Patents by Inventor Mark A. Gennaro

Mark A. Gennaro 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).

  • Patent number: 5518382
    Abstract: Apparatus defining an expansible/contractible chamber includes a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion. A rotor rotates within the first housing portion in one direction while a block rotates in the second housing portion in an opposite direction. A vane disposed on the rotor registers with a recess in the block and defines with the block the chamber. The apparatus can function as an engine, a turbine, a pump, a compressor, or a vacuum pump. An associated method includes the steps of introducing a fluid into the chamber, rotating the rotor and associated vane in order to vary the volume of the chamber and performing work relative to the fluid in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Inventor: Mark A. Gennaro
  • Patent number: 5466138
    Abstract: Apparatus defining an expansible/contractible chamber includes a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion. A rotor rotates within the first housing portion in one direction while a block rotates in the second housing portion in an opposite direction. A vane disposed on the rotor registers with a recess in the block and defines with the block the chamber. The apparatus can function as an engine, a turbine, a pump, a compressor, or a vacuum pump. An associated method includes the steps of introducing a fluid into the chamber, rotating the rotor and associated vane in order to vary the volume of the chamber and performing work relative to the fluid in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Inventor: Mark A. Gennaro
  • Patent number: 5320306
    Abstract: An aircraft construction includes a fuselage, a first engine mounted on an axis extending through the fuselage for pulling the aircraft, and a second engine vertically offset from the first engine and mounted on an axis extending through the fuselage for pushing the aircraft. A main wing is disposed generally in a first plane and a tail wing is disposed generally in a second plane. A Canard wing may be disposed in a third plane different than the first plane and the second plane. Vertical stabilizers positioned to extend downwardly from the tail wing support drag wheels to protect the second engine during takeoff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Inventor: Mark A. Gennaro