Patents by Inventor Michael Tabone

Michael Tabone 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).

  • Foreign object damage elimination system
    Patent number: 11142344
    Abstract: An assembly configured to prevent damage to an object during manufacture thereof is provided including a first housing having a substantially hollow interior. An exposed first planar surface of the first housing includes an inlet port and a plurality of small openings formed about the periphery. The inlet port, the hollow interior, and the plurality of small openings form a fluid flow path through the assembly. A second housing similar in size and shape to the first housing, has an exposed second planar surface. An intermediate layer is arranged between the first housing and the second housing. A cross-section of the intermediate layer is configured to change shape in response to a compression force applied thereto by the first housing and the second housing to form a seal separating an exterior portion of the objection exposed to the plurality of small openings from an interior surface of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Caywood, Pellumb Ameti, Michael Tabone, Kneil Northrop
  • FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190315493
    Abstract: An assembly configured to prevent damage to an object during manufacture thereof is provided including a first housing having a substantially hollow interior. An exposed first planar surface of the first housing includes an inlet port and a plurality of small openings formed about the periphery. The inlet port, the hollow interior, and the plurality of small openings form a fluid flow path through the assembly. A second housing similar in size and shape to the first housing, has an exposed second planar surface. An intermediate layer is arranged between the first housing and the second housing. A cross-section of the intermediate layer is configured to change shape in response to a compression force applied thereto by the first housing and the second housing to form a seal separating an exterior portion of the objection exposed to the plurality of small openings from an interior surface of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: David W. Caywood, Pellumb Ameti, Michael Tabone, Kneil Northrop
  • Foreign object damage elimination system
    Patent number: 10384807
    Abstract: An assembly configured to prevent damage to an object during manufacture thereof is provided including a first housing having a substantially hollow interior. An exposed first planar surface of the first housing includes an inlet port and a plurality of small openings formed about the periphery. The inlet port, the hollow interior, and the plurality of small openings form a fluid flow path through the assembly. A second housing similar in size and shape to the first housing, has an exposed second planar surface. An intermediate layer is arranged between the first housing and the second housing. A cross-section of the intermediate layer is configured to change shape in response to a compression force applied thereto by the first housing and the second housing to form a seal separating an exterior portion of the object exposed to the plurality of small openings from an interior surface of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Caywood, Pellumb Ameti, Michael Tabone, Kneil Northrop
  • FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170158355
    Abstract: An assembly configured to prevent damage to an object during manufacture thereof is provided including a first housing having a substantially hollow interior. An exposed first planar surface of the first housing includes an inlet port and a plurality of small openings formed about the periphery. The inlet port, the hollow interior, and the plurality of small openings form a fluid flow path through the assembly. A second housing similar in size and shape to the first housing, has an exposed second planar surface. An intermediate layer is arranged between the first housing and the second housing. A cross-section of the intermediate layer is configured to change shape in response to a compression force applied thereto by the first housing and the second housing to form a seal separating an exterior portion of the object exposed to the plurality of small openings from an interior surface of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: David W. Caywood, Pellumb Ameti, Michael Tabone, Kneil Northrop