Patents by Inventor Nicholas Palladino

Nicholas Palladino 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).

  • Patent number: 11988415
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring force to a frame of a solar mirror array. The frame has at least one structural element. The apparatus includes a torque plate. The apparatus includes at least one node attached to and in contact with the plate which connects with the structural element. An apparatus for attaching a primary solar mirror frame array with a secondary mirror frame array. A solar trough frame for holding solar mirrors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Werner Extrusion Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Patent number: 11713906
    Abstract: A node for a solar frame including an elongate portion having a channel extending through it in which a structural element is disposed or a solid elongate portion on to which a structural element is disposed. The node comprises a fin extending radially outward from the elongate portion where at least 5% of the volume of the fin is replaced by at least a single void extending essentially in parallel with the channel or the extrusion direction of the solid elongate portion. An apparatus for transmitting torque in a solar frame having structural elements and a support. A system for solar mirrors. A node for a solar frame. A method for connecting a structural element with a strut having a strut end piece of a solar mirror support frame. A method for producing a node for solar mirror frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Werner Extrusion Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Patent number: 11639602
    Abstract: A connector includes a first body, a second body, a first fastener, and a second fastener. The first body has a base portion and a protrusion, the protrusion extends away from the base portion along a first direction, and the first body has a first cavity that extends into the protrusion and towards the base portion along the first direction. The second body has a second cavity, which is shaped to receive the protrusion such that rotation of the first body relative to the second body is blocked. The connector may be used to attach structural members, for example during the construction of a modular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Blokable, LLC
    Inventors: Nelson Luis Del Rio, Timothy Bryce Miller, Abdullah N. Alqarni, Alan Michael Tonissen, Andrea Mae Chiu, Daniel W. Hartford, Molly Marie Skinner, Nicholas A. Palladino, Roger Paul Young, Xianghui Chen
  • Publication number: 20220011019
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring force to a frame of a solar mirror array. The frame has at least one structural element. The apparatus includes a torque plate. The apparatus includes at least one node attached to and in contact with the plate which connects with the structural element. An apparatus for attaching a primary solar mirror frame array with a secondary mirror frame array. A solar trough frame for holding solar mirrors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Werner Extrusion Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Publication number: 20210131093
    Abstract: A connector includes a first body, a second body, a first fastener, and a second fastener. The first body has a base portion and a protrusion, the protrusion extends away from the base portion along a first direction, and the first body has a first cavity that extends into the protrusion and towards the base portion along the first direction. The second body has a second cavity, which is shaped to receive the protrusion such that rotation of the first body relative to the second body is blocked. The connector may be used to attach structural members, for example during the construction of a modular structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Nelson Luis Del Rio, Timothy Bryce Miller, Abdullah N. Alqarni, Alan Michael Tonissen, Andrea Mae Chiu, Daniel W. Hartford, Molly Marie Skinner, Nicholas A. Palladino, Roger Paul Young, Xianghui Chen
  • Patent number: 10648699
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring force to a frame of a solar mirror array. The frame has at least one structural element. The apparatus includes a torque plate. The apparatus includes at least one node attached to and in contact with the plate which connects with the structural element. An apparatus for attaching a primary solar mirror frame array with a secondary mirror frame array. A solar trough frame for holding solar mirrors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: n Werner Extrusion Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Publication number: 20190219307
    Abstract: A node for a solar frame including an elongate portion having a channel extending through it in which a structural element is disposed or a solid elongate portion on to which a structural element is disposed. The node comprises a fin extending radially outward from the elongate portion where at least 5% of the volume of the fin is replaced by at least a single void extending essentially in parallel with the channel or the extrusion direction of the solid elongate portion. An apparatus for transmitting torque in a solar frame having structural elements and a support. A system for solar mirrors. A node for a solar frame. A method for connecting a structural element with a strut having a strut end piece of a solar mirror support frame. A method for producing a node for solar mirror frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Werner Extrusion Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Patent number: 10240819
    Abstract: A method for producing a node for solar mirror frame having the steps of placing an aluminum billet having a diameter of less than 13 inches into a die. There is the step of extruding the billet through the die so an extrusion is formed having an elongate portion to which a structural element is attached, and a fin extending radially outward from the elongate portion where at least 5% of the volume of the fin is replaced by at least a single void extending essentially in parallel with the elongate portion, the elongate portion and the fin having a circle diameter of less than 12 inches; and cutting the extrusion to form the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Werner Extrusion Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Publication number: 20180245820
