Patents by Inventor Robert A. Dasilva

Robert A. Dasilva 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).

  • Transportation Matting
    Publication number: 20180119364
    Abstract: Transportation matting for traversing soft ground surfaces, such as beaches and muddy roads, is provided. The matting is thin, rollable, and lightweight (in some embodiments, about 1 lb/ft2) and has a convoluted configuration with alternating peaks and valleys formed from mats of a fiber reinforced polymer composite material. The matting is coilable with a preload by which the matting tends to unroll and lay flat, while retaining relatively high compliance or ease of roll-up when recovered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Robert A. DaSilva
  • Disk drive emulator and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 8499611
    Abstract: A disk drive emulator for testing a test slot of a disk drive testing system includes an emulator body, an interface connecter disposed on the emulator body, and at least one vibration sensor disposed on the emulator body. The emulator body comprises a material having a tensile modulus of at least 40×10^6 Psi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian S. Merrow, Robert A. Dasilva
  • Modular packaging system
    Patent number: 7926677
    Abstract: A modular packaging system of containers each having a generally tubular, hollow container body of a fiber-reinforced composite material with cooperative mating interlocking elements extending axially along its length. The interlocking elements allow the containers to be stacked and palletized in a stable manner. An interface between a closure mechanism and the container body provides a good seal and prevents fraying or brooming of the fiber-reinforced composite material at the end face of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Kazak Composites, Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert A. DaSilva, Jerome P. Fanucci
  • Disk Drive Emulator And Method Of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20100083732
    Abstract: A disk drive emulator for testing a test slot of a disk drive testing system includes an emulator body, an interface connecter disposed on the emulator body, and at least one vibration sensor disposed on the emulator body. The emulator body comprises a material having a tensile modulus of at least 40×10?6 Psi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: TERADYNE, INC.
    Inventors: Brian S. Merrow, Robert A. DaSilva
  • MODULAR PACKAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100065560
    Abstract: A modular packaging system of containers each having a generally tubular, hollow container body of a fiber-reinforced composite material with cooperative mating interlocking elements extending axially along its length. The interlocking elements allow the containers to be stacked and palletized in a stable manner. An interface between a closure mechanism and the container body provides a good seal and prevents fraying or brooming of the fiber-reinforced composite material at the end face of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: KaZak Composites, Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert A. DaSilva, Jerome P. Fanucci
  • Modular packaging system
    Patent number: 7506778
    Abstract: A modular packaging system of containers each having a generally tubular, hollow container body of a fiber-reinforced composite material with cooperative mating interlocking elements extending axially along its length. The interlocking elements allow the containers to be stacked and palletized in a stable manner. An interface between a closure mechanism and the container body provides a good seal and prevents fraying or brooming of the fiber-reinforced composite material at the end face of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Kazak Composities, Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert A. DaSilva, Jerome P. Fanucci
  • Hatch or door system for securing and sealing openings in marine vessels
    Patent number: 7213530
    Abstract: A hatch or door system for closing an opening in a surrounding structure has a panel assembly having a metal frame enclosing a composite material panel. An operating mechanism is operative in a first stage to hold the panel assembly in the closed position. In a second stage, a discrete-to-continuous latching mechanism of the operating mechanism seals the frame within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Kazak Composites, Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert A. Dasilva, Jerome P. Fanucci, Michael McAleenan