Patents by Inventor Shaoming YAO

Shaoming YAO 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).

  • Apparatus for damping machining vibration of an object
    Patent number: 10393215
    Abstract: Apparatus for damping machining vibration of an object, the apparatus including: a plurality of rigid members to be positioned around the object to be machined, the plurality of rigid members defining an interior surface and an exterior surface; at least one flexible member positioned adjacent the interior surface of the plurality of rigid members, the at least one flexible member for contacting an exterior surface of the component; and a compressor to be positioned around the plurality of rigid members and the at least one flexible member, the compressor being arranged to compress the at least one flexible member onto an exterior surface of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventor: Shaoming Yao
  • Apparatus for damping machining vibrations
    Patent number: 10024382
    Abstract: An apparatus for damping machining vibrations includes a first dampener having a viscoelastic material, the first dampener to be inserted into an object defining a cavity therein; and a compressor to compress the first dampener in a first dimension to cause the first dampener to expand in a second dimension to engage an interior wall of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventor: Shaoming Yao
  • APPARATUS FOR DAMPING MACHINING VIBRATION OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20160223049
    Abstract: Apparatus for damping machining vibration of an object, the apparatus including: a plurality of rigid members to be positioned around the object to be machined, the plurality of rigid members defining an interior surface and an exterior surface; at least one flexible member positioned adjacent the interior surface of the plurality of rigid members, the at least one flexible member for contacting an exterior surface of the component; and a compressor to be positioned around the plurality of rigid members and the at least one flexible member, the compressor being arranged to compress the at least one flexible member onto an exterior surface of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Shaoming YAO
  • APPARATUS FOR DAMPING MACHINING VIBRATIONS
    Publication number: 20160138672
    Abstract: An apparatus for damping machining vibrations includes a first dampener having a viscoelastic material, the first dampener to be inserted into an object defining a cavity therein; and a compressor to compress the first dampener in a first dimension to cause the first dampener to expand in a second dimension to engage an interior wall of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Shaoming YAO