Patents by Inventor Remo A. Funari

Remo A. Funari 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).

  • Impact test apparatus
    Patent number: 4531401
    Abstract: An apparatus for guided free fall impact testing of aerodynamically unstable disc shaped articles such as molded records. The apparatus has a vertical guide means which has guide rails and guide slides for correcting attitude deviations from the vertical of a disc shaped article as it free falls through the guide means. The apparatus also includes means for releaseably securing a disc shaped article at a preselected height. The apparatus also includes a contact plate for terminating the free fall of the disc shaped article and imparting the resulting impact force at a point on the outer diameter of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1985
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: Jordan R. Nelson, Remo A. Funari