Patents by Inventor Nickolas A. Grossi

Nickolas A. Grossi 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).

  • Method and table assembly for applying coatings to spherical components
    Patent number: 9543127
    Abstract: A method of coating spherical components with a coating process in which the spherical components have a surface area includes positioning the spherical components within a containment boundary on a moving member and positioning the moving member within a chamber. The method includes reducing the pressure within the chamber to less than one atmosphere. The method also includes revolving the moving member about a longitudinal axis. The method further includes oscillating the moving member in a direction of the longitudinal axis and commencing the coating process. The oscillating and revolving produce motion of the spherical components within the containment boundary such that an entirety of the surface area of each component is exposed to the coating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: The Timken Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Fowler, Nickolas A. Grossi, Doug H. Smith, Gary L. Doll, Ryan D. Evans
  • METHOD AND TABLE ASSEMBLY FOR APPLYING COATINGS TO SPHERICAL COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20150332900
    Abstract: A method of coating spherical components with a coating process in which the spherical components have a surface area includes positioning the spherical components within a containment boundary on a moving member and positioning the moving member within a chamber. The method includes reducing the pressure within the chamber to less than one atmosphere. The method also includes revolving the moving member about a longitudinal axis. The method further includes oscillating the moving member in a direction of the longitudinal axis and commencing the coating process. The oscillating and revolving produce motion of the spherical components within the containment boundary such that an entirety of the surface area of each component is exposed to the coating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Richard J. Fowler, Nickolas A. Grossi, Doug H. Smith, Gary L. Doll, Ryan D. Evans