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring force to a frame of a solar mirror array. The frame has at least one structural element. The apparatus includes a torque plate. The apparatus includes at least one node attached to and in contact with the plate which connects with the structural element. An apparatus for attaching a primary solar mirror frame array with a secondary mirror frame array. A solar trough frame for holding solar mirrors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Werner Extrusion Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Patent number: 9951971
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring force to a frame of a solar mirror array. The frame has at least one structural element. The apparatus includes a torque plate. The apparatus includes at least one node attached to and in contact with the plate which connects with the structural element. An apparatus for attaching a primary solar mirror frame array with a secondary mirror frame array. A solar trough frame for holding solar mirrors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Werner Extrusion Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Publication number: 20160010897
    Abstract: A node for a solar frame including an elongate portion having a channel extending through it in which a structural element is disposed or a solid elongate portion on to which a structural element is disposed. The node comprises a fin extending radially outward from the elongate portion where at least 5% of the volume of the fin is replaced by at least a single void extending essentially in parallel with the channel or the extrusion direction of the solid elongate portion. An apparatus for transmitting torque in a solar frame having structural elements and a support. A system for solar mirrors. A node for a solar frame. A method for connecting a structural element with a strut having a strut end piece of a solar mirror support frame. A method for producing a node for solar mirror frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: WERNER EXTRUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Patent number: 9140282
    Abstract: A node for a solar frame including an elongate portion having a channel extending through it in which a structural element is disposed or a solid elongate portion on to which a structural element is disposed. The node comprises a fin extending radially outward from the elongate portion where at least 5% of the volume of the fin is replaced by at least a single void extending essentially in parallel with the channel or the extrusion direction of the solid elongate portion. An apparatus for transmitting torque in a solar frame having structural elements and a support. A system for solar mirrors. A node for a solar frame. A method for connecting a structural element with a strut having a strut end piece of a solar mirror support frame. A method for producing a node for solar mirror frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Werner Extrusion Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Publication number: 20140102993
    Abstract: A node for a solar frame including an elongate portion having a channel extending through it in which a structural element is disposed or a solid elongate portion on to which a structural element is disposed. The node comprises a fin extending radially outward from the elongate portion where at least 5% of the volume of the fin is replaced by at least a single void extending essentially in parallel with the channel or the extrusion direction of the solid elongate portion. An apparatus for transmitting torque in a solar frame having structural elements and a support. A system for solar mirrors. A node for a solar frame. A method for connecting a structural element with a strut having a strut end piece of a solar mirror support frame. A method for producing a node for solar mirror frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: WERNER EXTRUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Patent number: 8627632
    Abstract: A node for a solar frame including an elongate portion having a channel extending through it in which a structural element is disposed or a solid elongate portion on to which a structural element is disposed. The node comprises a fin extending radially outward from the elongate portion where at least 5% of the volume of the fin is replaced by at least a single void extending essentially in parallel with the channel or the extrusion direction of the solid elongate portion. An apparatus for transmitting torque in a solar frame having structural elements and a support. A system for solar mirrors. A node for a solar frame. A method for connecting a structural element with a strut having a strut end piece of a solar mirror support frame. A method for producing a node for solar mirror frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Werner Extrusion Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Publication number: 20130027796
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring force to a frame of a solar mirror array. The frame has at least one structural element. The apparatus includes a torque plate. The apparatus includes at least one node attached to and in contact with the plate which connects with the structural clement. An apparatus for attaching a primary solar mirror frame array with a secondary mirror frame array. A solar trough frame for holding solar mirrors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
  • Publication number: 20110286121
    Abstract: A node for a solar frame including an elongate portion having a channel extending through it in which a structural element is disposed or a solid elongate portion on to which a structural element is disposed. The node comprises a fin extending radially outward from the elongate portion where at least 5% of the volume of the fin is replaced by at least a single void extending essentially in parallel with the channel or the extrusion direction of the solid elongate portion. An apparatus for transmitting torque in a solar frame having structural elements and a support. A system for solar mirrors. A node for a solar frame. A method for connecting a structural element with a strut having a strut end piece of a solar mirror support frame. A method for producing a node for solar minor frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Craig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino