Patents by Inventor Marco ALFANO

Marco ALFANO 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).

  • EMBEDDED POLYMERIC INSERT FOR INCREASED TOUGHNESS OF ADHESIVE BONDED JOINT
    Publication number: 20220363015
    Abstract: A bonded composite joint includes a first carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) panel; a second CFRP panel; a corrugated structure placed between the first and second CFRP panels; and an adhesive placed between the first and second CFRP panels and in contact with the corrugated structure. The corrugated structure has a shape defined by a given wavelength ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Arief YUDHANTO, Gilles LUBINEAU, Marco ALFANO, Ran TAO
  • Joining carbon laminates using pulsed laser irradiation
    Patent number: 11465368
    Abstract: A method for bonding two elements, the method including receiving first and second elements, the first element being a composite material; applying a laser-based treatment to a surface of the first element to obtain a treated surface; patterning the treated surface to have plural trenches; applying an adhesive to one of the first and second elements; and joining the first element to the second element so that the adhesive is between the first and second elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITÁ DELLA CALABRIA
    Inventors: Ran Tao, Marco Alfano, Gilles Lubineau
  • JOINING CARBON LAMINATES USING PULSED LASER IRRADIATION
    Publication number: 20200290293
    Abstract: A method for bonding two elements, the method including receiving first and second elements, the first element being a composite material; applying a laser-based treatment to a surface of the first element to obtain a treated surface; patterning the treated surface to have plural trenches; applying an adhesive to one of the first and second elements; and joining the first element to the second element so that the adhesive is between the first and second elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Ran TAO, Marco ALFANO, Gilles LUBINEAU