a drill bit, and a first elastomeric member interposed between the base plate and the drive plate. The base plate and the drive plate are wider than the drill bit. The chuck isolator is connectable to the chuck of the drill and capable of providing sound and vibration isolation when the chuck isolator is connected to the drill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Michael, Ernest B. Ferro, JR., Jeffrey A. Ferro, David Scott Yantex, Lynn A. Alcorn
  • Compressed elastomer damper for earthquake hazard reduction
    Patent number: 8844205
    Abstract: A passive damper for earthquake hazard reduction includes an inner member received in an outer member, with an elastomeric material disposed in the gaps between the inner and outer member. The elastomeric material has at least a first and a second portion. The first portion is bonded or connected to both the inner member and outer member such that no slippage occurs between the members and the material. The second portion is not bonded or connected to at least one of the inner and outer members such that slippage may occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: The Penn State Research Foundation, Lehigh University
    Inventors: Robert J. Michael, Shannon K. Sweeney, Ernest B. Ferro, Richard Sause, Jr., James M. Ricles, Akbar Mahvashmohammadi, Jeffrey A. Ferro