Inventor

Frank A. Folino

Inventor

Salem, MA, US

Overview

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Patents

1984–2006

Patent span

Mechanical engineering

Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 21 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

F16Hprimary

F16HGearing36%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification23%

F02BInternal-combustion piston engines16%

F01LCyclically operating valves for machines or engines7%

B63HMarine propulsion or steering5%

A61GTransport, personal conveyances, or accommodation specially adapted for patients or disabled persons2%

F16CShafts2%

F24SSolar heat collectors2%

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation2%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution2%

PatentTitleYear

7,082,912'System and method for controlling engine valve lift and valve opening percentage'2006 6,968,756'Multi-speed ratio apparatus to control shaft output'2005 6,953,014'Thermal compensating desmodromic valve actuation system'2005 6,619,250'Desmodromic valve actuation system'2003 6,428,028'Wheel transmission for mobility vehicle'2002 6,314,826'Nested speed converter bearing apparatus'2001 6,270,442'Multi-function speed converter'2001 6,186,922'In-line transmission with counter-rotating outputs'2001 6,068,573'Pancake motor nested within cam speed converter'2000 5,989,145'In-line speed converter with low parts counts'1999 5,954,615'Speed converter'1999 5,873,800'Variable output speed drive'1999 5,722,910'Speed converter with dwell'1998 5,607,370'Variable output speed converter'1997 5,600,999'Speed converter with reversed output'1997 5,562,564'Integral balls and cams type motorized speed converter with bearings arrangement'1996 5,514,045'Speed converter with zero backlash'1996 5,321,988'Oscillatory motion speed converter having drive and driven cams with balls and retainer'1994 5,312,306'Speed converter'1994 5,114,247'Multi-element bearings'1992 4,454,371'Solar energy concentrator system'1984

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1984Patents assigned to US AIR FORCE (1)· patent assignee history

1984Based in Brookline, MA, US· patent location history

1992Patents assigned to MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY (1)· patent assignee history

1992–2000Based in Weston, MA, US· patent location history

1994–2005Patents assigned to SYNKINETICS INC (15)· patent assignee history

1994–1999Based in Westin, MA, US· patent location history

1998–2006Based in Salem, MA, US· patent location history

2005–2006Patents assigned to FOLINO FRANK A (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SYNKINETICS INC	15	1994–2005
FOLINO FRANK Aself	2	2005–2006
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY	1	1992
US AIR FORCE	1	1984

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Salem, Massachusetts, US	10	1998–2006
Weston, Massachusetts, US	8	1992–2000
Westin, Massachusetts, US	2	1994–1999
Brookline, Massachusetts, US	1	1984