Patents by Inventor Vincent M. Colaizzi

Vincent M. Colaizzi 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).

  • Devices and systems including transducers
    Patent number: 8229142
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate and a transducer attached to the substrate, wherein the substrate includes a surface to which the transducer is attached and at least one edge member extending along at least a portion of the outside edge of the surface. The surface can be a generally planar surface. The edge member is stiffer than the surface. In several embodiments, the transducer is adapted to vibrate. The transducer can, for example, be selected from the group consisting of a piezoelectric transducer, an electrostrictive transducer and a magnetostrictive transducer. Preferably, the transducer is attached to the surface of the substrate by a metallic bonding agent and, more particularly, by welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: Vincent M. Colaizzi, James A. Hendrickson, David Pickrell, Jeremy Frank, Jacob Loverich
  • Devices and systems including transducers
    Publication number: 20080260187
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate and a transducer attached to the substrate, wherein the substrate includes a surface to which the transducer is attached and at least one edge member extending along at least a portion of the outside edge of the surface. The surface can be a generally planar surface. The edge member is stiffer than the surface. In several embodiments, the transducer is adapted to vibrate. The transducer can, for example, be selected from the group consisting of a piezoelectric transducer, an electrostrictive transducer and a magnetostrictive transducer. Preferably, the transducer is attached to the surface of the substrate by a metallic bonding agent and, more particularly, by welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Vincent M. Colaizzi, James A. Hendrickson, David Pickrell, Jeremy Frank, Jacob Loverich
  • Thermal imaging camera
    Patent number: D481053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: Eric R. Colburn, Thomas J. DeBlasis, Vincent M. Colaizzi, Thomas M. Salapow