Patents by Inventor Peter A. Giacobbe

Peter A. Giacobbe 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).

  • Dynamic hardness testing using measurement of the scarton dynamic hardness (SDH)
    Patent number: 5804707
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the degree of dynamic hardness of a material, such as a sporting equipment item. The method includes the steps of impulsively exciting a surface of the material by impacting the surface against a second, relatively hard surface in contact with a force-measuring device, and then measuring a signal from the force-measuring device to determine a frequency-dependent spectrum of the force exerted by the excited surface on the second surface. From this data, a roll-off frequency is measured and then analyzed to determine the degree of dynamic hardness of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Henry A. Scarton, Yau-Shing Lee, Peter A. Giacobbe