Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. LoVullo

Nicholas J. LoVullo 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).

  • Congruently melting high purity titanium alloy for optical mounts, flexures, and structural elements requiring compliance
    Patent number: 11899277
    Abstract: A flexure including a bipod strut pair extending from a base and a titanium-zirconium-niobium alloy, which includes titanium, about 13.5 to about 14.5 wt. % zirconium, and about 18 to about 19 weight % (wt. %) niobium. The titanium-zirconium-niobium alloy has a congruent melting temperature of about 1750 to about 1800° Celsius (° C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Sunder S. Rajan, Nicholas J. LoVullo, Keith Carrigan, Mary K. Herndon
  • CONGRUENTLY MELTING HIGH PURITY TITANIUM ALLOY FOR OPTICAL MOUNTS, FLEXURES, AND STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS REQUIRING COMPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20230280564
    Abstract: A flexure including a bipod strut pair extending from a base and a titanium-zirconium-niobium alloy, which includes titanium, about 13.5 to about 14.5 wt.% zirconium, and about 18 to about 19 weight% (wt.%) niobium. The titanium-zirconium-niobium alloy has a congruent melting temperature of about 1750 to about 1800° C. (°C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Sunder S. Rajan, Nicholas J. LoVullo, Keith Carrigan, Mary K. Herndon
  • Congruently melting high purity titanium alloy for optical mounts, flexures, and structural elements requiring compliance
    Patent number: 11714258
    Abstract: A flexure including a bipod strut pair extending from a base and a titanium-zirconium-niobium alloy, which includes titanium, about 13.5 to about 14.5 wt. % zirconium, and about 18 to about 19 weight % (wt. %) niobium. The titanium-zirconium-niobium alloy has a congruent melting temperature of about 1750 to about 1800° Celsius (° C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Sunder S. Rajan, Nicholas J. LoVullo, Keith Carrigan, Mary K. Herndon
  • CONGRUENTLY MELTING HIGH PURITY TITANIUM ALLOY FOR OPTICAL MOUNTS, FLEXURES, AND STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS REQUIRING COMPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20220035123
    Abstract: A flexure including a bipod strut pair extending from a base and a titanium-zirconium-niobium alloy, which includes titanium, about 13.5 to about 14.5 wt. % zirconium, and about 18 to about 19 weight % (wt. %) niobium. The titanium-zirconium-niobium alloy has a congruent melting temperature of about 1750 to about 1800° Celsius (° C.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Sunder S. Rajan, Nicholas J. LoVullo, Keith Carrigan, Mary K. Herndon