Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Montemarano

Thomas W. Montemarano 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).

  • Crack susceptibility test utilizing an airport restraint specimen
    Patent number: 4343424
    Abstract: A crack susceptibility test for weld metals such as the alloys of titanium, luminum and copper comprises filling a triangular pattern of grooves in a plate with weld metal wherein the groove arrangement provides the degree of restraint necessary to generate cracks in the weld metal. The grooves, which are fully contained in the plate, intersect to form a 30.degree.-60.degree.-90.degree. triangle, wherein the groove depth to plate thickness ratio is between about 0.2 and 0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Thomas W. Montemarano, Michael E. Wells