Patents by Inventor Matthew Droghini

Matthew Droghini 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).

  • Vibration Test-Cell with Axial Load and In-Situ Microscopy
    Publication number: 20240011865
    Abstract: A new vibration test-cell that allows a static load to be applied simultaneously with lateral vibration coupled with in-situ microscopy that allows for the ability to open a fatigue crack up to a desired gap, as well as generate acoustic emission (AE) from vibration excitation, micro-fracture events are captured by the AE measurement while the physical observation of the crack faying surfaces is performed in-situ with an optical microscope embedded in the test cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Victor Giurgiutiu, MD Yeasin Bhuiyan, Matthew Droghini
  • Vibration test-cell with axial load and in-situ microscopy
    Patent number: 11680869
    Abstract: A new vibration test-cell that allows a static load to be applied simultaneously with lateral vibration coupled with in-situ microscopy that allows for the ability to open a fatigue crack up to a desired gap, as well as generate acoustic emission (AE) from vibration excitation, micro-fracture events are captured by the AE measurement while the physical observation of the crack faying surfaces is performed in-situ with an optical microscope embedded in the test cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Victor Giurgiutiu, Yeasin Bhuiyan, Matthew Droghini
  • Vibration Test-Cell with Axial Load and In-Situ Microscopy
    Publication number: 20220065739
    Abstract: A new vibration test-cell that allows a static load to be applied simultaneously with lateral vibration coupled with in-situ microscopy that allows for the ability to open a fatigue crack up to a desired gap, as well as generate acoustic emission (AE) from vibration excitation, micro-fracture events are captured by the AE measurement while the physical observation of the crack faying surfaces is performed in-situ with an optical microscope embedded in the test cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Victor Giurgiutiu, Yeasin Bhuiyan, Matthew Droghini