Patents by Inventor Sergio dos Santos e Lucato

Sergio dos Santos e Lucato 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).

  • HYBRID COMPOSITE FOR EROSION RESISTANT HELICOPTER BLADES
    Publication number: 20140014263
    Abstract: A protective hybrid composite for a rotor blade is based on the use of tape cast ceramic layers densified by pre-ceramic polymer infiltration methods and laminated together with polymer matrix composite prepregs, with or without an embedded metallic mesh, to form a conforming helicopter blade cladding that is laminated to the blade surface for added erosion protection. The hybrid composite is fabricated to net shape and laminated to the blade using either an adhesive or a polymer composite prepreg inner layer. Installation is accomplished by a standard composite fabrication method of vacuum bagging the blade while the system is laminated to its surface. Repair methods based on removal of ceramic tiles is facilitated by incorporation of a metallic mesh element laminated beneath the ceramic tiles that can be used to heat the tile and decrease its adhesion strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC
    Inventors: Janet B. Davis, David B. Marshall, Olivier H. Sudre, Sergio dos Santos e Lucato
  • Hybrid composite for erosion resistant helicopter blades
    Patent number: 8556589
    Abstract: A protective hybrid composite for a rotor blade is based on the use of tape cast ceramic layers densified by pre-ceramic polymer infiltration methods and laminated together with polymer matrix composite prepregs, with or without an embedded metallic mesh, to form a conforming helicopter blade cladding that is laminated to the blade surface for added erosion protection. The hybrid composite is fabricated to net shape and laminated to the blade using either an adhesive or a polymer composite prepreg inner layer. Installation is accomplished by a standard composite fabrication method of vacuum bagging the blade while the system is laminated to its surface. Repair methods based on removal of ceramic tiles is facilitated by incorporation of a metallic mesh element laminated beneath the ceramic tiles that can be used to heat the tile and decrease its adhesion strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC
    Inventors: Janet B Davis, David B Marshall, Olivier H Sudre, Sergio dos Santos e Lucato
  • HYBRID COMPOSITE FOR EROSION RESISTANT HELICOPTER BLADES
    Publication number: 20100329880
    Abstract: A protective hybrid composite for a rotor blade is based on the use of tape cast ceramic layers densified by pre-ceramic polymer infiltration methods and laminated together with polymer matrix composite prepregs, with or without an embedded metallic mesh, to form a conforming helicopter blade cladding that is laminated to the blade surface for added erosion protection. The hybrid composite is fabricated to net shape and laminated to the blade using either an adhesive or a polymer composite prepreg inner layer. Installation is accomplished by a standard composite fabrication method of vacuum bagging the blade while the system is laminated to its surface. Repair methods based on removal of ceramic tiles is facilitated by incorporation of a metallic mesh element laminated beneath the ceramic tiles that can be used to heat the tile and decrease its adhesion strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC & IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Janet B. Davis, David B. Marshall, Olivier H. Sudre, Sergio dos Santos e Lucato