Patents by Inventor Armando Silva

Armando Silva 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: 11923780
    Abstract: There is provided a method of generating a control strategy based on at least three switching states of a matrix converter. The at least three switching states are selected based on at least a predicted output current, associated with each switching state, and a desired output current. In particular, mathematical transformations of a desired output current as well as output currents associated with each of a plurality of switching states are used to identify appropriate switching states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Manjusha Vijayagopal, César Armando Silva Jiménez, Lee Empringham, Liliana Vittoria De Lillo
  • Publication number: 20230170815
    Abstract: There is provided a method of generating a control strategy based on at least three switching states of a matrix converter. The at least three switching states are selected based on at least a predicted output current, associated with each switching state, and a desired output current. In particular, mathematical transformations of a desired output current as well as output currents associated with each of a plurality of switching states are used to identify appropriate switching states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Manjusha VIJAYAGOPAL, César Armando SILVA JIMÉNEZ, Lee EMPRINGHAM, Liliana Vittoria DE LILLO
  • Patent number: 11509231
    Abstract: There is provided a method of generating a control strategy based on at least three switching states of a matrix converter. The at least three switching states are selected based on at least a predicted output current, associated with each switching state, and a desired output current. In particular, mathematical transformations of a desired output current as well as output currents associated with each of a plurality of switching states are used to identify appropriate switching states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Manjusha Vijayagopal, César Armando Silva Jiménez, Lee Empringham, Liliana Vittoria De Lillo
  • Publication number: 20210273573
    Abstract: There is provided a method of generating a control strategy based on at least three switching states of a matrix converter. The at least three switching states are selected based on at least a predicted output current, associated with each switching state, and a desired output current. In particular, mathematical transformations of a desired output current as well as output currents associated with each of a plurality of switching states are used to identify appropriate switching states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Manjusha VIJAYAGOPAL, César Armando SILVA JIMÉNEZ, Lee EMPRINGHAM, Liliana Vittoria DE LILLO
  • Patent number: 10958183
    Abstract: There is provided a method of generating a control strategy based on at least three switching states of a matrix converter. The at least three switching states are selected based on at least a predicted output current, associated with each switching state, and a desired output current. In particular, mathematical transformations of a desired output current as well as output currents associated with each of a plurality of switching states are used to identify appropriate switching states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Manjusha Vijayagopal, César Armando Silva Jiménez, Lee Empringham, Liliana Vittoria De Lillo
  • Publication number: 20190348921
    Abstract: There is provided a method of generating a control strategy based on at least three switching states of a matrix converter. The at least three switching states are selected based on at least a predicted output current, associated with each switching state, and a desired output current. In particular, mathematical transformations of a desired output current as well as output currents associated with each of a plurality of switching states are used to identify appropriate switching states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Manjusha VIJAYAGOPAL, César Armando SILVA JIMÉNEZ, Lee EMPRINGHAM, Liliana Vittoria DE LILLO
  • Patent number: 8058472
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a new efficient method for the selective transformation, under mild conditions and in aqueous medium, of gaseous (ethane, propane and n-butane) and liquid (n-pentane, n-hexane, cyclopentane and cyclohexane) alkanes into carboxylic acids bearing one more carbon atom, characterized by a single-pot low-temperature (25-60° C.) reaction of the alkane with carbon monoxide in water/acetonitrile liquid medium, either in the absence or in the presence of a metal catalyst, in systems containing also an oxidant (a peroxodisulphate salt).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Instituto Superior Tecnico
    Inventors: Armando Pombeiro, Marina Kirillova, Alexander Kirillov, Jose Armando Silva, Joao Frausto Da Silva
  • Publication number: 20100099912
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a new efficient method for the selective transformation, under mild conditions and in aqueous medium, of gaseous (ethane, propane and n-butane) and liquid (n-pentane, n-hexane, cyclopentane and cyclohexane) alkanes into carboxylic acids bearing one more carbon atom, characterized by a single-pot low-temperature (25-60° C.) reaction of the alkane with carbon monoxide in water/acetonitrile liquid medium, either in the absence or in the presence of a metal catalyst, in systems containing also an oxidant (a peroxodisulphate salt).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Armando Pombeiro, Marina Kirillova, Alexander Kirillov, José Armando Silva, João Fraústo Silva
  • Patent number: 7090241
    Abstract: The low-high chair provides a specially designed wheelchair with a seat that can be raised or lowered so that the wheelchair can be maneuvered in or out of a van without the risk of bumping someone's head on the roof of the van. The chair may also be adjusted for other purposes, such as driving a van, sitting at tables of various heights, or merely adjusting one's height to get a better view or be at the same height as one's contemporaries (e.g., at a movie theater or the like). The lift mechanism is operated by a pneumatic cylinder which is powered by an on-board compressed air tank. An inexpensive pneumatic valve may be used to raise or lower the chair, controlled by either the wheelchair user, or an assistant. The pneumatic tank may provide enough stored energy to raise and lower the user several times a day without recharging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Inventor: Armando Silva
  • Publication number: 20040183276
    Abstract: The low-high chair provides a specially designed wheelchair with a seat that can be raised or lowered so that the wheelchair can be maneuvered in or out of a van without the risk of bumping someone's head on the roof of the van. The chair may also be adjusted for other purposes, such as driving a van, sitting at tables of various heights, or merely adjusting one's height to get a better view or be at the same height as one's contemporaries (e.g., at a movie theater or the like). The lift mechanism is operated by a pneumatic cylinder which is powered by an on-board compressed air tank. An inexpensive pneumatic valve may be used to raise or lower the chair, controlled by either the wheelchair user, or an assistant. The pneumatic tank may provide enough stored energy to raise and lower the user several times a day without recharging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventor: Armando Silva