Patents by Inventor Gino Palumbo

Gino Palumbo 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).

  • Publication number: 20230272226
    Abstract: Articles including durable and icephobic and/or biocidal polymeric coatings are disclosed. The polymeric coatings can include a bonding layer which may contain a substantially fully cured polymeric resin providing excellent adhesion to metallic or polymer substrates. The polymeric coating further includes an outer surface layer which is smooth, hydrophobic, biocidal and icephobic and, in addition to a substantially fully cured resin, contains silicone comprising additives near the exposed outer surface. The anisotropic polymeric coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight parts required in aerospace, automotive and sporting goods applications. A process for making the articles is disclosed as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: GINO PALUMBO, HERATH KATUGAHA, JONATHAN MCCREA, KLAUS TOMANTSCHGER, KONSTANTINOS PANAGIOTOPOULOS
  • Publication number: 20230184120
    Abstract: Sacrificial inserts for use in gas turbine engines to reduce friction and wear damage between compressor fan blades and the fan rotors are disclosed. The consumable metallic shims have low friction and reduce fretting and galling on fan blade roots and fan rotor dovetail slots thereby increasing their operating lives, as well as reduce engine noise and improve engine efficiency. The electroformed, compliant, multi-purpose shims may have variable thickness and, when positioned between the blade dovetail root and the rotor disk dovetail slot, prevent movement and slippage between air foil blades and the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan McCrea, Gino Palumbo, Klaus Tomantschger, David Lionel Limoges
  • Patent number: 11667798
    Abstract: Articles including durable and icephobic and/or biocidal polymeric coatings are disclosed. The polymeric coatings can include a bonding layer which may contain a substantially fully cured polymeric resin providing excellent adhesion to metallic or polymer substrates. The polymeric coating further includes an outer surface layer which is smooth, hydrophobic, biocidal and icephobic and, in addition to a substantially fully cured resin, contains silicone comprising additives near the exposed outer surface. The anisotropic polymeric coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight parts required in aerospace, automotive and sporting goods to applications. A process for making the articles is disclosed as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Integran Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Gino Palumbo, Herath Katugaha, Jonathan McCrea, Klaus Tomantschger, Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos
  • Patent number: 11661518
    Abstract: Articles including durable and icephobic polymeric coatings are disclosed. The polymeric coatings include a bonding layer which may contain a substantially fully cured polymeric resin providing excellent adhesion to metallic or polymer substrates. The polymeric coating further includes an outer surface layer which is smooth, hydrophobic and icephobic and, in addition to a substantially fully cured resin, contains silicone comprising additives near the exposed outer surface. The anisotropic polymeric coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight parts required in aerospace, automotive and sporting goods applications. A process for making the articles is disclosed as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Integran Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Gino Palumbo, Herath Katugaha, Jonathan McCrea, Klaus Tomantschger, Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos
  • Patent number: 11591919
    Abstract: Sacrificial inserts for use in gas turbine engines to reduce friction and wear damage between compressor fan blades and the fan rotors are disclosed. The consumable metallic shims have low friction and reduce fretting and galling on fan blade roots and fan rotor dovetail slots thereby increasing their operating lives, as well as reduce engine noise and improve engine efficiency. The electroformed, compliant, multi-purpose shims may have variable thickness and, when positioned between the blade dovetail root and the rotor disk dovetail slot, prevent movement and slippage between air foil blades and the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Integran Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Gino Palumbo, Klaus Tomantschger, Jonathan McCrea, David Lionel Limoges
  • Publication number: 20220204778
    Abstract: Articles including durable and icephobic polymeric coatings are disclosed. The polymeric coatings include a bonding layer which may contain a substantially fully cured polymeric resin providing excellent adhesion to metallic or polymer substrates. The polymeric coating further includes an outer surface layer which is smooth, hydrophobic and icephobic and, in addition to a substantially fully cured resin, contains silicone comprising additives near the exposed outer surface. The anisotropic polymeric coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight parts required in aerospace, automotive and sporting goods applications. A process for making the articles is disclosed as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: GINO PALUMBO, HERATH KATUGAHA, JONATHAN MCCREA, KLAUS TOMANTSCHGER, KONSTANTINOS PANAGIOTOPOULOS
  • Publication number: 20220204780
