Patents by Inventor Gianluca Corrias

Gianluca Corrias 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).

  • Process for manufacturing physical assets for civil and/or industrial facilities on Moon, Mars and/or asteroid
    Patent number: 9435111
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing physical assets for civil and/or industrial facilities on Moon, Mars and/or asteroid, as well as the kit of materials and apparatus for implementing the same. Such a kit allows in fact to implement the process of the invention by providing all materials and apparatus that will be applied on Moon, Mars and/or asteroid, thus advantageously and significantly reducing, either the costs and the volume and bulk of the materials. The process comprises the steps of enriching the regolite present in the soil in ilmenite or in iron oxides, then mixing it with aluminum powder and sending the resulting mixture to a reaction chamber for the obtention of constructive elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: Università degli Studi di Cagliari Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Materiali, A.S.I Agenzia Italiana Spaziale
    Inventors: Giacomo Cao, Alessandro Concas, Massimo Pisu, Roberto Orru′, Roberta Licheri, Gianluca Corrias, Claudio Zanotti
  • Process for the production of useful materials for sustaining manned space missions on mars through in-situ resources utilization
    Patent number: 8978293
    Abstract: A process for the production of useful materials to sustain manned space missions on Mars, as well as the kit of materials and apparatus for implementing the same, is described. Said process uses as raw feedstock only natural resources available in-situ, namely Mars atmosphere and regolith. The kit allows to implement the process of the invention by providing all materials and apparatus that will be used on the Martian soil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignees: Universita Degli Studi di Cagliari, A.S.I. Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Centro di Ricerca, Sviluppo e Studi Superiori in Sardegna Societa a Responsabilita Limitata
    Inventors: Giacomo Cao, Alessandro Concas, Gianluca Corrias, Roberta Licheri, Roberto Orru′, Massimo Pisu
  • PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF USEFUL MATERIALS FOR SUSTAINING MANNED SPACE MISSIONS ON MARS THROUGH IN-SITU RESOURCES UTILIZATION
    Publication number: 20140165461
    Abstract: A process for the production of useful materials to sustain manned space missions on Mars, as well as the kit of materials and apparatus for implementing the same, is described. Said process uses as raw feedstock only natural resources available in-situ, namely Mars atmosphere and regolith. The kit allows to implement the process of the invention by providing all materials and apparatus that will be used on the Martian soil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI, CENTRO DI RICERCA, SVILUPPO E STUDI SUPERIORI IN SARDEGNA SOCIETA' A RESPONSABILITA LIMITATA, A.S.I. AGENZIA SPAZIALE ITALIANA
    Inventors: Giacomo Cao, Alessandro Concas, Gianluca Corrias, Roberta Licheri, Roberto Orru', Massimo Pisu
  • PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING PHYSICAL ASSETS FOR CIVIL AND/OR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ON MOON, MARS AND/OR ASTEROID
    Publication number: 20130118112
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing physical assets for civil and/or industrial facilities on Moon, Mars and/or asteroid, as well as the kit of materials and apparatus for implementing the same. Such a kit allows in fact to implement the process of the invention by providing all materials and apparatus that will be applied on Moon, Mars and/or asteroid, thus advantageously and significantly reducing, either the costs and the volume and bulk of the materials. The process comprises the steps of enriching the regolite present in the soil in ilmenite or in iron oxides, then mixing it with aluminum powder and sending the resulting mixture to a reaction chamber for the obtention of constructive elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicants: A.S.I. Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Universita Degli Studi di Cagliari
    Inventors: Giacomo Cao, Alessandro Concas, Massimo Pisu, Roberto Orru', Roberta Licheri, Gianluca Corrias, Claudio Zanotti