Patents by Inventor Thomas Gualtieri

Thomas Gualtieri 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).

  • Additive manufacturing of composite materials with composition gradient
    Patent number: 10279578
    Abstract: Techniques of additive deposition for producing articles of manufacture are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an article of manufacture can include a substrate having a surface and composed of a metal or metal alloy and multiple layers of composite materials deposited on the surface of the substrate. The composite materials is composed of the metal or metal alloy and a ceramic material. The individual composite materials at each of the multiple layers has a composition with a corresponding ratio between the metal or metal alloy material and the ceramic material. The ratios between the metal or metal alloy material and the ceramic material change along at least one dimension of the article of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Washington State University
    Inventors: Amit Bandyopadhyay, Susmita Bose, Thomas Gualtieri, Yanning Zhang
  • ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH COMPOSITION GRADIENT
    Publication number: 20170361600
    Abstract: Techniques of additive deposition for producing articles of manufacture are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an article of manufacture can include a substrate having a surface and composed of a metal or metal alloy and multiple layers of composite materials deposited on the surface of the substrate. The composite materials is composed of the metal or metal alloy and a ceramic material. The individual composite materials at each of the multiple layers has a composition with a corresponding ratio between the metal or metal alloy material and the ceramic material. The ratios between the metal or metal alloy material and the ceramic material change along at least one dimension of the article of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Amit Bandyopadhyay, Susmita Bose, Thomas Gualtieri, Yanning Zhang