JERRELL ANTHONY NARDIELLO
Engineers in Hicksville, NY

6363767, Apr 2, 2002

Feb 29, 2000

09/514983

John M. Papazian - Great Neck NY
Jerrell A. Nardiello - Hicksville NY
Robert C. Schwarz - Huntington NY
John Melnichuk - Bethpage NY

Northrop Grumman Corporation - Los Angeles CA

B21D 3700

72413, 72297

A system for forming sheet metal ( ) is disclosed. The system comprises a support plate ( ) that is coupled to a base ( ) and has at least one side plate ( ) adjacent thereto. A clamping mechanism ( ) fixes the side plate ( ) to the support plate ( ) so sheet metal ( ) can be formed.

6484776, Nov 26, 2002

Apr 7, 2000

09/545563

Raymond J. Meilunas - Hampton Bays NY
Gregory P. Dillon - Commack NY
Jerrell A. Nardiello - Hicksville NY

Northrop Grumman Corporation - Los Angeles CA

B30B 1506

156382, 156510, 156563, 156581, 1565833, 156213, 156267, 156285, 425112, 425175

In one form of the present invention, a system for constructing a laminate ( ) is disclosed. The system comprises a ply feeder ( ) that sequentially stacks one or more plies ( ) to form a ply stack ( ). A computer ( ) directs a laser ( ) to cut each ply ( ) to a desired shape after becoming part of the ply stack ( ). The ply stack ( ) is then placed on a reconfigurable tool ( ). An applied pressure compresses the ply stack ( ) against the reconfigurable tool ( ) while an actuator ( ) subsequently reconfigures the reconfigurable tool pins ( ) to a predetermined shape. In a more particular embodiment, a composites forming process is used, such as diaphragm forming, to compress the ply stack ( ) before the reconfigurable tool pins ( ) are reconfigured. In another particular embodiment, the reconfigurable tool pins ( ) are first reconfigured then a vacuum diaphragm forming process is utilized to compress the ply stack ( ) against the reconfigurable tool ( ).

6209380, Apr 3, 2001

Feb 28, 2000

9/515084

John M. Papazian - Great Neck NY
Edwin Gerard Haas - Sayville NY
Robert Charles Schwarz - Huntington NY
Jerrell A. Nardiello - Hicksville NY
John Melnichuk - Bethpage NY

Northrop Grumman Corporation - Los Angeles CA

B21D 3700, B21D 4704

72413

Tooling apparatus for three-dimensionally forming a honeycomb core article includes a die having an array of elongated mutually parallel translating pins, each having a pin tube terminating at a tip end and arranged in a matrix for longitudinal movement between retracted and extended positions. The tip ends of the array of translating pins are engageable with an end surface of the honeycomb core article when in the extended position. Each tip end includes a pin tip assembly including an elongated pin tip member having an outwardly projecting bearing surface of shape conformable material on which is mounted a protective thrust pad, an opposed bottom surface, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the bearing surface and the bottom surface. A cup-shaped retainer having a base and an upstanding wall with an outer peripheral surface is provided for mounting engagement with the tip end of each pin tube and has an internal recess with a base surface and an internal peripheral surface. The pin tip member is mounted on the retainer, the outer peripheral surface of the pin tip member engaged with the internal peripheral surface of the retainer and the bottom surface of the pin tip member engaged with the base surface.

7770276, Aug 10, 2010

Aug 25, 2006

11/510156

Jerrell A. Nardiello - Hicksville NY, US
John M. Papazian - Great Neck NY, US
John Steven Madsen - Commack NY, US

Northrop Grumman Corporation - Los Angeles CA

B24B 39/00, B23B 51/00

29 9001, 72324, 72325, 408 22

A device and a method are provided to allow a user to ream a hole to an accurate final diameter as desired, and at the same time, to cold work the hole to induce a beneficial residual stress that will enhance the life of the component by retarding the onset and growth of fatigue cracks in the hole. The basic design of the device has an elongated body having a forward end portion to extend through a hole to be reamed and cold worked, a reamer section formed on the circumference of the forward end portion to enlarge the hole, and a burnishing section formed on the circumference of the elongated body adjacent to the reamer. The burnishing section is operative to upset the material around the hole, so as to result in a residual stress beneficial to the hole. The reamer section is in the form of a plurality of cutting edges extending from a tip of the elongated body, while the burnishing section is also in the form of a plurality of cutting edges adjacent to the reamer section along the elongate body. The cutting edges of the reamer sections are parallel straight cutting edges or helical cutting edges.

6053026, Apr 25, 2000

Oct 7, 1998

9/168353

Jerrell A. Nardiello - Hicksville NY
Robert J. Christ - Brentwood NY
John M. Papazian - Great Neck NY

Northrop Grumman Corporation - Los Angeles CA

B21D 3700

72413

A block-set form die assembly (14) for press or stretch forming a product (12), such as a sheet metal product, is provided. In one embodiment, the block-set form die assembly (14) comprises a pin box (18) having a number of pins (20) contained within a containment box (22). The pins (20) within the containment box (22) can extend longitudinally to form a surface contour (24). A set-block (26) engages the pins (20) to set the longitudinal extension of the pins (20) to form the surface contour (24).

7377181, May 27, 2008

Mar 10, 2006

11/373353

Jerrell Anthony Nardiello - Hicksville NY, US
John M. Papazian - Great Neck NY, US
John Steven Madsen - Commack NY, US

Northrop Grumman Corporation - Los Angeles CA

G01B 11/16

73800, 356 355

A method of measuring strain in a test specimen comprises the steps of placing a pattern of marks on a surface of the test specimen, wherein the pattern of marks includes a plurality of target marks and a plurality of sets of coded marks, using the sets of coded marks to identify locations of at least two of the target marks, and using a change in distance between at least two of the marks to determine strain in the test specimen. An apparatus that performs the method is also provided.

7559233, Jul 14, 2009

Jan 18, 2007

11/654945

Jerrell A. Nardiello - Hicksville NY, US
John M. Papazian - Great Neck NY, US
John Steven Madsen - Commack NY, US

Northrop Grumman Corporation - Los Angeles CA

G01N 19/08

73104

A method of inspecting a specimen under test may comprise the step of disposing melted thermoplastic media onto a surface under test of the specimen under test, maintaining a constant temperature of the specimen under test at or about room temperature wherein the temperature of the specimen under test is initially lower than the temperature of the melted thermoplastic media, hardening the melted thermoplastic media to produce a replica with imperfections molded into a mating surface of the replica, and inspecting the mating surface of the replica for unsatisfactory or satisfactory imperfections in the specimen under test.

2011010, May 5, 2011

Oct 29, 2009

12/608497

Jerrell A. Nardiello - Hicksville NY, US
John M. Papazian - Great Neck NY, US
Daniel R. Fridline - Coram NY, US

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION - Los Angeles CA

G06F 19/00, G01L 1/00

702 42

A method of detecting cracks in an object includes: capturing a first image of a pattern of marks in a region of interest on a surface of the object; constructing a finite element model of the region of interest having nodes corresponding to the marks in the pattern; subjecting the object to a first mechanical load to produce strains in the object; capturing a second image of the pattern; computing strains in the object based on relative changes in locations of the marks in the first and second images; modifying the finite element model to produce a crack versus surface strain map; capturing a third image of the pattern; and comparing the locations of marks in the third image to the crack versus surface strain map to identify a crack in the object. An apparatus that performs the method is also provided.