Patents by Inventor Steve Palumbo

Steve Palumbo 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).

  • Method of making an item and item
    Patent number: 10220553
    Abstract: A mold is provided. First and second materials are introduced into respective first and second portions of the mold to create a first and second parts of the item. The first and second parts of the item are allowed to solidify. The mold is opened and a heating element is inserted into the mold. A section of each of the first and second parts of the item is heated to above their glass transition temperatures with the heating element. The heating element is removed from the mold. The mold is closed such that the sections of the first and second parts of the item come into contact with each other. The sections of the first and second parts are cooled to below their glass transition temperatures to become joined. The mold is opened such that the item can be removed from the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne C. Graves, James R. Smith, Steve Palumbo
  • Method of Making an Item and Item
    Publication number: 20180111295
    Abstract: A mold is provided. First and second materials are introduced into respective first and second portions of the mold to create a first and second parts of the item. The first and second parts of the item are allowed to solidify. The mold is opened and a heating element is inserted into the mold. A section of each of the first and second parts of the item is heated to above their glass transition temperatures with the heating element. The heating element is removed from the mold. The mold is closed such that the sections of the first and second parts of the item come into contact with each other. The sections of the first and second parts are cooled to below their glass transition temperatures to become joined. The mold is opened such that the item can be removed from the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne C. Graves, James R. Smith, Steve Palumbo