Patents by Inventor Mark BONELLO

Mark BONELLO 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).

  • Testing of weld joints
    Patent number: 12626346
    Abstract: A method of testing a weld joint includes: preparing a part that includes at least one weld joint which joins at least two metal components with one another; machining at least one hole in the at least one weld joint; inserting, into the at least one port hole, a probe that includes a mirror attached to a camera; and reflecting an image of the weld joint off of the minor and to the camera while the probe is inserted into the at least one port hole. A method of analyzing a weld joint includes: machining a port hole in the weld joint; etching the weld joint; inserting a probe into the port hole, the probe including a minor; reflecting an image of the weld joint off of the mirror towards a camera; capturing the image with the camera; and analyzing the weld joint using the image captured by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Eric deNijs, Pavlo Penner, Patrick Henri, Jeff Demelo, Mark Bonello
  • TESTING OF WELD JOINTS
    Publication number: 20230386008
    Abstract: A method of testing a weld joint includes: preparing a part that includes at least one weld joint which joins at least two metal components with one another; machining at least one hole in the at least one weld joint; inserting, into the at least one port hole, a probe that includes a mirror attached to a camera; and reflecting an image of the weld joint off of the minor and to the camera while the probe is inserted into the at least one port hole. A method of analyzing a weld joint includes: machining a port hole in the weld joint; etching the weld joint; inserting a probe into the port hole, the probe including a minor; reflecting an image of the weld joint off of the mirror towards a camera; capturing the image with the camera; and analyzing the weld joint using the image captured by the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Eric deNIJS, Pavlo PENNER, Patrick HENRI, Jeff DEMELO, Mark BONELLO