Patents by Inventor Fabrizio Scarpa
Fabrizio Scarpa 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).
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Patent number: 9956729Abstract: A method of manufacturing a foam having a Poisson's ratio which varies across at least a region of the foam in a gradient distribution involves the steps of: a) providing a housing defining an internal space having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture; b) providing an open-cell foam of a size and shape configured to fit inside the internal space of the housing; c) positioning the foam inside the internal space of the housing; d) establishing a flow of air through the foam via the inlet and outlet apertures; e) heating the foam to a predetermined temperature while maintaining the flow of air through the foam; and f) subsequently cooling the foam while continuing to maintain the flow of air through the foam. A foam of such a type is also presented.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Matteo Bianchi, Fabrizio Scarpa
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Patent number: 9494206Abstract: A vibration damping insert configured to seat within a cell of a cellular structure and to span the cell cavity. The insert comprises a first portion formed of a first material and a second portion formed of a second material having lower stiffness than the first material. The first portion is arranged to constrain deformation of the second portion to be in a predetermined direction. The invention also comprises a vibration damping body comprising a cellular structure formed of a plurality of tessellating cells and a vibration damping insert as described. The vibration damping insert is mounted in at least one of the cells in the cellular structure. The invention also comprises a method of manufacturing a vibration damping body.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Ramesh Rajasekaran, Marc-Antoine Boucher, Chrisopher W. Smith, Fabrizio Scarpa, Kenneth E. Evans
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Patent number: 9382962Abstract: A vibration damping body including an auxetic cellular structure having cell walls therein formed substantially of a first material having a first stiffness, the cellular structure further including a second material attached to said cell walls, the second material being selectively located throughout the cellular structure so as to include less than 50% by mass thereof and having a second stiffness which is lower than said first stiffness.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Fabrizio Scarpa, Christopher W. Smith, Wayne Miller, Kenneth Evans, Ramesh Rajasekaran
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Publication number: 20150104612Abstract: A method of manufacturing a foam having Poisson's ratio which varies across a region of the foam in a gradient distribution from a negative value to a positive value includes the steps of: a) providing an open-cell foam; b) applying a compressive force to a localised region of the foam to collapse the foam in the localised region, whilst leaving other regions of the foam un-collapsed; c) heating the foam to a predetermined temperature whilst continuing to apply the compressive force; and d) subsequently cooling the foam whilst continuing to apply the compressive force. A foam having a first region which exhibits a negative Poisson's ratio, a second region which exhibits a positive Poisson's ratio, and an intermediate region located between the first and second regions and across which the Poisson's ratio of the foam varies in a gradient distribution from a negative value to a positive value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Matteo BIANCHI, Fabrizio SCARPA
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Publication number: 20150105482Abstract: A method of manufacturing a foam having a Poisson's ratio which varies across at least a region of the foam in a gradient distribution involves the steps of: a) providing a housing defining an internal space having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture; b) providing an open-cell foam of a size and shape configured to fit inside the internal space of the housing; c) positioning the foam inside the internal space of the housing; d) establishing a flow of air through the foam via the inlet and outlet apertures; e) heating the foam to a predetermined temperature whilst maintaining the flow of air through the foam; and f) subsequently cooling the foam whilst continuing to maintain the flow of air through the foam. A foam of such a type is also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Matteo BIANCHI, Fabrizio SCARPA
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Publication number: 20130264757Abstract: A vibration damping insert configured to seat within a cell of a cellular structure and to span the cell cavity. The insert comprises a first portion formed of a first material and a second portion formed of a second material having lower stiffness than the first material. The first portion is arranged to constrain deformation of the second portion to be in a predetermined direction. The invention also comprises a vibration damping body comprising a cellular structure formed of a plurality of tessellating cells and a vibration damping insert as described. The vibration damping insert is mounted in at least one of the cells in the cellular structure. The invention also comprises a method of manufacturing a vibration damping body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLCInventors: Ramesh RAJASEKARAN, Marc-Antoine BOUCHER, Chrisopher W. SMITH, Fabrizio SCARPA, Kenneth E. EVANS
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Publication number: 20120315456Abstract: A vibration damping body including an auxetic cellular structure having cell walls therein formed substantially of a first material having a first stiffness, the cellular structure further including a second material attached to said cell walls, the second material being selectively located throughout the cellular structure so as to include less than 50% by mass thereof and having a second stiffness which is lower than said first stiffness.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLCInventors: Fabrizio Scarpa, Christopher W. Smith, Wayne Miller, Kenneth Evans, Ramesh Rajasekaran
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Patent number: 8313682Abstract: A method of manufacturing a foam having a negative Poisson's ratio comprising the steps: placing a pad 12 of open cell polyurethane foam on a moulding surface 4; placing a flexible membrane 18 over the exposed surface of the foam to create a sealed chamber 20 between the moulding surface 4 and the flexible membrane 18 in which the foam pad 12 is disposed; applying an isostatic pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the chamber 20 thereby collapsing the foam pad 12 between the flexible membrane 18 and the moulding surface 4; heating the foam pad 12 to a predetermined temperature, and subsequently cooling the foam pad 12 while collapsed.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLCInventors: Matteo Bianchi, Fabrizio Scarpa
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Publication number: 20110109005Abstract: A method of manufacturing a foam having a negative Poisson's ratio comprising the steps: placing a pad 12 of open cell polyurethane foam on a moulding surface 4; placing a flexible membrane 18 over the exposed surface of the foam to create a sealed chamber 20 between the moulding surface 4 and the flexible membrane 18 in which the foam pad 12 is disposed; applying an isostatic pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the chamber 20 thereby collapsing the foam pad 12 between the flexible membrane 18 and the moulding surface 4; heating the foam pad 12 to a predetermined temperature, and subsequently cooling the foam pad 12 while collapsed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLCInventors: Matteo BIANCHI, Fabrizio SCARPA