Patents by Inventor Patrick Coronato

Patrick Coronato 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).

  • Angular rate and reaction torque assembly
    Patent number: 6377352
    Abstract: A device for both sensing an angular rate of an object and applying an angular rotation torque to the object. The device includes a rate sensing mechanism, such as a fiber optic gyroscope, which senses the angular rate of the object. The device also includes a reaction/momentum wheel mechanism, including a flywheel, for applying the angular rotation torque to the object. The rate sensing mechanism is contained within the reaction/momentum wheel mechanism or attached thereto such that the input axis of the rate sensing mechanism is coaxial with the spin axis of the reaction/momentum wheel mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Coronato, Joseph Pona
  • Isotropic energy storage flywheel rotor
    Patent number: 6122993
    Abstract: An energy storage flywheel having a benign failure mode, the rotor of which is constructed of a brittle, high specific strength, isotropic solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Morris, Dave Narasimhan, John Moody, Patrick Coronato