Patents by Inventor Stephen Vacarezza

Stephen Vacarezza 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).

  • Compressor wheel and shield
    Patent number: 7118335
    Abstract: An exemplary shield includes an attachment mechanism disposed on an outer surface to attach the shield to a joint of a boreless compressor wheel and a passage extending from a proximate end of the shield to a distal end of the shield. An exemplary method includes inserting a shield at least partially in a joint of a boreless compressor wheel and treating, at least partially, an end surface of the joint to thereby reduce fatigue of the boreless compressor wheel. Other exemplary joints, compressor wheels, shields, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Vacarezza, Voytek Kangowski
  • Compressor wheel and shield
    Publication number: 20050214123
    Abstract: An exemplary shield includes an attachment mechanism disposed on an outer surface to attach the shield to a joint of a boreless compressor wheel and a passage extending from a proximate end of the shield to a distal end of the shield. An exemplary method includes inserting a shield at least partially in a joint of a boreless compressor wheel and treating, at least partially, an end surface of the joint to thereby reduce fatigue of the boreless compressor wheel. Other exemplary joints, compressor wheels, shields, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Vacarezza, Voytek Kangowski