Patents by Inventor Michael DiFrancesco

Michael DiFrancesco 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).

  • Publication number: 20230290617
    Abstract: A plasma treatment device is provided and includes a first electrode, a dielectric body supportive of the first electrode and a second mesh electrode having an opposite polarity as the first electrode and comprising a seating portion. The second mesh electrode is disposed proximate to the dielectric body to define a gap receptive of particles for collection in the seating portion. The gap is sized such that, with the second mesh electrode activated, a plasma field is generated to treat the particles in the seating portion. The seating portion is configured to retain the particles during treatment in opposition to ionic winds resulting from the plasma field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yaqoot Shaharyar, Shardul Sreekumar, Michael DiFrancesco, Dominik Laszczkowski, Madhukar Prasad, Sandon Hess, Rachael Useted
  • Patent number: 10718270
    Abstract: A non-contact seal assembly is provided. The non-contact seal assembly includes a plurality of seal shoes arranged about a centerline in an annular array, the seal shoes including a first seal shoe extending axially along the centerline between a first shoe end and a second shoe end; a seal base circumscribing the annular array of the seal shoes; and a plurality of spring elements, each of the spring elements radially between and connecting a respective one of the seal shoes with the seal base, where the seal base and the plurality of spring elements are formed of a first material and the plurality of seal shoes are formed of a second material, where the first and second materials are joined together and the second material has a density lower than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Conway Chuong, Tara L. D'Ambruoso, Michael DiFrancesco
  • Publication number: 20180363562
    Abstract: A non-contact seal assembly is provided. The non-contact seal assembly includes a plurality of seal shoes arranged about a centerline in an annular array, the seal shoes including a first seal shoe extending axially along the centerline between a first shoe end and a second shoe end; a seal base circumscribing the annular array of the seal shoes; and a plurality of spring elements, each of the spring elements radially between and connecting a respective one of the seal shoes with the seal base, where the seal base and the plurality of spring elements are formed of a first material and the plurality of seal shoes are formed of a second material, where the first and second materials are joined together and the second material has a density lower than the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Conway Chuong, Tara L. D'Ambruoso, Michael DiFrancesco