Patents by Inventor Rocco Tomasso

Rocco Tomasso 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).

  • Engine Nacelle Inlet Having a Roughened Turbulator Surface
    Publication number: 20250346359
    Abstract: A nacelle inlet that includes an inner flow surface and an outer flow surface. A turbulator surface is positioned along the inner flow surface and includes a roughened surface with the turbulator surface configured to transition laminar airflow along the inner flow surface upstream from the turbulator surface to turbulent airflow downstream from the turbulator surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Jason Christopher Parsons, James William Kaminski, Jeffrey D. Crouch, Rocco Tomasso, Andrew David Clark, Jeffrey Scott Harasha
  • Engine nacelle inlet having a turbulator segment
    Patent number: 12397922
    Abstract: A nacelle inlet for an engine. The nacelle inlet includes an inner flow surface, an outer flow surface, and a turbulator segment positioned along the inner flow surface. The turbulator segment extends outward beyond the inner flow surface and is configured to transition laminar airflow along the inner flow surface upstream from the turbulator segment to turbulent airflow downstream from the turbulator segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jason Christopher Parsons, Thomas Chlaupek, Rocco Tomasso, Jeremiah D. Langston, Taurus Brackett, II, Patrick James Macko, Jeffrey Scott Harasha, Daniel Joseph Goering, Andrew David Clark