    Abstract: Articles including durable and icephobic and/or biocidal polymeric coatings are disclosed. The polymeric coatings can include a bonding layer which may contain a substantially fully cured polymeric resin providing excellent adhesion to metallic or polymer substrates. The polymeric coating further includes an outer surface layer which is smooth, hydrophobic, biocidal and icephobic and, in addition to a substantially fully cured resin, contains silicone comprising additives near the exposed outer surface. The anisotropic polymeric coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight parts required in aerospace, automotive and sporting goods to applications. A process for making the articles is disclosed as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: GINO PALUMBO, HERATH KATUGAHA, JONATHAN MCCREA, KLAUS TOMANTSCHGER, KONSTANTINOS PANAGIOTOPOULOS
  • Publication number: 20220186621
    Abstract: Sacrificial inserts for use in gas turbine engines to reduce friction and wear damage between compressor fan blades and the fan rotors are disclosed. The consumable metallic shims have low friction and reduce fretting and galling on fan blade roots and fan rotor dovetail slots thereby increasing their operating lives, as well as reduce engine noise and improve engine efficiency. The electroformed, compliant, multi-purpose shims may have variable thickness and, when positioned between the blade dovetail root and the rotor disk dovetail slot, prevent movement and slippage between air foil blades and the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: GINO PALUMBO, KLAUS TOMANTSCHGER, JONATHAN McCREA, DAVID LIONEL LIMOGES
  • Patent number: 11319450
    Abstract: Articles including durable and icephobic polymeric coatings are disclosed. The polymeric coatings include a bonding layer which may contain a substantially fully cured polymeric resin providing excellent adhesion to metallic or polymer substrates. The polymeric coating further includes an outer surface layer which is smooth, hydrophobic and icephobic and, in addition to a substantially fully cured resin, contains silicone comprising additives near the exposed outer surface. The anisotropic polymeric coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight parts required in aerospace, automotive and sporting goods applications. A process for making the articles is disclosed as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Integran Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Gino Palumbo, Herath Katugaha, Jonathan McCrea, Klaus Tomantschger, Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos
  • Patent number: 11312869
    Abstract: Articles including durable and icephobic and/or biocidal polymeric coatings are disclosed. The polymeric coatings can include a bonding layer which may contain a substantially fully cured polymeric resin providing excellent adhesion to metallic or polymer substrates. The polymeric coating further includes an outer surface layer which is smooth, hydrophobic, biocidal and icephobic and, in addition to a substantially fully cured resin, contains silicone comprising additives near the exposed outer surface. The anisotropic polymeric coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight parts required in aerospace, automotive and sporting goods applications. A process for making the articles is disclosed as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Integran Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Gino Palumbo, Herath Katugaha, Jonathan McCrea, Klaus Tomantschger, Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos
  • Patent number: 11280016
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for in-situ electropolishing and/or for in-situ electroforming a structural or functional reinforcement layer such as a sleeve of a selected metallic material on the internal surfaces of metallic tubular conduits are described. The apparatus and system can be employed on straight tubes, tube joints to different diameter tubes or face plates, tube elbows and other complex shapes encountered in piping systems. The apparatus includes components which can be independently manipulated and assembled on or near a degraded site and, after secured in place, form an electrolytic cell within the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Integran Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Gino Palumbo, Leo Monaco, Jonathan McCrea, Klaus Tomantschger, Dave Limoges, Michael Mills
  • Publication number: 20210292930
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for in-situ electropolishing and/or for in-situ electroforming a structural or functional reinforcement layer such as a sleeve of a selected metallic material on the internal surfaces of metallic tubular conduits are described. The apparatus and system can be employed on straight tubes, tube joints to different diameter tubes or face plates, tube elbows and other complex shapes encountered in piping systems. The apparatus includes components which can be independently manipulated and assembled on or near a degraded site and, after secured in place, form an electrolytic cell within the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: GINO PALUMBO, LEO MONACO, JONATHAN MCCREA, KLAUS TOMANTSCHGER, DAVE LIMOGES, MICHAEL MILLS
  • Publication number: 20210017395
    Abstract: Articles including durable and icephobic polymeric coatings are disclosed. The polymeric coatings include a bonding layer which may contain a substantially fully cured polymeric resin providing excellent adhesion to metallic or polymer substrates. The polymeric coating further includes an outer surface layer which is smooth, hydrophobic and icephobic and, in addition to a substantially fully cured resin, contains silicone comprising additives near the exposed outer surface. The anisotropic polymeric coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight parts required in aerospace, automotive and sporting goods applications. A process for making the articles is disclosed as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: GINO PALUMBO, HERATH KATUGAHA, JONATHAN MCCREA, KLAUS TOMANTSCHGER, KONSTANTINOS PANAGIOTOPOULOS
