Patents by Inventor Gabe Dominocielo

Gabe Dominocielo 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).

  • Articulated folding rib reflector for concentrating radiation
    Patent number: 10847893
    Abstract: A reflector assembly configured to move between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration includes a central hub, a series of ribs coupled to the central hub, and a flexible reflective material attached to the ribs. Each rib includes a root rib, an intermediate rib, and a tip rib. The root rib is configured to rotate in a first direction about a first axis away from a coaxial axis of the central hub, the intermediate rib is configured to rotate in the first direction about a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis, and the tip rib is configured to rotate in the first direction about a third axis substantially parallel to the second axis as the reflector assembly moves into the deployed configuration. The flexible reflective material and the ribs together form a reflective surface with a substantially paraboloidal surface profile configured to focus electromagnetic energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Umbra Lab, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabe Dominocielo, David Langan
  • ARTICULATED FOLDING RIB REFLECTOR FOR CONCENTRATING RADIATION
    Publication number: 20190214737
    Abstract: A reflector assembly configured to move between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration includes a central hub, a series of ribs coupled to the central hub, and a flexible reflective material attached to the ribs. Each rib includes a root rib, an intermediate rib, and a tip rib. The root rib is configured to rotate in a first direction about a first axis away from a coaxial axis of the central hub, the intermediate rib is configured to rotate in the first direction about a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis, and the tip rib is configured to rotate in the first direction about a third axis substantially parallel to the second axis as the reflector assembly moves into the deployed configuration. The flexible reflective material and the ribs together form a reflective surface with a substantially paraboloidal surface profile configured to focus electromagnetic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Gabe Dominocielo, David Langan