Patents by Inventor Kevin Fortunato

Kevin Fortunato 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).

  • Thermoplastic fiber composites having high volume fiber loading and methods and apparatus for making same
    Patent number: 10160146
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided which enable formation of a thermoplastic article having a high volume loading of a long fiber reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Greene, Tweed Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Fortunato, Steven Spadaccino
  • Rivetless nut plate, rivetless nut plate assemblies, workpieces containing rivetless nut plate fasteners, and related methods
    Patent number: 9528542
    Abstract: The invention encompasses a rivetless nut plate that includes: a base plate having an inferior face and a superior face, a plurality of extensions for engaging a fastener, each of the extensions extending from the superior face in a direction substantially perpendicular to the superior face, the extensions defining a cage region between the extensions, and the extensions being adapted to receive a retainer for retaining the fastener against the superior face in the cage region, and an anchor comprising a body extending from the inferior face to a distal end, having a groove to contain a portion of a substrate that is formed about the anchor being disposed between the inferior face and the distal end and the body having a conformation that is not rotationally symmetrical about an axis perpendicular to the inferior face of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Greene, Tweed Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Fortunato, Steven Spadaccino, Fernando Torres
  • Thermoplastic Fiber Composites Having High Volume Fiber Loading and Methods and Apparatus for Making Same
    Publication number: 20120040170
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided which enable formation of a thermoplastic article having a high volume loading of a long fiber reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Greene, Tweed of Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Fortunato, Steven Spadaccino