Patents by Inventor Antonio Esteban Garmendia

Antonio Esteban Garmendia 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).

  • Patent number: 9073275
    Abstract: Molding bench for curving mirrors comprising a sheet (1) supported on a frame by means of a joint system that prevents the sheet (1) from shifting and moving and to the lower part of which are fixed a series of air pipes (14) having a general air header pipe (3) connected to a vacuum pump. The sheet (1) consists of a square lattice the intersections of which have perforations that match up with a series of suction points of the air pipes (14), intended to produce a vacuum in the bench and which have been previously calibrated, such that said bench can be used to manufacture mirrors having any curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Abengoa Solar New Technologies, S.A.
    Inventors: Francisco CerĂ³n Garcia, Joaquin Del Rio Martin, Antonio Esteban Garmendia, Valerio Fernandez Quero
  • Patent number: 8938881
    Abstract: System for manufacturing facets comprising a frame a series of mirrors and multiple securing parts in which said parts are the key to the invention and are formed by a rod and a circular metal sheet provided with a series of small circular perforations, where the rod and the circular sheet are attached by electric arc welding or any other equivalent fixation and the purpose of which is to secure a curved mirror to the rear structure or frame of a heliostat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Abengoa Solar New Technologies, S.A.
    Inventors: Francisco Ceron Garcia, Valerio Fernandez Quero, Antonio Esteban Garmendia
  • Publication number: 20120144651
    Abstract: System for manufacturing facets comprising a frame, a series of mirrors and multiple securing parts in which said parts are the key to the invention and are formed by a rod and a circular metal sheet provided with a series of small circular perforations, where the rod and the circular sheet are attached by electric arc welding or any other means that ensures an equivalent fixation and the purpose of which is to secure a curved mirror to the rear structure or frame of a heliostat, thereby forming the so-called facet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: ABENGOA SOLAR NEW TECHNOLOGIES, S.A.
    Inventors: Francisco Ceron Garcia, Valerio Fernandez Quero, Antonio Esteban Garmendia