Patents by Inventor Jude Toscano

Jude Toscano 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).

  • METHOD AND BORESCOPE FOR IDENTIFYING A SUBSTANCE IN A CAVITY OF AN APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20250208042
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for identifying a substance in a cavity of an apparatus, in particular in a cavity of a turbine engine or turbo machinery, comprising steps of introducing a probe tip of a borescope into the cavity; exposing a substance in the cavity to excitation light by means of the borescope; capturing a fluorescence of the excited substance by means of the borescope; and identifying the substance. The invention further concerns a borescope for identifying a substance in a cavity of an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Jude Toscano, Peter Bruce Vannorsdall
  • Repair tool for turbomachinery and related method
    Patent number: 11260477
    Abstract: A guide system for repairing turbomachinery includes a housing; a guide tube have a hollow interior for accepting a working tool module; an axial motor for moving the guide tube axially with respect to the housing; a rotational motor for rotating the guide tube with respect to the housing; and an attachment for securing the housing with respect to a turbomachinery casing. A repair kit and method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Roland Huttner, Bernd Kriegl, Jude Toscano, Matthew Plakunov
  • REPAIR TOOL FOR TURBOMACHINERY AND RELATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20200346310
    Abstract: A guide system for repairing turbomachinery includes a housing; a guide tube have a hollow interior for accepting a working tool module; an axial motor for moving the guide tube axially with respect to the housing; a rotational motor for rotating the guide tube with respect to the housing; and an attachment for securing the housing with respect to a turbomachinery casing. A repair kit and method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Roland HUTTNER, Bernd Kriegl, Jude Toscano, Matthew Plakunov