  • Publication number: 20210017399
    Abstract: Articles including durable and icephobic and/or biocidal polymeric coatings are disclosed. The polymeric coatings can include a bonding layer which may contain a substantially fully cured polymeric resin providing excellent adhesion to metallic or polymer substrates. The polymeric coating further includes an outer surface layer which is smooth, hydrophobic, biocidal and icephobic and, in addition to a substantially fully cured resin, contains silicone comprising additives near the exposed outer surface. The anisotropic polymeric coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight parts required in aerospace, automotive and sporting goods applications. A process for making the articles is disclosed as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: GINO PALUMBO, HERATH KATUGAHA, JONATHAN MCCREA, KLAUS TOMANTSCHGER, KONSTANTINOS PANAGIOTOPOULOS
  • Patent number: 10286120
    Abstract: In-vivo biodegradable medical implants, containing at least in part at least partially fine-grained metallic materials provide a strong, tough, stiff and lightweight implant. The in-vivo biodegradable implants are used in a number of stent applications, for fracture fixation, sutures and the like. The in-vivo biodegradable medical implants enable the reduction of implant size and weight and consequently result in reducing the release of implant degradation products into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: INTEGRAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Klaus Tomantschger, Gino Palumbo, Diana Facchini
  • Patent number: 10060016
    Abstract: Polycrystalline materials are prepared by electrodeposition of a precursor material that is subsequently heat-treated to induce at least a threefold increase in the grain size of the material to yield a relatively high fraction of ‘special’ low ? grain boundaries and a randomized crystallographic texture. The precursor metallic material has sufficient purity and a fine-grained microstructure (e.g., an average grain size of 4 nm to 5 ?m). The resulting metallic material is suited to the fabrication of articles requiring high mechanical or physical isotropy and/or resistance to grain boundary-mediated deformation or degradation mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: INTEGRAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Gino Palumbo, Iain Brooks, Klaus Tomantschger, Peter Lin, Karl Aust, Nandakumar Nagarajan, Francisco Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20160208369
    Abstract: Polycrystalline materials are prepared by electrodeposition of a precursor material that is subsequently heat-treated to induce at least a threefold increase in the grain size of the material to yield a relatively high fraction of ‘special’ low ? grain boundaries and a randomized crystallographic texture. The precursor metallic material has sufficient purity and a fine-grained microstructure (e.g., an average grain size of 4 nm to 5 pm). The resulting metallic material is suited to the fabrication of articles requiring high mechanical or physical isotropy and/or resistance to grain boundary-mediated deformation or degradation mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: INTEGRAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Gino PALUMBO, Iain BROOKS, Klaus TOMANTSCHGER, Peter LIN, Karl AUST, Nandakumar NAGARAJAN, Francisco GONZALEZ
  • Patent number: 9260790
    Abstract: Polycrystalline materials are prepared by electrodeposition of a precursor material that is subsequently heat-treated to induce at least a threefold increase in the grain size of the material to yield a relatively high fraction of ‘special’ low ? grain boundaries and a randomized crystallographic texture. The precursor metallic material has sufficient purity and a fine-grained microstructure (e.g., an average grain size of 4 nm to 5 ?m). The resulting metallic material is suited to the fabrication of articles requiring high mechanical or physical isotropy and/or resistance to grain boundary-mediated deformation or degradation mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: INTEGRAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Gino Palumbo, Iain Brooks, Klaus Tomantschger, Peter Lin, Karl Aust, Nandakumar Nagarajan, Francisco Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20160038653
    Abstract: In-vivo biodegradable medical implants, containing at least in part at least partially fine-grained metallic materials provide a strong, tough, stiff and lightweight implant. The in-vivo biodegradable implants are used in a number of stent applications, for fracture fixation, sutures and the like. The in-vivo biodegradable medical implants enable the reduction of implant size and weight and consequently result in reducing the release of implant degradation products into the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: INTEGRAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Klaus TOMANTSCHGER, Gino PALUMBO, Diana FACCHINI
  • Patent number: 9119906
    Abstract: In-vivo biodegradable medical implants, containing at least in part at least partially fine-grained metallic materials that are strong, tough, stiff and lightweight, are disclosed The in-vivo biodegradable implants are used in a number of stent applications, for fracture fixation, sutures and the like. The in-vivo biodegradable medical implants enable the reduction of implant size and weight and consequently result in reducing the release of implant degradation products into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: INTEGRAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Klaus Tomantschger, Gino Palumbo, Diana Facchini